Officers
Commissions
Shawn McKay
Chairperson of Instruction and Instructional Support Commission
Dates of Service:
11/2023 - 11/2026
Dr. Marcus Alexander
Chairperson of Superintendents Commission
Dates of Service:
11/2024 - 11/2027
Dr. Zona W. Jefferson
Chairperson of Retired Educators Commission
Dates of Service:
11/2023 - 11/2026
Dr. Sylvia Hill
Chairperson of Higher Education Commission
Dates of Service:
11/2023 - 11/2026
Stephanie Alexander Johnson
Chairperson of Parents Commission
Dates of Service:
11/2024 - 11/2027
Regional Representatives
Dr. Yvonne Stokes
Midwest Region
Dates of Service:
11/2024 - 11/2026
Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Michigan | Minnesota | Nebraska | North Dakota | Ohio | South Dakota | Wisconsin
Dr. Sandy Carpenter Stevenson
West Region
Dates of Service:
11/2025 - 11/2027
Alaska | Arizona | California | Colorado | Hawaii | Idaho | Montana | Nevada | New Mexico | Oregon | Utah | Washington | Wyoming
Venola Mason
Southeast Region
Dates of Service:
11/2024 - 11/2026
Alabama | Florida | Georgia | Kentucky | Mississippi | North Carolina | South Carolina | Tennessee | Virginia | West Virginia
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Dr. Christopher Pichon
Southwest Region
Dates of Service:
11/2025 - 11/2027
Arkansas | Kansas | Louisiana | Missouri | Oklahoma | Texas
Adrian Straker
Northeast Region
Dates of Service:
11/2024 - 11/2026
Connecticut | Delaware | District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New York | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | Vermont
Deborah Emmerson
International Region
Dates of Service:
11/2025 - 11/2027
Canada | Bermuda | Bahamas | Virgin Islands
