The Membership Committee is charged with managing the membership of the association. This committee is responsible for the annual membership drive, managing the membership list, and keeping the membership communications process up to date.  The Membership Committee is made up of a Committee Chair, a Committee Co-Chair, and the five regional representatives (North Central, Northeast, Western, Southern, 1890).  Members in good standing may also serve on the Membership Committee.  The Association Treasurer serves as an ex-officio member of the Membership Committee.  The Membership Committee must work closely with each of the other standing committees to accomplish their work.

The objectives for the Membership Committee includes developing and executing strategies to:

1. Recruit new members   
2. Retain current members
3. Welcome new members
4. Conduct new member activities at the national meeting
5. Have an exhibit at other appropriate conferences
6. Recruit members for involvement in presenting webinars, contributing to e-newsletter, and new member profiles.

Membership Committee Chairs

Pat Wills
Pennsylvania State University
pdw904@psu.edu

Brad Sewell
Purdue University
cbsewell@purdue.edu

Committee Members 

Beth Hawkyard
University of Maine
beth.hawkyard@maine.edu
Northeast Representative

Nancy Hegland
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
nhegland@umn.edu
North Central Representative

Najat Elgeberi
University of Nevada, Reno
nelgeberi@unr.edu
Western Representative

Tearney Woodruff
Texas A&M University
tearney.woodruff@ag.tamu.edu
Southern Representative

2025 Plan of Work