Leadership Board

2023-25 Executive Committee Officers

• Liz Blackbourn, Chair
       dacn-chair@democratsabroad.org
• Terry Lee Watkins Jr., Vice Chair
       dacn-vicechair@democratsabroad.org
• Adam Bucky, Secretary
       dacn-secretary@democratsabroad.org
• Tricia Williams, Treasurer
       dacn-treasurer@democratsabroad.org
• Dustin Doyle, Communications Officer
       dacn-comms-it@democratsabroad.org 
•  Vacant, Information Technology Officer
       dacn-comms-it@democratsabroad.org *

* Note that any vacancy with a designated e-mail address shall have all e-mails forwarded to dacn-chair@democratsabroad.org.

** Vacancies will be filled by appointment, then election. To state your interest, please email info-China@DemocratsAbroad.org and attend our monthly meetings. 

*** DPCA members are elected according to Democrats Abroad China Bylaws.

★ Elyse Ribbons relocated in 2023, creating a Communications Officer vacancy.

★ Adam Bucky was elected unanimously by the Board to fill the seat of Secretary upon Josh Hoke's relocation. This created a Member-At-Large vacancy.

★ Dustin Roberts resigned from the Leadership Board in 2024, leaving a Member-At-Large vacancy. DACN sends congratulations to Dustin on the newest member of his family!

2023-25 Leadership Board Officers

• Ginny Hunt, GOTV Coordinator
• Pam Forbes, Events Coordinator
• Vacant, Onboarding Coordinator **
• Kevin Xin, Member-At-Large
• Vacant, Member-At-Large

2023-25 Non-Voting Appointed Board Members

• Alex Vanderpol, General Counsel 
       dacn-counsel@democratsabroad.org 
• Vacant, Deputy Communications Officer 
• Vacant, Deputy Communications Officer 
• Vacant, Deputy Communications Officer 
     

2023-25 DPCA Voting Members

• Elizabeth Blackbourn ***
• Terry Lee Watkins Jr. 
• Adam Bucky
• Tricia Williams

★ Adam Bucky became a DPCA Voting Representative during a Board meeting held on April 15, 2024. He took over this role once elected to the position of Secretary.  

★ On June 29, 2024, titles changed for the offices formerly known as Communications Director and Information Technology Director. 

On September 17, 2024, the DACN Leadership Board unanimously welcomed Dustin Doyle to serve as Communications Officer. Kevin Xin transferred his role from IT Officer to Member-At-Large. 

2021-23 Executive Committee Officers

• Elizabeth Blackbourn, Chair
       dacn-chair@democratsabroad.org
• Jacob Aldaco, Vice Chair
       dacn-vicechair@democratsabroad.org
• Tricia Williams, Secretary
       dacn-secretary@democratsabroad.org
• Vacant, Treasurer
       dacn-treasurer@democratsabroad.org 
• Adam Bucky, Director of Communications 
       dacn-comms-it@democratsabroad.org 
• Dustin Roberts, Information Technology Director
       dacn-comms-it@democratsabroad.org *

*Note that any Board position which is vacant and has a designated e-mail address shall have all e-mails forwarded to dacn-chair@democratsabroad.org.

★ DACN Member Alex Vanderpol was appointed by the Chair and Board to serve as Counsel on August 25, 2021. 

★ Eileen Walsh was elected unanimously by the Board to fill a Member-At-Large vacancy on September 11, 2021.

★ On February 2, 2022, Adam Bucky was elected unanimously by the Board to serve as Director of Communications.

★ On April 18, 2022, Patricia Williams was elected unanimously to serve as DACN's Secretary. (At a meeting on February 2, 2022, Tricia had been unanimously elected to serve as Member-At-Large. This position is now vacant.)

★ Democrats Abroad China was awarded a fourth DPCA Voting Representative in 2023.

2021-23 Members-At-Large

• Ginny Hunt
• Brian Kloosterman
• Lisa Movius
• Eileen Walsh 
• Terry Watkins

2021-23 Non-Voting Appointed Board Members

• Alex Vanderpol, General Counsel 
       dacn-counsel@democratsabroad.org 
• Vacant, Deputy Communications Officer 
• Vacant, Deputy Communications Officer 
• Vacant, Deputy Communications Officer 
     

2021-23 DPCA Voting Members

• Elizabeth Blackbourn
• Jacob Aldaco
• Tricia Williams
• Adam Bucky

★ Anders Hove became a DPCA Voting Representative during a Board meeting held January 14, 2022. Tricia Williams took over this role once elected to the position of Secretary on April 18th, 2022.  

★ Dustin Roberts was elected unanimously by the Board to serve as Information Technology Director on August 21, 2022. Dustin assumed IT-related treasury duties when Anders Hove relocated to DAUK.

★ DA China members voted unanimously to appoint Virginia Hunt to serve as Member-At-Large on March 21, 2023. Ginny will serve in this capacity until the end of the 2021-23 term.