BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2026

President 
Rhonda Catanzaro
Signal Mountain, TN

Vice President Administration
Ingrid Kessler
Nashville,  TN

Vice President Membership & Outreach
Tyler McKenzie
St. Louis, MO

Vice President of Communications & Marketing
Director of Brand Curation, Website Administration, Member Services

Danielle Di Stefano
Buffalo, NY

Vice President Conference Planning
Carol Steigelman
Cooperstown, NY
Contact: Carol.steigelman@hotmail.com

Secretary
Marlene McAllister
Tulsa, OK

Finance and Fundraising
Dianne Schemm, Treasurer
Olathe, KS

Nominating
Rhonda Sweeney, Chair
Houston, TX

Immediate Past President
Mary Svela
Gladstone, OR

CHAIRMEN

Grants
Julie Anne Benson
Chicago, Il

Newsletter
Rick Greenman
Darien, IL

Partners in Excellence
Deanna Stevenson
St. Louis, MO

Projects of Special Merit
Sarajane King

Cincinnati, OH

 

REGIONAL DIRECTORS

Great Lakes Region
Erika Erich
Chicago, IL

Gulf/Southeast Region
James (Jim) Jolly
Tuscaloosa, AL

Mid-Atlantic Region
Phyllis Driver
Knoxville, TN

North Central Region
TBA

Northeast Region
Carol Steigelman
Cooperstown, NY
Contact: Carol.steigelman@hotmail.com

South Central Region
Jerry Bohannon
Katy, TX

Database Management
Anne Prokopovych
Calabasas, CA

Board members may be reached by email at oviquestions@gmail.com