Board of Directors
OFFICERS
Mark R. Ginsberg, Ph.D.
(Chair)
Maryland
Lori Connors-Tadros, Ph.D.
(Vice Chair)
Maryland
Kwesi Rollins
(Secretary)
Washington, D.C.
Steven L. Harris
(Treasurer)
Missouri
MEMBERS
Christopher “Kit” Bond
(Life Member)
Missouri
Libby Doggett, Ph.D.
Texas
Yolie Flores
California
Jeremy Garcia, Ph.D.
Arizona
Frank L. Gettridge, Ed.D.
Maryland
Suzy Gibson
Oklahoma
Mary Louise Hemmeter, Ph.D.
Tennessee
Patricia Kempthorne
(Immediate Past Chair)
Idaho
Carolyn W. Losos
(Life Member)
Missouri
Patricia Lozano
California
Arthur L. Mallory, Ed.D.
(Life Member)
Missouri
Mary V. Mason, M.D.
Missouri
Lori McClung
Ohio
Cassie Morley
Washington
David L. Morley
(Life Member)
South Carolina
Dipesh Navsaria, M.D.
Wisconsin
Steven Rosenblum
Missouri
Melanie Rubin
Texas
Francis E. Rushton, M.D.
Alabama
Joshua Sparrow, M.D.
Massachusetts
Kristen Steffens
Missouri
Francis Vigil
New Mexico
Peter S. (Pete) Weldy
California
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Mike Parson
Governor, State of Missouri
Margie Vandeven, Ph.D.
Commissioner of Education
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Missouri
Gibson joins board
Suzy Gibson, program manager for the Office of Child Abuse Prevention with the Oklahoma State Department of Health, joined the Parents as Teachers Board of Directors and will serve a three-year term. Working directly with state and federally funded Parents as Teachers programs throughout the state of Oklahoma, Gibson offers technical assistance, training, and leadership to 12 Parents as Teachers affiliates serving 30 counties statewide. Over the years, Gibson has contributed to statewide efforts to reduce child abuse and neglect, secure funding, and strengthen Oklahoma families. She holds a Master of Science degree in Human Development, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Family and Child Studies.
