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
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Kim Huyler Defibaugh
President (Term: 2017-2019)
Arts and Education Consultant
- drkimart[at]gmail.com
- 757-585-7432
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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
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President- Elect
Position Vacant
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Cris Guenter
Regional Vice President (Term: 2016-2018)
Professor, School of Education, California State University-Chico
- cguenter[at]csuchico.edu
- 530-898-6157
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Jeffrey L. Broome
Division Director (Term: 2017-2019)
Assistant Professor of Art Education, Coordinator of Teacher Education, Department of Art Education
Florida State University
- jbroome[at]fsu.edu
- 706-255-7269
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Deborah B. Reeve, EdD
Executive Director
- dreeve[at]arteducators.org
- 703-889-1283
National Vice Presidents
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Diane Wilkin
Eastern Region Vice President (Term: 2016-2018)
Secondary Art Educator
- diwilkin[at]gmail.com
- 215-801-4036
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Position Vacant
Eastern Region Vice President-Elect
(Term: 2016-2018)
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Cris Guenter
Pacific Region Vice President (Term: 2016-2018)
Professor, School of Education, California State University-Chico
- cguenter[at]csuchico.edu
- 530-898-6157
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James Rees
Pacific Region Vice President-Elect (Term: 2016-2018)
Art Instructor/Art Department Chair/District Arts Coordinator
- james[at]jamesreesart.com
- 801-473-9687
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W. Scott Russell
Southeastern Region Vice President (Term: 2016-2018)
Elementary Art Educator
- naeasoutheasternvp[at]gmail.com
- 571-213-0034
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Meg Skow
Southeastern Region Vice President-Elect (Term: 2016-2018)
Art Teacher, Rollings Middle School of the Arts
- naeasoutheasternvpelect[at]gmail.com
- 843-817-0093
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Cindy Todd
Western Region Vice President (Term: 2016-2018)
Professor/Art Education Program Chair, Kendall College of Art & Design, Ferris State University
- naeawesternvp[at]gmail.com
- 616-822-0045
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Bob Reeker
Western Region Vice President-Elect (Term: 2016-2018)
K-5 Visual Art and Computer Science Specialists & University Adjunct Instructor
- naeawesternvpelect[at]gmail.com
- 402-436-1135
National Division Directors
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Jennifer Dahl
Elementary Division Director (Term: 2017-2019)
Elementary Art Educator
- jennifer.dahl[at]brf.org
- 715-579-8029
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Michelle Lemons
Elementary Division Director- Elect (Term: 2017-2019)
Elementary Art Teacher, Albuquerque Public Schools
- Mlemons85[at]live.com
- 505-980-9258
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Peter Curran
Middle Level Division Director (Term: 2017-2019)
Visual Art Educator, Grades 6-8
- pete[at]petermcurran.com
- 617-721-7888
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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
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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
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Kim Soule
Secondary Division Director-Elect (Term: 2017-2019)
Art Teacher, Warren County School
- Kim.soule[at]warren.kyschools.us
- 270-842-1622
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Jeffrey L. Broome
Higher Education Division Director (Term: 2017-2019)
Assistant Professor of Art Education, Coordinator of Teacher Education, Department of Art Education, Florida State University
- jbroome[at]fsu.edu
- 706-255-7269
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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
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Jessica Burton Aulisio
Preservice Division Director (Term: 2017-2019)
Preservice Art Educator
- jburton.naea[at]gmail.com
- 913-706-0353
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Tori Lynne Jackson
Preservice Director-Elect (Term: 2017-2019)
Student, James Madison University
- Jacks4tl[at]dukes.jmu.edu
- 704-883-6381
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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
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Lorinda Rice
Supervision/Administration Director-Elect (Term: 2017-2019)
Visual Art Curriculum Specialist, Lincoln Public Schools, NE
- lrice[at]lps.org
- 402-436-1813
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Michelle Grohe
Museum Education Division Director (Term: 2017-2019)
Assistant Curator of Education & School Programs, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
- mgrohe[at]isgm.org
- 617-278-5149
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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
