Have a question for us?
Please email mafcsinfo@gmail.com
c
2025-2026 MAFCS ELECTED OFFICERS & COMMITTEES
Elected Officers:
President - Maxine Peterson Treasurer- Melissa Findlay Lampkin President Elect- Grace Figueroa-Ghent Treasurer Associate- Cherry Cramer Secretary- LaRae Rosenfeldt Membership- Stephanie Love Secretary Associate- Jerica Pribula Membership Associate- Janice Svaren VP Program- Rachelle Balfe Hoffman VP Outreach- Wendy Ambrose VP Program Elect- Ashley Nelson VP Outreach Elect- Sara Browen VP Education- Dr. Inas Elansary VP Communications- Lois Lewis VP Education Elect- Jill Flores Communication Associate- Krysten Dane Nominations: Lois Lewis Geographical Community Leader 1- Amanda Kinnander Geographical Community Leader 2- Deb DeArmond Geographical Community Leader 3- Ann Lemke Geographical Community Leader 4- Tammy Borman Geographical Community Leader 5- Amy Korsgren
Committees and Appointed Officers:
Advisory Committee: Mia Battistone- Past President, Lois Lewis, Cherry Cramer, Ashley Nelson, Julia Henderson Action Plan Committee: Grace Figueroa- Ghent - President Elect Audit Committee: Maxine Peterson, Grace Figueroa-Ghent, Lois Lewis Budget/Finance Committee: Melissa Findlay-Lampkin, Cherry Cramer, Mia Battistone, Maxine Peterson, Grace Figueroa-Ghent, Dr. Inas Elansary Bylaws/Handbook Committee: Grace Figueroa-Ghent Awards & Scholarships Committee: Stephanie Love, Janice Svaren, Cherry Cramer, Amanda Kinnander, Gretchen Lee, Mia Battistone- TOY Chairperson MAFCS 2025 Gala Committee: Ashley Nelson, Rachelle Balfe Hoffman, Melissa Findlay-Lampkin AAFCS 2026 Mid-West Regional Conference- MN Representatives: Stephanie Love, Lois Lewis Education Committee: Dr. Inas Elansary Nominations Committee: Mia Battistone, Lois Lewis, Lori Young Public Policy Committee: TBD Resolutions Committee: TBD State Fair Committee 2025: Ann Lemke, Mia Battistone, Dr. Inas Elansary, State Fair Committee 2026: Ann Lemke, Jill Flores AAFCS/MAFCS Advocacy CoHort: Wendy Ambrose, Sara Browen, Mia Battistone, Stephanie Love, Lois Lewis, Cherry Cramer
AFFLIATIONS:
MN Department of Education: Julia Henderson, FCS Specialist MN FCCLA: Patrick Mitchell, MN FCCLA Executive Director MNACTE Representatives: Dr. Inas Elansary- VP Education, Jill Flores- VP Education Elect
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: TBD FCS Student Organizations: Krysten Dane Twin Cities Home and Community (TCHC) Representative: TBD
AAFCS/MAFCS Leadership: AAFCS Leadership Council: Maxine Peterson, Grace Figueroa-Ghent 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 AFFLIATE 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: Toni Wiese Email: twiese@aafcs.org 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