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Board of Directors

SWANA is governed by a 21-member Board of Directors (BOD) from across North America. This group is responsible for setting strategic direction and overseeing the association’s operations and policy positions.

The Board of Directors receives input from an Advisory Council made up of delegates from all SWANA chapters, technical divisions, private sectors, and from young professional members.

SWANA Board of Directors

Treasurer
Mr. Kevin Roche

Secretary
Mr. John Welch

Past President
Ms. Tammy L. Hayes

Executive Director/CEO
Ms. Amy L. Burke

Private Sector Director
Ms. Susanne Passantino

Ms. Allison S. Trulock

Tech Division Director
Ms. Allison S. Trulock

Region 1 Director
Mr. Tom Koutroulis

Region 2 Director
Mr. Preston R. Lee, S.C.

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Region 3 Director
Ms. Brenda A. Haney, P.E.

Region 4 Director
Ms. Tiffany Dunn

Region 5 Director
Mr. Daniel Cooper, PE

Region 6 Director
Mr. Philip Westmoreland, PE

Region 7 Director
Ms. Dana Blumberg

Region 8 Director
Ms. Carla Jordan

Region 9 Director
Ms. Debbie Hackman, S.C.

Region 10 Director
Mr. John Hawk

Region 11 Director
Ms. Mary P. Shanks

Region 12 Director
Mr. Achilles Mallari

Region 13 Director
Ms. Shannan McGarr

 

Advisory Council

Advisory Council Leadership

 

Private Sector Delegates

 

Young Professional Delegates

YP Chapter Liaison
Mrs. Hailey Tatum, S.C.

 

Technical Division Delegates

 

Chapter Delegates

SWANA Chapters are organized into geographic regions which are represented on the Board of Directors.  View SWANA’s Region Map.

Chapter Region Delegate
Central California Sierra Chapter 1 Mr. Kyle Loreto
Pacific Basin Chapter 1 Mr. David Lore, S.C.
Northern California Gold Rush Chapter 1 Mr. Joe La Mariana
Southern California Founding Chapter 1 Mr. Tom Koutroulis
Colorado Chapter 2 Mr. Neil C. Nowak, P.E.
New Mexico Chapter 2 Ms. Sonia Samir
Arizona Chapter 2 Ms. Cristina Polsgrove
Utah Beehive Chapter 2 Mr. Preston R. Lee, S.C.
Oklahoma Indian Nations Chapter 3 Mr. Timothy Stephens
Texas Lone Star Chapter 3 Mr. David Vartian
Mississippi Chapter 4 Mr. Jimmy Sloan
Louisiana Chapter 4 Ms. Yolunda Righteous
Arkansas Chapter 4 Ms. Nicole Riley
Georgia Chapter 4 Ms. Susan Janssen, S.C.
Alabama Chapter 4 Mr. Sebastian Langford
Florida Sunshine Chapter 5 Mr. Daniel Cooper, PE
Caribbean Puerto Rico Chapter 5 Ms. Hanna K. Rodriguez Morales, S.C.
North Carolina Chapter 6 Mr. David Scott Bost, S.C.
Tennessee Volunteer Chapter 6 Mr. William Brock
Kentucky Chapter 6 Mr. Antonio Baldon
South Carolina Palmetto Chapter 6 Mr. Philip Westmoreland, PE
Virginia Chapter 6 Mr. Robert L. Hundley, Jr.
New Jersey Chapter 7 Mr. Gary L. Conover, S.C.
Pennsylvania Chapter 7 Mr. Christopher A. Toevs, PE, M. Eng.
Mid-Atlantic Chapter 7 Ms. Dana Blumberg
Southern New England Chapter 8 Mr. Barry Van Laarhoven
New York Chapter 8 Ms. Carla Jordan
Northern New England Chapter 8 Mr. Paul Schmidt
Ohio Buckeye Chapter 9 Mr. James A. Skora, CHMM, S.C.
Illinois Land of Lincoln Chapter 9 Mr. Steven Schilling, P.E.
Indiana Hoosier Chapter 9 Ms. Debbie Hackman, S.C.
Wisconsin Badger Chapter 9 Ms. Julie Ketchum
Michigan Chapter 9 Mr. Matt Williams
Minnesota Chapter 10 Ms. Rachel Shumaker, S.C.
Missouri Chapter 10 Mr. Keith R. Connor
Kansas Sunflower Chapter 10 Mr. John Hawk
Iowa Chapter 10 Ms. Mary Wittry
Nebraska Cornhusker Chapter 10 Ms. Lori Calub, P.E.
Alaska Chapter 11 Mr. Mark W. Spafford
Beaver Chapter 11 Ms. Jenifer Stuber
Washington Evergreen Chapter 11 Ms. Mary P. Shanks
Northern Lights Chapter 12 Ms. Sheri Praski, S.C.
Pacific Chapter - BC and Yukon 12 Mr. Achilles Mallari
Atlantic Canada Chapter 13 Mr. Sebastian Hultberg, PE
Quebec Chapter 13 Ms. Anne-Marie Halle
Ontario Chapter 13 Ms. Shannan McGarr

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