NASBA Announces 2026-2027 Board Of Directors

NASHVILLE, TN (Oct. 29, 2026) – The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) announces members of its Board of Directors for 2026-2027. Members were installed during NASBA’s 119^th Annual Meeting, held October 25-28, in Litchfield Park, AZ.

Katrina L. Salazar, CPA, CGMA, of Sacramento, CA,was elected as board chair. During her 11 years of volunteer service to NASBA, Salazar has held numerous leadership positions, most recently serving on the NASBA Board of Directors as a director-at-large and chair of the Legislative Support Committee. Previously, she served as NASBA secretary, Pacific regional director and chair of the CPE Standards Working Group and NASBA’s Inclusion, CPE, Relations with Member Boards and Bylaws committees. Salazar also served 12 years on the California Board of Accountancy, including two nonconsecutive terms as board president. Her professional service includes six years on the AICPA Board of Examiners, including two years as chair. She currently serves as chief financial officer of the California Correctional Peace Officers Association.

J. Andy Bonner, Jr., CPA, CGMA, of New Tazewell, TN, was elected vice chair. Bonner previously served as NASBA director-at-large and treasurer for 2025–2026, Southeast regional director and chair of several committees, including Administration and Finance, Legislative Support and Accountancy Licensee Database. From 2022 to 2024, Bonner chaired the Tennessee State Board of Accountancy. A former chair of the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants, Bonner also served on the TSCPA Council, AICPA Council and AICPA Professional Ethics Executive Committee, and chaired the AICPA Americas Region Advisory Panel. Currently, he serves as chief financial officer of Homesteader Trailer.

Lisa Benefield, of New Orleans, LA, was elected executive directors’ liaison and appointed as chair of the NASBA Executive Directors Committee for 2026-2027. Benefield serves as the executive director of the State Board of Certified Public Accountants of Louisiana, where she oversees the board’s regulatory, licensing and compliance operations. Since joining the board in 2011, she has served as an investigator and deputy director of the board, and as a member of NASBA’s Executive Directors Committee. Benefield is a member of the Louisiana State and New Orleans Bar associations and the University of Louisiana Alumni Association.

Michael R. Bryant, CPA, of Brentwood, TN, was elected Southeast regional director. Bryant brings nearly three decades of NASBA leadership and a current state-regulatory perspective to the Board of Directors. A retired CFO and senior vice president of NASBA, he currently serves as a member of the Tennessee State Board of Accountancy. Throughout his 27-year NASBA tenure, he worked closely with the Board of Directors to advance strategic priorities and support sound governance, financial stewardship, risk oversight, and the needs of State Boards of Accountancy.

Edward C. David, CPA, of Seabrook, NH, was elected Northeast regional director. David has served as a member of NASBA’s Bylaws and Peer Review committees as well as chaired and served as a member of the New Hampshire Board of Accountancy. Additionally, he is a member of both the New Hampshire Society of Certified Public Accountants (NHSCPA) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). David sold his firm, Edward C. David & Company CPAs, PLLC, in 2023 and is now consulting former clients.

Kate Dixon, MAcc, CFE, CRC, of Olympia, WA, was elected Pacific regional director. Dixon currently serves on NASBA’s Strategic Planning Task Force. She previously served on the Standard-Setting and Professional Trends Advisory Committee. Dixon has been a member of the Washington State Board of Accountancy since 2019, with roles including board secretary and chair. She has also served as a former chair of the Washington Society of CPAs’ Olympia Chapter. Dixon is the senior vice president and director of Credit Review in Enterprise Risk Management at Heritage Bank.

Terri L. Herron, Ph.D., CPA, of Missoula, MT, was elected Mountain regional director. Herron’s volunteer and professional involvement includes serving as a member of the NASBA Center for the Public Trust Board of Directors, appointment to the Montana Board of Public Accountants, serving on the board of the Montana Society of CPAs and serving on various society committees including Ethics, Membership, Audit, Annual Meeting, Compensation and Information Technology. Herron is an emeritus professor of accounting at the University of Montana.

Kevin N. Monroe, CPA, of Brentwood, TN, was elected director-at-large. A retired audit partner with Deloitte, Monroe served nine years on the Tennessee State Board of Accountancy, including multiple terms as chair and six years as chair of its Enforcement Committee. He has served on numerous NASBA committees and task forces, including the Administration and Finance Committee, Strategic Planning Task Force and CEO Selection Advisory Committee. With more than four decades of professional experience, Monroe currently serves as the inaugural partner-in-residence for Lipscomb University’s accounting programs. A longtime advocate for public service and education, he is also one of only two CPAs to have served as a White House Fellow in the program’s 60-year history.

Dale G. Mullen, JD, Esq., of Richmond, VA, was elected Middle Atlantic regional director. A Governor’s appointee and current vice chair of the Virginia Board of Accountancy, Mullen serves as a member of NASBA’s Private Equity Task Force and Legislative Support Committee. He contributed to the development of the Private Equity Task Force’s white paper on alternative practice structures and private equity in the accounting profession. Mullen is a partner and head of the Corporate & Securities Law Section at Whiteford, where he represents accounting firms, CPA practitioners and other licensed professionals in regulatory compliance and professional standards matters.

C. Shane Warrick, Ph.D., CPA, of Magnolia, AR, was elected Southwest regional director. Warrick’s work with NASBA includes service on the Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Committee and the CPE Task Force. He has also contributed nationally through the AICPA State Board Committee and the AICPA Exams Team Auditing and Attestation Subcommittee, supporting CPA licensure, CPE and the advancement of the accounting profession. Warrick has served on the Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy, including leadership roles as president, secretary and treasurer. He is the Freeman Professor of Accounting at Southern Arkansas University, where he teaches accounting courses and contributes to curriculum development, student success and faculty leadership.

Continuing Board Members:

Alison L. Houck Andrew, CPA (Secretary)
Thuy T. Barron, CPA (Great Lakes Regional Director)
Timothy F. Egan, CPA (Director-at-Large)
Jason D. Peery, CPA (Director-at-Large)
Melissa Ruff, CPA (Central Regional Director)
Wilhelmus J. Schaffers, CPA (Director-at-Large)
Michael Schmitz, CPA (Director-at-Large)
Dan Vuckovich, CPA (Director-at-Large)
Laurie A. Warwick, CPA (Treasurer)
Daniel J. Dustin, CPA (Ex-Officio)

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