President,

Dr. Daitz is Professor of Family Medicine at the University of New Mexico, School of Medicine. He has been involved in organizing and facilitating rural health projects for over 25 years. His clinical interest is caring for patients with chronic pain. Dr. Daitz is also a documentary filmmaker whose work has been aired and distributed nationally and internationally. Daitz’s film work has been honored by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the American Film Festival, Emmy nominations and other awards. He is a regular contributing writer to the science section of the New York Times. His novel, Delivery, was published in 2004

Vice President

Daniel J. Kunz, MBA.

Mr. Kunz is the President/CEO and Director, of US Geothermal Inc., where he is currently developing a geothermal power project in Idaho.  Mr. Kunz is a board member for several public resource companies. He was previously the President/CEO of the Ivanhoe Mines, Ltd., MK Gold Company and was Vice President and Controller of Morrison Knudsen. He has experience in engineering and international business administration, issues including financing, accounting, reporting, internal control systems, computing, information networks, and staff personnel administration. Mr. Kunz is a member of the engineering advisory board of the Montana Tech of the University of Montana and was named its Distinguished Alumni in 1995.

Secretary

Louise Haney, R.N., N.P.

Boise, ID

Ms. Haney has been an active member of the nursing profession in Idaho where she has held numerous offices in the Idaho Nurses’ Association and has been involved in the Association of Operating Room Nurses and the Idaho Mental Health Association. She was Nursing Service Assistant Director in charge of operating room and out-patient services for St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center in Boise. She directed the operating services at the VA Medical Center in Boise and served as a national and international nurse consultant for several organizations--most notably the Joint Commission of Hospital Accreditation.

Treasurer

Kermit W. Scarborough

Boise, ID

Mr. Scarborough is currently a Senior Vice President for the U.S. Bank.  He has worked for U.S. Bank for thirty-six years, and is now the Market President of the Caldwell, Idaho Market.  Over the years he worked in areas of consumer lending, commercial lending, and retail banking and training.  He has held positions as Branch Manager, District Manager, Regional Manager, and President of the First National Bank or Oregon, a subsidiary of U.S. Bank.  Kermit has been active within his professional field, and served as Chairman of the Idaho Bankers Association from 2003-2004. Throughout the years, Kermit has been actively involved in community organizations which included:  Treasurer and Board Member of the Idaho Foodbank for six years; Chairman and Board Member of the Canby Utility Board, and President of the Canby Oregon Rotary Club from 1991-1992.

Member at Large

Marian Sokol, Ph.D.

San Antonio, TX

Dr. Sokol is the National President of First Candle/National SIDS Alliance. The organization’s mission is to promote infant health and survival from the prenatal period through two years of age. Prior to assuming this position, she was Executive Director of ABC, Inc. of Texas for two decades. Dr. Sokol was founding Executive Director of Any Baby Can, Inc., a South Texas support center for children with chronic illnesses and disabilities. She has received numerous awards such as the 2001 San Antonio Community of Churches Citizen of the Year Award, recipient of the National Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge George Washington Honor Medal and the J.C. Penney Sprit of the American Woman Award. She has spoken and presented widely and sits on many national boards and commissions related to children’s issues.

Member at Large

Ann D. Morse

Washington, DC

Ms. Morse is currently the Program Director for the National Conference of State Legislatures related to Immigrant Policies and the Hunger and Nutrition Partnership. She is dedicated to identifying promising practices, building partnerships and knowledge, related to NCSL. Ms. Morse also directs activities related to the research and education at the state and local level in resettlement and integration of immigrants and refugees. She has also published/coauthored many papers and handbooks related to immigrants and the many challenges they face.

Member at Large

Margaret Henbest, M.S., PNP

Boise, ID

Since 1991 Ms. Henbest has been a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner at the St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center CARES unit (Children at Risk Evaluation Service) in Boise, Idaho. She has been a member of the Idaho House of Representatives since 1996. She is involved in several professional activities such as the Boise State University Master of Health Science Advisory Board, the Health Insurance Premium Task Force, and the Governor’s Coordinating Council for Families and Children.

Member at Large

Dave Courvoisier

Las Vegas, NV

Dave in his 4th year as the main weekday co-anchor of the evening news in Las Vegas, NV at the CBS affiliate (KLAS).  He previously worked 13 years in a similar position at the NBC affiliate in Las Vegas, and has worked at other TV stations around America.  Throughout his on-air career, Dave has distinguished himself with reports on issues relating to disadvantaged children, including the weekly “Wednesday’s Child” for which he has won numerous local and national awards.  Since 1996, Dave has been a member of a National Board of Directors for a non-profit organization called “Critical Reach", seeking to find solutions for poor communication between law enforcement entities during times of community emergencies, specifically missing children. Dave has served on the Board of Directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters, in St. Louis, and has helped to form a new Chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America in SE Missouri.  He was also a board member of CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates).

Member at Large

Allen Derr, Attorney at Law

Boise ,ID

Mr. Derr established his private law practice in Boise, Idaho, in 1960. In 1971 he successfully argued Reed vs. Reed in the U.S. Supreme Court. This was the first Supreme Court ruling against sex discrimination case in the history of the U.S. In 1999, Mr. Derr was named the Alumnus of the Year by Tau Kappa Epsilon, the world’s largest college and university fraternity with 276 active chapters. He received the award primarily for his accomplishments particularly in the areas of sexual and racial discrimination and freedom of the press matters as well as his trial and other legal accomplishments. Past awardees have included former president Ronald Reagan and the late George Halas, founder and coach of the Chicago Bears football team. He has been published in major law books and magazines and has been a columnist for The Idaho Statesman and the Moscow-Pullman Daily News. In 2005, he was installed into the Alumni Hall of Fame at the U of I.

Ex-Officio

Judy Muller

ABC News

Pacific Palisades, CA

Ms. Muller is an ABC News Correspondent based in Los Angeles. She reports for “World News Tonight with Peter Jennings,” “Nightline,” “This Week with David Brinkley,” and other ABC News broadcasts. Since she joined ABC News in 1990, she has covered such stories as the trial of Rodney King and the subsequent riots in Los Angeles in 1992, the 1994 Los Angeles earthquake and the O.J. Simpson murder trial. Ms. Muller has received several journalism honors, including a Colorado Sigma Delta Chi Award, American Bar Association Award, and a New Jersey Broadcasters Association Award. She was also part of the “Nightline” team that received a duPont-Columbia Award and an Emmy Award for coverage of the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. She teaches at the University of Southern California School of Journalism.

Member Emeritus

Myron E. Jones, M.A.

Melbourne, FL

Since 1984, Mr. Jones has been the Senior Associate, Development Associates in Arlington, VA. He is a Woodrow Wilson Senior Visiting Fellow and a speaker for the Potomac Speakers Bureau. He is a past Chairman of the Board of National Public Radio as well as a past Board member of the Harvard Center for Law and Education. He has written and edited books and published numerous papers on education, policy and implementation, and mediation and negotiation. Mr. Jones has been a consultant to the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Congressional Education and Labor Committees, Senate Subcommittee on Indian Education, and the National Conference of State Legislatures. Calling on his heritage as half American Indian, Mr. Jones was the Founder and Executive Director (1970-1984) of Indian Education Training, Inc. in Albuquerque, New Mexico.