Board of Directors

Deborah Harris Austin, Commissioner
Bruce Spiro, Commissioner
Karen Munson, Commissioner
Duanne Hoffler-Foster, Commissioner
Theresa Sims, Commissioner
Maryanne Persons, Commissioner
Donna Standish, Commissioner
Bettie Swain, Commissioner

Linnette Langguth, Director
Mary Jane Naismith, Director
Mark Popik, Director
Wanda Rector, Director
Vicki Wiggins-Pittman, Director
Edward (Ed) Woodis, Director
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Danielle Jonigan, Tourism Development Specialist
​(City of Suffolk), Ex-Officio Director
Keisha Melvin, PhD, (Coordinator of Advanced Instruction and World Languages (Suffolk Public Schools), Ex-Officio Director
​Joleen Neighbors, PhD, Coordinator of Fine and Performing Arts (Suffolk Public Schools), Ex-Officio Director
GOVERNANCE 2026
OFFICERS
Karen Munson, President
Mark Popik, Vice President
Theresa Sims, Secretary
Mary Jane Naismith, Treasurer
Michelle Wren, Past President

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Karen Munson, President
Mark Popik, Vice President
Theresa Sims, Secretary
Mary Jane Naismith, Treasurer
Michelle Wren, Past President

2026 Board Meeting Schedule

  • January 12 
  • February 9 (via Zoom)
  • March 9 (via Zoom)
  • April 13
  • May 11
  • June 15
  • July 13
  • August 11
  • September 14
  • October 12
  • November 10
  • December 7 - Annual Meeting & Dinner 

Meeting Location

​*Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are on the second Monday of the month, beginning at 6pm at Oakland Christian Church
​(5641 Godwin Blvd.)
​If you wish to receive the Zoom link for the board meetings, please click Contact Us link and complete
​the online form. We look forward in hearing from you.