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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Thomas Knab
President-Elect (Term: 2018-2019)
Visual Arts Educator, Dodge Elementary School
- tkvolley15[at]aol.com
- 716-998-1603
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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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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
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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
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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: 2018-2020)
Secondary Art Educator
- diwilkin[at]gmail.com
- 215-801-4036
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Andrea Haas
Eastern Region Vice President-Elect (Term: 2018-2020)
Art Teacher
- ahaasarted[at]gmail.com
- 860-416-9513
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James Rees
Pacific Region Vice President (Term: 2018-2020)
Art Instructor/Art Department Chair/District Arts Coordinator
- james[at]jamesreesart.com
- 801-473-9687
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Michele J. Chmielewski
Pacific Region Vice President-Elect (Term: 2018-2020)
Art Teacher
- idahoartfromtheheart[at]gmail.com
- 208-659-3403
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Meg Skow
Southeastern Region Vice President (Term: 2018-2020)
Art Teacher, Rollings Middle School of the Arts
- naeasoutheasternvpelect[at]gmail.com
- 843-817-0093
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Catherine Campbell
Southeastern Region Vice President-Elect (Term: 2018-2020)
Curriculum Facilitator/Visual Arts Educator
- ccampbel[at]richland2.org
- 803-699-2750 x72117
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Bob Reeker
Western Region Vice President (Term: 2018-2020)
Lincoln Public Schools K-5 Visual Art Specialist & Nebraska Wesleyan University Adjunct Instructor
- naeawesternvp[at]gmail.com
- 402-436-1136
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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
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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)
Associate Professor of Art Education, Director of Doctoral Program, 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
- torilynne.naea[at]gmail.com
- 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)
Esther Stiles Eastman Curator of Education, 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
Board of Directors Meeting
View highlights from the 2017 NAEA Board of Directors Super Summer Summit.
