Who are the current board members of Turning Point USA and what are their full professional biographies?
Executive summary
Turning Point USA’s current public leadership centerpiece is Erika Kirk, who was unanimously elected CEO and chair of the board after Charlie Kirk’s death; the board’s announcement and multiple news outlets identify Doug DeGroote, Mike Miller, Tom Sodeika and David Engelhardt as signatories of the statement transitioning leadership [1] [2] [3]. TPUSA’s own site and reporting emphasize Erika Kirk’s new role and the organization’s campus footprint (thousands of chapters and hundreds of staff), but full, individual professional biographies for every board member are not all available in the sources provided [4] [5] [6].
1. Erika Kirk — New CEO and Chair: From podcast stage to TPUSA leadership
Erika Kirk was named CEO and chair of the Turning Point USA board by unanimous vote following the September 2025 killing of founder Charlie Kirk; multiple outlets and TPUSA’s team page present her as the organization’s leader and board chair [4] [1] [7]. TPUSA’s site and contemporary reporting note Erika’s background in media and public-facing roles — she won Miss Arizona USA in 2012, hosted a podcast, and had been a visible partner to Charlie Kirk on TPUSA stages — but the sources do not supply a single, comprehensive CV listing all prior employers, education, dates and positions beyond these highlights [6] [7]. Available sources do not mention a full professional biography with employment history beyond the public-facing roles cited [4] [6] [7].
2. The board signatories named in the leadership transition
News outlets quoting the board statement identify four board members who signed the announcement: Doug DeGroote, Mike Miller, Tom Sodeika and David Engelhardt [3]. Reporting repeats those names as the organization’s public board voices in the immediate transition, and Newsweek and local outlets quote the group’s statement about carrying Charlie Kirk’s “mantle” and completing his vision [2] [1]. The sources present those individuals as board members but do not publish extended professional biographies for them in the supplied material [2] [3].
3. What TPUSA’s own materials say and do not say
TPUSA’s official team and governance pages position the organization as a large national student movement with thousands of campus chapters and hundreds of staff, and they list Erika Kirk as CEO and board chair on the team page [4] [5] [8]. TPUSA’s site emphasizes mission and scope rather than detailed director résumés: the team page contains biographical snippets and mission language, but the provided TPUSA pages in the search results do not include full professional biographies for every board member named in outside reporting [4] [5] [8]. Therefore, available sources do not mention comprehensive CV-style biographies for the named board members beyond short profiles and the board announcement [4] [2].
4. Independent reporting: confirmations and limits
Mainstream outlets (The Hill, Newsweek, Axios, People, ABC, BBC) consistently report that Erika Kirk assumed leadership and that the board named the four signatories; they also cite TPUSA’s scale (chapters, staff) and note Erika’s public profile [1] [2] [6] [7] [9]. These outlets confirm the leadership change but stop short of providing full professional biographies for each board member in the available snippets: Newsweek lists Doug DeGroote as a certified financial planner and Tom Sodeika as president and CEO of Precision Payroll of America, but extended biographies and career timelines are not present in the provided results [2]. Available sources do not mention detailed employment histories, dates, board tenures, or educational records for all named directors [2] [3].
5. Missing details and how to follow up
The sources supplied show who publicly led the September 2025 transition and identify the four board signatories and Erika Kirk’s elevation, but they do not provide full professional biographies for every board member [1] [2] [3]. For granular biographies—complete job histories, prior board service, and education—consult TPUSA’s full team page and governance pages or direct biographies from reputable outlets; those pages may contain fuller profiles beyond the excerpts provided here [4] [8]. If you want, I can look up extended résumés and public records for each named board member in the sources you permit.