board of directors

Each year, SSWAA holds Board elections for open positions on the SSWAA Board of Directors. Board Members are elected by the SSWAA membership and serve to set a strategic direction for the association ensuring that the mission is advanced, applicable laws and regulations are followed, and overseeing prudent use of resources to meet the association's mission. Serving on the SSWAA Board of Directors is an excellent way to contribute and develop leadership skills while working for the advancement of the profession.

Board roles & Descriptions

President-Elect

Secretary

Regional RepresentativeS
Midwestern Representative and Northeastern Representative

Standards and Practice Representative

University Representative

Student Representative

2025 Board of directors

President

Dr. Michelle Alvarez New Hampshire

Past President

Dr. Terriyln Rivers-Cannon Georgia

Secretary

Patrick Mulkern Massachusetts

Northeastern Representative

Dr. Krystal Folk-Nagua New York

Southern Representative

Dr. Kashera Guy Robinson Georgia

Midwestern Representative

Tynisha Jointer Illinois

Western Representative

Sheri Olson Colorado

Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
Vermont, District of Columbia
and DOD schools.

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia,

West Virginia, and the

territories of Puerto Rico and

US Virgin Islands.

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin

Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and the territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands