2025 MSSA Board

Officers (Voting)

PRESIDENT
Melencia Johnson
USC Aiken

PRESIDENT-ELECT
Jessica Pardee

Rochester Institute of Technology

VICE PRESIDENT
Giselle Greenidge
Northwest Missouri State University

VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT
Joel Crombez
Kennesaw State University

SECRETARY-TREASURER
Marcus Brooks
Western Kentucky University

PAST PRESIDENT
Theresa Davidson
Samford University

Committee Chairs (Voting)

COMMITTEE ON MEMBERSHIP
Tina Deshotels
Jacksonville State University

COMMITTEE ON RACIAL & ETHNIC MINORITIES
Melencia Johnson (Interim)
USC Aiken

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

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