Officers

President
Laurie Linhart, Des Moines Area Community College

President-Elect / 2026 Program Chair
Michael Haedicke, University of Maine

Secretary
Liz Legerski, University of North Dakota

Treasurer
Pamela Emanuelson, North Dakota State University 

Directors

At-large Director [2024-27]
Ryan Ceresola, Hartwick College

At-large Director [2023-26]
Daniel Bartholomay, University of North Dakota

Illinois Director [2024-27]
Rachel Whaley, Southern Illinois University

Iowa Director [2023-26]
Lisa Muñoz, Hawkeye Community College

Kansas Director [2023-26]
Christy Craig, Fort Hays State University

Minnesota Director [2024-27]
Emily Bowman, St. Olaf College

Missouri Director [2023-26]
Ahoo Tabatabai, Columbia College 

Nebraska Director [2025-28]
Sandra Loughrin, University of Nebraska Kearney

North & South Dakota Director [2025-28]
Patricia Ahmed, South Dakota State University

Wisconsin Director, interim [2025-28]
Paige Miller, University of Wisconsin - River Falls

Appointed Positions

Media Editor 
Derek Wilson, Midland University

Director of Exhibits
Lai Sze Tso, Gustavus Adolphus College

Annual Meeting Committee Chair
Patrick McGinty, Western Illinois University

Local Arrangements Chair [2026, St. Louis]
Linda Lindsey, Washington University in St. Louis

Governance Committee Chair
Karen Altendorf, Bucknell University

Publications Committee Chair
Chris Conner, University of Missouri

Treasurer-Designate
Allison Vetter, University of Arkansas

President Elect-Elect* / 2027 Program Chair
Ahoo Tabatabai, Columbia College 

Executive Director
Jennifer Talarico, Midwest Sociological Society

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