2020 SNA Election Ballot Announcement 2019-10-28The SNA Leadership Development Committee met during the 2019 Fall Committee Days in Alexandria, Va., last week to review nominations for positions on the SNA Board of Directors and Leadership Development Committee. After reviewing the biographical information on each candidate, as well as supporting documents such as the candidate’s goals and the recommendations submitted by colleagues on leadership experience and competencies, the Committee selected a slate for the 2020 election ballot: Candidates for the six open positions on the Board of Directors: Vice PresidentLori Adkins, SNS, Oakland Schools, MI Sara Gasiorowski, SNS, MSD of Wayne Township, Indianapolis, IN Secretary/TreasurerStephanie Dillard, SNS, Geneva County Board of Education, Geneva, AL Micheline Piekarski, MSM, SNS, Oak Park & River Forest HS #200, Oak Park, IL Mideast Regional Director Gary Childress, SNS, Harford County Public Schools, Forest Hill, MD Jill Riggs, Penn Harris Madison, Mishawaka, IN Midwest Regional DirectorNoah Atlas, SNS, Anoka-Hennepin School District, Anoka, MN Lynelle Johnson, SNS, Williston Public School District #1, Williston, ND Southwest Regional DirectorTeresa Brown, MS, RD, LDN, SNS, St. Charles Parish Public Schools, Luling, LA Cindy Jones, Olathe Public Schools, Olathe, KS At Large DirectorLori Danella, SNS, Lees Summit R7, Lees Summit, MO Anne Leavens, SNS, Central Point School District #6, Central Point, OR Candidates for the four open positions on the Leadership Development Committee: Mideast Regional RepresentativeElizabeth Foland, MS, RD, Indiana Department of Education, Indianapolis, IN Midwest Regional RepresentativeLaRae Doll, SNS, Johnston Community School District, Johnston, IA Deborah Egeland, SNS, ND Department of Public Instruction, Bismarck, ND Southeast Regional RepresentativeTodd Bedenbaugh, District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties, Irmo, SC Timikel Sharpe, MS, Bibb County School District, Macon, GA West Regional RepresentativeDean Gallegos, Bernalillo Public Schools, Bernalillo, NM Kelly Orton, SNS, Salt Lake City School District, Salt Lake City, UT Biographies of candidates selected for the ballot will be available to view online in early January 2020. The election will be held February 15-29, 2020. The elected candidates for the positions on the Board of Directors will be installed in July 2020 at ANC. The elected candidates for positions on the Leadership Development Committee begin their terms on March 1, 2020 to coincide with the annual nominations and election calendar. Congratulations and good luck to all the ballot candidates!