2026-2028 Term

Erin Slayton, WTS International Board Chair, and Dr. Malika Reed Wilkins, WTS International CEO & WTS Foundation Executive Director, serve as ex officio members on all committees.

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Committees

 

Executive Committee

• Erin Slayton, Chair
• Alexa Gangemi, Vice-Chair
• Monica Backmon, Secretary
• Monica Tibbits-Nutt, Treasurer
• Bridgette Beato, Immediate Past Chair
   

50th Anniversary Ad-Hoc Committee

• Erin Slayton, Chair
• Avital Barnea
• Bridgette Beato
• Karen Kitsis

Annual Conference National Programs Committee

• Alexa Gangemi, Chair
• Jennifer Bassett-Hales
• Erin Slayton
• Region Council Representatives
   

Annual Conference Recognition Awards Shortlist Committee

• Erin Slayton, Chair
• Monica Backmon
• Liz Smith
   

Audit Committee

• Amanda Vandegrift, Chair
• Monica Backmon
• Erin Slayton
• Liz Smith

Finance Committee

• Monica Tibbits-Nutt, Chair
• Brennan Collier
• Erin Slayton
• Alanna Strohecker
   

Governance Committee

• Janice R. Thomas, Chair

Bylaws Subcommittee

• Janice R. Thomas, Chair
• Alanna Strohecker

Chapter Operations Subcommittee

• Karen Kitsis, Chair
• Liz Smith

Risk Management / Policies & Procedures Subcommittee

• Avital Barnea, Chair
• Alexa Gangemi
   

Members & Modes Committee

• Jennifer Bassett-Hales, Chair
• Alexa Gangemi
• Alanna Strohecker
   

Nominations Committee

• Bridgette Beato, Chair
   

Region Council Liaisons

• Avital Barnea, Pacific West Region Council
• Jennifer Bassett-Hales, Northwest Region Council
• Brennan Collier, Southeast Region Council
• Janice R. Thomas, Central Region Council
• Monica Tibbits-Nutt, Northeast Region Council
• Amanda Vandegrift, Southwest Region Council
   

Region Council Task Force

• Brennan Collier, Chair
• Avital Barnea
• Monica Tibbits-Nutt

Strategic Planning Committee

• Monica Backmon, Chair
• Jennifer Bassett-Hales
• Karen Kitsis
• Amanda Vandegrift

 

Joint Committees
 

Joint Access and Engagement Committee

• Liz Smith, Chair
• Angela Berry-Roberson
• Janice R. Thomas
   

Joint Audit Committee

• Monica Backmon
• Erin Slayton
• Liz Smith
• Amanda Vandegrift
   

Joint DBE/Small Business Committee

• Bridgette Beato, Chair
• Helen McSwain
   

Joint Development Committee

• Alanna Strohecker, Chair
• Bridgette Beato
• Brennan Collier
• Alexa Gangemi
• Greer Johnson Gillis
• Kelly Kaysonepheth
• Yvonne Lopez-Diaz
• Odessa Philip
• Christi Skinner
   

Joint Governance Committee

• Janice R. Thomas
• Avital Barnea
• Karen Kitsis