Officers & Committees

2025 ABFM Executive Committee

• Chair: Justin Ross, Indiana University
• Chair-Elect: Elaine Yi Lu, City University of New York-John Jay College
• Vice Chair: Hai (David) Guo, Wichita State University
• Immediate Past Chair: Christine Martell, University of Colorado, Denver
• Elected Member: Can Chen, Georgia State University (2023-25)
• Elected Member: David Matkin, Brigham Young University (2023-25)
• Elected Member: Kelly Shi, University of North Texas (2023-25)
• Elected Member: Andrew Crosby, University of California, Riverside (2024-26)
• Elected Member: Rob Greer, Texas A&M University (2024-26)
• Elected Member: Tatyana Guzman, Cleveland State University (2024-26)
• Elected Member: Michelle Lofton, University of Georgia (2025-27)
• Elected Member: Zachary Mohr, University of Kansas (2025-27)
• Elected Member: Juita-Elena (Wie) Yusuf, Old Dominion University (2025-27)
• Secretary/Archivist: Peter Bluestone, Georgia State University
• Treasurer: Sarah Larson, Miami University (Ohio)
• Newsletter Editor: Kenneth Hunter, City of Rocky Mount, NC
• ASPA Executive Director: William Shields
• ASPA National Council Liaison: John Bartle, University of Nebraska Omaha

2025 ABFM Membership Committee

• Tatyana Guzman (chair), Cleveland State University
• Can Chen, Georgia State University
• Jinhai Yu, University of Connecticut
• Kelly Shi, University of North Texas

2025 ABFM Conference Sponsorships Committee

• Andrew Crosby (chair), Northwestern University
• Iuliia Shybalkina, University of Kentucky
• TBD

2025 ABFM Budget Committee

• Christine Martell (chair), University of Colorado, Denver
• Hai (David) Guo, Wichita State University
• Elaine Yi Lu, John Jay College, CUNY
• Justin Ross, Indiana University

2025 ABFM Financial Audit Committee

• Christine Martell (chair), University of Colorado, Denver
• Bill Shields, American Society for Public Administration
• Bryan Sullivan, Delaware Office of Management and Budget

2025 ABFM Nominating Committee

• Christine Martell (chair), University of Colorado, Denver
• Michelle Lofton, University of Georgia
• Tatyana Guzman, Cleveland State University
• Juita-Elena (Wie) Yusuf, Old Dominion University
• Zach Mohr, University of Kansas

2027 ABFM Conference Site Selection Committee

• Hai (David) Guo (chair), Wichita State University
• David Matkin, Brigham Young University
• Rob Greer, Texas A&M University

2025 ABFM Curro Graduate Student Paper Award Committee

• Kelly Shi (chair), University of North Texas
• Rob Greer, Texas A&M University
• Can Chen, Georgia State University
• Tatyana Guzman, Cleveland State University
• Qingqing Sun, University of Texas, Austin

2025 ABFM Howard Award Committee

• Christine Martell (chair), University of Colorado, Denver
• John Bartle, University of Nebraska at Omaha
• Zach Mohr, University of Kansas
• Deb Carroll, University of Illinois-Chicago
• Whitney Afonso, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

2025 ABFM Posner Award Committee

• Justin Ross (co-chair), Indiana University
• Christine Martell (co-chair), University of Colorado, Denver
• Andrew Crosby University of California, Riverside
• Michelle Buehlmann, George Mason University

2025 ABFM Wildavsky Award Committee

• Justin Ross (chair), Indiana University
• Yilin Hou, Syracuse University
• Jonathan Justice, University of Delaware
• Michelle Lofton, University of Georgia
• Bob Bland, University of North Texas

2025 Best Book Award Committee

• Justin Ross (chair), Indiana University, Bloomington
• Evgenia Gorina, University of Texas at Dallas
• Elaine Lu, City University of New York, John Jay College
• David Mitchell, University of Central Florida

2025 Scholarly Engagement Award Committee

• Can Chen (chair), Georgia State University
• Frankline Muthomi, Portland State University
• Juita-Elena (Wie) Yusuf, Old Dominion University
• Eric Scorsone, University of Virginia
• Peter Jones, University of Alabama, Birmingham