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2024-2025 MAFCS ELECTED OFFICERS & COMMITTEES
Elected Officers:
President - Mia Battistone Treasurer- Melissa Findlay Lampkin President Elect- Maxine Peterson Treasurer Associate- Cherry Cramer Secretary- Amanda Herman Membership- Stephanie Love Secretary Associate- Jill Hanson Membership Associate- Kaylee Wiens VP Program: TBD VP Outreach- Wendy Ambrose VP Program Elect- Rachelle Balfe VP Outreach Elect- Penny Christy VP Education- Dr. Inas Elansary VP Communications- Lois Lewis VP Education Elect- Kaitlyn DeChene Communication Associate- Krysten Dane Nomintations: Lois Lewis Geographical Community Leader 1- Amanda Kinnander Geographical Community Leader 2- Ashley Nelson Geographical Community Leader 3- Ann Lemke Geographical Community Leader4- Michele Lindquist & Denise Duffy Geographical Community Leader 5- Amy Korsgren
Committees and Appointed Officers:
Advisory Committee: Mia Battistone- President, Stephanie Love- Past President, Lois Lewis, Cherry Cramer Action Plan Committee: Maxine Peterson- President Elect Audit Committee: TBD Budget/Finance Committee: Melissa Findlay-Lampkin-Treasurer, Cherry Cramer-Treasurer Associate, Stephanie Love-Past President, Mia Battistone-President, Maxine Peterson-President Elect Bylaws/Handbook Committee: TBD Awards & Scholarships Committee: Stephanie Love, Kaylee Wiens, Cherry Cramer, Amanda Kinnander, Gretchen Lee, Krysten Dane- TOY Chairperson MAFCS 2025 Conference Committee: Mia Battistone, Stephanie Love, Rachelle Balfe, Cherry Cramer Education Committee: TBD Nominations Committee: Lois Lewis, Stephanie Love, Dr. Jill Conlon Public Policy Committee: TBD Resolutions Committee: TBD State Fair Committee 2024: Ann Lemke State Fair Committee 2025: TBD
AFFLIATIONS:
MN Department of Education: Julia Henderson, FCS Specialist MN FCCLA: Patrick Mitchell, MN FCCLA Executive Director MNACTE Representatives: Dr. Inas Elansary- VP Education, Kaitlyn DeChene- VP Education Elect
organizations:
Hospitality Minnesota Representative: Mary Levinski MN Children’s Defense Fund Representative: Kari Beran MN Healthy Kids Coalition Representative: TBD MN Jump$tart Coalition Representative: TBD FCS Student Organizations: Dr. Jill Conlon Twin Cities Home and Community (TCHC) Representative: Linda Mona
SERVICE PROJECT:
MINNESOTA ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES IS AN AFFLIATE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES Members of MAFCS are automatically a member of AAFCS. For information about AAFCS go to the AAFCS Website at www.aafcs.org
AAFCS Mailing address for payments: AAFCS PO Box 79377 Baltimore, MD 21279
AAFCS STAFF DIRECTORY Home Office Phone:703-706-4600 Toll-free: 800-424-8080 Fax: 703-636-7648 Address: 1410 King St., Second Floor Alexandria, VA 22314 Website: www.aafcs.org Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET
Executive Director: Karin Athanas Email: Kathanas@aafcs.org Office Manager: Courtney Manno Email: cmanno@aafcs.org Chief of Staff, Acting CFO, Sr. Director, Core Competency: Lori Myers Email: lmyers@aafcs.org Associate Director, Credentialing Programs: Helen Fuqua Email: Hfugua@gmail.com Credentialing Program Associate: Nina Garcia Email: ngarcia@aafcs.org Credentialing Program Associate: Kristi Wilson Email: kwilson@aafcs.org Membership & Marketing Director: Toni Wiese Email: twiese@aafcs.org Marketing Associate: Maya Herr Email: mherr@aafcs.org Membership Associate: Dawn Schulz Email: dschulz@aafcs.org Associate Director- Events: Faith Silvers Email: fsilvers@aafcs.org