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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

  • James Haywood Rolling, Jr.

    President (Term: 2021-2023)

    Professor/Chair of Art Education; Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse University

  • Wanda B. Knight

    President-Elect (Term 2021-2023)

    Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Associate Professor of Art Education, African American Studies, and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Pennsylvania State University

  • Thomas Knab

    Past President (Term: 2021-2023)

    Visual Arts Educator, Dodge Elementary School

  • Cheryl Maney

    Southeastern Region Vice President (Term: 2022-2024)

    PreK-12 Visual Arts Curriculum Supervisor, Charlotte, NC

  • Aimee Burgamy

    Middle Level Division Director (Term: 2021-2023)

    Art Educator, Richard Hull Middle

  • Mario R. Rossero

    Executive Director

National Vice Presidents

  • Heidi O'Donnell

    Eastern Region Vice President (Term: 2022-2024)

    Secondary Visual Arts Educator, Belfast, ME

  • Kristi Oliver

    Eastern Region Vice President-Elect (Term: 2022-2024)

    Professional Development Manager, Millis, MA

  • Robyn MacNair

    Pacific Region Vice President (Term: 2022-2024)

    Visual and Performing Arts Coordinator, Santa Ana, CA

  • Abi Paytoe Gbayee

    Pacific Region Vice President-Elect (Term: 2022-2024)

    Middle School Art Educator, Laramie, WY

  • Cheryl Maney

    Southeastern Region Vice President (Term: 2022-2024)

    PreK-12 Visual Arts Curriculum Supervisor, Charlotte, NC

  • Joshua Drews

    Southeastern Region Vice President-Elect (Term: 2022-2024)

    High School Art Educator, Columbia, SC

  • Theresa McGee

    Western Region Vice President (Term: 2022-2024)

    Art and Digital Media Educator, Hinsdale Middle School, Hinsdale, IL

  • Carrie A. Barnett

    Western Region Vice President-Elect (Term: 2022-2024)

    Upper School Art Educator, Cincinnati, OH

National Division Directors

  • Tiffany Rice

    Elementary Division Director (Term: 2021-2023)

    K-5 Art Educator

  • R. Devon Calvert

    Elementary Division Director-Elect (Term: 2021-2023)

    K-3 Art Educator, Harmony Elementary School, Janesville, WI

  • Aimee Burgamy

    Middle Level Division Director (Term: 2021-2023)

    Art Educator, Richard Hull Middle

  • Janis Nunnally

    Middle Level Division Director-Elect (Term: 2021-2023)

    Art Educator, Upperman Middle School, Baxter, TN

  • MaryJane Long

    Secondary Division Director (Term: 2021-2023)

    Art Educator, 9-12, Dover High School

  • Linda Kieling

    Secondary Division Director-Elect (Term: 2021-2023)

    Art Educator, Clackamas High School, Clackamas, OR

  • Christina Hanawalt

    Higher Education Division Director (Term: 2021-2023)

    Assistant Professor of Art Education, The University of Georgia

  • Trina Harlow

    Higher Education Division Director-Elect (Term: 2021-2023)

    Adjunct Professor of Art Education, University of North Texas

  • Lynn Fuller

    Preservice Division Director (Term: 2021-2023)

    Student, Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University

  • Jesse Todero

    Preservice Division Director-Elect (Term: 2021-2023)

    Student, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA

  • Jeremy Holien

    Supervision/Administration Division Director (Term: 2021-2023)

    State Visual & Media Arts Education Specialist, Perpich Center for Arts Education

  • Tara Villanueva

    Supervision/Administration Division Director-Elect (Term: 2021-2023)

    Founding Department Head, Arts Integration & Culture, Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School, Washington, DC

  • Natalie C. Jones

    Museum Education Division Director (Term: 2021-2023)

    Museum Educator

  • Jennifer Beradino

    Museum Education Division Director-Elect (Term: 2021-2023)

    Senior Manager, Object-based Learning, Department of Learning and Interpretation, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX

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