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The Board includes the governor and four gubernatorial appointees from each member state, including at least one state legislator and one educator. The Legislative Advisory Council of legislators from each state advises the Board.
Alabama
Kay Ivey, Governor of Alabama, Montgomery, ex officio (2019)
Alan Baker, State Representative, Brewton (2021)
Caroline Novak, President, A+ Education Partnership, Montgomery (2018)
Ed Richardson, Interim State Superintendent of Education, Montgomery (2020)
Chuck Smith, Demopolis, Alabama (2019)
Arkansas
Asa Hutchinson, Governor of Arkansas, Little Rock, ex officio (2019)
Joyce Elliott, State Senator, Little Rock (2020) Vice Chair of the SREB Board
Lori Griffin, Principal, Ballman Elementary School, Fort Smith (2021)
Teresa Inman, District Instructional Technology Coordinator, Paris (2019)
Donnie Whitten, School Superintendent of Arkadelphia (2018)
Delaware
John Carney, Governor of Delaware, Dover, ex officio (2021)
Susan S. Bunting, Secretary of Education, Wilmington (2021)
Robert W. Rescigno, Dean, College of Business, and Associate Professor, Wilmington University, Milford (2019)
Darryl M. Scott, Former State Representative, Dover (2020)
David P. Sokola, State Senator, Newark (2018)
Florida
Rick Scott, Governor of Florida, Tallahassee, ex officio (2019)
Karin Hoffman, Vice President, Sonshine Educational Tours, Lighthouse Point (2020)
John Legg, former State Senator, New Port Richey (2017)
Joe H. Pickens, President, St. Johns River State College, Palatka (2015)
Rene Plasencia, State Representative, Orlando (2018)
Kentucky
Matt Bevin, Governor of Kentucky, Frankfort, ex officio (2019)
John “Bam” Carney, State Representative, Campbellsville (2021)
Derrick W. Graham, State Representative, Frankfort (2019)
Alesa G. Johnson, Associate Dean Workforce Solutions, Somerset Community College, Somerset (2018)
Mardi Montgomery, Director of Policy and Legislation, Education and Workforce Development Cabinet, Frankfort (2020)
Louisiana
John Bel Edwards, Governor of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, ex officio (2019) Chair of the SREB Board
Cynthia Hedge-Morrell, New Orleans (2018)
Monty Sullivan, President, Louisiana Community and Technical College System, Baton Rouge (2020)
Francis C. Thompson, State Senator, Delhi (2021)
John C. White, State Superintendent of Education, Baton Rouge (2019)
Maryland
Larry Hogan, Governor of Maryland, Annapolis, ex officio (2019)
Gail H. Bates, State Senator, West Friendship (2019)
Robert L. Caret, Chancellor, University System of Maryland, Adelphi (2020)
James D. Fielder, Secretary of Higher Education, Baltimore (2017)
Jack R. Smith, Superintendent, Montgomery County Schools, Rockville (2018)
Mississippi
Phil Bryant, Governor of Mississippi, Jackson, ex officio (2020)
Terry Burton, State Senator, Newton (2020)
Videt Carmichael, State Senator, Meridian (2018)
Mimmo Parisi, Professor and Director, National Strategic Planning and Analysis Research Center, Mississippi State University, Starkville (2017)
Laurie Smith, Education and Workforce Development Policy Advisor, Office of the Governor, Jackson (2019)
North Carolina
Roy Cooper, Governor of North Carolina, Raleigh, ex officio (2021)
Tamara Barringer, State Senator, Cary (2020)
Brandon Gosey, Member, Rutherford County School Board, Ellenboro (2019)
Linda P. Johnson, State Representative, Kannapolis (2017)
Dr. Adeniyi Ojutiku, Associate Professor of Health Education, Raleigh (2018)
Oklahoma
Mary Fallin, Governor of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, ex officio (2019)
Tom Friedemann, Superintendent/CEO, Francis Tuttle Technology Center, Oklahoma City (2020)
Glen D. Johnson, Chancellor, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Oklahoma City (2019)
Jennifer Monies, Executive Director, Oklahoma Educated Workforce Initiative, Oklahoma City (2021)
Michael Rogers, State Representative, Broken Arrow (2018)
South Carolina
Rita Allison, State Representative, Lyman (2020)
Henry McMaster, Governor of South Carolina, Columbia, ex officio (2019)
Melanie Barton, Executive Director, Education Oversight Committee, Elgin (2018)
Nikki G. Setzler, State Senator, West Columbia (2021)
Molly Spearman, State Superintendent, Columbia (2019)
Tennessee
Bill Haslam, Governor of Tennessee, Nashville, ex officio (2019)
Harry Ray Brooks, State Representative, Knoxville (2014)
Beth Cox, Hendersonville (2020)
Krissy DeAlejandro, Executive Director, tnAchieves, Knoxville (2017)
L. Anthony Wise, President, Pellissippi State College, Knoxville (2019)
Texas
Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, Austin, ex officio (2019)
Jimmie Don Aycock, former State Representative, Killeen (2017)
Daniel H. Branch, former State Representative, Dallas (2015)
Rob Eissler, former State Representative, The Woodlands (2016)
Michael L. Williams, former Commissioner of Education, Austin (2014)
Virginia
Terry McAuliffe, Governor of Virginia, Richmond, ex officio (2018)
Leanna Blevins, Executive Director, New College Institute, Martinsville (2020)
R. Edward “Edd” Houck, former State Senator, Spotsylvania (2019)
Janet D. Howell, State Senator, Reston (2018)
Glenda R. Scales, Associate Dean for Global Engagement and Chief Technology Officer, College of Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg (2021)
West Virginia
Jim Justice, Governor of West Virginia, Charleston, ex officio (2021)
Thomas W. Campbell, President, State Board of Education, Lewisburg (2021)
Paul Hill, Chancellor, Higher Education Policy Commission, Charleston (2020)
Robert H. Plymale, State Senator, Huntington (2018) Treasurer of the SREB Board
Roman W. Prezioso Jr., State Senator, Fairmont (2019)