About Us

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is composed of the President, President-Elect, Past President, Regional Vice Presidents, the Divisional Directors, and the Executive Director. The NAEA Board is the executive authority of the Association. The President serves as Chair of the Board and of the Executive Committee.

Executive/Finance Committee

Kim Huyler Defibaugh

President (Term: 2017-2019)

Arts and Education Consultant
drkimart[at]gmail.com

757-585-7432
Thomas Knab

President-Elect (Term: 2018-2019)

Visual Arts Educator, Dodge Elementary School
tkvolley15[at]aol.com

716-998-1603
Patricia “Pat” Franklin

Past President (Term: 2017-2019)

Supervisor of Visual and Performing Arts

Newport News Public Schools
pat.franklin[at]nn.k12.va.us

757-591-4561
Diane Wilkin

Regional Vice President (Term: 2018-2020)

Eastern Region Vice President (Term: 2018-2020)

Secondary Art Educator
diwilkin[at]gmail.com

215-801-4036
Jeffrey L. Broome

Higher Education Division Director (Term: 2017-2019)

Associate Professor of Art Education, Director of Doctoral Program, Department of Art Education, Florida State University
jbroome[at]fsu.edu

706-255-7269
Deborah B. Reeve, EdD

Executive Director
dreeve[at]arteducators.org

703-889-1283

National Vice Presidents

Diane Wilkin

Eastern Region Vice President (Term: 2018-2020)

Secondary Art Educator
diwilkin[at]gmail.com

215-801-4036
Andrea Haas

Eastern Region Vice President-Elect (Term: 2018-2020)

Art Teacher
ahaasarted[at]gmail.com

860-416-9513
James Rees

Pacific Region Vice President (Term: 2018-2020)

Art Instructor/Art Department Chair/District Arts Coordinator
james[at]jamesreesart.com

801-473-9687
Michele J. Chmielewski

Pacific Region Vice President-Elect (Term: 2018-2020)

Art Teacher
idahoartfromtheheart[at]gmail.com

208-659-3403
Meg Skow

Southeastern Region Vice President (Term: 2018-2020)

Art Teacher, Rollings Middle School of the Arts
naeasoutheasternvpelect[at]gmail.com

843-817-0093
Catherine Campbell

Southeastern Region Vice President-Elect (Term: 2018-2020)

Curriculum Facilitator/Visual Arts Educator
ccampbel[at]richland2.org

803-699-2750 x72117
Bob Reeker

Western Region Vice President (Term: 2018-2020)

Lincoln Public Schools K-5 Visual Art & Creative Computing Specialist & Nebraska Wesleyan University Adjunct Instructor
naeawesternvp[at]gmail.com

402-436-1136
Kimberly Ann Cairy

Western Region Vice President-Elect (Term: 2018-2020)

4-8th grade Visual Art and Design Educator
naeawesternvpelect[at]gmail.com

989-751-6402

National Division Directors

Jennifer Dahl

Elementary Division Director (Term: 2017-2019)

Elementary Art Educator
jennifer.dahl[at]brf.org

715-579-8029
Michelle Lemons

Elementary Division Director- Elect (Term: 2017-2019)

Elementary Art Teacher, Albuquerque Public Schools
Mlemons85[at]live.com

505-980-9258
Peter Curran

Middle Level Division Director (Term: 2017-2019)

Visual Art Educator, Grades 6-8
pete[at]petermcurran.com

617-721-7888
Kathryn Rulien-Bareis

Middle Level Division Director-Elect (Term: 2017-2019)

Art Teacher, Adaptive Art Specialist, Art Department Chair, Eau Claire Area School District
krulienbareis[at]ecasd.us

715-852-4923
Joshua Drews

Secondary Division Director (Term: 2017-2019)

High School Art Teacher, Spring Valley High School, Columbia, SC
drewsj1[at]gmail.com

803-603-6948
Kim Soule

Secondary Division Director-Elect (Term: 2017-2019)

Art Teacher, Warren County School
Kim.soule[at]warren.kyschools.us

270-842-1622
Jeffrey L. Broome

Higher Education Division Director (Term: 2017-2019)

Associate Professor of Art Education, Director of Doctoral Program, Department of Art Education, Florida State University
jbroome[at]fsu.edu

706-255-7269
Amy Pfeiler-Wunder

Higher Education Director-Elect (Term: 2017-2019)

Associate Professor and Graduate Co-Coordinator, Art Education and Crafts Department, Kutztown University
wunder[at]kutztown.edu

610-683-4519
Jessica Burton Aulisio

Preservice Division Director (Term: 2017-2019)

Preservice Art Educator
jburton.naea[at]gmail.com

913-706-0353
Tori Lynne Jackson

Preservice Director-Elect (Term: 2017-2019)

Student, James Madison University
torilynne.naea[at]gmail.com

704-883-6381
Elizabeth Stuart Whitehead

Supervision/Administration Division Director (Term: 2017-2019)

Instructional Supervisor, Visual Art, Prince George’s County Public Schools
elizabeth.stuart[at]pgcps.org

301-333-0966
Lorinda Rice

Supervision/Administration Director-Elect (Term: 2017-2019)

Visual Art Curriculum Specialist, Lincoln Public Schools, NE
lrice[at]lps.org

402-436-1813
Michelle Grohe

Museum Education Division Director (Term: 2017-2019)

Interim Curator of Education, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
mgrohe[at]isgm.org

617-278-5149
Juline Chevalier

Museum Education Director-Elect (Term: 2017-2019)

Head of Interpretation and Participatory Experiences, Minneapolis Institute of Art
jchevalier[at]artsmia.org

612-870-6317