Executive Committee

President: Katie Dentzman, Iowa State University

Past President: Jennifer Otten, University of Washington

President-Elect: Rick Welsh, Syracuse University

Secretary Treasurer: Nadine Lehrer, Chatham University 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2026-2029

Chris Morris, Iowa State University; chair, Nominations

Sonya Sharififard, Pepperdine University

Tania Schusler, Loyola University Chicago; co-chair, Membership

Rachel Schattman, University of Maine; Treasurer-in-training

2026-2028

Mercy "Esi" Oppong, Syracuse University, co-chair, Graduate Student and Early Career Committee

2025-2028

Yona Sipos, University of Washington; chair, Professional Awards Committee

Cathleen McCluskey, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Roni Neff, Johns Hopkins University; co-chair, Membership Committee

2024-2028

Estelí Jiménez-Soto, University of South Florida

Lia Kelinsky-Jones, Virginia Tech

2023-2026

Andrea Rissing, Arizona State University; co-chair, Membership Committee

Sonya Sharififard, Pepperdine University; chair, JEDI Committee

2025-2027

Ana Fochesatto, University of Wisconsin–Madison; co-chair, Graduate Student and Early Career Committee 

2025-2026

Nicole I. Nunoo, Virginia Tech; co-chair, Graduate Student/Early Career Committee

Chris Morris

Maria Teresa Tancredi