The American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) is pleased to announce the results of the 2025 Board of Directors Elections. This year the AAFCS Leadership Council has elected two individuals to serve as Directors-at-Large and one individual to serve as our 2025-2026 President-Elect. All elected individuals will begin their terms in June following the closing ceremonies of the AAFCS Annual Conference. Please join us in congratulating our incoming board members.
The AAFCS Leadership Council has elected Gayla Randel to serve as the AAFCS Board President Elect. Gayla has 20 years as a classroom Family and Consumer Sciences teacher at the middle and secondary levels, as well as 8 years as an adjunct instructor at the 2- and 4-year institutions in various content areas of the discipline.
She holds two degrees from Kansas State University—Vocational Home Economics Education and Adult, Continuing and Occupational Education and is certified by the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. She is presently the FCS Specialist for the Montana Office of Public Instruction.
“Learning I’ve been selected as the AAFCS president-elect is both humbling and exciting. I pledge to provide the leadership needed of AAFCS and our members to continue the FCS legacy through empowerment, enhancement, and advancement. Thank you so very much for this opportunity.” - Gayla Randel, CFCS
The AAFCS Leadership Council has elected Angela Gott and Carol Erwin, CFCS, as the AAFCS Directors-at-Large for 2025-2028.
Angela Gott brings 32 years of dedication to the Family and Consumer Sciences profession, starting her career in middle and high school classrooms and now serving as the FCS Teacher Educator at Western Kentucky University. A passionate advocate for leadership development and member support, Angela is deeply committed to advancing the FCS profession and mentoring our next generation.
Angela is committed to advancing the AAFCS strategic action plan and is dedicated to serving AAFCS members, promoting excellence, and elevating the Family and Consumer Sciences profession.
Carol Erwin, CFCS is currently a Professor at Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska, teaching Foods and Nutrition and Family and Consumer Sciences classes. She has been in this position working with future Family and Consumer Sciences teachers for the past 13 years after teaching in the 7-12 FCS classroom and advising FCCLA for 12 years. Carol has worked extensively in expanding opportunities for Family and Consumer Sciences students at her college and across Nebraska.
Carol is deeply committed to the FCS profession and wants to share the message that FCS is critically important in helping individuals, families, and communities make effective and efficient decisions for the future. As a member of the AAFCS Board of Directors, she hopes to balance tradition with innovation and support our members in their own quest for “better.”
Join us in June at the AAFCS Annual Conference to help welcome our incoming AAFCS Board of Directors!