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2026 Board Elections

 


Vote for Your New NGMA Board Members

NGMA Board elections are open now until February 25. We have 10 candidates vying for five open seats.

About the Candidate Selection Process 

In advance of the application period, the Nominations and Elections Subcommittee (NES) established five competency categories to serve as the basis for constructing a balanced slate of candidates. Applicants were required to self‑identify the competency category that most accurately reflected their qualifications. After reviewing all applications, the NES selected the 10 candidates listed below. 

Voting Instructions

Please review the slate of candidates and vote for one candidate per category.

  • Voting is open to NGMA members only.
  • Only five votes total per ballot are permitted, one per category.
  • Voting by proxy and cumulative voting are prohibited.
  • Votes submitted after midnight ET Wednesday, February 25 will not be counted. 

Election winners will be presented to the membership at NGMA's Annual Grants Training in Washington, D.C. on March 23. They will begin their three-year terms on May 1, 2026.

  
 

 Meet Your Candidates
Education Background (Higher Education or K-12)


Divya Brown
Current NGMA Board member 
Department of Homeland Security

BIO


Tikera Chisley
Dallas College

BIO
State/Local Background


Twanisha Glass
State of Michigan 
Division of Victim Services

BIO


Matthew Hanson, CGMS, GPC
Witt O’Brien’s

BIO


 Fazal Syed, CGMS
City of Houston

BIO
Nonprofit Background Legal Acumen


Becky Heisinger, CGMS 
South Dakota Association
of Healthcare Organizations

BIO


Steven Spillan, Esq., CGMS
The Bruman Group

BIO
Financial Acumen


Jerry Bertrand, CGMS
Public Impact Advisors

BIO


Vasanth Ganesan, CGMS
Guidehouse

BIO


 Crystal Lazarus
Goodwill of North Georgia

BIO
 

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Elections close at midnight ET on Wednesday, February 25.