LEADERSHIP
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​NAEAA Board of Directors ​
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Chair: Sara Mastellar, PhD, Ohio State ATI (2020)
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Vice Chair: Grey Parks, MS, Tennessee Farmers Cooperative (2019)
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Secretary: Jessica Suagee-Bedore, PhD, Sam Houston State University (2021)
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Treasurer: Lena Luck, PhD, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2022)
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Leslie Janecka, BS, Kentucky Equine Management Program (KEMI) (2016)
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Rebecca Splan, PhD, Delaware Valley University (2019)
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Betsy Greene, PhD, University of Arizona (2021)
- Karl Hoopes, DVM, Utah State University (2021)
- Aubrey Jaqueth, PhD, Wright State University (2022)
- Crystal Smith, EdD, West Virginia University (2022)
- Katheryn Cerny, PhD, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (2023)
- Michelle Kibler, PhD, Illinois State University (2023)
- Danielle Smarsh, PhD, Penn State University (2023)
Information about joining the Board can be found in the call for board nominations.
​Advisors to the Board
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Executive Director: Karin Bump, PhD, (2007)-(COO)-(Organization Co-Founder)
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Tim Williams, MBA, Equine Academics and CJC Adventures, LLC. (2007)-(CFO)-(Organization Co-Founder)
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Preceding Board Chair: Rebecca Splan, PhD, Delaware Valley University (2019)
NAEAA COMMITTEES
Rebecca Splan (Co-Chair)
Cory Kieschnick (Co-Chair)
Aubrey Jaqueth
Betsy Greene
Amy Burk
Karl Hoopes
Jacquelyn Bowser
Trinette Jones
Lena Luck
Karin Bump
Sara Mastellar
Tanja Hess
Crystal Smith (Co-Chair)
Michelle Kibler (Co-Chair)
Lauren Klehm
Amy Burk
Olivia Watson
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Jessica Bedore (Co-Chair)
Camie Heleski (Co-chair)
Grey Parks
Sarah Rigg
Karin Bump
Jenny Ingwerson-Niemann
Courtney Berne
Lindsey McNeill
Leslie Janecka
Tanja Hess
Shea Porr
Heather Mackenzie
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COMMUNICATIONS
Danielle Smarsh (Co-Chair)
Lena Luck (Co-Chair)
Cory Kieschnick
Jennifer Earing
Sara Mastellar
Michelle DeBoer
Olivia Watson
Lindsey McNeill
Lauren Klehm
STUDENT INVOLVEMENT
Crystal Smith (Co-Chair)
Leslie Janecka (Co-Chair)
Casie Bass
Katheryn Cerny
Karen Wimbush
Janice Holland
Lillian Esterl-Byrne
Rebecca Splan (Co-Chair)
Lena Luck (Co-Chair)
Amy Biddle
Jill Stowe
Kim Cole
Clarence Edward Ferguson
Morgan Pyles
Jessica Carvalho Seabra
Crystal Taylor
RESEARCH
​Previous NAEAA Board Members
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John Madden, John Madden Sales-(Founding Board Member)
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William Schurg, PhD, University of Arizona-(Founding Board Member)
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Laurie Lawrence, PhD, University of Kentucky-(Founding Board Member)
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Camie Heleski, PhD, Michigan State University-(Founding Board Member)
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Tim Capps, University of Louisville-(Founding Board Member)
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Carol Buckhout, MPS, Cazenovia College-(Founding Board Member)
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Shannon Moreaux, DVM, Montana State University
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Katrina Merkies, PhD, University of Guelph, CAN
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Kari Turner, PhD, University of Georgia
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Jeff Pendergraft, PhD, Pendergraft Associates (2014)
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Judy Downer, PhD, College of Central Florida (2014)
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​Janice Holland, PhD, Midway College (2016)
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Lynn Taylor, PhD, Centenary University (2016)
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Lee Wood, MS, Southern Utah University (2019)
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Kim Guay, PhD, Tarleton State University (2018)
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Shea Porr, PhD, Murray State University (2020)
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Debra Powell, PhD, PECTS in Nelsonville, OH (2020)
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Amy O. Burk, PhD, University of Maryland (2007)-(Founding Board Member) 
​Board Chair History:
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Karin Bump, PhD - Executive Director and Board Chair 2007-2018
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Amy O. Burk, PhD - Board Chair 2018-2021
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Rebecca Splan, PhD - Board Chair 2021-2023