Scott Blech is responsible for the overall management of EMDRIA. He has more than 25 years of association management experience with national, state and regional associations. Scott has a Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation from the American Society of Association Executives. He received his A.B. degree in political science from the University of Michigan and a M.A. in journalism with honors from the University of Missouri. He has held leadership positions with the California, Texas and American Society of Association Executives. He became Executive Director of EMDRIA in 2004.

Gayla Turner first began working for EMDRIA in 1997, as Conference Coordinator.  In 2001, she took over as Associate Director of EMDRIA, supervising the daily operations of the Association under the direction of the Executive Director.  With 10 years of experience at EMDRIA, Gayla also is responsible for financial operations and is editor of the quarterly Newsletter. She is a member of the Texas and American Society of Association Executives.    

Lisa Jones began working for EMDRIA in 2003 as an Executive Assistant.  In 2004, she became the Administrative Coordinator.  Her responsibilities include the planning of quarterly EMDRIA Board Meetings, maintaining the EMDRIA website, some financial operations, and various projects.  Lisa attended Texas Tech University, where she received her BA in Psychology. Lisa is a member of the Texas Society of Association Executives. 

Lynn Simpson began working for EMDRIA in 2002, as a part-time Administrative Assistant.  In 2005, she took a full-time position with EMDRIA as Membership Services Coordinator.  Lynn processes all Membership and Conference registrations and processes all changes in contact information.  When not at work, Lynn enjoys Bingo, shopping at Flea Markets, and mostly her three beloved dogs.

Kim previously served as Project Manager and Training Coordinator in the Command Leadership Resource Management Department (C/L/R) of United Airlines; in that position she provided an administrative support network for instructors, participants and developers of the C/L/R Seminars. She also has held customer service positions including Assistant Membership Director of Hills Country Club and Quality Control Manager at Serengeti Trading Company.  Kim has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin.

Sherri Barras began working for EMDRIA in August of 2006, as a part-time Administrative Assistant. She is responsible for answering phones, opening and distributing the mail, processing all product orders, and other various administrative projects.  Sherri attended the University of Texas and is an avid Longhorn Baseball fan. When not at work, she can often be found taking in a game with her husband and son or pining for baseball in the off-season.