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
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
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
Dustin Whitlock
Louisiana Tech University
Crystal London
London BridgED Consulting
Kim Godwin
Middle Tennessee State University
Foundation
Larry Daniel
Anderson University
ldaniel@andersonuniversity.edu
Future Site
Larry Daniel
Anderson University
ldaniel@andersonuniversity.edu
Earlisha Whitfield
University of Central Florida
University Student Advisory
Christy Hornsby
Northwestern State University (LA)
Laura Norman
Northwestern State University (LA)
Erika Cheek
University of South Alabama
MSERA Mentors
Ibrahim Duyer
Arkansas State University
Historian
Rebecca Robichaux-Davis
Mississippi State University
SRERA Liaison
Randy Parker
Louisiana Tech University (retired)
doctorp1954@gmail.com
LERA Liaison
Keicia Hawkins
Northwestern State University
hawkinsk@nsula.edu
Local Arrangements
Mindy Waldrop
Western Kentucky University
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
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
Social Media
Kasey Warren
Halls High School, Lauderdale County Schools
Webmaster/Technology
Jennifer Crissey
Mississippi State University
