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The Board includes the governor and four gubernatorial appointees from each member state, including at least one state legislator and one educator. The Legislative Advisory Council of legislators from each state advises the Board. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, right, is 2024-25 SREB chair.
Alabama
Kay Ivey, Governor of Alabama, Montgomery, ex officio (2027)
Alan Baker, State Representative, Brewton (2025) Executive Committee member
Terri Collins, State Representative, Decatur (2027)
Mark Dixon, President, A+ Education Partnership, Montgomery (2022)
Eric Mackey, State Superintendent of Education, Montgomery (2028)
Arkansas
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Governor of Arkansas, Little Rock, ex officio (2027)
Brian Evans, State Representative, Cabot (2024) Executive Committee Member
Bill Gossage, Vice President of Governmental Affairs, Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas, Little Rock (2026)
Teresa Inman, District Instructional Technology Coordinator, Paris (2023)
Diane Zook, Little Rock (2025)
Delaware
John Carney, Governor of Delaware, Dover, ex officio (2025)
Mark A. Holodick, Secretary of Education, Wilmington (2025)
Robert W. Rescigno, Assistant Vice President, Academic Affairs, Wilmington University, Milford (2027)
David P. Sokola, State Senator, Newark (2026) Executive Committee member
Kimberly Williams, State Representative, Wilmington (2028)
Florida
Ron DeSantis, Governor of Florida, Tallahassee, ex officio (2027)
Megan Crombie, Teacher and Instructional Specialist, Florida State University School, Tallahassee (2024)
Dr. Arthur Keiser, Chancellor, Keiser University, Parkland (2025)
Alex Rizo, State Representative, Hileah (2026)
Dr. G. Devin Stephenson, President, Florida Polytechnic University, Lakeland (2023) Executive Committee member
Georgia
Brian Kemp, Governor of Georgia, Atlanta, ex officio (2027) Chair of the SREB Board
Matt Arthur, Executive Secretary, Georgia Professional Standards Commission, Atlanta (2025)
Greg Dozier, Commissioner, Technical College System of Georgia, Atlanta (2027) Executive Committee member
Matt Dubnik, State Representative, Gainesville (2028)
Billy Hickman, State Senator, Statesboro (2026)
Kentucky
Andy Beshear, Governor of Kentucky, Frankfort, ex officio (2027)
Andrew Belcher, Director of Assessment, Hopkins County Schools, Madisonville (2026)
Tina Bojanowski, State Representative, Louisville (2027)
Ruth Ann Palumbo, State Representative, Lexington (2025)
Felicia Cumings Smith, President, National Center for Families Learning, Louisville (2028) Executive Committee member, Vice Chair of the SREB Board
Louisiana
Jeff Landry, Governor of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, ex officio (2028)
Preston “Cade” Brumley, State Superintendent of Education, Baton Rouge (2023)
Jason Hughes, State Representative, New Orleans (2025)
Kim Hunter Reed, Commissioner of Higher Education, Baton Rouge (2026) Executive Committee member
Monty Sullivan, President, Louisiana Community and Technical College System, Baton Rouge (2024)
Maryland
Wes Moore, Governor of Maryland, Annapolis, ex officio (2027)
John D. “Jack” Bailey, State Senator, Mechanicsville (2023)
Gail H. Bates, Member, State Board of Education, West Friendship (2022)
James D. Fielder, former Secretary of Higher Education, Baltimore (2025) Executive Committee member
Jay Perman, Chancellor, University System of Maryland, Baltimore (2024)
Mississippi
Tate Reeves, Governor of Mississippi, Jackson, ex officio (2028)
Eileen Beazley, Head Start Collaboration Director, Office of the Governor, Jackson (2027)
Richard Bennett, State Representative, Long Beach (2026)
Dennis DeBar, Jr., State Senator, Leakesville (2028)
Holly Spivey, Director of Government Relations, Mississippi Department of Education, Jackson (2025) Executive Committee member
North Carolina
Roy Cooper, Governor of North Carolina, Raleigh, ex officio (2025)
Christine Kushner, former Board Member, Wake County Schools, Raleigh (2027)
Graig R. Meyer, State Senator, Chapel Hill (2025) Executive Committee member
Shirley Prince, Executive Director, North Carolina Principals and Assistant Principals Association, Wilmington (2026)
Gladys A. Robinson, State Senator, Greensboro (2028)
Oklahoma
Kevin Stitt, Governor of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, ex officio (2027)
Chad Caldwell, State Representative, Enid (2026)
Jennifer Monies, Managing Partner, Growth, Saxum, Oklahoma City (2025)
Adam Pugh, State Senator, Edmond (2024)
Keith Sinor, Superintendent, Tuttle Public Schools, Tuttle (2027)
South Carolina
Henry McMaster, Governor of South Carolina, Columbia, ex officio (2027)
Rita Allison, Member, State Board of Education, Lyman (2024)
Melanie Barton, Education Policy Advisor, Office of the Governor, Columbia (2026)
Nikki G. Setzler, State Senator, West Columbia (2025) Executive Committee member
Ellen Weaver, State Superintendent of Education, Columbia (2023)
Tennessee
Bill Lee, Governor of Tennessee, Nashville, ex officio (2027)
Randy Dowell, Executive Director, KIPP Nashville (2024)
Jeff McCord, President, Northeast State Community College, Blountville (2027)
Eddie Smith, former State Representative, Knoxville (2022)
Mark White, State Representative, Memphis (2025) Executive Committee member, Treasurer of the SREB Board
Texas
Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, Austin, ex officio (2027)
Debbie Crane Aliseda, President, McAllen Independent School District Board of Trustees, McAllen (2027)
Brad Buckley, State Representative, Salado (2028)
Harrison Keller, President, University of North Texas, Denton (2025) Executive Committee member
Mike Morath, Commissioner of Education, Austin (2026)
Virginia
Glenn Youngkin, Governor of Virginia, Richmond, ex officio (2026)
Carrie Coyner, State Delegate, Chester (2026)
Grace Creasey, Executive Director, Virginia Council for Private Education, Crozier (2028)
Jennifer Nichols, Vice Chair, Washington County School Board and Program Director, Virginia Growth and Opportunity Board Region 1, Bristol (2027)
Javaid Siddiqi, President and CEO, The Hunt Institute, Midlothian (2025)
West Virginia
Jim Justice, Governor of West Virginia, Charleston, ex officio (2025)
Paul Hardesty, President, State Board of Education, Holden (2025)
Robert H. Plymale, State Senator, Huntington (2026) Executive Committee member
Roman W. Prezioso Jr., former State Senator, Fairmont (2023)
Sarah Armstrong Tucker, Chancellor, Higher Education Policy Commission, Charleston (2028)
