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Leadership Council Chairs

Leadership Council Chairs

NAPEO's Leadership Council Chairs

NAPEO's 20 Leadership Councils (LCs) provide local forums for members to network and participate in state government affairs initiatives. The Leadership Councils routinely meet via conference call and in person to provide valuable input on local policy, coordinate grassroots efforts, discuss government affairs and legislative activities, and act as the voice of the NAPEO membership in a particular state or region.

NAPEO's LCs are led by a team of Leadership Council Chairs who represent the local members' interests on the Government Affairs Committee. The LC Chairs are also invited to participate in NAPEO's Board Meetings to serve as liaisons between the local membership and the national leadership team.

Leadership Council Chairs for 2025 & 2026

 

 Arizona/New Mexico   

Joe Beers***
Arizona Market Leader
G&A Partners
Phoenix, AZ

 California

Daniel Harris
Executive Director, Government Relations
TriNet Group, Inc.
Bowie, MD

 Carolinas

 (NC, SC)

Laurin McDonald
General Counsel
Propel PEO, Inc.
Greenville, SC

 Colorado

Roger Hays, Jr.
President & CEO
PassioHR, Inc.
Centennial, CO

 Florida

Haley D. Crum
Co-President
FrankCrum
Clearwater, FL

 Georgia

Michael Kreiter
Director, Governmental & Regulatory Affairs
Insperity, Inc.
Orlando, FL

 Heartlands

 (KS, ND, NE, MO,
 MT, SD, WY)

Erica Brune
CEO
Lever1
Leawood, KS

 Michigan

Gregory Packer
President
AccessPoint
Farmington Hills, MI

 Mid-Atlantic

 (DC, DE, MD, KY,
 PA, VA, WV)

Melissa Kelly
Senior Director, Gov't Relations
ADP TotalSource Inc.
Alexandria, VA

 Mid-South

 (AL, AR, LA,
 MS, TN)

David Lawrence
President
Delta Administrative Services
Metairie, LA

 Mid-West

 (IA, IL, IN,
 MN, WI)

Dawn Lively-Jenkins
CEO
FullStack PEO
Indianapolis, IN  

 Nevada

Celeste Johnson
CEO
The Applied Companies
Reno, NV

 New England

 (CT, MA, ME,
 NH, RI, VT)

Tim B. Graham
President
Payrolling Partners, Inc.
Clifton, NJ

 New Jersey

Jim Bell, III
Executive Vice President
Abel HR, Inc.
Cranbury, NJ

 New York

Co-Chairs:

Steve Politis
CEO
Alcott HR Group LLC
Farmingdale, NY

Andy Lubash
CEO
PrestigePEO
Melville, NY

 Ohio

Tricia Russo
Director, Government Affairs
Justworks
Hightstown, NJ

 Oklahoma

Hank Johnson
Director of Risk Management & Compliance
Nextep, Inc.
Norman, OK

 Oregon/Washington/
 Alaska

Anne Donovan
President
Xenium
Tualatin, OR

 Texas

Chair: Thad A. Steele
Founder & CEO
T&T Staff Management, Inc.
El Paso, TX

Vice-Chair: Corey Hookstra
President of Corporate Strategy
ESI (eEmployers Solutions, Inc.)
Cedar Park, TX

 Utah/Idaho

Chase Heywood
CFO
Stratus HR
Sandy, UT

 ***designates the Leadership Council Committee Chair