Our Leadership

Board of Directors

  • Danielle V. Dennis
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    Danielle V. Dennis
    President
    2026–2027
    University of Rhode Island
    South Kingstown, RI

  • James Darin Pope
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    James Darin Pope
    Vice President
    2026–2027
    Tuscaloosa City Schools
    and University of Alabama
    Tuscaloosa, AL
  • Dana A. Robertson
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    Dana A. Robertson
    Immediate Past President
    2026–2027
    Virginia Tech
    Blacksburg, VA

 
  • Patrick Burke
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    Patrick Burke
    2026–2029
    Dublin City
    University
    Dublin, Ireland
  • Tanya Christ
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    Tanya Christ
    2026–2029
    East Carolina
    University
    Greenville, SC
  • Chreon H. Davis
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    Cheron H. Davis
    2026–2029
    Florida A&M
    University
    Tallahassee, FL
  • Sonja Ezell
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    Sonja Ezell
    2024–2027
    Sam Houston State
    University
    Huntsville, TX
  • La Tasha Fields
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    La Tasha Fields
    2025–2028
    Madison College
    Madison, WI

  • Delilah Gonzales
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    Delilah Gonzales
    2024–2027
    Texas Southern
    University
    Pearland, TX
  • Deborah MacPhee
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    Deborah MacPhee
    2025–2028
    Illinois State
    University
    Normal, IL

  • Margaret Vaughn
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    Margaret Vaughn
    2025–2028
    Washington State
    University
    Pullman, WA

  • Katina Zammit
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    Katina Zammit
    2024–2027
    Western Sydney University
    Penrith, NSW, Australia


 

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