NHSA Board
The National Head Start Association is governed by a 49 member Board of Directors composed of the immediate past president and a Head Start director, staff, parent, and friend from each of the 12 Head Start regions. Current board members are listed below. Download a copy of the NHSA Bylaws.
Click here to read the minutes of recent Board of Directors Meetings.
Region I Janis Santos (D) vacant (S) Heather M. Brown (P) James Houlares (F) | Region II Ruth Neale (D) Heather Martindale (S) Jose Rivero-Mendez (P) Philirine Wade-Smith (F) | Region III Paul Pittman (D) Chris Austin (S) Heather Held (P) Almeta Keys (F) |
Region IV
Not Seated | Region V Mary Burns (D) Aubrey Puckett (S) Nikia Parker (P) Johnnye Gibbs (F) | Region VI Alvin H. Jones (D) Mary Rose Cox (S) Terrance St. Julien (P) Kay Floyd (F) |
Region VII Linda Broyles (D) Tracey Mavis (S) Kesha Curry (P) Donna Veatch (F) | Region VIII Elaine Laird (D) Linda Meredith (S) Kamie Bristol (P) Renee Olson (F) | Region IX Wassy Tesfa (D) Ellen O'Kelly (S) Gabrielle Thompson (P) Jay Lerman (F) |
Region X Ronald Herndon (D) Wendee Shuell (S) Raymond Cline (P) Rachel Tran Jimenez (F) | Region XI Danny Wells (D) Open (S) Open (P) Gilbert Gonzales (F) | Region XII Jose Martinez (D) Elilie Montgomery (S) Kay Ortega (P) Dennis P. DeMers (F) |
D-Director S-Staff P-Parent F-Friend
Ex-Officio President
Arvern Moore
Board Officers
Chairman
Ron Herndon
Vice-Chairperson
Janis Santos
Secretary
Wassy Tesfa
Assistant Secretary
Mary Rose Cox
Treasurer
James Houlares
Assistant Treasurer
Danny Wells
Parliamentarian
Elaine Laird
Board Meeting Minutes
2010
2009
2008
2007