2026 MSSA Board

Officers (Voting)
PRESIDENT
Jessica Pardee
Rochester Institute of Technology
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Giselle Greenidge
Northwest Missouri State University
VICE PRESIDENT
Joel Crombez
Kennesaw State University
VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT
Boniface Noyongoyo
Marshall University
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Marcus Brooks
Western Kentucky University
PAST PRESIDENT
Melencia Johnson
USC Aiken
Committee Chairs (Voting)
COMMITTEE ON MEMBERSHIP
Stephen Davis
Arizona State University
COMMITTEE ON RACIAL & ETHNIC MINORITIES
Jennifer Simms
University of Alabama Huntsville
COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS
Brett Lehman
Auburn University at Montgomery
COMMITTEE ON THE PROFESSION
Jessica Burke

Francis Marion University 
COMMITTEE ON SMALL & COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Ashraf Esmail 

Dillard University
COMMITTEE ON WOMEN, GENDER, & SEXUALITIES
Jennifer Cheek
Metropolitan State University of Denver
SOCIOLOGICAL SPECTRUM EDITOR
Kevin Breault
Middle Tennessee State University
FORUM EDITOR
Matthew Schneider
University of North Carolina Wilmington
 
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
Harry F. Dahms
University of Tennessee – Knoxville
STUDENT SECTION
Faith Myers
Virginia Tech
Publication Editors (Non-Voting)
 Sociological Spectrum Editor-in-Chief Kevin Breault, Middle Tennessee State University
Ad-hoc Committees & Ex-Officio Officers (Non-Voting)
 Stanford Lyman Memorial Scholarship Raymond Barranco
 Stanford Lyman Distinguished Book Award Theresa Davidson
 Hotel Contract Negotiator David May
 Digital Presence Manager Marcus Brooks
 MSSA Archivist Kevin Breault
 Local Arrangements Ashleigh McKinzie
 MSSA Listserv Ruth Chananie