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Board of Directors

NOAH Board of Directors

Get to Know the NOAH Board!

Board of Directors:

Torey AlfordKris BakerEmma BrinkleyElizabeth Drury
Torey Alford

Board Treasurer

Principal Engineer
Space Flight Industries
Denver, CO

Class of 2028
Initial Term: 2018
Kris Baker

Adjunct Professor of Music Theory and Composition
Brookhaven College -Dallas County
Community College
Farmers Branch, TX

Class of 2026
Initial Term: 2015
Emma Brinkley

Officer at Large

Assoc Director of Epidemiology
IQVIA
Raleigh, NC

Class of 2026
Initial Term: 2019
Elizabeth Drury

Board Secretary

Affiliate Professor of Intercultural Studies, Wesley Seminary at Indiana Wesleyan University 
Executive Director, Vibrancy Intercultural
Clemson, South Carolina

Class of 2025
Initial Term: 2017
Mine Nisanci GarlinKayla HamlinSonja HarrisRosalind Isom
Mine Nisanci Garlin

Director, Product Development, BNY Mellon
New York, New York

Class of 2025
Initial Term: 2023
Kayla Hamlin

Teacher for the Visually Impaired and Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist
Ohio State School for the Blind
Columbus, OH

Class of 2026
Initial Term: 2023
Sonja Harris

Board Vice Chair

Director-Human Resources and Organizational Development
New York State Nurses Association
New York, NY

Class of 2025
Initial Term: 2017
Rosalind Isom

Juvenile Court Judge
Clayton County
Jonesboro, Georgia

Class of 2027
Initial Term: 2023
Donté MickensElliot OstroveAndrew Sartorius
Donté Mickens

Board Chair

Senior Financial Analyst
National Council on Compensation Insurance NCCI
Delray Beach, FL

Class of 2025
Initial Term: 2013
Elliot Ostrove

Partner
Epstein Ostrove, LLC
Highland Park, NJ

Class of 2027
Initial Term: 2015
Andrew Sartorius

Continuing Legal Education Attorney at The Missouri Bar
Jefferson City, MO

Class of 2028
Initial Term: 2023
Donna Appell
Donna Appell, RN

Founder and President
Hermansky-Pudlak
Syndrome Network
Oyster Bay Cove, NY

Appointed Member
Karen Bly

Executive Director
Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania