Membership is open to attorneys at law who are licensed to practice before the highest court in any state of the United States or before a court of record in the United States and who are (or have been within the last two years) attorneys for a local public school district, a state association of school boards or any public junior or community college.

Individual Membership

Attorneys in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Canada, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mariana Islands, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Virgin Islands, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming may seek an individual membership. Sign-up for an individual COSA membership. If you have questions, please contact NSBA's Council of School Attorneys at 703.838.6722 or COSA_Registration@nsba.org. Many of these states also have a state council of school attorneys.

Affiliated Membership

In the following states, COSA has a partnership with the state affiliated council. Payment is processed through your state’s affiliate, which then provides member information to COSA. COSA has different membership rates that depend on the state as well as for those who work as in house counsel. For detailed information on membership fees and inquiries, contact your state’s representative below. 

Arizona

Gina Moss
Arizona School Boards Association
602-254-1100
gmoss@azsba.org

California

Anita Ceballos
California School Boards Association
916-669-3268
cca@csba.org

Colorado

Mikayla Unruh
Colorado Association of School Boards
303-832-1000
munruh@casb.org

Connecticut

Gail Heath
Connecticut Association of Boards of Education
860-571-7446
gheath@cabe.org

Delaware

John Marinucci
Delaware School Boards Association
302-678-2265
delawaresba@gmail.com

Indiana 

Lisa Tanselle
Indiana School Boards Association
317-639-0330
ltanselle@isba-ind.org

Iowa

Marte Brightman
Iowa Association of School Boards
515-288-1991
mbrightman@ia-sb.org

Kansas 

Leslie Garner
Kansas Association of School Boards
785-273-3600
lgarner@kasb.org

Maine

Angie Audette
Maine School Boards Association
207-622-3473
aaudette@msmaweb.com

Maryland

Adam E. Konstas
Maryland Council of Local School Board Attorneys
410-339-6757
akonstas@pklaw.com

Massachusetts 

Ann-marie Martin
Massachusetts Assoc. of School Committees, Inc.
617-523-8454
amartin@masc.org

Michigan 

Brad Banasik
Michigan Association of School Boards
517-327-5900
bbanasik@masb.org

Minnesota 

Terry Morrow
Minnesota School Boards Association
507-934-2450
tmorrow@mnmsba.org

New Mexico

Carolyn Mole
New Mexico School Boards Association
505-983-5041
cmole@nmsba.org

New York 

Victor M. Puzzi
New York State School Attorneys Association
516-694-3000
vpuzzi@guerciolaw.com

North Carolina 

Christine Scheef
North Carolina School Boards Association
919-841-4040
cscheef@ncsba.org

North Dakota

Alexis Baxley
North Dakota School Boards Association
701-255-4127
alexis.baxley@ndsba.org

Oklahoma

Tony Childers
Oklahoma State School Baords Association
405.528.3571
tchilders@ossba.org

Oregon

Jennifer Cypert
Oregon School Boards Association
503-588-2800
jcypert@osba.org

South Dakota

Deanne Arbach
Associated School Boards of South Dakota
605-773-2500
deanne.arbach@asbsd.org

West Virginia

Howard Seufer
West Virginia Council of School Attorneys
304-347-1776
hseufer@bowlesrice.com