Mortar Board's structure

Leadership from the students
Mortar Board is governed by active collegiate members. Members annually attend the national conference, with one delegate from each collegiate chapter serving as a voting member of the organization, a responsibility restricted to active student members. These voting delegates determine the national dues and goals of the organization, as well as elect the National Council from the ranks of Mortar Board’s alumni and collegiate members. The structure of Mortar Board, including its purposes and Bylaws, is reviewed annually at the national conference.

National Council
The National Council, elected by collegiate delegates, is charged with guiding the long-term future of the organization, pending any changes decided upon by delegates to the national conferences. All National Council members volunteer to serve Mortar Board with two-year terms (with a maximum of two consecutive terms in any one office, with the positions of president, president-elect and student representative being limited to one term).

Susan Caples - President
Martha Starling - President-Elect
Brian Bock - Vice President
Vishal Bhandari - Secretary-Treasurer
Jane Beyer - Alumni Representative
Abby Diehl - Alumni Representative
Vicente Gonzalez- Student Representative
Xiqiao Chen - Student Representative


Susan Caples	Martha Starling	Brian Bock	Vishal Bhandari

Jane Beyer	Abby Diehl	Vicente Gonzalez	Xiqiao Chen

National Foundation
The National Foundation was established in 1955 as the fundraising arm of Mortar Board, as well as to serve the educational aims of Mortar Board, Inc. The mission of the National Foundation is to support Mortar Board, Inc. in furthering its ideals of scholarship, leadership and service. Its primary goals are to provide fellowships to Mortar Board alumni pursuing graduate and professional degrees, grant funds to collegiate chapters for special projects that will enhance their contributions to their campus and community and raise funds to support leadership and service initiatives through grants to Mortar Board.

A board of trustees governs the National Foundation. These trustees are volunteers who coordinate the fundraising efforts in collaboration with the staff at the National Office, oversee the investment of the funds and administer the fellowship program and chapter project grants. Fundraising sources include contributions from Mortar Board members, alumni and chapters, along with royalties and donations from corporate partnerships.

Sally Steadman - President
Michael Golden - Vice president
Sally Watlington - Secretary-treasurer
Martha Starling - Trustee
Mabel G. Freeman - Trustee
Denise Rode - Trustee
Jane K. Smith - Trustee
Susan Caples - Ex officio
Vishal Bhandari - Ex officio


Sally Steadman	Michael Golden	Sally Watlington	Martha Starling	Mabel G. Freeman

Denise Rode	Jane K. Smith	Susan Caples	Vishal Bhandari

Section coordinators
Section coordinators work directly with chapters, serving as close primary contacts for chapters within a specified geographic region. The section coordinator is available to assist the chapters with a variety of tasks, including the completion of forms, execution of events and activities and assistance with communication with the National Office. Alongside the National Council, section coordinators communicate, facilitate and establish continuity within the organization.

Sonja Ardoin
Brian Bock
Laura Bockbrader
Katie Chick
Michelle Dahnke
Julie Edmunds
Jessica Geist
Beth Geryak
Glenda Guyton
Mohammed Hill
Rishi Kumar

Victoria Luhrs
Molly-Armine Holston
Melissa Mourer
Sarra Nazem
Kristi Okerlund
Joseph Rodriguez
Angie Schrader
Diana Smithens
Katie Verschelden
Dave Whitman
Chris Wilkins


Sonja Ardoin	Brian Bock	Laura Bockbrader	Katie Chick	Michelle Dahnke

Julie Edmunds	Jessica Geist	Beth Geryak	Glenda Guyton	Mohammed Hill

Rishi Kumar	Victoria Luhrs	Molly-Armine Holston	Melissa Mourer	Sarra Nazem

Kristi Okerlund	Joseph Rodriguez	Angie Schrader	Diana Smithens	Katie Verschelden

David Whitman	Chris Wilkins

Jane Hamblin

Megan Stevens

National Office
A national headquarters for the organization is located in Columbus, Ohio as an affiliate of The Ohio State University. It is the source of records and information related to chapter operations, national conferences, alumni, the Mortar Board National Foundation and the historical archives of Mortar Board. The staff enacts policies and procedures established by the National Council and the Mortar Board National Foundation.