Committees

FINANCE COMMITTEE

Lisa Corrigan, Chair
Claire Sisco King
Anita Mixon
Roxanne Mountford
Margaret Solice

CAREER DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Amy Young, Chair
Ryan Cheek
Tyler Easterbrook
Kristy (Kristjana) Maddux
Sarah Riddick

COMMITTEE ON AWARDS

Tamika Carey, Chair
Rasha Diab, Chair-Elect
Lisa Blankenship
Jordynn Jack
Jennifer LeMesurier (IDEA rep)
Dominic Manthey

Responsible for selecting recipients of:

• Gerard A. Hauser Award
• George E. Yoos Distinguished Service Award
• RSA Dissertation Award
• RSA Book Award
• Serves as Nominating Committee for RSA Fellows

COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES

Currently on pause.

COMMITTEE ON INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND ACCESS

Theon Hill, Chair
Jennifer LeMesurier, Chair-Elect
Lorise Diamond
Brynn Fitzsimmons
Millie Hizer
Bibhushana Poudyal
Mari Ramler

DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

Kendall Phillips, Chair
Shirley Logan
Jennifer Mercieca
Kent Ono
Jack Selzer
Isaac West
Liz Wright

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Josh Miller, Chair

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Michelle Ballif, Immediate Past President, Chair
Josue David Cisneros
Jo Hsu
Rachael McIntosh
Amy Young

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 led the election that occurred in 2024.

PUBLIC HUMANITIES COMMITTEE/rhetorics for all

Matthew Pavesich, Chair

Christian Koch
Amy Anderson
Bruce Bowles
Eric Detweiler
William Fitzgerald
Whitney Gent
Lenny Grant
Derek G. Handley

PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE

Debbie Hawhee, Chair
Rayna Batool
David Grant
Kelly Ritter
Nancy Small

STEERING COMMITTEE

Vanessa Beasley, Chair
Gwendolyn Pough
Michelle Ballif
Leslie Dinauer