2026–27 Board of Directors
(July 1, 2026)
*National Officers
| President* | Jill Bray | Phoenix |
| Past President | Beth Wainwright | Pittsburgh |
| Vice President, Finance* | Missy Unkovic | Pittsburgh |
| Co-Vice President, Philanthropy* | Joan Foley | Oregon |
| Co-Vice President, Philanthropy* | Andrea Thoreson | Seattle |
| Secretary* | Cheryl Ernst | Honolulu |
| Treasurer* | Sue Zoby | Colorado |
| Chair, National Scholar Award | Nancy Chambers | Atlanta |
| Chair, Communications and Marketing | Amy Moseley | Phoenix |
| Chair, Membership | Kathy Testoni | Pittsburgh |
| Chair, Membership | Elli Nesbitt | Metro Washington |
| Chair, Scholar Relations | Pat Anderson | Illinois |
| Chair, Scholar Relations | Carol Stockman | Pittsburgh |
| Chair, University Relations | Diana Gordon | Oregon |
| Chair, Nominating | Anne Crawford | Pittsburgh |
| Chair, Council of Advisors* | Caron Ogg | Oregon |
| Immediate Past Chair, Council of Presidents* | Elli Nesbitt | Metro Washington |
| Chair, Council of Presidents* | Carolynn Cooper | Atlanta |
| Council of Presidents' Representative | Pat Anderson | Illinois |
| Council of Presidents' Representative | Anne Crawford | Pittsburgh |
| Council of Presidents' Representative | Susan Howard | Honolulu |
| Council of Presidents' Representative | Barb Goergen | Minnesota |
| Council of Presidents' Representative | Judy Benham | Minnesota |
| Council of Presidents' Representative | Judy LeMarr | Phoenix |
| Council of Presidents' Representative | Leslie Bruce | San Diego |
| Parliamentarian* (non-voting) | Sara Jean Burke | Atlanta |
| Chair, Audit Committee | Linda Thier | Pittsburgh |
| Audit Committee | Anne Jarvis | Oregon |
| Audit Committee | Nancy Bush | Northern CA |
| National Endowment Fund Committee | Caron Ogg | Oregon |
| National Endowment Fund Committee | Christine Hawes | Phoenix |
| National Endowment Fund Committee | Cheryl Craft | Los Angeles |
| National Endowment Fund Committee | Janie Wilson | Atlanta |
2026-27 Council of Advisors
Chair: Caron Ogg, Oregon
Donna Casey, Northern California
Linda Celesia, Illinois
Cheryl Craft, Los Angeles/Orange County
Sue Dintelman, Utah
Jane Dolinger, Atlanta
Sharon Feng, Illinois
Sue Harter, Pittsburgh
Patty Lee, Honolulu
Sherry Lundeen, Atlanta
Sally McDaniel, Atlanta
Andi Purple, Metro Washington
Susan Smith, Oregon
Christina Thomas, Minnesota
Janie Wilson, Atlanta
Beth Wainwright, Pittsburgh
Past ARCS National Presidents
*Deceased
1958-1960—Florence Malouf*, Los Angeles
1960-1962—Jean Douglas*, Los Angeles
1962-1964—Harriet Luckman*, Los Angeles
1964-1965—Mary Cummings*, Los Angeles
1965-1967—Marion DeFore*, Los Angeles
1967-1969 Elizabeth Duque*, Los Angeles
1969-1971 Julie Bergin*, Los Angeles;
1971-1972 Norma Bowles*, Los Angeles
1972-1975—Betty Williams*, Los Angeles
1975-1977—Virginia Ramo*, Los Angeles
1977-1979—Ruth LeSage, Los Angeles
1979-1981—Barbara Richardson Knight*, Los Angeles
1981-1983—Ann Miller*, Northern California
1983-1985—Rosemary Herd Booth*, Los Angeles
1985-1987—Mary Davis, Los Angeles
1987-1990—Darla Mueller*, Los Angeles
1990-1992—Barbara McColl, San Diego
1992-1995—Dottie Simpson*, Seattle
1995-1997—Barbara Cable, Seattle
1997-1999—Ginny Thomas, Seattle
1999-2001—Oonagh Boppart*, Phoenix
2001-2003—Mary O’Connor, Atlanta
2003-2005—Judith Miller, Los Angeles
2005-2007—Camille Uhler, Seattle
2007-2009—Janie Wilson, Atlanta
2009-2011—Mary Snitch, Metro Washington
2011-2013—Jeanne Berdik, Pittsburgh
2013-2015—Nancy Spetzler, Phoenix
2015-2017—Lynne Brickner, Los Angeles
2017-2019—Andrea “Andi” Purple, Metro Washington
2019-2021—Sherry Lundeen, Atlanta
2021-2023—Caron Ogg, Oregon
2023-2025—Beth Wainwright, Pittsburgh