Building Leadership and Vision For Your National Art Honor Society Chapter

Cappie Dobyns, a 25 year veteran, is an art / gifted and talented educator and an NAEA Outstanding NJAHS Sponsor. She also serves as the Middle Level Member at Large on the National Council of the NAHS. She earned her Master of Science in Teaching at Drake University where she is also currently a PhD candidate. While teaching adolescents at Ames Middle School gives her life purpose, she feels empowered through her differing volunteer roles within the Art Educators of Iowa (and, past work within the Texas Art Educator Association).

Josh Drews has been teaching visual art at Spring Valley since 2001. He has helped develop arts curriculum for South Carolina, including co-authoring the 2017 and 2010 SC Media Arts standards and writing the SC curriculum guide for Media Arts, Media Arts (Design) and Printmaking. He is currently the NAEA Secondary Division Coordinator-Elect and a past president of the South Carolina Art Education Association. He is also an avid printmaker and working artist. He is proud to have a deep passion for teaching art, students, comic books, video games, his wife, and battle cat Tobias.

Heather R. Overvold is the Senior Member Services and NAHS Programs Coordinator at NAEA, where she provides customer service to NAEA members and helps develop the NAHS and NJAHS programs. Before beginning her career at NAEA, Heather earned her Bachelor of Arts in Media Arts and Design from James Madison University and her Master of Arts in Arts Management from George Mason University.