National Board of Regents
The National Board of Regents is the ruling body of Delta Beta Sigma composed of nine elected alumnae and additional appointed members who oversee the functions of all active chapters across the country. Board members are elected annually at the Delta Beta Sigma National Convention.
Hannah Knies
National President
Hannah Knies is an alumna of the Tau Chapter and served as Recruitment/Convention Chair and Recording Secretary during her years as an active member. She was also voted her chapter’s Outstanding Member and was honored to be named the National Outstanding Member. Since 2013, Hannah has served on the National Board of Regents in a variety of roles including National Vice President - Sisterhood and National President. Hannah is passionate about supporting and empowering young people, and she has dedicated her professional and personal life to that work outside of DBS through being a school teacher, foster parent, and social worker. Hannah lives with her husband and son in Indiana.
Fiona Franks
National Vice President - Philanthropy
Fiona is an alumna of the Omega chapter where she served as Historian Reporter and President. She was voted Outstanding Member for her chapter and went on to be recognized as National Outstanding Member in 2020.
She is a graduate of University of Arkansas with a bachelors in Biological Sciences. She is a former alumna of Zeta Tau Alpha. She is currently in her second year of veterinary school at Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine. Her passion is to work in a rural mixed animal practice. She loves drinking coffee, her 3 cats, and anything outdoors.
Gracie Fason
National Vice President - Sisterhood
Gracie is an alumna of the Phi Delta Chapter and served as Social Chair and Fundraising Chair. She was recognized as her chapter’s Outstanding Member in 2022 and went on to be honored as the National Outstanding Member that same year.
Gracie recently graduated the University of Arkansas with a Bachelors of Arts in Communication and a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology. She was a Delta Gamma. Gracie currently attends John Brown University where she is earning her master’s in Mental Health Counseling.
Valerie Davis
National Secretary
Valerie Davis is an alumna of the Alpha Beta Chapter where she served as the Assistant Pledge Mistress and Pledge Mistress during her years as an active member. She also served her chapter for many years as Chapter Mom and Head Chapter Mom. Valerie was elected to the National Board of Regents at the 2011 National Convention and has served as Historian, 2nd Vice President, 1st Vice President and Secretary. She has always enjoyed Convention and especially remembers “back in the day” all the chapters singing up and down the halls of the hotel and in the dining room.
Valerie has been married to her husband, Tony, for 40 years. They live on the family farm where they have raised an abundance of crops but most importantly two children. In her spare time, Valerie enjoys traveling, spending time at the lake and spending time with her family, especially her granddaughters, Parker and Lillian.
Rebecca Pollet
National Treasurer
Rebecca is an alumna of the Lambda Chapter where she served as Recording and Corresponding Secretary. She was voted Lambda's Outstanding Member and received the honor of National Outstanding Member in June 2007. At the same convention, she was elected to the National Board of Regents as Historian. Since then she has also served on the National Board as Custodian, Editor -in-Chief, First Vice-President, and President.
She received a Bachelors of Science in Biochemistry from the University of Tulsa in 2011. She is an alumna of Kappa Delta sorority and served as Secretary, Vice President-Operations, and President of her collegiate chapter. She received her Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and currently works as a chemistry professor at Vassar College in New York.
Lauren Smith
National Editor-in-Chief
Lauren Smith is an alumna of the Omega Chapter of Forrest City, Arkansas. During her time as an Omega, she was elected Pledge Class President, Assistant Pledge Mistress, Corresponding Secretary, and Recording Secretary. She represented her chapter as the Outstanding Member. Also, Lauren was a recipient of her chapter’s Wanda Bedell Scholarship. She was slated for the Board of Regents at the 81st National Convention in Mobile, Alabama. She has held the positions of Historian, Custodian, and Editor-In-Chief of the annual publication The Beta.
Lauren is a graduate of Texas Tech University. At Texas Tech, Lauren was the President and State Secretary of the Texas State Teacher's Association Student Program. Lauren is currently an elementary school teacher and holds multiple leadership roles in her school. In her spare time, she loves reading, taking pictures, watching movies, and spending time with loved ones! Lauren and her husband have two cats that they adore-Luke & Rey Skywalker!
Jillian Norman
At-Large Member
Jillian is an alumna of the Tau Chapter and served as VP-Philanthropy and President during her years as an active member. She was voted her chapter’s Outstanding Member in 2022.
Jillian graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English in May 2026 and will be attending Southeastern University Louisiana to get her master’s degree in Publishing.
Madelyn Patton
At-Large Member
Madelyn Patton is an alumna of the Beta Phi Chapter where she served as Assistant Treasurer and President. She was awarded the Wanda Bedell Scholarship. She has served on the National Board as a Board Assistant and now, an At-Large Member.
She currently attends the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga pursuing a degree in Business Management. She is a member of the Kappa Delta Sorority.
Taylor Bell
At-Large Member
Taylor Bell is an alumna of the Beta Phi chapter where she served as the Sunshine Chair and Vice-President Sisterhood.
She currently attends the University of South Alabama where she is a Phi Mu. She is an exercise science major on the pre-medical track with plans to attend medical school after graduation. In her spare time, she likes to volunteer with the Boy Scouts of America and she is a diamond girl for her college’s baseball team.
Anna Wehrum
Chapter Advisor and Social Media Chair
Anna Caroline Wehrum is an alumna of the Kappa Rho Chapter where she served as Vice President-Philanthropy and President. She was voted Outstanding Member for her chapter and went on to be recognized as National Outstanding Member in 2025.
She is currently studying Political Science at the University of Arkansas where she is a Kappa Delta. DBS will always be in her heart and she is happy to serve National DBS as a Chapter Advisor.
Aastha Oza
Chapter Advisor
Aastha Oza is an alumna of the Beta Phi chapter where she served as VP-Member Education and Historian Reporter. She was voted Outstanding Member for her chapter and went on to be recognized as National Outstanding Member in 2023. Aastha currently attends the University of Tennessee, Knoxville where she is studying Biochemistry and Hispanic Studies. She hopes to pursue a career as an Emergency Medicine Physician due to her experience as an EMT. In her spare time, she likes to run and hike!
Madelyn Maxey
Assistant Chapter Advisor
Madelyn Maxey is an alumna of the Lambda Chapter where she served as Social Chair, Recruitment Chair, and eventually Historian Reporter. She was voted to represent her chapter as Outstanding Member and was also awarded the Wanda Bedell Chapter Scholarship. She currently attends the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville in the Honors program. She is studying Communication Sciences and Disorders with hopes of becoming a Pediatric Speech Pathologist.
Kendall Manning
Assistant Chapter Advisor
Kendall Manning is an alumna of the Beta Phi Chapter where she served as Vice President - Member Education and Vice President - Philanthropy. She was awarded a chapter Wanda Bedell Scholarship and was her chapter’s Outstanding Member.
She currently attends Auburn University pursuing a degree in Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies. She is a member of the Delta Zeta Sorority.
Mikalya Romero
Assistant Chapter Advisor
Mikayla Romero is an alumna of the Beta Phi Chapter where she served as Secretary, Vice President - Sisterhood, and was named her chapter’s Outstanding Member. In 2026, she was awarded National Outstanding Member and the Millicent Shankle Sunshine Award.
She will be attending Mississippi State this fall while pursuing a degree in Educational Psychology.