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  Committee
Programs

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2023 - 2026

Amber Bell, Lincoln University, BPD Online
Program Accreditation and Curriculum Development (PACD)/ Accreditation and EPAS

​Chair: Amber Bell, Lincoln University

Co-Chair: Kristina Gordon, California Baptist University

Board Liaison:  Brian Anderson

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​Educators and Allies of LGBTQ+ People

​Chair: K. Scherrer, Metropolitan State University of Denver

Board Liaison: Sherrie Faulkner

Advocacy and Civic Engagement

Chair: Kareema Gray, Johnson C. Smith University

Board Liaison: Jeanette Lukas

Publications and Communications
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 Dawn Apgar, Seton Hall University

Board Liaisons: Lorri McMeel and  Peg Munke

Research

Chair: Brianna Lemmons, Baylor University

Board Liaison: Ebony Lang

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Program Directors

Student Fellows / Student Conference
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Chair: Jessica Ritter

Metropolitan State University of Denver

​Co-Chair: K. Scherrer

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Board Liaisons: Lorri McMeel

and Angela Gaddis

Conference Planning
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Local Planning Conference Committee Chair: Cheryl Johnston

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Board Liaisons: Executive Team

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Nominations

REGION 1: LaSonya Townsend

Johnson C. Smith University

REGION 3: Carolyn Tollett

Eastern New Mexico University

REGION 5: Cheryl Johnston

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Co- Chair- REGION 2: Stephanie Odera

Virginia Commonwealth University

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REGION 4: Hillary Cole

Olivet Nazarene University

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Co-Chair REGION 6: Lana Church

Rutgers University, Newark

Board Liaison: Tammy Faux

Field
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Chair: Lori Rogovin, University of South Florida

Co-Chair: Mary Jacques Carrol, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Board Liaisons: Katrina Boone and Sherrie Faulkner

Membership/Mid-Career Educators

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 Chair: Sherron Wilkes, University of Alabama

Co-Chair: Courtney Chapman-Thomas, University of Alabama

 Board Liaison: Ebony Lang

Systemic Racism and Social Justice /Educators of Color/African American Issues

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Co- ​Chair: Travis Cronin, Fresno State University

Co- Chair: Yarneccia Dyson, North Carolina State University

Board Liaison: Judith Crocker-Billingsley

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Technology

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Chair: Kryss Shane, Thomas University

Co- ​Chair: Jacob Sanchez, Our Lady of the Lake​​​

Board Liaisons: Tiffany Lane and Norma Love-Schropshire​

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