Board of Directors

Officers (Elected)

President Erica Goodoff, ELS(D)
Secretary Michelle Sauer Gehring, PhD, ELS 
Treasurer Christine Wogan, MS, ELS
Immediate Past President; Nominations and Elections Chair Steve Palmer, PhD, ELS

Committee Leadership

Certification Examination Development Naomi Ruff, PhD, ELS (Board Liaison); Ginger Peschke, PhD, ELS (Chair)
Certification Maintenance Lisa Kisner, ELS, CAE
Distinguished Editor Examination Development Yateendra Joshi, ELS(D)
Registrar and Examination Administration Leslie E. Neistadt, ELS
Membership Judy Orvos, ELS (Chair)
Marketing Open Chair; Kim Mankiewicz, PhD, ELS (Co-Chair)
Professional Development Stephen Bublitz, ELS
Newsletter Editor Margaret Mathes, ELS

At Large

Board Member Wim DHaeze, ELS

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
Stephen Palmer, PhD, ELS, 2024–2025