Committees
The NAKHE President is an ex officio member of all NAKHE committees.
| Awards Committee | ||
| Ben Sibley - chair - 2027 | sibleyba@appstate.edu | |
| Jaehun Jung - 2026 | jjung@nccu.edu | |
| Dan Grube -2028 | dgrube@wcu.edu | |
| Daniel Burt - Past President - ex officio - 2026 | daniel.burt@tamuk.edu | |
| Bylaws Committee | ||
| Jackie Calhoun - chair - 2026 | calhounj@nsula.edu | |
| Jared Russell - 2027 | russej3@auburn.edu | |
| Kacey Hopson - 2028 | kldigiacinto@ecsu.edu | |
| Simon Quick - 2028 | s.quick@essex.ac.uk | |
| Foundations Committee | ||
| Tim Baghurst - chair -2027 | timothybaghurst@gmail.com | |
| Tara Tietjen-Smith - 2028 | tietjensmitht@nsula.edu | |
| Ann Boyce - 2028 | bab6n@virginia.edu | |
| Daniel Burt - Past President - 2026 | daniel.burt@tamuk.edu | |
| Future Directions Committee | ||
| Melissa Jensen - chair - 2026 | melissa.jensen@tcu.edu | |
| Lisa Paulson - 2027 | pauls640@d.umn.edu | |
| Lindsey Nanney - 2028 | nanneyl@uncw.edu | |
| Kanae Haneishi - Vice President-Elect - 2026 | khaneishi@western.edu | |
| Jaimie McMullen- President-Elect - 2026 - ex officio | jmcmulle@hawaii.edu | |
| Donna Woolard - Executive Director - ex officio | admin@nakhe.org | |
| Leadership Institute | ||
| Timothy Brusseau - chair - 2026 | tim.brusseau@utah.edu | |
| Jeremy Elliot - 2027 (chair in 2027) | jme0017@uah.edu | |
| Leadership Development Workshop | ||
| Lindsay Nanney - coordinator - 2026 | nanneyl@uncw.edu | |
| Department Head Certification Training | ||
| Chris Wirth - chair - 2026 | cwirth@uwf.edu | |
| Engaged Scholar Program | ||
| Masoud Moghaddam - coordinator - 2026 | mmoghaddam@umes.edu | |
| Jody Langdon - 2026 | jlangdon@georgiasouthern.edu | |
| Lauren Mitchell - 2028 | mitchelll@nsula.edu | |
| Hellison Interdisciplinary Grant | ||
| Jennifer Didier - coordinator - 2026 | jjj017@shsu.edu | |
| Doug McLaughlin - 2026 | douglas.mclaughlin@csun.edu | |
| Rick West – 2027 | 13rickwest13@gmail.com | |
| Brittany Pinkerton - 2027 | bpinkerton@augusta.edu | |
| Kason O'Neal - 2028 | oneilkm@etsu.edu | |
| Leader Mentor Grant | ||
| Jaime Mikell - coordinator - 2026 | jamie.mikell@athens.edu | |
| Kacey Hopson - 2027 | kldigiacinto@ecsu.edu | |
| Tan Leng Goh - 2028 | t.goh@ccsu.edu | |
| Marketing Committee | ||
| Haley Blount - chair - 2026 | blounth@nsula.edu | |
| Patrese Nesbitt - 2026 | patrese.nesbitt@kysu.edu | |
| Raymond Martinez - 2026 | rmartinez@winona.edu | |
| Alex Adams - 2026 | adamsaj@apsu.edu | |
| Robert Knipe - 2027 | kniper1@southernct.edu | |
| Lisa Paulson - 2027 | pauls640@d.umn.edu | |
| Jeremy - Vice President - 2026 - ex officio | jme0017@uah.edu | |
| Lindsey Nanney - Past Vice President/coordinator - 2026 - ex officio | nanneyl@uncw.edu | |
| Donna Woolard - Webmaster - ex officio | admin@nakhe.org | |
| Technology Task Force | ||
| James Sweet - chair - 2026 | jsweet@emich.edu | |
| Doug Ellison - 2027 | delliso4@kent.edu | |
| Donna Woolard - Webmaster | admin@nakhe.org | |
| NAKHE Fellows Selection Committee | ||
| Brad Strand - 2026 | bradford.strand@ndsu.edu | |
| Vanessa Fiaud - 2027 | vfiaud@wtamu.edu | |
| Lynda Ransdell - 2028 | LyndaRansdell@boisestate.edu | |
| Nominations and Elections Committee | ||
| Amanda Aguilar - chair - 2026 | ara0031@uah.edu | |
| Ryan Conners - 2027 | Ryan.Conners@uah.edu | |
| Tan Leng Goh - 2028 | t.goh@ccsu.edu | |
| Publications Committee | ||
| Tara Tietjen-Smith - chair - 2027 | tietjensmitht@nsula.edu | |
| Tim Baghurst - 2028 | timothybaghurst@gmail.com | |
| Mara Simon - Quest Editor - 2027 | msimon3@springfield.edu | |
| Jafra Thomas - IJKHE Editor - 2027 | jthoma84@calpoly.edu | |
| Donna Woolard - OPERA Editor | admin@nakhe.org | |
| Social Justice / Cultural Diversity Committee | ||
| DeAnne Brooks - chair - 2028 | d3brooks@odu.edu | |
| Kanae Haneishi - 2026 | khaneishi@western.edu | |
| Omar Sanchez - 2027 | sanchez.1197@osu.edu | |
| Hannah Bennett - 2028 | habennett@augusta.edu | |
| Michael Douglas - 2028 | mdat@injury-resolved.com | |
| Presidential Appointments | ||
| Parliamentarian - Shelley Holden - 2026 | sholden@southalabama.edu | |
| Archivist - Pam Brown, University of North Carolina Greensboro | plkocher@uncg.edu | |
| Memorialist - Joe Duetsch - 2026 | joe.deutsch@ndsu.edu | |