Biographies
Dave Thomason, President

David Thomason has served as the Director of the Kansas WIC program for nine years. Prior to that Dave worked for nine years as a fiscal officer in the Kansas Medicaid Program. He has a Masters degree in Public Administration from the University of Kansas in Lawrence.

Dave has served on several of the Association’s committees including by-laws, funding and awards. He has also represented the Mountain Plains Region in the State Agency Section. Dave and his wife, Laura, who is a Special Education Teacher, live in Topeka, Kansas and both enjoy camping and traveling. They have a 22 year old daughter who is a senior at Brigham Young University -Idaho.

 

 

 



Rev. Douglas A. Greenaway, Executive Director

Since 1985, Fr. Greenaway has served as an advocate and government affairs specialist. As Executive Director of the National WIC Association (NWA) for 17 years, Doug is responsible for directing the Association as well as representing the interests of its members - the 50 states, 38 Indian Nations, and Trust Territories, 2100 local agencies, and 10,000 clinics who operate the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children - before Congress, USDA and the White House.

 Read the complete biography of Douglas A. Greenaway. 


Board of Directors
NWA's Board of Directors is comprised of 6 Officers, 7 State Agency, 7 Local Agency and 7 Nutrition Coordinators, Section Regional Representatives and a representative of the Indian & Native American WIC Agencies.

   See detailed list. 

  Executive Committee
  Dave Thomason President
Margaret Saunders Vice President
Peggy Lewis Past President
Betsy Clarke Treasurer
Doris McGuire Secretary
Douglas Greenaway Executive Director

  State Section
  Alethia Carr Mid-West, Chair

Mary Kelligrew Kassler

Northeast

Rhonda Buntrock Mountain Plains
Joanne White Mid-Atlantic
Fran Hawkins Southeast
Rita Pacheco Southwest
Linnea Sallack Western

  Native American Coalition
  Charlene Anglada Eight Northern Pueblo Indians Council

  Nutrition Section
  Mary Van Eck, Co-Chair Southwest
Jean Heinz, Co-Chair Western
Julieann Boyle Mountain Plains
Jan Kallio Northeast
Cindy Jordan Southeast
Laura Peppelman Mid-Atlantic
Stephanie Bess Mid-West

 

  Local Agency
  Donna Thompson, Chair West  
Robin McRoberts Mid-Atlantic  
Kathy Blanke Mountain Plains  
Theresa Landau Northeast  
Dianne Lollar Southeast  
Loxie Chapman Southwest  
Colleen Batt Mid-West
 For a listing of NWA Board conference calls and meetings click here. 

 Contact your Local Agency Regional Representatives. 

 



Committees & Task Forces
NWA is indebted to the members of the following committees and task forces for their input, guidance and leadership. If you are interested in volunteering for an NWA committee or task force, please download the committee appication form

 

See committee & task force vacancies.

Track your committee & task force application.

 

See committee & task force descriptions. 

See committee & task force roster. 

Committees
  • Breastfeeding
  • Bylaws
  • Calendar
  • Evaluation
  • Funding
  • Legislative
  • Membership Development
  • Nominating
  • Program Integrity
  • Technology

Task Forces
  • Ad Council
  • Annual Conference Planning Task Force
  • Calendar
  • Credebtialling & Accreditation
  • Disaster Planning & Response
  • Food Cost Management
  • Food Package Implementation
  • Marketing
  • Nutrition & Breastfeeding Education Planning Task Force
  • Risk Identification & Selection Collaborative (RISC)
          -- joint task force with USDA
  • WIC/CSFP
  • VENA Implementation Group


Become a Leader
NWA provides numerous opportunities for you to get involved or become an NWA leader. We encourage your participation and look forward to working with you. Here are some ideas to get you started...

  • join a committee or taskforce


  • participate in or teach a workshop at a conference


  • serve on the Board of Directors or as a Section Representative


  • run for an office

        Get more information on becoming a leader.   

Volunteer for an NWA committee or Task Force here.  



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