Arkansas Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc.
The 1981 Initial Board and Incorporators:
Daniel Burch, Barbara Northup, Robert E. Parrish, II, C.E. Schmeckenbecher, Tommy Walker
Board of Directors 1981-2023
Elected July 1, 1981 (1981-1983):
President: Ken Musteen (81-83)
Vice President: Barbara Northup (81-83)
Secretary/Treasurer: Eddie Schmeckenbecher (81-83)
Elected July 1, 1983 (1983-1985):
President: Myra Taff-Watson (83-85)
Vice President: Zania Musteen (83-85)
Secretary/Treasurer: Gloria Kemp (Wright) (83-84; resigned 84)
In 1984 the Secretary/Treasurer position became two positions:
Secretary: Linda Stauffer (84-85)
Treasurer: Shirley Herald (84-85)
Elected July 1, 1985 (1985-1987):
President: Myra Taff-Watson (85-87)
Vice President: Zania Musteen (85-87)
Secretary: Linda Stauffer (85-87)
Treasurer: Shirley Herald (85-86; resigned 86)
Member-at-Large: Nancy Fairchild (Quinn) – 1 yr. (85-86)
Member-at-Large: Ira Gerlis – 2 yrs (85-87)
Member-at-Large: Karin Krebs (Binko) – 3 yrs (85-88; resigned 87 running for President)
Appointed July, 1986 (resignation of Treasurer)
Treasurer: Rob Parrish (86-87)
Elected July 1, 1986:
Member-at-Large: Shirley Herald (86-88)
Member-at-Large: Laura Nodurfth (86-88)
Elected July 1, 1987 (1987-1989):
President: Karin Binko (87-89)
Vice President: Myra Taff-Watson (87-89)
Secretary: Linda Stauffer (87-89)
Treasurer: Rob Parrish (87-89; resigned 88)
Member-at-Large: Betty Steed (87-89)
Continuing
Member-at-Large: Shirley Herald (87-88)
Member-at-Large: Laura Nodurfth (87-88)
Appointed June 1988
Member-at-Large: Shirley Herald (88-89)
Elected July 1, 1988:
Member-at-Large: Rhonda Cunningham (88-90)
Member-at-Large: Laura Nodurfth (88-90)
Elected July 1, 1989 (1989-1991):
President: Karin Binko (89-91)
Vice President: Linda Stauffer (89-91)
Secretary: Myra Taff-Watson (89-91)
Treasurer: Shirley Herald (89-91)
Member-at-Large: Zania Musteen (89-91)
Continuing
Member-at-Large: Rhonda Cunningham (89-90)
Member-at-Large: Laura Nodurfth (89-90)
Elected July 1, 1990:
Member-at-Large: Ira Gerlis (90-92)
Member-at-Large: Laura Nodurfth (90-92)
Elected July 1, 1991 (1991-1993):
President: Jan Sturdivant (91-93)
Vice President: Barbara Northup (91-93)
Secretary: Sherry Willingham (Shaw) (91-93)
Treasurer: Karen Palmer (91-93)
Member-at-Large: Sharon Rankin (91-94; resigned 93)
Member-at-Large: Linda Stauffer (93)
Continuing
Member-at-Large: Ira Gerlis (91-92)
Member-at-Large: Laura Nodurfth (91-92)
Elected July 1, 1992:
Member-at-Large: Betty Steed (92-94)
Member-at-Large: Kristy Schwall (92-94; resigned 92)
Member-at-Large: James Virgilio (92-94)
Elected July 1, 1993 (1993-1995):
President: Linda Stauffer (93-95)
Vice President: Jami Hollingsworth (93-95)
Secretary: Carolyn Snyder (Jolley) (93-95)
Treasurer: Laura Nodurfth (93-95)
Member-at-Large: Pamela Taylor (93-95)
Continuing
Member-at-Large: Betty Steed (93-94)
Member-at-Large: James Virgilio (93-94)
Elected July 1, 1994:
Member-at-Large: Priscilla DePrato (Brown) (94-96)
Member-at-Large: James Virgilio (94-96)
Elected July 1, 1995 (1995-1997):
President: Ray James (95-97)
Vice President: Carolyn Snyder (Jolley) (95-97)
Secretary: Dyna Pierce (95-97)
Treasurer: Penne Gailbraithe (95-97)
Member-at-Large: Paula Carpenter (95-97; resigned 9/95)
Member-at-Large: Lorette Mann-Dale (95-97)
Member-at-Large: James Virgilio (cont. 95-96)
Continuing
Member-at-Large: Priscilla DePrato (Brown) (95-96)
Elected May 1996:
Member-at-Large: James Virgilio (96-98; resigned 97)
Member-at-Large: Debbie Spiker (96-98)
Elected July 1, 1997 (1997-1999):
President: Jami Hollingsworth (97-99)
Vice President: Rebecca Leavell (97-99)
Secretary: Susie Williams (97-99)
Treasurer: Eddie Schmeckenbecher (97-99)
Member-at-Large: Julie Poe (97-99)
Member-at-Large: Dyna Pierce (97-99)
Continuing
Member-at-Large: Debbie Spiker (continued 98-99)
Elected July 1, 1998
Member-at-Large: Shana Kirksey (Mile) (98-00)
Member-at-Large: Jim Barnes (98-00)
Elected July 1, 1999 (1999-2001):
President: Susie Williams (99-01; resigned 00)
Vice President: Sharon Downs (99-01; moved to President position 2000)
Secretary: John West (99-01; moved to Vice President position 2000)
Treasurer: Jami Hollingsworth (99-01)
Member-at-Large: Lori Van Ornun (elected 99-01)
Continuing
Member-at-Large: Shana Kirksey (Mile) (99-00; moved to Secretary position 2000)
Member-at-Large: Jim Barnes (99-00)
Elected July 1, 2000
Member-at-Large: Jim Barnes (00-02)
Member-at-Large: Jeanne Riggs (00-02)
Appointed October, 2000 (resignation of President)
President: Sharon Downs (00-01)
Vice President: John West (00-01)
Secretary: Shana Kirksey Mile (00-01)
Elected July 1, 2003 (2003-2005):
President: Laura Walker-Arrington (03-05)
Vice President: William Gourm (03-05)
Secretary: Missy Mills (03-05)
Treasurer: Betsy Domingue (03-05)
Member-at-Large: Flint Fears (03-05)
Elected July 1, 2004
Member-at-Large: Karen Northup (04-05; resigned for VP position)
Member-at-Large: Sarah Wedaman (04-06)
Elected July 1, 2005 (2005-2007):
President: Debbie Woodroof (05-07; resigned 1/07)
Vice President: Karen Owens (Northup) (05-07; moved 1/07 to President position)
Secretary: Katie Becker (Gallaher) (05-07)
Treasurer: Amy Hebert (05-07)
Member-at-Large: Flint Fears (05-06; resigned 11/06)
Appointed July 1, 2005 (resignation of Member-at-Large)
Member-at-Large: Cheri Courtright (05-06)
Elected July 1, 2006
Member-at-Large: Gillian Swaim (06-08)
Member-at-Large: Cheri Courtright (06-08; resigned 01/07)
Appointed January, 2007 (resignation of President and Member-at-Large)
President: Karen Owens (Northup) (07)
Vice President: Karin Binko (07)
Member-at-Large: Diane Hill (07; resigned 6/30)
Appointed March 2007
Member-at-Large: Pat Nickell (07-08)
Elected July 1, 2007 (2007-2009):
President: Karin Binko (07-09)
Vice President: Raphael (Ray) James (07-09)
Secretary: Laney Yates (07-09)
Treasurer: Jami Hollingsworth (07-09)
Member-at-Large: Pamela Brannan (07-09)
Continuing
Member-at-Large: Gillian Swaim (06-08)
Member-at-Large: Pat Nickell (07-08)
Elected July 1, 2008
Member-at-Large: NeCol Wilson (08-10)
Member-at-Large: Pat Nickell (08-09)
Member-at-Large: Nikki Wentz Cherry (08-10)
Elected July 1, 2009 (2009-2011):
President: Pat Nickell (09-11)
Vice President: Laney Yates (09-11)
Secretary: Jami Hollingsworth (09-11)
Treasurer: Elise Kirkpatrick (09-11)
Member-at-Large: Akeya Peoples (09-11)
Continuing
Member-at-Large: Nikki Wentz Cherry (09-10)
Member-at-Large: NeCol Wilson (09-10)
Elected July 1, 2010
Member-at-Large: Nikki Wentz Cherry (10-12; resigned 6/11 running for President)
Member-at-Large: NeCol Wilson (10-12)
Elected July 1, 2011 (2011-2013):
President: Nikki Cherry (11-13)
Vice President: Laney Yates (11-13)
Secretary: Katie Becker (11-11; resigned 10/11)
Treasurer: Alvin-Bailon Zafe Haas (11-13)
Member-at-Large: NeCol Wilson (10-12; resigned 8/11)
Member-at-Large: Akeya Peoples (11-11; resigned 9/11)
Member-at-Large: Jamie Lane-Ross (11-13; resigned 1/12)
Appointed August, 2011 (resignation of Member-at-Large)
Member-at-Large: Sebrena Westcott (11-13)
Appointed January, 2012 (resignation of Member-at-Large)
Secretary: Katelyn Wilson (11-13)
Appointed January, 2012 (resignation of Member-at-Large)
Member-at-Large: Wesley Porter (12-13)
Elected July 1, 2012
Member-at-Large: Darlene Bagley (12-13)
Resigned September 2012
Member-at-Large: Wesley Porter (12-13; resigned for VP position)
Appointed September 2012
Vice President: Wesley Porter (12-13)
Member-at-Large: Amanda Firth (12-13; fulfill vacated MAL)
Elected July 1, 2013 (2013-2015):
President: Cheryl Thomas (13-15)
Vice President: Anna Litchfield (13-15)
Secretary: Katelyn Wilson (13-15)
Treasurer: Alvin-Bailon Haas (13-15)
Member-at-Large: Glenn Anderson (13-15)
Member-at-Large: Jen Andrews Powers (13-14; resigned 2014)
Member-at-Large: Darlene Bagley (13-14; resigned 2014)
Appointed December 2014 (resignation of Member-at-Large)
Member-at-Large: Chrystal Honorable (14-15)
Elected July 1, 2014
Member-at-Large: Tironica Hamilton (14-15)
Elected July 1, 2015 (2015-2017):
President: Clint Brockway (15-17)
Vice President: Debbie Pearce (15-17)
Secretary: Chrystal Honorable (15-17)
Treasurer: Ashley Beaty (15-17)
Member-at-Large: Kari Houtchens (15-17)
Member-at-Large: Nelvia Agnew (15-16; resigned 2016)
Member-at-Large: Haleigh Herring (15-17)
Appointed July 1, 2016 (resignation of Member-at-Large)
Member-at-Large: Michael McMahon (16-17)
Elected July 1, 2017 (2017-2019):
President: Katelyn Wilson (17-19)
Vice President: Cheri Courtright (17-19)
Secretary: Gwenyth Sutphin (17-19)
Treasurer: Nicholas Winchell (17-19)
Member-at-Large: Kari Houtchens (17-18; resigned 2018)
Member-at-Large: Ashley Beaty (17-19)
Appointed March 2017
Member-at-Large: Michael McMahon (17-18; resigned 2018)
Elected Sept. 15, 2018
Member-at-Large: Mary Adams (18-19)
Member-at-Large: NeCol (Wilson) Whitehead (18-19)
In 2018 removed the staggered terms of Members-At-Large (MAL) and changed to the election of
all MALs to occur at the same time as the officers of the ARID Board of Directors.
Elected July 1, 2019 (2019-2021):
President: Meagan Beaty (19-21)
Vice President: Bobbie Ann Walker (19-21)
Secretary: Savannah Nellis (19; resigned Aug 2019)
Treasurer: Nicholas Winchell (19-21)
Member-at-Large: NeCol Whitehead (19-21)
Member-at-Large: Rhonda Read (19-21)
Member-at-Large: Bea Hogan (19-21)
Appointed September 1, 2019 (resignation of Secretary)
Secretary: Beth Smith (19-20; resigned 9/27/20)
Appointed September 1, 2020 (resignation of Secretary)
Secretary: Ashley Beaty (20-21)
Elected July 1, 2021 (2021-2023):
President: Nicholas Winchell (21-23)
Vice President: Chrystal Honorable (21-23)
Secretary: Melina Rivera (21-23)
Treasurer: NeCol Whitehead (21-23)
Member-at-Large: Stephanie Ott (21-23)
Member-at-Large: Rhonda Read (21-23)
Member-at-Large: Aaron Johnson (21-23)