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2025 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
Raglena Salmans
Eastern Kentucky University
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
Tony Latiker
Jackson State University
Jane Nell Luster
Education Consultant
Mindy Waldrop
Western Kentucky University
University Student Director
Committee Chairpersons and Other Leadership Team Members
Archives
Mississippi State University
Budget Advisory
Rebecca Robichaux-Davis (chair)
Mississippi State University
rrr102@msstate.edu
SRERA Liaison
Randy Parker
Louisiana Tech University (retired)
doctorp1954@gmail.com
Constitution and By-laws
Rod Uzat
University of Texas Permian Basin
uzat_r@utpb.edu
Institutional Support
Deanna Rice
University of Central Arkansas
Franz Reneau
Georgia Tech University
franz.reneau@gatech.edu
Distinguished Awards
Stefanie Sorbet
University of Central Arkansas
Distinguished Papers
Kelly Byrd
University of South Alabama
Evaluation
Tina Allen
Louisiana Tech University
Dustin Whitlock
Louisiana Tech University
Foundation
Larry Daniel
Anderson University
ldaniel@andersonuniversity.edu
Future Site
Kasey Warren
Halls High School, Lauderdale County Schools
University Student Advisory
Christy Hornsby
Northwestern State University (LA)
Laura Norman
Northwestern State University (LA)
MSERA Mentors
Larry Daniel
Anderson University
ldaniel@andersonuniversity.edu
Ibrahim Duyer
Arkansas State University
Historian
Rebecca Robichaux-Davis
Mississippi State University
Parlimentarian
Raglena Salmans
Eastern Kentucky University
Rod Uzat
University of Texas Permian Basin
LERA Liaison
Keicia Hawkins
Northwestern State University
hawkinsk@nsula.edu
Local Arrangements
Kasey Warren
Halls High School, Lauderdale County Schools
Margaret Westmoreland
Southeastern Louisiana University
margaret.westmoreland@selu.edu
Membership
Stephanie Cheramie
Calcasieu Parish School Board
stephanie.cheramie@cpsb.org
Nominations
George Noflin
Grambling State University
Program Chair & Proceedings
Keicia Hawkins
Northwestern State University
Mindy Waldrop
Western Kentucky University
Research in the Schools
To Be Determined
The Researcher
Mindy Waldrop
Western Kentucky University
Raglena Salmans
Eastern Kentucky University
Social Media
Kasey Warren
Halls High School, Lauderdale County Schools
Webmaster/Technology
Ashley Wicker
Southeastern Louisiana University
