NAME Board on Directors
NAME Board of Directors Executive Committee:
FOUNDER
Rose Duhon-Sells
Green Legacy Publishing
Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs (retired)
Southern University at New Orleans & Union Institute
Duplichain University-Founder
Lake Charles LA
Email: rose@nameorg.org
Executive Director
Bette Tate Beaver
2101 L Street, Suite 101-245
Washington DC, 20036
Phone: 202.679.NAME (202.679.6263)
Email: bette@nameorg.org
President
Lisa Zagumny
Dean & Director of Doctoral Studies, College of Education
Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, Tenn
Email: lzagumny@tntech.edu
President-elect
Ludwig 'Ludy' David Kalakauikekeha Van Broekhuizen
Global Ambassador for Cognia/AdvancED
Atlanta, GA
Immediate Past President
Ann Lopez
University of Toronto
OISE: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
Toronto Ontario, Canada
Treasurer
Charlene Lui
Director, Educational Equity
Granite School District
Salt Lake City, Utah
Email: clui@graniteschools.org
Secretary
Tessa Bishop
Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, Tenn
Email: tbishop@tntech.edu
Parliamentatian
Regional Director: Melba Venison
Educational Consultant
Email: mveni4921@yahoo.com
Board of Directors
Founding Members' Representatives:
H. Prentice Baptiste
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Email: baptiste@nmsu.edu
Cherry Ross Gooden
Retired
Texas Southern University
Curriculum and Instruction
Email: drcrgood@gmail.com
Marjorie Kyle
Professor Emeritus
Mesa Community College
Mesa, Arizona
Email: mykylemail@yahoo.com
REGIONAL DIRECTORS:
Regional Director: Vivian Carlo, Multicultural & Equity Specialist, Boston, MA
Email: vcarlo@lesley.edu
Region 2 - Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
Regional Director: Rebecca Russell, Retired Educator, West Virginia
Email: rssr32@hotmail.com
Region 3 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Regional Director: Susan V. Bennett, University of South Florida St. Petersburg, Florida
Email: siouxsan99@yahoo.com
Region 4 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Regional Director: Robin Brenneman, Hilliard Ohio Arts Council
Email: kenrob@columbus.rr.com
Region 5 - Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Regional Director: Brandon Fox, Stephen F. Austin State University, Texas
Email: foxbrand@sfasu.edu
Region 6 - Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming
Regional Director: Krista McAtee, Teacher and Adjunct Professor, Sonoma, Ca
Email: maestrakrista@yahoo.com
Region 7 - Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
Regional Director: to be appointed
Email: NAME@NAMEorg.org
Region 8 - American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Virgin Islands, Sovereign Nations within the U.S., International Members, and Indigenous Peoples
Regional Director: Jasmine Jackman, Peel School District, Ontario Canada
Email: jasminejackman@gmail.com