NASTA is governed by a 19-member executive committee. Ten members are elected to represent the regions designated by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). Also elected are the chair, vice chair and secretary. Two at-large members, and up to three local representatives are appointed by the committee. An additional at-large seat is reserved for the outgoing chair. Click here to view the NASTA bylaws.
Chair
Patara Horn, Director, Bureau of Working Families
WI Department of Children and Families
Vice-Chair
Megan Nicholls, Associate Commissioner, Family and Economic Assistance
MA Department of Health and Human Services
Secretary
Angie Sam, TANF Program Director
SD Department of Social Services
Immediate Past Chair
Babs Roberts, Director, Community Services Division
WA Department of Social and Health Services
Region I: CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT
Kimberly Rauch, RI Works/TANF Administrator
RI Department of Human Services
Region II: NJ, NY, PR, VI
Alecia Eubanks, Assistant Division Director, Office of Program Operations
NJ Department of Human Services
Region III: DE,DC, MD, PA, VA, WV
Stefanie Cyrus, Senior Policy Specialist
WV Department of Health and Human Resources - MR
Region IV: AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN
Allison W. Smith, Deputy Director, Division of Social, Economic and Family Services
NC Department of Health and Human Services
Region V: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI
Betsy Surver, Bureau Chief, SNAP and Cash Policy and Technical Assistance
OH Department of Job and Family Services
Region VI: AR, LA, NM, OK, TX
Rhonda Archer, Programs Administrator, TANF Programs
OK Department of Human Services
Region VII: IA, KS, MO, NE
Carla Whiteside-Hicks, TANF Administrator
KS Department of Children and Families
Region VIII: CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY
Ian McMahon, TANF, Division Director
CO Department of Human Services
Region IX: AZ, CA, GU, HI, NV
Lisa Witchey, Branch Chief, CalWORKs and Family Resilience Branch
CA Department of Health and Human Services
Region X: AK, ID, OR, WA
Claire Carpenter-Seguin, Deputy Director, Self-Sufficiency Programs
OR Department of Human Service
At-Large Representatives
At-Large Representative 1
Anthea Seymour, Administrator, Economic Security Administration
DC Department of Human Services
At-Large Representative 2
Matt Uthoff, TANF Administrator
IA Department of Human Services
County Representatives
Local Representative 1
Vacant
Local Representative 2
Vacant