Officers and Committees

President   
William Graves (Bill) (2022-2023)
Department of Geography and Earth Sciences
UNC Charlotte  
9021 University City blvd
Charlotte, NC 28223-0001
bgraves@uncc.edu

Vice President
Amy Potter (2023-2024)
Department of Geology and Geography
Georgia Southern University
Armstrong Science Center,
Savannah, GA 
amypotter@georgiasouthern.edu
 
Secretary
Mark Sciuchetti (2023-2024)
Department of Chemistry and Geosciences
Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, AL 36265
msciuchetti@jsu.edu 

Treasurer
Paul McDaniel (2022-2023)
Department of Geography and Anthropology
Kennesaw State University
1000 Chastain rd
Kennesaw, GA 30144
pmxdan11@kennesaw.edu

Regional Councillor*
Heidi Lannon
Santa Fe College
heidi.lannon@sfcollege.edu
(July 1, 2023-June 30, 2026)
 
Past President
Lynn Resler  (2022-2023)
Department of Geography
Virginia Tech University
Blacksburg, VA  24061
resler@vt.edu

Steering Committee
[Includes members of the Executive Committee, the Editors of the Southeastern Geographer, and the elected Representative from the ten states comprising SEDAAG.]

Editors, Southeastern Geographer
Shrinidhi Ambinakudige (ssa60@msstate.edu) and
Brian Williams (bsw63@msstate.edu),
Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762

State Representatives
Alabama 2022-23: Jordan Cissell, Samford University. (jcissel1@samford.edu)

Florida 2022-23: Johanna Engström, University of Florida, (joem@ufl.edu)

Georgia 2023-24 Helen Rosko, Georgia Southern University (hrosko@georgiasouthern.edu)

Kentucky 2022-23: Michele Abee, Bellarmine University (mabee@bellarmine.edu)

Mississippi 2023-24: Caleb Smith, Jones College (caleb.smith@jcjc.edu)

North Carolina 2023-24: Derek Martin, Appalachian State University (martindj1@appstate.edu)

South Carolina 2022-23: Dean Hardy, University of South Carolina (dhardy@seoe.sc.edu)

Tennessee 2023-24: Craig Laing, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (Craig-Laing@utc.edu)

Virginia 2023-24: Jennifer Whytlaw, Old Dominion University. (jwhytlaw@odu.edu)

West Virginia 2022-23:  Tom Saladyga, Concord University. (saladygat@concord.edu)

Student Representative to the Steering Committee
Ryley Harris, Virginia Tech University (rcharris@vt.edu)

Honors Committee
Michele Abee, Bellarmine University (2022-2023) (mabee@bellarmine.edu)

Joyce Clapp, UNC Greensboro (2022-2023) (jfclapp@uncg.edu)

Saeideh Gharehchahi, Jacksonville State University (2023-2024) (sgharehchahi@jsu.edu)

Michael Ewers, UNC Charlotte (2023-2024) (mewers@uncc.edu)

Jonathan Kozar, Marshall University (2023-2024) (kozar@marshall.edu)

Ingrid Luffman, East Tennessee State University (2023-2024) (LUFFMAN@mail.etsu.edu)

Nominations Committee
Mike Pretes, University of North Alabama (2022–23) (mjpretes@una.edu)

Madhuri Sharma, University of Tennessee (2023-2024) (msharma3@utk.edu)

Jordan Cissell, Samford University (2023-2024) (jcissel1@samford.edu)
 
IDEAL (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Learning) Committee
Joyce Clapp, UNC Greensboro (Chair) (2022-2023) jfclapp@uncg.edu

Clay Tucker, University of Alabama (2022-2024)  cstucker3@ua.edu

Michele Abee, Bellarmine University (2022-2024) mabee@bellarmine.edu

Zainab Ali, University of Florida (2022-2024) zainabali@ufl.edu

Munshi Rahman, Georgia Southern (2022-2023) mkrahman@georgiasouthern.edu

Gabriela Hamerlinck, University of Florida (2022-2023)  ghamerlinck@ufl.edu

Endowment Committee
John Kupfer, University of South Carolina

Kathy Sherman-Morris, Mississippi state University

Paul McDaniel, Kennesaw State University

Derek Alderman, University of Tennessee

Webmaster
Mark Sciuchetti (msciuchetti@jsu.edu)