Board of Directors

Deborah Harris Austin, Commissioner
Susan Blair, Commissioner
Deborah Harris Austin, Commissioner
Duanne Hoffler-Foster, Commissioner
Theresa Simms, Commissioner
Maryanne Persons, Commissioner
Donna Standish, Commissioner
Michelle Wren, Commissioner

Ninochaka Harris, Director
Linnette Lauggoth, Director
Karen Munson, Director
Mary Jane Naismith, Director
Mark Popik, Director
​Tess Popik, Director
Wanda Rector, Director
Bruce Spiro, Director
Bettie Swain, 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

Executive Committee - 2025

Karen Munson, President
Mark Popik, Vice President
Theresa Sims, Secretary
Duanne Hoffler-Foster, Treasurer
Michelle Wren, Past President

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2025 Board Meeting Schedule
January 13 (* via Zoom)
February 10 (* via Zoom) 
March 10 (* via Zoom)
April 14
May 12
June 16
July 14
August 11
September 15
October 13
November 10
December 8 - Annual Meeting & Dinner 

*Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are on the second Monday of the month, beginning at 6pm at Oakland Christian Church (5641 Godwin Blvd.)
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