NFHCA Leadership
Board of Directors | Committee Chairs
The NFHCA’s leadership is composed of a Board of Directors, elected by the NFHCA membership. The Board of Directors is composed of members of the Executive Committee and Group Representatives.
Each elected board member serves a three-year term, except for the Past-President — who serves a one-year term — and specified initial shorter terms designed to establish the three rotational slates outlined in the NFHCA bylaws. For a full explanation of positions, terms, eligibility, and responsibilities, please review Article IV of the NFHCA bylaws.
Committee chairs are appointed by their committees and approved by the Board of Directors to lead NFHCA Standing Committees.
The NFHCA also has a dedicated group of staff members.
Board of Directors
Executive Committee


Cheryl Murtagh
Vice President, Finances
cherylmurtagh23@gmail.com
Volunteer Assistant, Saint Anselm College


Annie Kietzman
Vice President, Sport Development
Head Coach, Washington College

Anne Parmenter
Past President
Former Head Coach, Trinity College
Group Representatives


Lauren Cornthwaite
Club
Founder and Director, Aim Field Hockey


Heather Lewis
Honorary
Athletic Director, Seneca Valley School District

Tamara Durante
NCAA Associate/Assistant
Associate Head Coach, Michigan State University
TBD
NCAA Division I



Committee Chairs (Program Committees)
Annual Convention Committee
Taylor Dyer — Head Coach, Gettysburg College & Meredith Spencer-Blaetz — Head Coach, Stevens Institute of Technology (Co-Chairs)
Awards Committee
Lauren Cornthwaite — Founder and Director, Aim Field Hockey
Black Coaches Council
Mimi Smith, Head Coach, Garrison Forest High School
Bylaws Committee
Leslie Fry — Head Coach, Chelsea High School
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
Brandilyn Kist — Head Coach, Queens University of Charlotte
Hall of Fame Committee
Laura Gebhart — Associate Head Coach, Penn State University
Nominating Committee
Valerie Lohr — Field Hockey Program Director, St. Mary’s Hall &
Jessica Weiss — Head Coach, Randolph-Macon College
Scholastic Committee
Renée Toliver — Varsity Head Coach, Shawnee High School
Sport Development Committee
Annie Kietzman – Head Coach, Washington College