This Fall TWHBEA members will elect 17 individuals to serve three-year terms and 3 to fill vacancies on the International Board of Directors beginning next year. Candidates must declare their intentions by Thursday, August 1, 2024. As directed by the TWHBEA By-Laws, the Executive Committee confirmed the positions of directors from states and aligned regions for the coming election. There are a total of 20 seats to fill from the following states and regions:

Alabama – 1
California – 1
Illinois – 1
Kentucky – 3
Michigan – 1 (unexpired term of Dr. Gerald Pease for one year)
Missouri – 1
S. Carolina – 1
Tennessee – 6
Virginia – 2 (one full term and unexpired term of Bethany Lackey for two years)
Region 1 – 1
Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Netherlands,
New Zealand, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Region 2 – 1
Iowa, Wisconsin
Region 6 – 1 (unexpired term of Jim Dolan for two years)
Mexico, Dominican Republic


Anyone interested in running for an open seat must declare their intention to run by August 1, 2024 to the CEO, Mark Farrar, by emailing [email protected] or mailing TWHBEA, Attn: Mark Farrar, PO Box 286, Lewisburg, TN 37091-0286.