Meet your 2020-2022 National Council Representatives!

The UNA-USA National Council consists of more than Regional Representatives who serve as ambassadors for the 11 UNA-USA regions. Regional Representatives are elected to two-year terms in order to support local activities that fulfill UNA-USA’s mission to inspire, educate, and mobilize advocates. As liaisons between regions, the National Council and the UNA-USA National Office, Regional Representatives offer a voice and forum for over 20,000 members.

Thank you to those who participated in the recent regular election. We are pleased to announce the 2020-2022 UNA-USA National Council who will begin their term this June.

Great Lakes Region

• London J. Bell, J.D., LL.M. (UNA Greater Detroit Chapter)
• Lynn Bartley (UNA Greater Lansing Chapter)
• Tyler T. Smith (UNA Indiana University Bloomington Campus Chapter)

Mid-Atlantic Region

• Jasmin Cowin (UNA New York City Chapter)
• Marcia M Brewster (UNA Westchester Chapter)
• Marielle Ali (UNA Southern New York State Division)
• Rory Mondshein (Member-At-Large)

Mid-East Region

• Oona Nelson (UNA Howard University Campus Chapter)
• Paula Boland (UNA National Capital Area Chapter)
• Shahrukh Nasim (UNA George Mason University Campus Chapter)
• Teena Halbig (UNA Kentucky Division)

Mid-Pacific Region

• Denis Lemeshchenko (UNA San Francisco Chapter)
• Joshua Cooper (UNA Hawaii-Honolulu Chapter)
• Melinda Howard-Herrarte (UNA East Bay Chapter)

New England Region

• Arline Gertzoff (UNA Southwest Connecticut Chapter)
• Himaja Nagireddy (UNA University of Connecticut Campus Chapter)

North Central Region

• Igho Ekakitie (UNA Ozarks Technical Community College Campus Chapter)
• Jay Sjerven (UNA Greater Kansas City Chapter)
• Mehr “Jay” Shahidi (UNA Minnesota Chapter)

Northwest Region

• Coi Vu (UNA Portland Chapter)
• Rituraj Yadav (UNA Idaho State University Campus Chapter)

Rocky Mountain Region

• John Dalton (Member-At-Large)
• Peter Corroon (UNA Utah Chapter)

South Central Region

• Aditi Joshi (UNA Austin Chapter)
• Akash Patel (UNA Dallas Chapter)
• Bonita Green Gambrell (UNA Houston Chapter)

South East Region

• Eileen Davis-Jerome, Ed,D. (UNA Broward County Chapter)
• Rebecca Kinney (UNA Birmingham Chapter)
• Aaron Tate Wimberley (UNA Miami Chapter)

Southern California Region

• Barry Simon (UNA Los Angeles Chapter)
• Bettina Hausmann Seitz (UNA San Diego Chapter)
• Isabel Treidl (UNA Orange County)

On behalf of the National Council, the Nominating Committee wishes to thank extend congratulations to the elected Regional Representatives!