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Keith Gambill, President

Evansville

Keith Gambill is serving a three-year term as ISTA president. Gambill previously served two terms as the ISTA vice president and as president of the Evansville Teachers Association before assuming the role of ISTA president. Gambill is a middle school music and drama teacher. He has taught in Evansville’s public schools for more than 30 years.

Doug Taylor, Vice President

New Albany

A fifth-grade teacher in the New Albany-Floyd County School Corporation, Doug Taylor has more than 25 years of teaching experience. Before serving as ISTA treasurer, Taylor served as the New Albany-Floyd County Education Association president, vice president, association representative, bargaining team member and as an ISTA board member. He and his wife, Tiffany, have two children. Taylor is serving as interim vice president until the 2023 Representative Assembly (RA), where a permanent vice president will be elected.

Jennifer Laughlin, Treasurer

Brownsburg

Jennifer Laughlin is a teacher for Brownsburg Community Schools. She has been an educator for 27 years, where she has taught second, third and fifth grade. She is a current member of the ISTA board and executive committee. Laughlin is serving as interim treasurer until the 2023 Representative Assembly (RA).

Dan Holub, Executive Director

Indianapolis

Dan Holub brings 25 years of experience as an advocate and union leader to the position of ISTA executive director. Holub most recently served as the executive director of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees (MAPE). Before MAPE, he represented education interests at the Wisconsin Education Association Council. Holub received a law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law. 

Board of Directors

As a member-governed organization, those serving on board of directors are ISTA members elected by their peers. The ISTA Board of Directors play a fundamental role in the overall management and direction of the Association. Some of their tasks include overseeing and managing the plans adopted by the Representative Assembly each spring, ensuring the direction and policies of the Assembly are implemented, appointing the executive director, and reviewing and amending the annual budget.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Diana Reed
District 01
Linda Lucy
District 02
Anthony Dean
District 06
Tiauna Washington
District 07
Jennifer Smith-Margraf
District 08
John Mclaughlin
District 12
Jennifer Laughlin
ISTA Officer
Keith Gambill
ISTA Officer
Douglas Taylor
ISTA Officer
BOARD MEMBERS
Diana Reed
District 01
Dennis Sterrett
District 01
Charles Foster
District 02
Shawn Hill
District 02
Linda Lucy
District 02
Nicole Harris
District 03
Rebecca Knight
District 03
Christina Allen
District 04
Beverly Doughty
District 04
Kimberly Patterson
District 05
Philip Ward
District 05
Anthony Dean
District 06
Conner Mcneely
District 06
Rosa Vazquez
District 06
Dewayne Richmond
District 07
Tiauna Washington
District 07
Jennifer Smith-Margraf
District 08
Randall Studt
District 08
Paul Farmer
District 09
Lacy Hawkins
District 09
Raeann Wintin
District 09
Shelby Phelps
District 10
Alison West Thompson
District 10
Teresa Collier
District 11
Tim Whitaker
District 11
Lisa Mcintyre
District 12
Amy Mitchell
District 12
Allison Andrews
District AE
Dr Dustin Bailey
District Higher Education
Ian Gamroth
Early Career Educator At-Large
Shaina Liv Lescano
Ethnic Minority At-Large
Gianna Mirowski
Ethnic Minority At-Large
Ginger Calhoun
Retired
Betty Batliner
ESP
John Mclaughlin
NEA Board Director
Jessica Ramirez
NEA Board Director

Department Directors

Kim Clements-Johnson
Director of Strategic Communications and Professional Development
Jennifer Clutter
Director of Finance & Accounting
Corey Kern
Director of UniServ/Organizing, Northern Region
Sandra Steele
Director of UniServ/Organizing, Southern Region
Jerell Blakeley
Director of Government, Community, Racial and Social Justice