Board of Directors

Officers

President
Julie Pelton, University of Nebraska Omaha

President-Elect / 2021 Program Chair
Meredith Redlin, South Dakota State University 

Immediate Past President / ASA Representative
Tom Gerschick, Illinois State University

Secretary
Megan Nielsen, Midland University

Treasurer
Lisa Thrane, Wichita State University

Directors

At-large Director [2018-21]
Allison Vetter, Henderson State University

At-large Director [2020-23]
Gina Petonito, Miami University

Illinois Director [2018-21]
Meghan Burke, Illinois Wesleyan University

Iowa Director [2020-23]
Susan Stewart, Iowa State University

Kansas Director [2020-23]
Rochelle Rowley, Emporia State University

Minnesota Director [2018-21]
Erik Larson, Macalester College

Missouri Director [2020-23]
Pooya Naderi, Park University 

Nebraska Director [2019-22]
Lisa Kort-Butler, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

North & South Dakota Director [2019-22]
Liz Legerski, University of North Dakota

Wisconsin Director [2019-22]
Brandon Hofstedt, University of Wisconsin, Extension

Student Directors
Dalton Stevens, Syracuse University [2018-21]
Michael Miner, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee [2019-22]

Sana Illahe, South Dakota State University [2020-23]

Appointed Positions

Media Editor 
Matt Reid, Western Michigan University

Director of Exhibits / Advertising
Eve Blobaum, Johnson County Community College

Annual Meeting Committee Chair
Laurie Linhart, Des Moines Area Community College

Local Arrangements Chair [2021, Des Moines]
David Wahl, Iowa State University
Steven Beeman, Iowa State University

Long Range Planning Committee Chair
Peter Kivisto, Augustana College

Publications Committee Chair
Brian Donovan, University of Kansas

Treasurer-Designate
Pamela Emanuelson, North Dakota State University

President-Elect-Elect* / 2022 Program Chair
Brian Donovan, University of Kansas

Executive Director
Jennifer Talarico, Midwest Sociological Society

*The President Elect-Elect is not formally a member of the Board until they become President-Elect.