Directors of the Board

2024-2025 ACDA Board of Directors

President:Elizabeth Ahearn
(Goucher College)
President-Elect:Jeff Rebudal
(Pace University)
Secretary:Janet Lilly
(University of North Carolina at Greensboro)
Treasurer:Susan Ourada
(University of Nebraska Lincoln)
Vice President for Elections
& Board Affairs:
Paul Besaw
(University of Vermont)
Vice President for Membership:Jeff Rebudal
(Pace University)
Vice President for Policy & Procedures:Michael Estanich
(University of Wisconsin,
Stevens Point)
Vice President for Regional Planning:Genevieve Durham Decesaro
(Texas Tech University)
Executive Director:Mattie Fenton
Director of Programs:Brittany Ray

Board of Directors—Listed by Region

Bold/Italic = Regional Directors

Baja – California (south of 36th parallel), Hawaii
Rachel Berman (Orange Coast College)
Chad Michael Hall (University of California, Irvine)
Brian Moe (Los Angeles Pierce College)
Cyrian Reed (University of California, Irvine)

Central – Illinois (south of 42nd parallel), Kansas, Kentucky (south of 38th parallel), Missouri, Oklahoma
Paige Cunningham Caldarella (Univ of Illinois Urbana Champaign)
Darryl Clark (Southern Illinois University Carbondale)
Stephen Loch (Kansas State University)
Sabrina Vasquez (Wichita State University)

East-Central – Indiana, Kentucky (north of 38th parallel), Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia
Hannah Andersen (Wayne State University)
Charli Brissey (University of Michigan–Ann Arbor)
Jonathon Hunter (The Ohio State University)
Megan Slayter (Western Michigan University)

High-Desert – Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming
Monte Black (University of Northern Colorado)
Sara Pickett (University of Utah)
Angela Rosenkrans (Scottsdale Community College)
Helanius Wilkins (University of Colorado Boulder)

Mid-Atlantic – Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia 
Maureen Kaddar (West Virginia University)
Daniel Padierna (Shenandoah University)
Tommy Parlon (Community College of Baltimore County)
Kaustavi Sarkar (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) 

New England – Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York (East of -73rd meridian), Rhode Island, Vermont
Barbie Diewald (Mount Holyoke College)
Nicole McClam (Queensborough Community College)
Tina Mullone (Bridgewater State University)

North-Central – Illinois (north of 42nd parallel), Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Cynthia Adams (Iowa State University)
Eloy Barragán (University of Iowa)
Hye-Won Hwang (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
Heather Klopchin (Saint Olaf College)

Northeast – New Jersey, New York (west of -73rd meridian), Pennsylvania
Rose Pasquarello Beauchamp (Univ of Rochester)
Ani Javian (Rutgers University) 
Solveig Santillano (Mercyhurst University)
Lindsay Viatori (Slippery Rock University)

Northwest – Alaska, California (north of 36th parallel), Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington
Flick Flickinger (California State University, Sacramento)
Cynthia Gutierrez (Gonzaga University)
Casandra Hillman (Santa Rosa Junior College)
Sandi Scheuber

South-Central – Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas 
EG Gionfriddo (University of Texas at Austin)
Torens Johnson (Texas State University)
Brandy Niccolai-Belfi (Tarrant County College Southeast Campus)
Heather Samuelson (Stephen F. Austin University)

Southeast – Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee
Sarah Wildes Arnett (Valdosta State University)
Morgan Jackson (Alabama State University)
Adrienne Wilson (Auburn University)
Courtney World (The University of the South)


Board of Advisors:
Cara Hagan
Gerri Houlihan
Daniel Madoff
William Seigh
Meital Waibsnaider