NDEP Council

Contacting NDEP Officers

To contact individual NDEP officers, please contact NDEP by email.

2026-2027 Chairs and Council Members

• Chair: Victoria Fischer
• Vice Chair: Corrie Marion
• Past Chair: Pat Knisley
• HOD Delegate: Traci Grgich
• Preceptor Director: Cindy Kanarek Culver
• Public Member: Jay Whelan
• Graduate Student Representative: Kayleen Whitley
• EAC Committee Chair: TBD
• Communications Director: Erin McKinley
• Newsletter Editor: Hillary Roberts
• Board of Directors Liaison:: TBD
• ACEND Liaison:: Kendra Kattleman
• CDR Liaison:: Emily Patten

Regional Directors

• West Coast Regional Director: Dorothy Chen Maynard
• West Central Regional Director: Lauren Tilford Amaya
• North Central Regional Director: Jamie Weber
• South Central Regional Director: Justine Karduck
• North East Regional Director: Josephine Connolly-Schoonen
• South East Regional Director: Michael Kirtsos

NDEP Geographic Areas

Western Region

• West Coast: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Alaska, Hawaii, International
• West Central: Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana

Central Region

• North Central: Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee
• South Central: Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia

Eastern Region

• North East: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts
• South East: Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Puerto Rico, Washington DC

NDEP Council Elections

NDEP participates in the annual national election for positions within the NDEP Council. If you are interested in serving on the NDEP Council please review and complete the Nomination Application Form and submit your nomination form prior to October 20.

• Nomination Application Form

The positions available on the 2027 ballot are:

• Vice Chair
• Regional Director for the regions below:
  • West Coast
  • North Central
  • North East

NDEP Council Position Descriptions

• NDEP Chair
• NDEP Vice-Chair
• NDEP Past Chair
• NDEP Regional Director
• NDEP Communications Director
• Delegate
• Graduate Student Representative
• Preceptor Director
• Public Member