Governance
Our association is governed by a 14-member Board of Directors that is chaired by the president of our association. Directors of the Association are the Regional Vice-Presidents and the elected Officers. The elected Officers are the President, President-Elect, First Vice-President, Second Vice-President, and Past-President. The CEO serves as a non-voting ex-officio member of the Board.
Learn more about the commitment and the nomination process for serving on our national board.
Executive Committee
President
Scott E. Holmes, MS, REHS
sholmes@neha.org
Term: 2026-2027
President-Elect
Michele DiMaggio, REHS
mdimaggio@neha.org
Term: 2026-2027
First Vice-President
Niki Lemin, MEP, RS/REHS
nlemin@neha.org
Term: 2026-2027
Second Vice-President
Kim Carlton, MPH, REHS
kcarlton@neha.org
Term: 2026-2027
Immediate Past-President
Larry Ramdin, MPH, MA, REHS/RS, CP-FS, HHS, CHO
lramdin@neha.org
Term: 2026-2027
Regional Vice Presidents
There are nine regional vice-presidents (RVPs) who each represent the different regions of the U.S. and members who reside outside of the U.S.
Region 1
Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
William B. Emminger, Jr., REHS, CPM
bemminger@neha.org
Term: 2024-2027
Region 2
Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada
Matthew Weinburke, DrPH, MPH, REHS, MCHES
mweinburke@neha.org
Term: 2024-2027
Region 3
Colorado, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, and members residing outside of the U.S. (except members of the U.S. uniformed services).
Jim Rada, REHS
jrada@neha.org
Term: 2024-2027
Region 4
Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin
Eric Bradley, MPH, REHS, CP-FS, DLAAS
ebradley@neha.org
Term: 2025-2028
Region 5
Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
Lori Murphy, MAS, CPH, REHS/RS
lmurphy@neha.org
Term: 2026-2030
Region 6
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio
Justin Dwyer, MPH-EH, LEHP, REHS/RS
jdwyer@neha.org
Term: 2025-2028
Region 7
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee
Dr. Ben Ryan
bryan@neha.org
Term: 2026-2030
Region 8
Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, DC, West Virginia, and all NEHA members of the U.S. uniformed services residing outside of the U.S.
CDR James Speckhart, MS, REHS, USPHS
jspeckhart@neha.org
Term: 2024-2027
Region 9
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont
Robert Uhrik, REHS
ruhrik@neha.org
Term: 2025-2028