Leadership
Board of Directors
Board Officers
Quincy Natay, President
Superintendent
Chinle Unified School District, Arizona
Indian Lands
Craig Hutcheson, Vice President
Superintendent
Kittatinny Regional School District, New Jersey
Federal Property
Trista Olney, Secretary
Business Manager
Douglas School District, South Dakota
Military, Civilian, Federal Property
Chad Blotsky, Treasurer
Finance Director
Todd County School District, South Dakota
Indian Lands
Regional Directors
Region I: Karen Magara
Assistant Superintendent for Finance & Operations
Salamanca City Central School District, New York
Indian Lands
Region II: Stephanie Clark
Chief Financial Officer
Liberty County Board of Education, Georgia
Military, Civilian, Mid-to-Low LOT, Federal Property
Region III: Hilary Bales
Superintendent
Waynesville R-VI School District, Missouri
Military, Civilian
Region IV: Voyd St. Pierre
Superintendent
Rocky Boy Schools 87, Montana
Indian Lands, Civilian
Region V: Shane Hawkins
Superintendent
Fort Thomas Unified School District, Arizona
Indian Lands
Region VI: Thomas Addington
Superintendent
Central Union School District, California
Military, Indian Lands, Civilian
Directors At-Large
Director At-Large I: Stephen Haynes
Superintendent
Briggs Public Schools, Oklahoma
Indian Lands, Civilian, Mid-to-Low LOT
Director At-Large II: Erin Prince
Superintendent
Central Kitsap School District, Washington
Military, Civilian, Low-Rent Housing
Director At-Large III: Christine Walker
Superintendent
Hueneme Elementary School District, California
Federal Lands, Military, Civilian, Low-Rent Housing, Mid-to-Low LOT
Director At-Large IV: Burnie Roper
Superintendent
Lackland Independent School District, Texas
Military, Civilian
School Board Liaison
Brian Gallup
School Board Member
Browning Public Schools, Montana
Indian Lands
Immediate Past President
Keith Mispagel, Past President
Superintendent
Fort Leavenworth Unified School District 207, Kansas
Military, Civilian
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:
Ellis Ott, Fairbanks North Star Borough School District
Military, Civilian, Mid-to-Low LOT
Arizona:
Jonathan Allen, Piñon Unified School District
Indian Lands
California:
Jesse M. Najera, Silver Valley Unified School District
Military, Civilian
Colorado:
Keith Owen, Fountain Fort Carson School District 8
Military, Civilian
Georgia:
Brandi Ferguson, Liberty County School System
Military, Civilian, Federal Property, Mid-to-Low LOT
Hawaii:
John Erikson, Hawaii Department of Education
Military, Civilian, Low-Rent Housing, Mid-to-Low LOT
Idaho:
David Aiken, Lapwai School District #341
Indian Lands, Civilian
Illinois:
Kevin Feeney, Wilmington Comm. Unit School District #209-U
Federal Property
Kansas:
Reginald Eggleston, Geary County School District
Military, Civilian, Low-Rent Housing
Louisiana:
Michael Rocks, Belle Chasse Academy
Military, Civilian
Michigan:
Jason Misner, Glen Lake Community Schools
Federal Property
Minnesota:
Andrea Simon, Mahnomen Independent School District #432
Indian Lands, Civilian
Missouri:
Hilary Bales, Waynesville R-VI School District
Military, Civilian
Montana:
Brian Gallup, Browning Public Schools
Indian Lands
Nebraska:
Ed Stansberry, Multiple school districts
Indian Lands
New Jersey:
Andrew Zuckerman, Northern Burlington County Regional School District
Military, Civilian, Mid-to-Low LOT
New Mexico:
Gary Montoya, Central Consolidated School District
Indian Lands
New York:
Mark Beehler, Salamanca City Central SD
Indian Lands
North Carolina:
Jeff Hollamon, Onslow County Schools
Military, Civilian, Low-Rent Housing, Mid-to-Low LOT, Federal Property
North Dakota:
Duane Poitra, Belcourt School District #7
Indian Lands, Mid-to-Low lOT
Ohio:
Jeff Madden, Fairborn City Schools
Military, Civilian, Low-Rent Housing, Mid-to-Low LOT
Oklahoma:
Billie Jordan, Oklahoma Association Serving Impacted Schools
Federal, Indian Lands, Low-Rent Housing, Military
Pennsylvania:
Robert Reichert, Hatboro-Horsham School District
Federal Property
Rhode Island:
William Niemeyer, Middletown Public Schools
Military, Civilian, Mid-to-Low LOT
South Dakota:
Connie Alspach, Dupree School District #64-2
Indian Lands, Civilian
Tennessee:
John English, Unicoi County Board of Education
Federal Property
Texas:
Burnie Roper, Lackland Independent School District
Military, Civilian
Virginia:
Debbie Lundberg, Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Military, Civilian, Mid-to-Low LOT
Washington:
Effie Dean, Nespelem School District
Indian Lands, Civilian
Wisconsin:
Josh Ernst, Lac du Flambeau School District
Indian Lands
Wyoming:
Dan Hudson, Multiple school districts
Indian Lands
If you would like to contact your State Chair or are interested in serving as one yourself, please email NAFIS Policy & Advocacy Director Jayson Schimmenti.
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