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The Executive Officers

Teresa Barnard
President
Bonnie Synol
Vice President
Robin Ruegg
Finance Director
April Brandon
Secretary

At-Large Directors

Tammy Parsons
Education Director
Jenna Karadbil
Collegiate Assignor
Gina Fuller
History Director
Evelyn Paradis
Judges Cup Director
Maureen Blair
Technical Director
Brenda Eberhardt
Website Director

Regional Judging Directors

Julie Andrews
Region 1 RJD
Patty Ames
Region 2 RJD
Suzy Azzaro
Region 3 RJD
Sarah Nelson
Region 4 RJD
Debbie Campbell
Region 5
Jim Burton
Region 6 RJD
Leslie McPeek
Region 7 RJD
Diane Thompson
Region 8

2026-2027 National Committees

  • Executive Committee:  Teresa Barnard**  Bonnie Synol, Robin Ruegg, April Brandon
  • Bylaws & Official Documents Committee:  Bonnie Synol**  Diane Thompson, Leslie McPeek, Gina Fuller, April Brandon (Memberhip)
    • Bylaws & Official Documents
    • Elections
    • Memberhship
  • College Judging:  Debbie Campbell**  Robin Ruegg, Jenna Karadbil, Teresa Barnard
  • Communications:  Suzy Azzaro**  Gina Fuller, Brenda Eberhardt, Jim Burton, Maureen Blair
    • History
    • Newsletter
    • Social Media
    • Technology
    • Web Content
  •  Education:  Bonnie Synol**  Tammy Parsons, Maureen Blair, Evelyn Paradis, Suzy Azzaro, Patty Ames, Sarah Nelson, Julie Andrews
    • All Board members participate
  • Events:  Teresa Barnard**  Tammy Parsons, Evelyn Paradis, Gina Fuller, Brenda Eberhardt, Sarah Nelson, Diane Thompson (ex-officio)
    • Awards
    • Judges Cup (NJC)
    • Site
    • Symposium
  • Finance:  Robin Ruegg**  Debbie Campbell, Leslie McPeek, April Brandon (Helping Hands), Patty Ames, Teresa Barnard (ex officio)
  • Professional Development:  Robin Ruegg**  Diane Thompson, Bonnie Synol, Jenna Karadbil, Jim Burton, Brenda Eberhardt (Ethics), Julie Andrews (Assigning)
    • Assigning
    • Ethics
    • Outreach, Recruitment, Mentoring
    • Professional Responsibility

** Denotes Committee Chair