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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
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Thomas Knab
President (Term: 2019-2021)
Visual Arts Educator, Dodge Elementary School
- tknab[at]arteducators.org
- 716-998-1603
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James Haywood Rolling, Jr.
President-Elect (Term: 2019-2021)
Professor/Chair of Art Education; Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse University
- jrolling[at]arteducators.org
- 917-856-3454
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Kim Huyler Defibaugh
Past President (Term: 2019-2021)
Arts and Education Consultant
- drkimart[at]gmail.com
- 757-585-7432
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Catherine Campbell
Southeastern Region Vice President (Term: 2020-2022)
Curriculum Facilitator/Visual Arts Educator
- ccampbel[at]richland2.org
- 803-699-2750 x72117
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Lorinda Rice
Supervision/Administration Division Director (Term: 2019-2021)
Visual Art Curriculum Specialist, Lincoln Public Schools, NE
- lrice[at]lps.org
- 402-436-1813
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Mario R. Rossero
Executive Director
- mrossero[at]arteducators.org
- 703-889-1283
National Vice Presidents
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Andrea Haas
Eastern Region Vice President (Term: 2020-2022)
Art Teacher
- ahaasarted[at]gmail.com
- 860-416-9513
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Heidi O'Donnell
Eastern Region Vice President-Elect (Term: 2020-2022)
Secondary Visual Arts Educator, Belfast, ME
- heidio.me[at]gmail.com
- 207-236-3993
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Michele J. Chmielewski
Pacific Region Vice President (Term: 2020-2022)
Art Teacher
- naeapacificvp[at]gmail.com
- 208-659-3403
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Robyn MacNair
Pacific Region Vice President-Elect (Term: 2020-2022)
Visual and Performing Arts Coordinator, Santa Ana, CA
- naeapacificvpelect[at]gmail.com
- 714-558-5507
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Catherine Campbell
Southeastern Region Vice President (Term: 2020-2022)
Curriculum Facilitator/Visual Arts Educator
- ccampbel[at]richland2.org
- 803-699-2750 x72117
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Cheryl Maney
Southeastern Region Vice President-Elect (Term: 2020-2022)
PreK-12 Visual Arts Curriculum Supervisor, Charlotte, NC
- cherylmaney[at]gmail.com
- 704-533-1913
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Kimberly Ann Cairy
Western Region Vice President (Term: 2020-2022)
4-8th grade Visual Art and Design Educator
- naeawesternvp[at]gmail.com
- 989-751-6402
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Theresa McGee
Western Region Vice President-Elect (Term: 2020-2022)
Art and Digital Media Educator, Hinsdale Middle School, Hinsdale, IL
- naeawesternvpelect[at]gmail.com
- 815-474-6319
National Division Directors
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Michelle Lemons
Elementary Division Director (Term: 2019-2021)
Elementary Art Teacher, Albuquerque Public Schools
- naeaelementarydivision[at]gmail.com
- 505-980-9258
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Tiffany Beltz
Elementary Division Director-Elect (Term: 2019-2021)
K-5 Art Educator, Irving Pertzsch Elementary
- Tiffany.beltz[at]gmail.com
- 608-377-1409
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Kathryn Rulien-Bareis
Middle Level Division Director (Term: 2019-2021)
Art Teacher, Adaptive Art Specialist, Art Department Chair, Eau Claire Area School District
- naeamiddlelevel[at]gmail.com
- 715-852-4923
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Aimee Burgamy
Middle Level Division Director-Elect (Term: 2019-2021)
Art Educator, Richard Hull Middle
- aimee_burgamy[at]gwinnett.k12.ga.us
- 770-232-3200
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Kim Soule
Secondary Division Director (Term: 2019-2021)
Art Teacher, Warren County School
- kimesoule[at]gmail.com
- 270-842-1622
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MaryJane Long
Secondary Division Director-Elect (Term: 2019-2021)
Art Educator, 9-12, Dover High School
- Maryjane.long1981[at]gmail.com
- 302-535-0454
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Amy Pfeiler-Wunder
Higher Education Division Director (Term: 2019-2021)
Associate Professor and Graduate Co-Coordinator, Art Education and Crafts Department, Kutztown University
- wunder[at]kutztown.edu
- 610-683-4519
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Christina Hanawalt
Higher Education Division Director-Elect (Term: 2019-2021)
Assistant Professor of Art Education, The University of Georgia
- hanawalt[at]uga.edu
- 717-991-1153
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Tori Jackson Davis
Preservice Division Director (Term: 2019-2021)
Student, Vermont College of Fine Arts
- torilynne.naea[at]gmail.com
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Lynn Loubert
Preservice Division Director-Elect (Term: 2019-2021)
Student, Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University
- lynn.loubert[at]gmail.com
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Lorinda Rice
Supervision/Administration Division Director (Term: 2019-2021)
Visual Art Curriculum Specialist, Lincoln Public Schools, NE
- lrice[at]lps.org
- 402-436-1813
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Jeremy Holien
Supervision/Administration Director-Elect (Term: 2019-2021)
State Visual & Media Arts Education Specialist, Perpich Center for Arts Education
- jeremyholienarts[at]gmail.com
- 651-491-3506
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Juline Chevalier
Museum Education Division Director (Term: 2019-2021)
Museum Educator, Minneapolis, MN
- JulineAChevalier[at]gmail.com
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Jaime L.M. Thompson
Museum Education Division Director-Elect (Term: 2019-2021)
Director of Education and Public Programs, Oklahoma City Contemporary Arts Center!
- jaimelmthompson[at]gmail.com
- 513-345-8400
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