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Board of Directors
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Susan King
Parliamentarian
Tampa, FL
Dr. Theresa Porter
President
Baton Rouge, LA
Corri Roche
Secretary
Baltimore, MD
Dr. Monika Wiley
President-Elect
Jonesboro, GA
Ramin Taheri
Magnet Schools of America CEO
Washington, D.C.
Walter Hall
Treasurer
Charlotte, NC
Regional Directors
Regional Directors
Brendan Mims
Region I Director
Brooklyn, New York
Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, The District of Columbia
Dr. Scott Thomas
Region VI Director
White Bear Lake, MN
Kade Sochor
Region II Director
Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
Dr. Magda R. Castro-Pereira
Region III Director
Miami, Florida
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands
Barbara Turner
Region IV Director
Columbia, SC
Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, International
Francesca Ver Ploegh
Region V Director
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
Specialized Directors
Specialized Directors
Dr. Matthew J. Etchells
Houston, Texas
Dewayne McClary
Virginia
Jonathan Wren
Nashville, TN
Dr. Michelle Frazier
Chicago, IL
Past Presidents
Past Presidents
Dr. Robert Brooks
Warwick, RI
1998-2000 | Deceased
Dr. Kimberly R. Lane
Immediate Past-President
Cary, NC
2026-2028
Diane Creekmore
Sun City West, AZ
2004-2006 | Deceased
Sandra Day
Omaha, NE
2008-2010
MaryEllen Elia
New York City, NY and Tampa, FL
2002-2004
Dr. Michelle Frazier
Chicago, IL
2012-2014
Donna Grady-Creer
Arkansas
2000-2002 | Deceased
Phale D. Hale
Ohio
1995-1996 | Deceased
Norris Hill
California
1996-1998 | Deceased
Susan King
Tampa, FL
2018-2020 | Voting Member
William Magnotta
East Hartford, CT
2010-2012 | Voting Member
Doreen Marvin
Davenport, FL
2014-2016 | Voting Member
Caroline Massengill
Cary, NC
2006-2008
Dr. Kim Morrison
Mount Airy, NC
2020-2022
Dr. Theresa Porter
Baton Rouge, LA
2022-2024
Ronald P. Simpson
Missouri
1994-1995 | Deceased
Dr. Judith Stein
North Miami Beach, FL
1992-1994
Sara Wheeler
Columbia, SC
2016-2018
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