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AWP Committees & Task Forces

Conference Steering

  • January Gill O'Neil (Chair)
  • Michelle Aielli
  • Sean Bernard
  • Kris Bigalk
  • Mimi Herman
  • Darrel Alejandro Holnes
  • Travis Kurowski
  • Colleen Cable (Staff)
  • Claire Johnson (Staff)
  • Aubrey Kamppila (Staff)
  • Sierra Shirk (Staff)

AWP 2024 Conference Subcommittee

  • Kris Bigalk (AWP Board)
  • Destiny O. Birdsong (AWP Board)
  • Barrie Jean Borich (AWP Board)
  • KB Brookins
  • Jen Ferguson
  • torrin a. greathouse
  • Christie Hodgen
  • Travis Kurowski
  • Jameelah Lang
  • Lorraine M. López
  • Miguel M. Morales
  • Phong Nguyen
  • Luke Rolfes
  • tammy lynne stoner
  • Courtney Faye Taylor
  • Jermaine Thompson
  • Maryfrances Wagner
  • Gwen Nell Westerman
  • Jenny Yang Cropp

AWP HQ Relocation Task Force

  • Kris Bigalk (Chair)
  • Travis Kurowski
  • January Gill O’Neil
  • Cynthia Sherman (Staff)

Development/Case Statement Committee

  • Travis Kurowski(Chair)
  • Darrel Alejandro Holnes
  • January Gill O’Neil
  • Stephanie Vanderslice
  • Cynthia Sherman (Staff)

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

  • DeMisty D. Bellinger (Chair)
  • Jenny Yang Cropp
  • Juanita Lester (Staff)
  • Cynthia Sherman (Staff)

Finance & Audit

  • Bruce Saul (Chair)
  • Kris Bigalk
  • Mimi Herman
  • Travis Kurowski
  • January Gill O'Neil
  • Annette Bousquet (Staff)
  • Cynthia Sherman (Staff)

Marketing & Communications

  • Michelle Aielli (Chair)
  • Regina Brooks
  • January Gill O’Neil
  • Rachel Balzano (Staff)
  • Miranda González (Staff)
  • Juanita Lester (Staff)
  • Cynthia Sherman (Staff)

Membership

  • Sean Bernard (Chair)
  • Michelle Aielli
  • Bruce Saul
  • Laura Tohe
  • Miranda González (Staff)
  • Tynae Quince (Staff)
  • Cynthia Sherman (Staff)

Mission & Vision Task Force

  • Regina Brooks (Chair)
  • Stephanie Vanderslice
  • Cynthia Sherman (Staff)

Nominations & Governance

  • Kris Bigalk (Chair)
  • Michelle Aielli
  • DeMisty D. Bellinger
  • Regina Brooks
  • Jenny Yang Cropp
  • Bruce Saul
  • Jenny Yang Cropp
  • Cynthia Sherman (Staff)

Personnel Committee

  • January Gill O’Neil (Chair) and ad hoc, called only when a personnel issue has been elevated to board.

Professional Standards

  • Sean Bernard, Chair (Western Council Chair)
  • Stephanie Vanderslice (Chair, Southern Council Chair)
  • DeMisty D. Bellinger (Northeast Council Chair)
  • Jenny Yang Cropp (Southwest Council Chair)
  • Travis Kurowski (Mid-Atlantic Council Chair)
  • Michele Morano (Midwest Council Chair)
  • Jenny Yang Cropp (Southwest Council Chair)
  • Kenyatta Rogers
  • Miranda González (Staff)

Publications Committee

  • DeMisty D. Bellinger (Chair)
  • Miranda González (Staff)
  • James Tate Hill (Staff)
  • Autumn Hutson (Staff)
  • Juanita Lester (Staff)
  • Micaela Tore (Staff)

Strategic Initiatives

  • Cynthia Sherman (Staff)

Strategic Planning

  • January Gill O’Neil (Chair)
  • Travis Kurowski
  • Cynthia Sherman (Staff)