2026-2027 MAFCS ELECTED OFFICERS & COMMITTEES

Elected Officers:

President - Grace Figueroa-Ghent Treasurer- Melissa Findlay Lampkin President Elect- Rachelle Hoffman Treasurer Associate- Cherry Cramer Secretary- LaRae Rosenfeldt Membership- Stephanie Love Secretary Associate- Sandi Holman Membership Associate- Janice Svaren VP Program- Ashley Nelson VP Outreach- Sara Browen VP Program Elect- Trina Dietz VP Outreach Elect- Wendy Ambrose VP Education- Jill Flores VP Communications- Lois Lewis VP Education Elect- Corey Olson Communications Associate- Krysten Dane Nominations: Lois Lewis Geographical Community Leader 1- Nancy Sandeen Geographical Community Leader 2- Andrew Freeman Geographical Community Leader 3- Ann Lemke Geographical Community Leader 4- Tammy Borman Geographical Community Leader 5- Mia Battistone

Committees and Appointed Officers:

Advisory Committee: Maxine Peterson- Past President, Lois Lewis, Ann Lemke, Ashley Nelson
Action Plan Committee: Rachelle Hoffman - President Elect Audit Committee: Melissa Findlay-Lampkin, Grace Figueroa-Ghent, Rachelle Hoffman, Penny Christy Budget/Finance Committee: Melissa Findlay-Lampkin, Cherry Cramer, Maxine Peterson, Grace Figueroa-Ghent, Rachelle Hoffman, Jill Flores Bylaws/Handbook Committee: Grace Figueroa-Ghent, Rachelle Hoffman, Stephanie Love, Ann Lemke, Maxine Peterson, Wendy Ambrose, Cherry Cramer Awards & Scholarships Committee: Stephanie Love, Cherry Cramer, Amanda Kinnander, Gretchen Lee, Shawna Wilson (TOY Chairperson) Nominations Committee: Max Peterson, Lois Lewis, Lori Young Public Policy Committee: TBD Resolutions Committee: TBD State Fair Committee 2026: Ann Lemke, Jill Flores State Fair Committee 2027: Corey Olson AAFCS/MAFCS Advocacy Cohort: Wendy Ambrose, Mia Battistone, Lois Lewis, Cherry Cramer

Affiliations:

MN Department of Education: Julia Henderson, FCS Specialist
Minnesota State University, Mankato: Krysten Dane, FCS Education Faculty MN FCCLA: MNACTE Representatives: Jill Flores

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: Alice Lysaker FCS Student Organizations: Krysten Dane Twin Cities Home and Community (TCHC) Representative: TBD

AAFCS/MAFCS Leadership: AAFCS Leadership Council: Grace Figueroa-Ghent, Rachelle Hoffman AAFCS Business Community: Kari Beran AAFCS Taking It To The Streets Community: Ashley Nelson

SERVICE PROJECT: TBD

MINNESOTA ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES IS AN AFFILIATE 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: 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

AAFCS 2025-2026 Board of Directors: Dr. Cara Simmons-President, Barbara Stewart- Past President, Gayla Randall- President Elect