2026 Executive Board
Officers
State Directors
Alabama Director
Celeste Wheat
University of West Alabama
cwheat@uwa.edu
Arkansas Director
Charlotte Parham
University of Central Arkansas
crgreen@uca.edu
Florida Director
Earlisha Whitfield
University of Central Florida
earlishawhitfield@gmail.com
Kentucky Director
Mindy Waldrop
Western Kentucky University
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Louisiana Director
Lisette Manuel
Southeastern Louisiana University
lisette.manuel@selu.edu
Mississippi Director
Sarah Salisbury
Mississippi State University
Tennessee Director
Jim Rost
Middle Tennessee State University
SDE/LEA Representative
At-Large Directors
Mary Giles
University of Tennessee at Martin
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Tony Latiker
Jackson State University
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Jane Nell Luster
Education Consultant
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​Dustin Whitlock
Louisiana Tech University
University Student Director
Committee Chairpersons and Other Leadership Team Members
Archives
Rebecca Robichaux-Davis
Mississippi State University
rrr102@msstate.edu
Budget Advisory
Dustin Hebert
Southeastern Louisiana Universitydustin.hebert@southeastern.edu
Constitution and By-laws
Rod Uzat
University of Texas Permian Basin
uzat_r@utpb.edu
Institutional Support
Franz Reneau
Georgia Tech University
Angela Rand
University of South Alabama
arand@southalabama.edu
Distinguished Awards
Kelly Byrd
University of South Alabama
Distinguished Papers
Keicia Hawkins
Northwestern State University
Evaluation
Tina Allen
Louisiana Tech University
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Dustin Whitlock
Louisiana Tech University
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Crystal London
London BridgED Consulting
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Kim Godwin
Middle Tennessee State University
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Foundation
Larry Daniel
Anderson University
ldaniel@andersonuniversity.edu
Future Site
Larry Daniel
Anderson University
ldaniel@andersonuniversity.edu
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Earlisha Whitfield
University of Central Florida
University Student Advisory​
Christy Hornsby
Northwestern State University (LA)
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Laura Norman
Northwestern State University (LA)
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Erika Cheek
University of South Alabama
MSERA Mentors
​Ibrahim Duyer
Arkansas State University
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Historian
Rebecca Robichaux-Davis
Mississippi State University
rrr102@msstate.edu​​​
SRERA Liaison
Randy Parker
Louisiana Tech University (retired)
doctorp1954@gmail.com
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LERA Liaison
Keicia Hawkins
Northwestern State University
hawkinsk@nsula.edu
Local Arrangements​
Mindy Waldrop
Western Kentucky University
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Erika Cheek
University of South Alabama
Membership
Stephanie Cheramie
Calcasieu Parish School Board
stephanie.cheramie@cpsb.org
Nominations
Stefanie Sorbet
University of Central Arkansas
Program Chair & Proceedings
​Mindy Waldrop
Western Kentucky University
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Miranda Allen
Louisiana Tech University
Research in the Schools
Tina Allen
Louisiana Tech University
Bryan McCoy
Louisiana Tech University
MSERA Today
Mindy Waldrop
Western Kentucky University
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Social Media
Kasey Warren
Halls High School, Lauderdale County Schools
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Webmaster/Technology
Jennifer Crissey
Mississippi State University
