DRA Board of Governors
DRA collaborates with all governors within its eight-state service area to fulfill its purpose and mission. Each governor has appointed a designee to the DRA and has the authority to appoint an alternate designee if desired.
![](https://dra.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Alabama.jpg)
Alabama
![](https://dra.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Arkansas.jpg)
Arkansas
![](https://dra.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Gov-Sanders-AR-2023.jpeg)
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Arkansas Governor
![Amy Williams](https://dra.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/amyWilliams.jpg)
Amy Williams
Arkansas Alternate
![](https://dra.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Illinois.jpg)
Illinois
![](https://dra.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Kentucky.jpg)
Kentucky
![](https://dra.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mSawyers.jpg)
Matt Sawyers
Kentucky Designee
![](https://dra.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Louisiana.jpg)
Louisiana
![Governor Jeff Landry](https://dra.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Governor-Jeff-Landry-Headshot.jpg)
Governor Jeff Landry
Louisiana Governor
![Karen White](https://dra.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Karen-White-Headshot_Louisiana-Designee.jpg)
Karen White
Louisiana Designee
![](https://dra.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Mississippi.png)
Mississippi
![Tate Reeves](https://dra.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/tateReeves.jpg)
Governor Tate Reeves
Mississippi Governor
![Sam Andrews](https://dra.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Sam-Andrews-Headshot.jpg)
Sam Andrews
Mississippi Designee
![](https://dra.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Missouri.jpg)
Missouri
![](https://dra.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Missouri-Gov.-Mike-Parson.jpg)
Governor Michael L. Parson
Missouri Governor
![Lesley Rone](https://dra.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Lesley-Rone-Headshot.png)
Lesley Rone
Missouri Designee
![](https://dra.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Robert-Knodell2.jpg)
Robert J. Knodell
Missouri Alternate
![](https://dra.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Tennessee.jpg)
Tennessee
![](https://dra.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Tennessee-Gov.-Bill-Lee.jpg)