Committees

FINANCE COMMITTEE

Anita Mixon, Chair 2024 – 2026
Claire Sisco King
Roxanne Mountford
Ryan Skinnell
Margaret Solice

CAREER DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Amy Young, Chair 2023-2026
Ryan Cheek
Tyler Easterbrook
Matthew Houdek
Kristy (Kristjana) Maddux
Sarah Riddick

COMMITTEE ON AWARDS

Awards Steering Committee 2025
Rasha Diab, Chair 2024 – 2026
Erin Rand, Vice Chair 2024-2026
Jennifer LeMesurier, IDEA rep
Tamika Carey, Ex-officio Past Chair
Tiffany Lewis, Book Award Chair
Serves as a consultative committee for RSA Awards subcommittees

Book Award Subcommittee 2025
Tiffany Lewis (Chair)
Suban Nur Cooley
Dave Tell
Bryan Crable
Kevin Browne
Remi Yergeau

RSA Dissertation Award Subcommittee 2025
Joe Edward Hatfield (Chair)
Megan Poole
Rhana Wheeler

RSA Fellows’ Early Career Award Subcommittee 2025
Debbie Hawhee (Chair)
Cheryl Glenn
Kendall Phillips
Louis Maraj

Outstanding Student Chapter Award Subcommittee 2025
Rachael McIntosh (Chair)
Mikayla Torres

• Cheryl Geisler Award for Outstanding Mentor (Biennial)
• George E. Yoos Distinguished Service Award (Biennial)
• RSA Fellows (Biennial)
• Gerard A. Hauser Award (Biennial)

COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES

Currently on pause.

COMMITTEE ON INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND ACCESS

Jennifer LeMesurier, Chair 2024 – 2026
Jennifer Clary-Lemon
Brynn Fitzsimmons
Bibhushana Poudyal
Mari Ramler
Mikayla Torres

DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

Kendall Phillips, Chair 2023 – 2027
Shirley Logan
Jennifer Mercieca
Kent Ono
Jack Selzer
Isaac West

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Josh Miller, Chair 2023 – 2026

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Vanessa Beasley, Chair

Responsible for nominating slate of candidates for vacant seats on the Board of Directors and for nominating from the Board the President-Elect. This committee will lead the election that occurs in 2026.

PUBLIC HUMANITIES COMMITTEE/rhetorics for all

Matthew Pavesich, Chair 2024 – 2027
Leigh Elion
Christian Koch
Amy Anderson
Bruce Bowles
Eric Detweiler
William Fitzgerald
Lenny Grant
Derek G. Handley

PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE

Kelly Ritter, Chair 2024 – 2026
Rayna Batool
David Grant
Allison Prasch
Nancy Small

STEERING COMMITTEE

Gwendolyn Pough, Chair 2024 – 2026
Vanessa Beasley
Lisa Flores
Leslie Dinauer