The International Federation for Home Economics affiliate in the United States (IFHE-US) began in a structure meeting at Lake Jackson, Florida in January 1996.
The formal creation of IFHE-US was with a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS), effective in 1999. The first meeting of the IFHE-US Board of Directors was held at the AAFCS Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, June 1999 with Juanita Mendenhall serving as the first President.
Board of Directors
President: Sue Buck (Email)
President-Elect: Rachel Schichtl (Email)
Director of Finance: Luann Boyer (Email)
Director of Professional Development & Programs: Kim Kamin (Email)
Director of Communications: Lori Myers (Email)
Director of Young Professional Network: Kathryn Carroll (Email)
Recorder: Sandra Poirier ((Email)
Director, IFHE-US Development Fund: Mary Kaye Merwin (Email)
Nomination Chair: Cheryl Empey (Email)
Region of the Americas IFHE Vice President: Janine Duncan (Email)
AAFCS Global Perspectives: Kim Kamin (Email)
IFHE UN Liaison: Anita Ferron (Email)
XXIV IFHE World Congress 2022 Co-Chairs
Bev Card (Email)
Janine Duncan (Email)