NAPEO's Council Chairs

NAPEO's 20 Leadership Councils provide local forums for members to network and participate in state government affairs initiatives.

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Leadership Council Chairs for 2025 & 2026

Joe Beers

Arizona Market Leader

Arizona/New Mexico
G&A Partners
Phoenix, AZ

Daniel Harris

Executive Director, Government Relations

California
TriNet Group, Inc.
Bowie, MD

Laurin McDonald

General Counsel

Carolinas
Propel PEO, Inc.
Greenville, SC
NC, SC

Roger Hays, Jr.

President & CEO

Colorado
PassioHR, Inc.
Centennial, CO

Haley D. Crum

Co-President

Florida
FrankCrum
Clearwater, FL

Michael Kreiter

Director, Governmental & Regulatory Affairs

Georgia
Insperity, Inc.
Orlando, FL

Erica Brune

CEO

Heartlands
Lever1
Leawood, KS
KS, ND, NE, MO, MT, SD, WY

Gregory Packer

President

Michigan
AccessPoint
Farmington Hills, MI

David Lawrence

President

Mid-South
Delta Administrative Services
Metairie, LA
AL, AR, LA, MS, TN

Dawn Lively-Jenkins

CEO

Mid-West
FullStack PEO
Indianapolis, IN
IA, IL, IN, MN, WI

Celeste Johnson

CEO

Nevada
The Applied Companies
Reno, NV

Tim B. Graham

President

New England
Payrolling Partners, Inc.
Clifton, NJ
CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT

Jim Bell, III

Executive Vice President

New Jersey
Abel HR, Inc.
Cranbury, NJ

Steve Politis

CEO

New York
Alcott HR Group LLC
Farmingdale, NY

Andy Lubash

CEO

New York
PrestigePEO
Melville, NY

Tricia Russo

Director, Government Affairs

Ohio
Justworks
Hightstown, NJ

Hank Johnson

Director of Risk Management & Compliance

Oklahoma
Nextep, Inc.
Norman, OK

Anne Donovan

President

Oregon/Washington/Alaska
Xenium
Tualatin, OR

Thad A. Steele

Founder & CEO

Texas
T&T Staff Management, Inc.
El Paso, TX

Corey Hookstra

President of Corporate Strategy

Texas
ESI (eEmployers Solutions, Inc.)
Cedar Park, TX

Chase Heywood

CFO

Utah/Idaho
Stratus HR
Sandy, UT