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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. Delaware Governor John Carney, right, is 2021-22 SREB chair.
Alabama
Kay Ivey, Governor of Alabama, Montgomery, ex officio (2023)
Alan Baker, State Representative, Brewton (2025) Executive Committee member
Terri Collins, State Representative, Decatur (2023)
Mark Dixon, President, A+ Education Partnership, Montgomery (2022)
Eric Mackey, State Superintendent of Education, Montgomery (2024)
Arkansas
Asa Hutchinson, Governor of Arkansas, Little Rock, ex officio (2023)
Joyce Elliott, State Senator, Little Rock (2020) Executive Committee member
Bill Gossage, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Governor, Little Rock (2022)
Lori Griffin, Principal, Ballman Elementary School, Fort Smith (2021)
Teresa Inman, District Instructional Technology Coordinator, Paris (2023)
Delaware
John Carney, Governor of Delaware, Dover, ex officio (2025) Chair of the SREB Board
Susan S. Bunting, Secretary of Education, Wilmington (2025)
Robert W. Rescigno, Assistant Vice President, Academic Affairs, Wilmington University, Milford (2023)
Darryl M. Scott, former State Representative, Dover (2024)
David P. Sokola, State Senator, Newark (2022) Executive Committee member
Florida
Ron DeSantis, Governor of Florida, Tallahassee, ex officio (2023)
Karin Hoffman, Vice President, Sonshine Educational Tours, Coral Springs (2020)
T. Patterson Maney, State Representative, Shalimar (2021)
Joe H. Pickens, President, St. Johns River State College, Palatka (2015) Executive Committee member
Rene Plasencia, State Representative, Orlando (2022)
Georgia
Brian Kemp, Governor of Georgia, Atlanta, ex officio (2023)
Matt Arthur, Executive Secretary, Georgia Professional Standards Commission, Atlanta (2025)
Greg Dozier, Commissioner, Technical College System of Georgia, Atlanta (2023) Executive Committee member
Terry England, State Representative, Auburn (2024)
Blake Tillery, State Senator, Vidalia (2022)
Kentucky
Andy Beshear, Governor of Kentucky, Frankfort, ex officio (2023)
Laura Arnold, Director of Workforce Development, Nelson County Public Schools, Bardstown (2022)
Ruth Ann Palumbo, State Representative, Lexington (2025)
Felicia Cumings Smith, US Regions Senior Director, National Geographic Society, Frankfort (2024) Executive Committee member, Vice Chair of the SREB Board
Nancy Tate, State Representative, Brandenburg (2023)
Louisiana
John Bel Edwards, Governor of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, ex officio (2024)
Preston “Cade” Brumley, State Superintendent of Education, Baton Rouge (2023)
Jason Hughes, State Representative, New Orleans (2025)
Kim Hunter Reed, Commissioner of Higher Education, Baton Rouge (2022) Executive Committee member
Monty Sullivan, President, Louisiana Community and Technical College System, Baton Rouge (2024)
Maryland
Larry Hogan, Governor of Maryland, Annapolis, ex officio (2023)
John D. “Jack” Bailey, State Senator, Mechanicsville (2023)
Gail H. Bates, Member, State Board of Education, West Friendship (2022)
James D. Fielder, Secretary of Higher Education, Baltimore (2025) Executive Committee member
Jay Perman, Chancellor, University System of Maryland (2024)
Mississippi
Tate Reeves, Governor of Mississippi, Jackson, ex officio (2024)
Richard Bennett, State Representative, Long Beach (2022)
Dennis DeBar, Jr., State Senator, Leakesville (2024)
Holly Spivey, Head Start Collaboration Director and Education Policy Advisor, Office of the Governor, Jackson (2023)
Dr. Carey Wright, State Superintendent of Education, Jackson (2025) Executive Committee member
North Carolina
Roy Cooper, Governor of North Carolina, Raleigh, ex officio (2025)
Elease Frederick, retired Superintendent, Enfield (2023)
Graig R. Meyer, State Representative, Chapel Hill (2021)
Shirley Prince, Executive Director, North Carolina Principals and Assistant Principals Association, Wilmington (2022) Executive Committee member
Gladys A. Robinson, State Senator, Greensboro (2024)
Oklahoma
Kevin Stitt, Governor of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, ex officio (2023)
Chad Caldwell, State Representative, Enid (2022)
Allison D. Garrett, Chancellor, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Oklahoma City (2023)
Jennifer Monies, Member, State Board of Education, Oklahoma City (2025)
Adam Pugh, State Senator, Edmond (2024)
South Carolina
Henry McMaster, Governor of South Carolina, Columbia, ex officio (2023)
Rita Allison, State Representative, Lyman (2020)
Melanie Barton, Education Policy Advisor, Office of the Governor, Columbia (2022)
Nikki G. Setzler, State Senator, West Columbia (2021) Executive Committee member
Molly Spearman, State Superintendent, Columbia (2019)
Tennessee
Bill Lee, Governor of Tennessee, Nashville, ex officio (2023)
Randy Dowell, Executive Director, KIPP Nashville (2024)
Eddie Smith, former State Representative, Knoxville (2022)
Mark White, State Representative, Memphis (2021) Executive Committee member
L. Anthony Wise, President, Pellissippi State College, Knoxville (2023)
Texas
Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, Austin, ex officio (2023)
Harrison Keller, Commissioner of Higher Education, Austin (2021) Executive Committee member
Pedro Martinez, Superintendent, San Antonio Independent School District (2023)
Mike Morath, Commissioner of Education, Austin (2022)
Larry Taylor, State Senator, Friendswood (2024)
Virginia
Ralph Northam, Governor of Virginia, Richmond, ex officio (2022)
Janet D. Howell, State Senator, Reston (2022) Executive Committee member
Keesha Jackson-Muir, Principal, Braddock Elementary School, Annandale (2024)
Javaid Siddiqi, President and CEO, The Hunt Institute, Midlothian (2025)
Dietra Y. Trent, Interim Vice President for Compliance, Diversity and Ethics and Senior Advisor to the President, George Mason University, Chesterfield (2023)
West Virginia
Jim Justice, Governor of West Virginia, Charleston, ex officio (2025)
Thomas W. Campbell, Vice President, State Board of Education, Lewisburg (2021)
Robert H. Plymale, State Senator, Huntington (2022) Executive Committee member, Treasurer of the SREB Board
Roman W. Prezioso Jr., former State Senator, Fairmont (2023)
Sarah Armstrong Tucker, Chancellor, Higher Education Policy Commission, Charleston (2020)
