U.S. Election Assistance Commission 

Board of Advisors

March 15, 2024

National Governors Association 

Ryan Cowley 

Director of Elections

Utah Office of the Lieutenant Governor

National Governors Association

J. Anthony Penry

Deputy Securities Administrator and Director

North Carolina Secretary of State

National Conference of State Legislatures

Representative Kevin Bratcher

Kentucky House of Representatives

National Conference of State Legislatures

Senator Cheryl Kagan

Maryland State Senate

National Association of Secretaries of State

The Honorable Scott Schwab 

Kansas Secretary of State 

NASS President

National Association of Secretaries of State

The Honorable Tahesha Way 

New Jersey Secretary of State 

NASS Immediate Past President

National Association of State Election Directors 

Howard Knapp

Executive Director

South Carolina Election Commission

National Association of State Election Directors 

Jonathan Brater

Director of Elections

Michigan Bureau of Elections

 National Association of Counties

 Ricky Hatch 

 County Clerk/Auditor

 Weber County, UT

National Association of Counties

Isaac Cramer

Executive Director

 Charleston County Board of Elections

United States Conference of Mayors

Vacant

United States Conference of Mayors

Elizabeth (Liz) Howard

Counsel – Brennan Center for Justice

 

The Election Center 

Wesley Wilcox

Supervisor of Elections

Marion County, FL

The Election Center

Dean Logan

Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk 

Los Angeles County, CA

International Association of 

Government Officials

Eric Fey

Director of Elections

St. Louis County Election Board

International Association of Government 

Officials 

Christine Walker 

County Clerk 

Medford, OR

United States Commission on Civil Rights 

Vacant

United States Commission on Civil Rights 

Vacant
Architectural and Transportation Barrier 

Compliance Board

Benjamin W.J. Nadolsky 

Board Member

Architectural and Transportation Barrier 

Compliance Board

Hannah Ibanez 

Board Member

Chief – Office of Public Integrity – U.S. 

Department of Justice

Robert J. Heberle

Director – Election Crimes Branch, Public Integrity 

Section 

U.S. Department of Justice

Chief – Voting Section – Civil Rights Division – 

U.S. Department of Justice 

Vacant

Director – Federal Voting Assistance Program –

U.S. Department of Defense

J. Scott Wiedmann

Acting Director

Federal Voting Assistance Program

U.S. Department of Defense

Speaker of the House

Elliot Berke 

Managing Partner 

Berke Farah LLP

 House Minority Leader

 Philip B. Stark

 Distinguished Professor of Statistics

 University of California, Berkeley

Senate Majority Leader

Barbara Simons, PhD

Association for Computing Machinery

Senate Minority Leader

Sarah Ball Johnson 

City Clerk

Colorado Springs, CO

House Administration – Chair

John G. Fogarty

Senior Counsel

House Administration – Chair

Don Gray

County Clerk

Sagamon County, IL

House Administration – Ranking Member

Gregory T. Moore

President & CEO

Promise of Democracy Foundation

House Administration – Ranking Member

Thomas F. Ferraresse

Former Commissioner of Elections

Monroe County, NY

Senate Rules & Administration Committee –

Chair

James Dickson

Retired

Senate Rules & Administration Committee –

Chair

Mark Ritchie 

Civilian Aide

Secretary of the U.S. Army

Senate Rules & Administration Committee –

Ranking Member

Rick Stream

Republican Director of Elections 

St. Louis County, MO

Senate Rules & Administration Committee –

Ranking Member 

Shane Schoeller 

Clerk 

Greene County, MO

Designated Federal Officer (DFO)

Thomas Hicks

Alternate Designated Federal Officer (ADFO)

Sara Brady