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Legislative Advisory Council
The Legislative Advisory Council of legislators and delegates from each state advises the Board. The Council meets several times each year to examine key issues. SREB’s Legislative Work Conference is the nation’s oldest annual legislative forum on education issues.
Arkansas
Senator Joyce Elliott of Little Rock serves
on the Council by virtue of being a legislative member of the
Board.
Senators Eddie L. Cheatham of Crossett,
Alan Clark of Lonsdale, and Jane
English of North Little Rock,
and Representatives Sonia Barker of
Smackover, Bruce Cozart of Hot Springs,
Grant Hodges of Rogers and Mark
Lowery of Maumelle are gubernatorial appointees to
the Council.
Delaware
Senator David Sokola of Newark serves on
the Council by virtue of being a legislative member of the
Board.
Representatives Stephanie Bolden of Wilmington,
Debra Heffernan of Wilmington, Earl G.
Jaques of Newark and Michael Ramone of
Newark, and Senator Brian Pettyjohn of
Georgetown are gubernatorial appointees to the Council.
Louisiana
Representative Francis C. Thompson of
Delhi serves on the Council by virtue of being a legislative
member of the Board.
State Senators Cleo Fields of Baton Rouge
and Beth Mizell of Franklinton, and
Representatives Raymond E. Garofalo of
Chalmette and Albert C. “Buddy” Mincey of
Denham Springs are gubernatorial appointees to the Council.
Mississippi
All Mississippi members of the Council recently left office; we will update this listing when the governor makes new appointments to the Council.
North Carolina
Representative Graig R. Meyer of Chapel
Hill serves on the Council by virtue of being a legislative
member of the Board.
Representative Rosa U. Gill of Raleigh and
Senators Jay J. Chaudhuri of Raleigh and
Erica D. Smith of Henrico are gubernatorial
appointees to the Council.
Oklahoma
Representative Chad Caldwell of Enid serves
on the Council by virtue of being a legislative member of the
Board.
Senators Marty Quinn of Claremore
and Gary Stanislawski of Tulsa,
and Representatives Rhonda Baker of
Yukon and Todd Russ of Cordell are gubernatorial
appointees to the Council.
South Carolina
Representative Rita Allison of
Lyman and Senator Nikki G. Setzler of
West Columbia serve on the Council by virtue of being
legislative members of the Board.
Senator John W. Matthews Jr. of Bowman is a
gubernatorial appointee to the Council.
Virginia
Senator Janet D. Howell of
Reston serves on the Council by virtue of being a
legislative member of the Board. Senator Mamie E.
Locke of Hampton is a gubernatorial appointee to the
Council and the Council’s current chair.
Senator Jennifer L. McClellan of Richmond
and Delegate David L. Bulova of Fairfax are
gubernatorial appointees to the Council.
West Virginia
Senators Robert H. Plymale of Huntington and
Roman W. Prezioso Jr. of Fairmont serve on the
Council by virtue of being legislative members of the Board.
Senator Kenny Mann of Ballard and
Delegate Paul Espinosa of Charles Town are
gubernatorial appointees to the Council.