Board of Directors

President

Althea Smith

Elementary Teacher

District of Columbia Public Schools

Powell Elementary School

President-Elect

Kristen Barnello, Ed.D.

K12 Consultant

Cengage

Past President

Jennifer Ingold

Social Studies Teacher, Grade 8

Bay Shore School District

Secretary

Scott Abbott

Assistant Director, Delaware Center for Civics Education

University of Delaware

Treasurer

Scott Bacon

Assistant Director

Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship

University of Delaware

Elected in odd-numbered years

Elected in even-numbered years

Delaware representative

Dr. Kim de Jongh
K-12 Social Studies Curriculum Specialist
Christina School District

Delaware representative

Renatae Burton
Social Studies & Math
The John Dickinson School
Red Clay School Consolidated District

District of Columbia representative

Samantha Averett, Ph.D
Social Studies Instructional Coach
Theodore Roosevelt High School
District of Columbia Public Schools

District of Columbia representative

Clarence Alston Jr.
Social Studies Teacher
Jackson-Reed High School
DC Public Schools

Maryland representative

Erica Richardson 
Social Studies Teacher
Joppatowne High School
Harford County Public Schools

Maryland representative

Brandon Beck, Ph.D
Assistant Professor of Social Studies Education
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)

New Jersey representative

Joseph Refinski
Retired Educator

New Jersey representative

Vacant

New York representative

Seth Harris
Social Studies Teacher
North Colonie Central Schools

New York representative

Laurie Santulli
Social Studies Teacher
Spring Valley High School
East Ramapo School District

Pennsylvania representative

Kevin Wagner
Social Studies Program Supervisor, Grades 6-12
Carlisle Area School District

Pennsylvania representative

Georgette Hackman
Middle Level Social Studies Department Chair
Cocalico School District

Webmaster

Laurie Santulli (NY)

Parliamentarian

Nicole Roper (PA)

Incorporation Agent

Althea Smith (DC)

Historian

Alexander Pope IV, Ph.D. (MD)

Elementary Chair

Raymond Hamilton
Director of Social Studies
DC Public Schools

College Chair

Dr. Teresa G. Wojcik
Education Professor
Villanova University

Secondary Chair

Genie Massey
Program Coordinator
Maryland Civic Education Coalition

Communications Committee Chair/Newsletter

Vacant

Membership Committee Chair

Genie Massey (MD)

Awards Committee Chair

Laurie Santulli (NY)

Publications Committee Chair

Teresa Wojcik (PA)

Finance Committee Chair

Kristen Barnello (PA)

Nominations Committee Chair

Nicole Roper (PA)