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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 2020-21 SREB chair.
Alabama
Kay Ivey, Governor of Alabama, Montgomery, ex officio (2023)
Alan Baker, State Representative, Brewton (2021)
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)
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 (2021)
Robert W. Rescigno, Assistant Vice President, Academic Affairs, Wilmington University, Milford (2019)
Darryl M. Scott, former State Representative, Dover (2020)
David P. Sokola, State Senator, Newark (2022)
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)
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 (2021)
Greg Dozier, Commissioner, Technical College System of Georgia, Atlanta (2023)
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)
John “Bam” Carney, State Representative, Campbellsville (2021)
Felicia Cumings Smith, US Regions Senior Director, National Geographic, Frankfort (2024)
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)
Kim Hunter Reed, Commissioner of Higher Education, Baton Rouge (2022)
Monty Sullivan, President, Louisiana Community and Technical College System, Baton Rouge (2024)
Francis C. Thompson, State Representative, Delhi (2021)
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 (2021)
Jay Perman, Chancellor, University System of Maryland (2024)
Mississippi
Tate Reeves, Governor of Mississippi, Jackson, ex officio (2024)
Terry Burton, former State Senator, Newton (2020)
Videt Carmichael, former State Senator, Meridian (2022)
Mimmo Parisi, Professor and Director, National Strategic Planning and Analysis Research Center, Mississippi State University, Starkville (2021)
Pat Ross, Vice President, Bailey Education Group, Madison (2019)
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)
Gladys A. Robinson, State Senator, Greensboro (2024)
Oklahoma
Kevin Stitt, Governor of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, ex officio (2023)
Chad Caldwell, State Representative, Enid (2022)
Tom Friedemann, retired Superintendent/CEO, Francis Tuttle Technology Center, Oklahoma City (2020)
Glen D. Johnson, Chancellor, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Oklahoma City (2019) Vice Chair of the SREB Board
Jennifer Monies, Member, State Board of Education, Oklahoma City (2021)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Keesha Jackson-Muir, Principal, Braddock Elementary School, Annandale (2024)
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 (2025)
Thomas W. Campbell, Vice President, State Board of Education, Lewisburg (2021)
Robert H. Plymale, State Senator, Huntington (2022) Treasurer of the SREB Board
Roman W. Prezioso Jr., former State Senator, Fairmont (2023)
Sarah Armstrong Tucker, Chancellor, Higher Education Policy Commission, Charleston (2020)