National Leadership
National Council
The National Council guides the long-term future of the Society. National Council members are volunteers who serve two-year terms. In addition to officers, National Council members representing alumni and collegiate members are elected by collegiate chapter delegates.
National President
Dr. Cassandra L. Lucas (Purdue University, 1994)
President-Elect
Nathan Cordle (The University of Alabama, 2011)
Vice President
Dr. Patience Whitworth (The Ohio State University, 2003)
Treasurer
Jenni Birch Szolwinski (Purdue University, 1993)
Secretary
Katie Verschelden (Kansas State University, 2002)
Student Representative at-large
Sierra Malik-Misselhorn (University of San Diego, 2024)
Student Representative at-large
Nanya Sinha (Carleton College, 2024)
Student Representative at-large
Gabrielle Tessier (University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 2023)
Alumni Representative at-large
Leslie Ellis (Lenoir-Rhyne University, 2015)
Alumni Representative at-large
Wilson Chan (University of Louisville, 1989)
Immediate Past President
Kathryn E. Chick (Hood College, 2006)
Board of Trustees President
Dr. Barbara J. Arnold (The Pennsylvania State University, 1981)
Executive Director
Dr. Kirsten F. Fox (The Ohio State University, 1996)Past National Presidents
2021-2023 Ms. Kathryn E. Chick
2019-2021 Ms. Gail Harrison Corvette
2017-2019 Dr. David Whitman
2015-2017 Dr. Abigail Diehl
2013-2015 Dr. Martha Starling
2011-2013 Ms. Susan Caples McGuire
2009-2011 Dr. Daniel Turner
2007-2009 Dr. Sally Steadman
2005-2007 Mr. William Niederer
2003-2005 Dr. Denise Rode
2001-2003 Dr. Barbara Arnold
1997-2001 Dr. Mabel Freeman
1993-1997 Mrs. Dottie Phillips
1991-1993 Mrs. M. Kathryne MacKenzie
1987-1991 Dr. Catherine Johnson Randall
1982-1987 Ms. Dorothy Moser
1976-1982 Mrs. Jayne Anderson
1973-1976 Mrs. Catherine Nelson Evans
1970-1973 Dr. Shauna Adix
1967-1970 Helen Snyder
1964-1967 Ms. Margaret Stafford
1958-1964 Mrs. Ruth Weimer Mount
1955-1958 Dr. Jane Moehle
1949-1955 Mrs. Rosemary Ginn
1941-1949 Coral Stevens
1926-1930 Kathleen Hammond
1923-1926 Eleanor Stabler Clarke Anderson
1921-1923 Anne Cornell Christensen
1919-1921 Mary Mildred Logan Lucas
1918-1919 Esther Fisher Holmes Jones
Student representatives
Student representatives at-large are members of the National Council and serve as the voice of nearly 5,000 collegiate members. Student representatives learn about how the Society operates, meet distinguished members and alumni from across the country, network with other student leaders and professionals, and help guide Mortar Board’s future.
National Foundation
A board of trustees governs the National Foundation. These trustees are volunteers who coordinate fundraising efforts in collaboration with the National Office, oversee the investment of funds and administer the fellowship program and chapter project grants. Mortar Board receives funds from members, alumni and chapters, along with royalties and donations from corporate partnerships.
President
Dr. Barbara J. Arnold (The Pennsylvania State University, 1981)
Vice President
Karen S. Stiner (San Diego State University, 1987)
Secretary
Janet G. Farrington (University of Mississippi, 1964)
Treasurer
Matthew Ross (The Ohio State University, 2001)
Trustee
Mary Ruth Carleton (University of California, Berkeley, 1969)
Trustee
Dr. Joni Comstock (Eastern Illinois University, 2016)
Trustee
Craig Evers (The Ohio State University, 2001)
Trustee
Dr. W. David Lasater (Ball State University, 1992)
Trustee
Susan Doss (The University of Alabama, 1985)
Trustee
Laura C. Simic (University of Oregon, 1985)
Trustee
Bruce Ware (University of Mississippi, 1998) Trustee ex officio
Jenni Birch-Szolwinski (Purdue University, 1993) Trustee ex officio
Dr. Cassandra Lucas (Purdue University, 1994) Executive Director and Trustee ex officio
Dr. Kirsten F. Fox (The Ohio State University, 1996)Region coordinators
Region coordinators work directly with chapters as primary contacts within a specified geographic region. They assist chapters with various program planning and evaluation activities. Region coordinators help chapters to be their best on campus.
Region 1 - Northeast and Atlantic Coast
Hannah Giannini (University of South Alabama, 2020)
Region 1 - Northeast and Atlantic Coast
Vedant Kulkarni (Kansas State University, 2021)
Region 1 - Northeast and Atlantic Coast
Brendan Wall (Illinois State University, 2018)
Region 2 - South/Southeast
Parker Brown (University of Mississippi, 2023)
Region 2 - South/Southeast
Jaqui Huff (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2019)
Region 2 - South/Southeast
Annie Mascia (University of South Alabama, 2021)
Region 3 - Midwest-East
Robbie Kichak (University of Cincinnati, 2014)
Region 3 - Midwest-East
Alexa Murray (The Ohio State University, 2014)
Region 3 - Midwest-East
Kailee Weiker (Ohio Northern University, 2010)
Region 4 - Midwest-West
Caitlyn Kant (Illinois State University, 2021)
Region 4 - Midwest-West
Carina Huot (University of North Dakota, 2022)
Region 4 - Midwest-West
Kailey Jerome (University of North Dakota, 2019)
Region 5 - Great Plains South/Southwest
Cadence Ciesielski (Kansas State University, 2021)
Region 5 - Great Plains South/Southwest
McCaleb Hart (Texas Tech University, 2021)
Region 5 - Great Plains South/Southwest
Reilly Roggendorff (Oklahoma State University, 2022)
Region 6 - Rocky Mountain and Pacific
Andrew Gray (University of Tulsa, 2021)
Region 6 - Rocky Mountain and Pacific
Kara Stogsdill (Illinois State University, 2023)National Office Staff
Mortar Board’s National Office is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Staff members’ goal is simple: support collegiate chapters so that they are the best honor societies on their campus. With a wide range of skills and backgrounds, staff members assist chapters in on-campus operations and selection, lead program engagement opportunities for members, and support the National Council, Board of Trustees and national committees. They also manage regalia sales and development operations for the Mortar Board National Foundation.