
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
Volunteer with Rhetoric Society of America
We need you! Unlike some of the other, larger professional organizations in English and Communication, RSA is primarily volunteer-run. There is only one paid, part-time staff member to manage administration day-to-day. Volunteers like you ensure RSA events and programming continue to be offered. If you are interested in serving on a committee or helping with the conference, please contact Executive Director Leslie Dinauer at [email protected]