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Officers & Committees

2026 ABFM Executive Committee

  • Chair: Elaine Yi Lu, Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University
  • Chair-Elect: Hai (David) Guo, Wichita State University
  • Vice Chair: Whitney Afonso, School of Government, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Immediate Past Chair: Justin Ross, Indiana University
  • 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)
  • Elected Member: Eugenia Gorina, Georgia State University (2026-28)
  • Elected Member: Susan LeLand, Brigham Young University (2026-28)
  • Elected Member: Craig Maher, University of North Texas (2026-28)
  • Secretary/Archivist: Tatyana Guzman, Cleveland 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

2026 ABFM Membership Committee

  • Tatyana Guzman (chair), Cleveland State University
  • Can Chen, Georgia State University
  • James Douglas, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  • Kelly Shi, University of North Texas

2026 ABFM Conference Sponsorships Committee

  • Trang Hoang (co-chair), Texas A&M
  • Iuliia Shybalkina (co-chair), University of Kentucky

2026 ABFM Budget Committee

  • Elaine Yi Lu (chair), Cleveland State University
  • Hai (David) Guo, Wichita State University
  • Whitney Afonso, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Sarah Larson, Miami University (Ohio)

2026 ABFM Financial Audit Committee

  • Justin Ross (chair), Indiana University
  • Bill Shields, American Society for Public Administration
  • Hai (David) Guo, Wichita State University

2026 ABFM Nominating Committee

  • Justin Ross (chair), Indiana University
  • Andrew Crosby, University of California, Riverside)
  • Eugenia Gorina, Georgia State University
  • Craig Maher, University of North Texas

2028 ABFM Conference Site Selection Committee

  • Whitney Afonso, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Tatyana Guzman, Cleveland State University
  • Sarah Larson, Miami University (Ohio)
  • Susan LeLand, Brigham Young University
  • Elaine Yi Lu, Cleveland State University

2026 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
  • Mark Ploster, Indiana University

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

2026 ABFM Posner Award Committee

  • Justin Ross (co-chair), Indiana University
  • Elaine Yi Lu (co-chair), Cleveland State University
  • Marilyn Rubin, Rutgers University–Newark
  • Michelle Buehlmann, George Mason University

2025 ABFM Wildavsky Award Committee

  • Elaine Yi Lu (chair), Cleveland State University
  • Yilin Hou, Syracuse University
  • Jonathan Justice, University of Delaware
  • Michelle Lofton, University of Georgia
  • Bob Bland, University of North Texas

2026 Best Book Award Committee

  • Justin Ross (chair), Indiana University, Bloomington
  • Andy Crosby, University of California, Riverside
  • Evgenia Gorina, University of Texas at Dallas
  • 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

2025 ABFM Expert Survey Committee

  • Luke Spreen (chair), University of Maryland
  • Denvil Duncan, Indiana University
  • Bruce McDonald, Old Dominion University
  • Noor Shaikh, City of Chicago