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Board of Directors

Dean Skelos, Lois DeBerry and Bob Stenehjem
Dean Skelos, Lois DeBerry and Bob Stenehjem

­The SLLF is governed by a board of up to 45 House Speakers, Senate Presidents, Majority Leaders, Minority Leaders, and Pro Tempores.
Directors are elected to three year terms and are eligible for reelection. Legislative leaders may be nominated for membership on the board by a current director or on the recommendation of the President.

The Board meets regularly to review all ongoing SLLF programs and policies, appro­ve the annual operating budget, oversee all fiscal audits, and discuss future SLLF initiatives.­

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 200­8

CHAIR

Hon. Lois M. DeBerry ­
House Speaker Pro Tempore, Tennessee

VICE CHAIR

Hon. Bob Stenehjem
Senate Majority Leader, North Dakota

2nd VICE CHAIR ­

Hon. Dean G. Skelos
Senate Deputy Majority Leader, New York

Directors

Hon. Brian C. Bosma
House Minority Leader, Indiana

Hon. Mark Burkhalter
House Speaker Pro Tempore, Georgia

Hon. Lawrence E. Cafero
House Minority Leader, Connecticut

Hon. Margaret Carter
Senate President Pro Tempore,
Oregon

Hon. Tom Craddick
Speaker of the House, Texas

Hon. H. William DeWeese
House Majority Leader, Pennsylvania

Hon. Salvatore F. DiMasi
Speaker of the House, Massachusetts

Hon. L. Patrick Engel
Executive Board Chairman, Nebraska

Hon. Jeff Fitzgerald
Assembly Majority Leader, Wisconsin

Hon. Michael R. Gibbons
Senate President Pro Tempore, Missouri

Hon. Peter Groff
Senate President Pro Tempore, Colorado

Hon. Ken Guin
House Majority Leader,
Alabama

Hon. Joe Hackney
Speaker of the House, North Carolina

Hon. Seth Hammett
Speaker of the House, Alabama

Hon. Robert William Harrell, Jr.
Speaker of the House, South Carolina

Hon. Michael Huebsch
Speaker of the Assembly, Wisconsin

Hon. Emil Jones, Jr.
President of the Senate, Illinois

Hon. Martin M. Looney
Senate Majority Leader, Connecticut

Hon. Kenneth McClintock
President of the Senate, Puerto Rico

Hon. Ray Merrick
House Majority Leader, Kansas

Hon. Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.
President of the Senate, Maryland

Hon. Elizabeth Mitchell
Senate Majority Leader, Maine

Hon. Mike Morgan
Senate President Pro Tempore, Oklahoma

Hon. William J. Murphy
Speaker of the House, Rhode Island

Hon. Terie Norelli
Speaker of the House, New Hampshire

Hon. Benny Petrus
Speaker of the House, Arkansas

Hon. Anthony E. Rand
Senate Majority Leader, North Carolina

Hon. Christopher C. Rants
House Minority Leader, Iowa

Hon. John C.  Revens, Jr.
Senate President Pro Tempore, Rhode Island

Hon. Glenn Richardson
Speaker of the House, Georgia

Hon. James E. Risch
Lt. Governor/President of the Senate, Idaho

Hon. Robert Robson
House Speaker Pro Tempore, Arizona

Hon. Calvin K. Y. Say
Speaker of the House, Hawaii

Hon. Derek Schmidt
Senate Majority Leader, Kansas

Hon. W. Douglas Smith
House Speaker Pro Tempore, South Carolina

Hon. Gaye R. Symington
Speaker of the House, Vermont

Hon. Earl Ray Tomblin
Lt. Governor/President of the Senate, West Virginia

Hon. Michael Villines
Assembly Minority Floor Leader, California

Calendar

July 14 – 17, 2008

Program for Emerging Political Leaders
Darden Graduate School of Business Administration
University of Virginia – Charlottesville, Virginia
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September 17 – 21, 2008

National Speakers Conference – 17th annual meeting
Hosted by Hon. William Murphy, Speaker of the House, Rhode Island
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Program Schedule (pdf)

December 4 - 7, 2008

Annual Winter Leadership Forum
America's Vote: The New Political Landscape
SLLF Board of Directors Me­eting 
Charleston, South Carolina
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Registration Form - Legislative Participants
Registration Form - Corporate Participants

January 15 - 18, 2009

New Speakers Program
University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service
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