CAEP Board of Directors
| Board Director | Institution | Sector Represented (at time of election) | Board Role(s) |
| Allyson Watson | Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, FL | Postsecondary Sector: Provost, Chancellor, or President | • Director – through 6/30/2028 • Audit Committee – through 11/30/2026 |
| Anne Tapp Jaksa | Professor, Tenured Saginaw Valley State University | Postsecondary Sector: Teacher Educator | • Director -through 6/30/2029 |
| Anthony Graham | Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, Winston-Salem State University | Postsecondary Sector: Provost, Chancellor, or President | • Director – through 6/30/2027 • Officer – Secretary – until next Secretary is elected • Executive Committee – concurrent with term as Secretary |
| April Reisma | President Arkansas Education Association | P-12 Practitioner, Employer, or Policy Maker Sector: P-12 Teacher |
• Director – through 6/30/2027 • Nominating Committee – through 11/21/2028 • Audit Committee – through 11/7/2027 |
| Cassandra Herring | President & CEO, Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity, Austin, TX | Pubic and At Large Sector | • Director – through 6/30/2028 |
| Catherine Chmidling | Assistant Director of Teacher Licensure, Kansas Department of Education (KSDE) | P-12 Practitioner, Employer, or Policy Maker Sector: Administrator |
• Director – through 6/30/2028 • Bylaws & Policy Committee – through 11/21/2028 |
| Cathy Mannen | Union Professional Issues Director with the Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT) | P-12 Practitioner, Employer, or Policy Maker Sector: P-12 Teacher |
• Director – through 6/30/2028 • Bylaws & Policy Committee – through 11/21/2028 |
| Christopher Koch | President, Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation Washington, DC | N/A | • Director – Ex Officio • Officer – Chief Executive Officer • Nominating Committee – concurrent with service as President & CEO |
| Cynthia Bolton-Gary | Professor, Middle Grades & Secondary Education, Georgia Southern University | N/A | • Director – Ex Officio (Accreditation Council Vice-Chair), non-voting |
| Denise Pearson | Vice Chancellor and Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, PSSHE, PA | P-12 Practitioner, Employer, or Policy Maker Sector: State Official | • Director – through 6/30/2029 • Officer – Vice-Chair – through 6/30/2028 Executive Committee – concurrent with term as Vice Chair Bylaws & Policy Committee – through 5/30/2026 • Nominating Committee – through 5/23/2028 |
| Ellis Hurd | Associate Director, School of Teaching & Learning, Illinois State University |
Postsecondary Sector: Specialized Professional Associations (SPA) | • Director – through 6/30/2027 |
| Ingrid Guerra-Lopez | Dean, College of Education & Human Development George Mason University |
Postsecondary Sector: Teacher Educator | • Director – through 6/30/2027 |
| Kim Boyd | Dean of the College of Education and Assistant to the Provost, Oral Roberts University, OK | Postsecondary Sector: Teacher Educator | • Director – through 6/30/2027 • Accreditation Council Chair – through 6/30/2027 • Executive Committee – concurrent with term as Accreditation Council Chair • Bylaws & Policy Committee – through 11/21/2028 |
| Larry Paska | Executive Director, ACTFL | Postsecondary Sector: Specialized Professional Associations (SPA) |
• Director – through 6/30/2027 • Nominating Committee – through 11/21/2028 |
| Lindsey Jensen | National Education Association (NEA) | P-12 Practitioner, Employer, or Policy Maker Sector: P-12 Teacher | • Director – through 6/30/2029 • Nominating Committee – through 11/21/2028 |
| M. Veronica Kortan | Superintendent of Schools, Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District, TX |
P-12 Practitioner, Employer, or Policy Maker Sector: Administrator | • Director – through 6/30/2027 • Audit Committee – through 11/17/2026 |
| Noel Candelaria | National Education Association (NEA) | P-12 Practitioner, Employer, or Policy Maker Sector: P-12 Teacher | • Director – through 6/30/2029 • Audit Committee – through 11/7/2027 |
| Skip Fennell | Professor of Education, Emeritus, McDaniel College, MD | Public and At Large Sector | • Director – through 6/30/2028 • Officer -Treasurer – through 6/30/2028 • Executive Committee – concurrent with term as Treasurer |
| Stacey Edmonson | Assistant Vice Chancellor for Place-Based Partnerships, The Texas A&M University System | Postsecondary Sector: Teacher Educator | • Director – through 6/30/2028 • Officer – Chair – through 6/30/2028 • Executive Committee – concurrent with term as Chair |