Board of Directors

Officers (Elected)

President Stephen N. Palmer, PhD, ELS
Secretary Lisa Kisner, ELS, CAE
Treasurer Christine Wogan, MS, ELS
Immediate Past President Melanie Ross, MSJ, ELS

Committee Chairs

Certification Examination Development Naomi Ruff, PhD, ELS
Certification Maintenance Thomas Gegeny, MS, ELS
Diplomate Examination Development Jane Krauhs, PhD, ELS(D)
Registrar and Examination Administration Leslie E. Neistadt, ELS
Membership Carrie Thurber, ELS
Marketing Kim Mankiewicz, PhD, ELS
Nominations and Elections Melanie Ross, MSJ, ELS
Professional Development Stephen Bublitz, ELS

At Large

Board Member – International Membership Yateendra Joshi, ELS(D)

Non-Voting Members

 

Executive Director

Sheryle Hazard, CAE
2345 Rice Street, Suite 220, St. Paul, MN 55113
651.925.5528 | 651.317.8048 fax
[email protected]


Past Presidents


Norman Grossblatt, 1991-1999
Bobbie Reitt, 1999-2001
Shirley Peterson, 2001-2003
Walter Pagel, 2003-2005
Kim Berman, 2005-2007
Mary Ann Schmidt, 2007-2009
Carol Kakalec-Kohn, 2009-2011
Susan Aiello, 2011-2013
Mary Anne Mitchell, 2013-2015
Tom Gegeny, 2015-2017
Hope Lafferty, 2017-2019
Kristina Wasson-Blader, 2019-2021 (calendar year-end)
Melanie Fridl Ross, 2022-2023