SEATTLE, Wash. (September 13, 2016) - During its 57th annual meeting, held in Seattle Wash., Sept. 11-14, 2016, the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) elected Stephanie Weatherington, Arkansas’ boating law administrator, as president of the nonprofit organization for the 2016-2017 year. She succeeds Darren Rider, Tennessee’s boating law administrator.
A native of Little Rock, Ark., Weatherington graduated in 1994 from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice. She began her career as a wildlife officer with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission in 1995. She was named the boating law administrator in June 2003.
She has served as chair of the Boating Accident Investigation, Reporting & Analysis Committee in 2006 while also serving on the Executive Board of the Southern States Boating Law Administrators Association (SSBLAA). In 2008 she served as SSBLAA President, while continuing to serve on NASBLA’s Law Enforcement and BAIRAC committees. In 2013 she was named chair of the Law Enforcement Committee. She has been a member of NASBLA’s Executive Board since 2014 having served as member-atlarge, treasurer and vice-president.
Other officers of the association serving with Weatherington include:
• Vice President – Tom Guess, Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries
• Treasurer – Mark Brown, Oklahoma Highway Patrol
• Member-at-Large – Cody Jones, Texas Department of Parks & Wildlife
• Member-at-Large – Tim Dunleavy, New Hampshire Department of Safety
• Member-at-Large – Kenton Turner, Indiana Department of Natural Resources
• Immediate Past President – Darren Rider, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators is a national nonprofit organization that works to develop public policy for recreational boating safety. NASBLA represents the recreational boating authorities of all 50 states and the U.S. territories. NASBLA offers a variety of resources, including training, model acts, education standards and publications. Through a national network of thousands of professional educators, law enforcement officers and volunteers, the organization affects the lives of over 76 million American boaters. To learn more about how NASBLA continues to make the waterways safe, secure and enjoyable, visit http://www.nasbla.org.
A high-resolution photo of Stephanie Weatherington is available for download at: http://www.nasbla.org/content_images/People/BLAs/AR-Weatherington_high.jpg