DNS Leadership

To contact your leaders, use the Academy's Leadership Directory. Click here for the Leadership Directory User Guide.

The DNS DPG Executive Committee consists of eight voting positions. All officers are elected unless otherwise noted and serve their terms from June 1 – May 31.  Click on each leader's name to learn more about them!

Chair: Nikki Kendrick
Chair-elect: Beth Peterson
Immediate Past Chair: Emily Schwartz
Treasurer: Marian Glick-Bauer
Secretary: Michaelann Hahn
Director of Nominations: Hannah Carey
Director of Communications and Marketing: Rachel Geosits
Director of Professional and Product Development: Shelby Yaceczko 
House of Delegates Representative: Kristen Quisenberry
IDEA Director (non-voting):  Chun Sui Chua "Chua"
Student Coordinator (appointed / non-voting): Brett Campbell

For more information, please go to the “Guiding Principles" section of the DNS website.

The DNS DPG Coordinating Cabinet consists of non-elected / non-voting positions. All serve as the chairperson for their committee within DNS and serve their terms from June 1 – May 31.

Volunteer opportunities exist for most committees! Contact our membership coordinator for more information.

Policy & Advocacy Leader: Britta Brown 
Membership Coordinator:  Britta Brown
Director of Nominations-Elect: Cassie Brown
Research Coordinator: Sharon Foley
CPE Lead: Stacey McCray
Writers Mentor Program Coordinator: Becky Brody
Website Coordinator:  Ashley Peña Elsbernd
Social Media Coordinators:  Amy Sheehan and Kelli Boi
Webinar Coordinator: Denise Jeserski 
Sponsorship Coordinator and elect: Stephanie Send and Nikki Burzawa
Symposium Coordinator: Crystal Vasquez
Career Mentoring Program Coordinator: Sarah Peterson