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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.

Region I
Marianne Miller (D)
Pauline Carlson(S)
Amber Champlin (P)
James Houlares (F)

Region II
Ruth Neale (D)
Heather Martindale (S)
Rosa Velez (P)
Juel Molloy (F)

Region III
Paul Pittman (D)
Mary Beck (S)
Shavon Collier (P)
Almeta Keys (F)

Region IV

Not Seated 

Region V
Mary Burns (D)
Aubrey Puckett (S)
Vacant (P)
Vanessa Rich (F)

Region VI
Alvin H. Jones (D)
Mary Rose Cox (S)
Ervin Mitchell (P)
Kay Floyd (F)

Region VII
Linda Broyles (D)
Tracey Mavis (S)
Samantha McCarville (P)
Donna Veatch (F)

Region VIII
Lauren Nordeen (D)
Linda Meredith (S)
Alla Kirilovich (P)
Renee Olson (F)

Region IX
Denyse Cardoza (D)
Rory Sipp (S)
Tameka Henry (P)
Wassy Tesfa (F)

Region X
Ronald Herndon (D)
Ken Lyday (S)
Jeremy Johnson (P)
Jay Thurber (F) 

Region XI
Jacki Haight (D)
Vacant (S)
Vacant (P)
Patty Brown (F)

Region XII
Bill Castellanos (D)
Ivette Galarza (S)
Gabriela Diaz(P)
Biz Steinberg (F)

 D-Director S-Staff P-Parent F-Friend

Board Officers

Chairman
Ron Herndon

Vice-Chairperson
Linda Broyles

Secretary
Mary Rose Cox

Assistant Secretary
Vacant

Treasurer
James Houlares

Parliamentarian
vacant