Council Positions 2024-2026

REGIONAL

• Regional Liaison - Christa Knox aaea.regionalevents@gmail.com

• North/ East Region Chair - Laura Pontel

• South Region Chair - Jane Peterson

• Central Region Chair - Ellen Merchant

• West Region Chair - Jodi Biasiucci

COMMUNICATION

• Newsletter Chair - Jodi Biasiucci

• Social Media Chair- Jazlynn Do Le

• Youth Art Month Chair -Laura Namerow aaea.yam@gmail.com

• Equity Diversity & Inclusion - Megan Driving Hawk aaea.edichair@gmail.com

• Website: Available

DIVISION CHAIRS

• Elementary - Deb Adams

• Middle Level - Terri Mickelson

• Secondary - Aaron Abbott

• Higher Education/Pre-Service/Student - Dr. Mary Stockrocki

• Retired - Roxie May

• Museum - Wade Weber

• Arts Advocacy Chair - Dustin Loehr

• Membership C0-Chairs - Colleen Collins & Beth Maloney

CONFERENCE CHAIRS

• Conference Co-Chairs - Candace Greene & Jenni Feidler-Aguilar

• Awards Chair- Bethany Bergman  aaea.awards@gmail.com

• Vendor Chair - Xochitl Valdez

• PDSF - Laura Pontel

NON-Council Positions 

CONFERENCE VOLUNTEERS

• Journaling - Blu Garibay

• Name Tags - Jen Pulbratek

• Auction - Tina Rey

• Artist Market - Ellen Merchant

• Presenters - Candace Greene

Save the Date: 2025 Annual Conference - November 13 - 15, 2025 @ Tempe

Founded in 1947, the National Art Education Association is the leading professional membership organization exclusively for visual arts educators.  Members include elementary, middle, and high school visual arts educators; college and university professors; university students preparing to become art educators; researchers and scholars; teaching artists; administrators and supervisors; and art museum educators—as well as more than 54,000 students who are members of the National Art Honor Society. We represent members in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia, U.S. Possessions, most Canadian Provinces, U.S. military bases around the world, and 25 foreign countries.