Meet the Team
Meet the Team
NOW OPEN: 2025 Nominations/Applications for Awards and Scholarship are open! Submissions are due February 14 before 11:59 pm PDT.
Chair: Dr. Michaela Abbott, University of Arkansas-Little Rock (mabbott@ualr.edu)
Vice Chair: Dr. Michelle Allgood, University of Wyoming (m.allgood@uwyo.edu)
Treasurer: Meher Syeda, University of Arkansas-Little Rock (safshan@ncsu.edu)
Secretary:
Immediate Past Chair: Dr. Kayla Schwoerer, University at Albany, VU Amsterdam
National Board Members (Term 2023-2026)
Ying Liu
Rebecca M. Entress
Saman Afshan
National Board Members (Term 2024-2027)
Michelle Allgood
Honey Minkowitz
Shahrin Upoma
National Board Members (Term 2025-2028)
Suparna Soni
Shae Lambert
Shonna Tillman
Ann Hess Braga
Abigail Animah Amankwah
Scholarship Winners (Term 2025-2026)
Chelcee Pangerl (2025 Ph.D. Scholarship Winner)
Rajni Jaiswal (2025 Masters Scholarship Winner)
Isaac Yeboah (2025 Gina Scutelnicu International Student Scholarship Winner)
Non-voting Committee Chairs (Term 2025-2026)
Linda Nathan (Committee Chair, Membership)
Karen Sweeting (Committee Chair, Mentorship)
Ex-officio Members (Term 2025-2026)
Kayla Schwoerer (Immediate Past Chair)