Leadership
Board of Directors
Board Officers
Keith Mispagel, President
Superintendent
Fort Leavenworth Unified School District 207, Kansas
Military
Quincy Natay, Vice President
Superintendent
Chinle Unified School District, Arizona
Indian Lands
Craig Hutcheson, Secretary
Superintendent
Kittatinny Regional School District, New Jersey
Federal Lands
Chad Blotsky, Treasurer
Finance Director
Todd County School District, South Dakota
Indian Lands
Regional Directors
Region I: Helen Payne
Superintendent
North Hanover Township Board of Education, New Jersey
Military
Region II: Stephanie Clark
Chief Financial Officer
Liberty County Board of Education, Georgia
Military, Federal Lands
Region III: Karen Magara
Assistant Superintendent for Finance & Operations
Salamanca City Central School District, New York
Indian Lands
Region IV: Trista Olney
Business Manager
Douglas School District, South Dakota
Military
Region V: Stephen Haynes
Superintendent
Briggs Public Schools, Oklahoma
Indian Lands
Region VI: Thomas Addington
Superintendent
Central Union School District, California
Military, Indian Lands
Directors At-Large
Director At-Large I: Deborah Jackson-Dennsion
Superintendent
San Carlos Unified School District #20
Indian Lands
Director At-Large II: Rosemarie Kraeger
Superintendent
Middletown Public Schools, Rhode Island
Military, Mid-to-low LOT
Director At-Large III: Voyd St. Pierre
Superintendent
Rocky Boy School District #87, Montana
Indian Lands
Director At-Large IV: Burnie Roper
Superintendent
Lackland Independent School District, Texas
Military
School Board Liaison
Brian Gallup
School Board Member
Browning Public Schools, Montana
Indian Lands
Immediate Past President
Tom Schneider, Past President
Retired Superintendent
Community Consolidated School District 180, Illinois
Federal Property
Subgroups
NAFIS serves as the umbrella organization for four subgroups:
Federal Lands Impacted Schools Association (FLISA)
Tom Schneider, Executive Director
Learning Opportunity Impacted Schools Association (LOISA)
James Sarruda, Executive Director
Military Impacted Schools Association (MISA)
Kyle Fairbairn, Executive Director
National Indian Impacted Schools Association (NIISA)
Brent Gish, Executive Director
NAFIS State Chairs
Alaska: Mark Vink, Bering Strait School District
Arizona: Jonathan Allen, Piñon Unified School District
California: Jesse M. Najera, Silver Valley Unified School District
Colorado: Keith Owen, Fountain Fort Carson School District 8
Georgia: Brandi Ferguson, Liberty County School System
Hawaii: John Erikson, Hawaii Department of Education
Idaho: David Aiken, Lapwai School District #341
Illinois: Kevin Feeney, Wilmington Comm. Unit School District #209-U
Kansas: Reginald Eggleston, Geary County School District
Kentucky: Tiffany Carroll, Edmonson County Schools
Louisiana: Michael Rocks, Belle Chasse Academy
Michigan: Stephanie Long, Leland School District
Minnesota: Jeff Bisek, Mahnomen Independent School District #432
Missouri: Hilary Bales, Waynesville R-VI School District
Montana: Brian Gallup, Browning Public Schools
Nebraska: Ed Stansberry, Multiple school districts
New Jersey: Helen Payne, North Hanover Township Board of Education
New Mexico: New State Chair To Be Announced Soon!
New York: Mark Beehler, Salamanca City Central SD
North Carolina: Jeff Hollamon, Onslow County Schools
North Dakota: Duane Poitra, Belcourt School District #7
Ohio: Gary Walker, Fairborn City Schools
Oklahoma: Billie Jordan, Oklahoma Association Serving Impacted Schools
Pennsylvania: Robert Reichert, Hatboro-Horsham School District
Rhode Island: Rosemarie Kraeger, Middletown Public Schools
South Dakota: Connie Alspach, Dupree School District #64-2
Tennessee: John English, Unicoi County Board of Education
Texas: Burnie Roper, Lackland Independent School District
Virginia: Frances Thomas, Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Washington: Erin Prince, Central Kitsap School District
Wisconsin: Josh Ernst, Lac du Flambeau School District
Wyoming: Dan Hudson, Multiple school districts
If your state isn’t listed but you are interested in the NAFIS State Chair role, email NAFIS to learn more.
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