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Board
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. Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, right, is 2019-20
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 (2020)
Arkansas
Asa Hutchinson, Governor of Arkansas, Little Rock, ex officio (2023) Chair of the SREB Board
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 (2021)
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, 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, Commissioner, Technical College System of Georgia, Atlanta (2021)
Terry England, State Representative, Auburn (2020)
Jack Hill, State Senator, Reidsville (2018)
Fran Millar, former State Senator, Dunwoody (2019)
Kentucky
Matt Bevin, Governor of Kentucky, Frankfort, ex officio (2019)
Laura Arnold, Director of Workforce Development, Nelson County Public Schools, Bardstown (2022)
John “Bam” Carney, State Representative, Campbellsville (2021)
David McFadden, Senior Vice President for Operations and Strategic Initiatives, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond (2020)
Nancy Tate, State Representative, Brandenburg (2023)
Louisiana
John Bel Edwards, Governor of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, ex officio (2020)
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 (2023)
John D. “Jack” Bailey, State Senator, Mechanicsville (2023)
Gail H. Bates, Member, State Board of Education, West Friendship (2022)
Robert L. Caret, Chancellor, University System of Maryland, Adelphi (2020)
James D. Fielder, Secretary of Higher Education, Baltimore (2021)
Mississippi
Phil Bryant, Governor of Mississippi, Jackson, ex officio (2020)
Terry Burton, State Senator, Newton (2020)
Videt Carmichael, State Senator, Meridian (2022)
Mimmo Parisi, Professor and Director, National Strategic Planning and Analysis Research Center, Mississippi State University, Starkville (2021)
Pat Ross, 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, Clinical Associate Professor of Legal Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Cary (2020)
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)
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 (2018)
Nikki G. Setzler, State Senator, West Columbia (2021)
Molly Spearman, State Superintendent, Columbia (2019)
Tennessee
Bill Lee, Governor of Tennessee, Nashville, ex officio (2023)
Beth Cox, Hendersonville (2020)
Eddie Smith, former State Representative, Knoxville (2022)
Mark White, State Representative, Memphis (2021)
L. Anthony Wise, President, Pellissippi State College, Knoxville (2019)
Texas
Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, Austin, ex officio (2023)
Pedro Martinez, Superintendent, San Antonio Independent School District (2019)
Mike Morath, Commissioner of Education, Austin (2018)
Raymund A. Paredes, Commissioner of Higher Education, Austin (2021)
Larry Taylor, State Senator, Friendswood (2020)
Virginia
Ralph Northam, Governor of Virginia, Richmond, ex officio (2022)
Leanna Blevins, Assistant Vice President for Health, Science and Technology Education, Virginia Tech Carilion, Roanoke (2020)
R. Edward “Edd” Houck, former State Senator, Spotsylvania (2019)
Janet D. Howell, State Senator, Reston (2022)
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, Financial Officer, State Board of Education, Lewisburg (2021)
Paul Hill, former Chancellor, Higher Education Policy Commission, Charleston (2020)
Robert H. Plymale, State Senator, Huntington (2022) Treasurer of the SREB Board
Roman W. Prezioso Jr., State Senator, Fairmont (2019)