Committees

The Chair or Co-chairs of each Committee sit on our Executive Board (shown below). If you would like to know more about each Committee, please visit their pages through the links provided in the sidebar. There are vacant positions open should you have interest in participating in our committees!

Executive Committee

The Officers of CAPPA are the President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Third Vice
President, Secretary, and Treasurer. The election of Officers shall occur each year at the Annual Meeting
of the Association as terms expire.

The Board of Directors shall recommend to membership candidates for: APPA Regional Director,
Assistant Treasurer, Newsletter Editor, Membership Chair, Professional Development Co-Chairs,
Information and Communications Chair, Finance Chair, Historian, Conference Coordinator, Recruiter,
and up to two Business Partner Representatives.

Power and Duties:
a. Shall rule on questions of policy which arise between Annual Meetings;
b. Shall in the event of a vacancy, retirement, or change in employment status of the President,
appoint a replacement to serve until the next Annual Meeting. Notice of such appointment shall be
provided to the membership through the newsletter or other mass communication method;
c. Shall authorize appropriate expenditures from the treasury;
d. Shall approve dates of Annual Meetings after the recommendation of the Site Selection
Committee;
e. Shall meet at least two times per year;
f. At all meetings, a simple majority of its members including either the President or First Vice
President, shall constitute a quorum. In the absence of a quorum, any action taken shall be of a
recommendation nature only, but may be confirmed at a later date with the necessary quorum.
Each member is entitled to one vote. Proxy voting shall not be permitted.
g. Shall maintain a current strategic plan and ensure the plan is fully reviewed at least every five (5)
years.

President

Brian Lasey

AR

  

1st Vice President

Matthew Rom

OK

  

2nd Vice President

Randy Stapleton

OK

  

3rd Vice President

Luis Morales

TX

  

Regional Director to APPA

Angela Meyer

MO

(2021-2024)

Appointed, 3-year term

Secretary

Virginia Smith

TX

(2020-2022)

Elected in even-numbered years, 2-year term, 2 term limit

Treasurer

Jennifer Kindt

SD

(2021-2023)

Elected in Odd Number years, 2-year term, 2 term limit

Assistant Treasurer

Christine Nelson

SD

(2021-2023)

Elected in Odd Number years, 2-year term, 2 term limit

Finance Committee

VACANT

KS

(TBD)

Elected in even-numbered years, 2-year term, 2 term limit

Information and Communication Chair

Nate Benes

NE

(2021-2023)

Elected in Odd Number years, 2-year term, 2 term limit

Co-Chair of Professional Development

Rodolfo Zelaya

TX

(2021-2023)

Elected in odd-numbered years, 2-year term, 2 term limit

Co-Chair of Professional Development

Marissa Pierson

OK

(2022-2024)

Elected in even-numbered years, 2-year term, 2 term limit

Membership

Whitney Jibben

SD

(2022-2024)

Elected in even-numbered years, 2-year term, 2 term limit

Historian

Lee McQueen

NE

(2014-TBD)

Open-ended

Newsletter Editor

Jeannie Knott

TX

(2022-TBD)

Open-ended

Business Partner Representative

Debra Jones

Schneider Electric

(2020-2022)

Appointed in even-numbered years, 2-year term

Business Partner Representative

Allison Anderson-Fobert

AQUIS

(2021-2023)

Appointed in odd-numbered years, 2-year term

Conference Coordinator

Angie Mitchell

MO

(2017-2022)

Appointed to 3-year term, renewable terms

Recruiter

Markus Hogue

TX

(2021-2024)

Appointed, 3-year term