Officers and Directors

Donna Bucella
President
Donna Bucella
Middle District of Florida
Catherine Hanaway-R
President Elect
Catherine Hanaway
ED Missouri- 8th Circuit
Tim Purdon-D
Vice President
Tim Purdon
North Dakota- 8th Circuit
Don Washington
Secretary
Don Washington
WD Louisiana-5th Circuit
Richard Hartunian
Treasurer
Richard Hartunian
ND New York – 2nd Circuit
John C. Richter
Immediate Past President
John C. Richter
Western District of Oklahoma
Wendy Goggin
Executive Director
Wendy Goggin
MD Tennessee-6th Circuit
Lisa Rafferty
Deputy Director
Lisa Rafferty
Jack W. Selden
Membership Chairman
Jack W. Selden
Northern District of Alabama
Paul Coggins
NAFUSA Foundation President
Paul Coggins
Northern District of Texas
Jay B. Stephens
Counsel to the Board
Jay B. Stephens
District Of Columbia

Class of 2024

Willy Ferrer
Willy Ferrer-D
SD Florida- 11th Circuit
John Brownlee
John Brownlee-R
WD Virginia- 4th Circuit
Carol Lam-R
Carol Lam-R
SD California 9th Circuit
Paul Fishman-D
Paul Fishman-D
New Jersey 3rd Circuit
Melinda Haag-D
Melinda Haag-D
ND California 9th Circuit

Class of 2025

Jay Town-R
Jay Town-R
ND Alabama – 11th Circuit
Jessie Liu-R
Jessie Liu-R
District of Columbia
Barb McQuade-D
Barb McQuade-D
ED Michigan -6th Circuit
Erin Nealy Cox-R
Erin Nealy Cox-R
ND Texas-5th Circuit
Carmen Ortiz-D
Carmen Ortiz-D
District of Massachusetts -1st Circuit
District of Colorado – 10th

Class of 2026

Deidra Daly-D
Deirdre Daly-D
Connecticut-2nd Circuit
Jeff Taylor-R
Jeff Taylor-R
District of Columbia
Brendan Johnson-D
Brendan Johnson-D
South Dakota-8th Circuit
Paul Perez-R
Paul Perez-R
MD Florida-11th Circuit
Jim Letten-R
Jim Letten-R
ED Louisiana-5th Circuit
Conner Eldridge-D
Conner Eldridge-D
WD Arkansas-8th Circuit

Class of 2027

Booth Goodwin
Booth Goodwin
SD West Virginia – 4th Circuit
Maria Chapa Lopez
Maria Chapa Lopez
MD Florida – 11th Circuit
Wendy Olson
Wendy Olson
South Dakota-8th Circuit
Scott Schools
Scott Schools
ND California & District of South Carolina – 9th Circuit
Ken Polite
Ken Polite
ED Louisana – 5th Circuit
Justin Herdman
Justin Herdman
ND Ohio – 7th Circuit

Past Presidents

2023 – 24 John Richter – Western District of Oklahoma
2022 – 23 Chuck Stevens – Eastern District of California
2021 – 22 Karen Hewitt – Southern District of California
2019 – 21 Paul Coggins – Northern District of Texas.
2018 – 19 Terry P. Flynn – Western District of New York
2017 – 18 Hal D. Hardin – Middle District Tennessee
2016 – 17 E. Bart Daniel – District of South Carolina
2015 – 16 Gregory A. Vega – Southern District of California
2014 – 15 Matthew D. Orwig – Eastern District of Texas
2013 – 14 Donald K. Stern – District of Massachusetts
2012 – 13 Jay B. Stephens – District of Columbia
2011 – 12 Richard H. Deane, Jr. – Northern District of Georgia
2010 – 11 William L. Lutz – District of New Mexico
2009 – 10 Richard A. Rossman – Eastern District of Michigan
2008 – 09 Michael D. McKay – Western District of Washington
2007 – 08 Edward L. Dowd Jr. – Eastern District of Missouri
2006 – 07 Atlee W. Wampler III – Southern District of Florida
2005 – 06 James S. Brady – Western District of Michigan
2004 – 05 Jack W. Selden – Northern District of Alabama
2003 – 04 Margaret P. Currin – Eastern District of North Carolina
2002 – 03 William W. Robertson – District of New Jersey
2001 – 02 James C. Cissell – Southern District of Ohio
2000 – 01 Ronald F. Ederer – Western District of Texas
1999 – 00 Charles E. Graves – District of Wyoming
1998 – 99 Michael J. Norton – District of Colorado
1997 – 98 Deborah J. Daniels – Southern District of Indiana
1996 – 97 Frederick J. Hess – Southern District of Illinois
1995 – 96 Kenneth J. Mighell – Northern District of Texas
1994 – 95 William C. Smitherman – District of Arizona
1993 – 94 B. Mahlon Brown, III – District of Nevada
1992 – 93 Daniel H. Hedges – Southern District of Texas
1991 – 92 W. H. Dillahunty – Eastern District of Arkansas
1990 – 91 G. Kent Edwards – District of Alaska
1989 – 90 Michael D. Hawkins – District of Arizona
1988 – 89 Brian P. Gettings – Eastern District of Virginia
1987 – 88 William B. Gray – District of Vermont
1986 – 87 Edward B. McDonough, Jr. – Southern District of Texas
1985 – 86 Earl J. Silbert – District of Columbia
1984 – 85 James K. Robinson – Eastern District of Michigan
1983 – 84 Samuel K. Skinner – Northen District of Illinois
1982 – 83 John E. Clark – Western District of Texas
1981 – 82 Allen L. Donielson – Southern District of Iowa
1980 – 81 William J. Mulligan – Eastern District of Wisconsin

Executive Directors

2022 – Wendy Goggin, Middle District of Tennessee
2011 – 22 Richard A. Rossman, Eastern District of Michigan
2007 – 11 Ronald G. Woods, Southern District of Texas
2001 – 07 Mahlon Brown, District of Nevada
1998 – 00 Charles E. Graves – District of Wyoming
1979 – 98 James B. Young – Southern District of Indiana