The National District Council Members are elected by the Department(s) or (state(s) they represent and serve a single two-year term. The 29-member Council is the ruling body between National Conventions and are the voice of the members from their Districts. The Council functions similarly to a board of directors or a board of trustees.

Celeste Leigh Nicholas

Council Member #1
Represents
Maine & New Hampshire

Lisa Jackson

Council Member #2
Represents
Vermont & Massachusetts

Elizabeth DallaTezza

Council Member #3
Represents
Maryland & New Jersey

Millie Hayes

Council Member #4
Represents
Delaware & New York

Danetta Wakefield

Council Member #5
Represents
Illinois & Missouri

Tina Lynn Hicks

Council Member #6
Represents
West Virginia & Virginia

Cindy Kohrs

Council Member #7
Represents
Kentucky & Tennessee

Paulette Murray

Council Member #8
Represents
Georgia & Alabama

Sandra Johnson Leu

Council Member #9
Represents
North Carolina & South Carolina

Amanda Pipkin

Council Member #10
Represents
Oklahoma & Arkansas

Renee Quinn

Council Member #11
Represents
Iowa & Wisconsin

Vivian Bernotas

Council Member #12
Represents
Wyoming & North Dakota

Tessa Butcher

Council Member #13
Represents
Colorado & Kansas

Gale L. Bestland

Council Member #14
Represents
Montana & Idaho

Betty Decker

Council Member #15
Represents
Arizona & New Mexico

Amy L. Vukasin

Council Member #16
Represents
Hawaii & Alaska

Renee West

Council Member #17
Represents
Nevada & Utah

GinaMarie Rodriguez Doherty

Council Member #18
Represents
Rhode Island & Connecticut

Mary Johnson

Council Member #19
Represents
Louisiana & Mississippi

Erin Mezek

Council Member #20
Represents
Oregon & Washington

Nancy Worth

Council Member #21
Represents
Nebraska & South Dakota

Bonnie Drake

Council Member Area A
Represents
Pennsylvania

Carrie S. Turner

Council Member Area B
Represents
Michigan

Linda Misuraca

Council Member #20
Represents
Oregon & Washington

Teresa L. Singh

Council Member Area D
Represents
Ohio

Sonia Tatge

Council Member Area E
Represents
Minnesota

Tela Gay Harbold

Council Member Area F
Represents
Florida

Kathleen Smith

Council Member Area G
Represents
California

Karen L. Kaylor

CoCouncil Member Area H
Represents
Texas