NASTA is governed by a 18-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 two 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
Babette Roberts, Director, Community Services Division
WA Department of Social and Health Services
Vice-Chair
Catherine Buhrig, Director-BOP
PA Department of Human Services
Secretary
Erica Rupp, TANF Program Manager
ID Department of Health and Welfar
Immediate Past Chair
Paulette Kendrick, TANF Program Director
OK Department of Human 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
Larry Braasch, Assistant Director, NJ SNAP/EBT
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
Lakecia Peterson-Smith, TANF Program Director
TN Department of Human Services
Region V: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI
Patara Horn, Director, Bureau of Working Families
WI Department of Children and Families
Region VI: AR, LA, NM, OK, TX
Carla Morris, Division Manager
AR Division of Workforce Services / TANF
Region VII: IA, KS, MO, NE
Heather Pratt, Temporary Assistance Policy Program Specialist
MO Department of Social Services
Region VIII: CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY
Angie Sam, TANF Administrator
SD Department of Social Services
Region IX: AZ, CA, GU, HI, NV
Jennifer Hernandez, Deputy Director, Family Empowerment and Engagement
CA Department of Social 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
Vacant
At-Large Representative 2
Vacant
County Representatives
Local Representative 1
Yekaterina Probert Fagundes, Income Support Manager, Public Assistance Programs
Carver County (MN) Health and Human Services
Local Representative 2
David Locklear, Economic Services Division Director
Mecklenburg County (NC) Department of Health and Human Services