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2026 Board of Directors

Executive Committee

From Left to Right:  

Kimberly O'Connor (TN), Treasurer

Merleene Pacheco (TX), Vice President

JoEllen Finerfrock (GA), President

Lori Snyder-Lowe (OH), Secretary


Elected each year, for a one (1) year term, Officers of the NWHA Executive Committee, must have previously served on the Board of Directors and been a NWHA member in good standing for three (3) consecutive years.

Regional Directors

Northeast Region

Northeast Region

Northeast Region

CT, DC, DE, IN, KY, ME, MA, MD,MI, NJ, NH,

 NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV

Leah Terrell (IN) 2024-2026

Mag Ranft (OH) 2024-2026

Southeast Region

Northeast Region

Northeast Region

AL, FL, GA, MS,NC, SC, TN


Sandy Harris (At Large) (TN) 

Ali Merritt (At Large) (SC) 


Central Region

Central Region

Central Region

AR, IL, IA, KS, LA, MN,
MO, NE, ND, OK, SD, TX, WI

Martie Jacobson (At Large) (MN) 

Jean Marie Degville (TX) 2026-2028

Western Region

Central Region

Central Region

AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID,
MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY

Matt Janisch (At Large) (OH)
Dana Kanstul (CA) 2024-2026

Get involved! Board of Director applications can be downloaded below and are due October 15th.

Board of Director Application & Information

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BOD Code of Conduct (pdf)

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