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African American Communication

Role	Name	Affiliation	Email
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee	Keven James Rudrow	Mississippi State University	[email protected]
Chair	Cicely Wilson	Union University	[email protected]
Vice Chair / Division Planner	Natonya Listach	Middle Tennessee State University	[email protected]
Vice Chair Elect	open
Secretary	Amber Alston	University of Memphis	[email protected]
CFP Mobile	Meeting Minutes 2026	Bylaws	Webpage

Applied Communication

Role	Name	Affiliation	Email
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee	Mai Nou Xiong Gum	Furman University	[email protected]
Chair	Alex Rister	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University	[email protected]
Vice Chair / Division Planner	Matthew Martin	University of Southern Mississippi	[email protected]
Vice Chair Elect	Richard Cobb	University of Southern Mississippi	[email protected]
Secretary	Betsy Heckert	University of North Alabama	[email protected]
CFP Mobile	Meeting Minutes 2026	Bylaws	Webpage

Argumentation & Forensics

Role	Name	Affiliation	Email
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee	Gabby Lamura	Florida State	[email protected]
Chair	Brian Lain	University of Northern Texas	[email protected]
Vice Chair / Division Planner	Scott Thomson	Texas Tech	[email protected]
Vice Chair Elect	Mike Gray	Troy University	[email protected]
Secretary	Brandon Reynolds	Louisiana State University	[email protected]
CFP Mobile	Meeting Minutes 2026	Bylaws	Webpage

Comm Theory & Methods

Role	Name	Affiliation	Email
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee	Dennis McCarty	University of Florida	[email protected]
Chair	Mike Kotowski	University of Tennessee-Knoxville	[email protected]
Vice Chair / Division Planner	Amanda Walsh	University of Southern Mississippi	[email protected]
Vice Chair Elect	Jenny Crowley	University of Tennessee – Knoxville	[email protected]
Secretary	Steve McCornack	University of Alabama, Birmingham	[email protected]
CFP Mobile	Meeting Minutes 2025	Bylaws	Webpage

Community College

Role	Name	Affiliation	Email
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee	Karen Hill	Volunteer State Community College	[email protected]
Chair	Samantha Chapuseaux	Florida Gateway College	[email protected]
Vice Chair / Division Planner	S. Brad Bailey	Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College	[email protected]
Vice Chair Elect	William (Bill) Turner	Southwest Tennessee Community College	[email protected]
Secretary	Twyla Coy	Lone Star College	[email protected]
CFP Mobile	Meeting Minutes 2026	Bylaws	Webpage

Freedom of Speech

Role	Name	Affiliation	Email
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee	John Banister	University of Georgia-Athens	[email protected]
Chair	Joshua Guitar	Kean University	[email protected]
Vice Chair / Division Planner	Shanna Schultz	Independent Scholar	[email protected]
Vice Chair Elect	Kellie Marin	Texas State University	[email protected]
Secretary	Chandra Maldonado	Campbell University	[email protected]
CFP Mobile	Meeting Minutes 2026	Bylaws	Webpage

Gender Studies

Role	Name	Affiliation	Email
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee	Cassidy Ellis	University of Cincinnati	[email protected]
Chair	Janine Armstrong	Manchester University	[email protected]
Vice Chair / Division Planner	Zane Willard	University of South Florida	[email protected]
Vice Chair Elect	Melody Lehn	Sewanee	[email protected]
Secretary	Melody Lehn	Sewanee	[email protected]
CFP Mobile	Meeting Minutes 2026	Bylaws	Webpage

Health Communication

Role	Name	Affiliation	Email
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee	Adam Richards	Furman University	[email protected]
Chair	Tyana Ellis	North Carolina Wesleyan University	[email protected]
Vice Chair / Division Planner	Emily Scheinfeld	Kennesaw State University	[email protected]
Vice Chair Elect	Jenifer Kopfman	College of Charleston	[email protected]
Secretary	Curtis Chamblee	University of Memphis	[email protected]
Graduate Representative	Diana Maame Ageyiwaa Agyei	University of Memphis	[email protected]
CFP Mobile	Meeting Minutes 2025	Bylaws	Webpage

Identity, Inclusion, & Social Justice

Role	Name	Affiliation	Email
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee	Chandra A Maldonado	Campbell University	[email protected]
Chair	Josh Miller	Independent scholar	[email protected]
Vice Chair / Division Planner	Rico Self	North Carolina State University	[email protected]
Vice Chair Elect	Shawna Sheperd-Murtagh	North Carolina State University	[email protected]
Secretary	Shawna Sheperd-Murtagh	North Carolina State University	[email protected]
CFP Mobile	Meeting Minutes 2026	Bylaws	Webpage

Instructional Development

Role	Name	Affiliation	Email
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee	Colleen Mestayer	Tennessee Tech University	[email protected]
Chair	Elizabeth Hanson Smith	Austin Community College	[email protected]
Vice Chair / Division Planner	Cynthia Sampson	Louisiana State University	[email protected]
Vice Chair Elect	Laurie Metcalf	Blinn College	[email protected]
Secretary	Ethan Hunter	Louisiana State University	[email protected]
CFP Mobile	Meeting Minutes 2026	Bylaws	Webpage

Intercultural Communication

Role	Name	Affiliation	Email
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee	Amy Heuman	Texas Tech University	[email protected]
Chair	Curtis L. Chamblee	University of Minnesota	[email protected]
Vice Chair / Division Planner	Sophia M. Flemming	University of Georgia	[email protected]
Vice Chair Elect	Samantha Guajardo	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	[email protected]
Secretary	Lionnell “Badu” Smith	San Francisco State University	[email protected]
CFP Mobile	Meeting Minutes 2026	Bylaws	Webpage

Interpersonal Communication

Role	Name	Affiliation	Email
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee	Erin Basinger	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	[email protected]
Chair	Kellie Brisini	Louisiana State University	[email protected]
Vice Chair / Division Planner	Quentin Bernhold	University of Tennessee	[email protected]
Vice Chair Elect	Lindsey Aloia	University of Arkansas	[email protected]
Secretary	Carolina Diaz	Florida Atlantic University	[email protected]
CFP Mobile	Meeting Minutes 2026	Bylaws	Webpage

Mass Comm

Role	Name	Affiliation	Email
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee	Umisha KC	University of Maryland, College Park	[email protected]
Chair	Christopher M. Toula	Sam Houston State University	[email protected]
Vice Chair / Division Planner	William Harlow	Air Command & Staff College	[email protected]
Vice Chair Elect	Srividya Karaturi	University of Central Arkansas	[email protected]
Secretary	Srividya Karaturi	University of Central Arkansas	[email protected]
CFP Mobile	Meeting Minutes 2026	Bylaws	Webpage

Performance Studies

Role	Name	Affiliation	Email
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee	Colin Whitworth	Georgia College & State University	[email protected]
Chair	Alex Davenport	Northern Virginia Community College	[email protected]
Vice Chair / Division Planner	Laura Oliver	Xavier University of Louisiana	[email protected]
Vice Chair Elect	Alex Lockwood	University of South Carolina	[email protected]
Secretary	Mitchell Kahalley	Louisiana State University	[email protected]
CFP Mobile	Meeting Minutes 2026	Bylaws	Webpage

Political Comm

Role	Name	Affiliation	Email
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee	Carson Kay	Washburn University	[email protected]
Chair	Matthew Farmer	University of Georgia	[email protected]
Vice Chair / Division Planner	Colin Cameron	Ohio University	[email protected]
Vice Chair Elect	Shana Bridges	Georgia Southern University	[email protected]
Secretary	Melissa Smith	Mississippi University for Women	[email protected]
CFP Mobile	Meeting Minutes 2025	Bylaws	Webpage

Popular Communication

Role	Name	Affiliation	Email
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee	John Saunders	University of Alabama, Huntsville	[email protected]
Chair	Danielle Williams	Georgia Gwinnett College	[email protected]
Vice Chair / Division Planner	Jacob Dickerson	Berea College	[email protected]
Vice Chair Elect	Kelli Fellows	Independent Scholar	[email protected]
Secretary	Danielle Williams	Georgia Gwinnett College	[email protected]
CFP Mobile	Meeting Minutes 2026	Bylaws	Webpage

Public Relations

Role	Name	Affiliation	Email
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee	Kelly Williams	University of West Georgia	[email protected]
Chair	Breann Murphy	Jacksonville State University	[email protected]
Vice Chair / Division Planner	Kate Stewart	Jacksonville State University	[email protected]
Vice Chair Elect	Michail Vafeiadis	Auburn University	[email protected]
Secretary	Tiffany McBride	Columbus State University	[email protected]
CFP Mobile	Meeting Minutes 2025	Bylaws	Webpage

Rhetoric & Public Address

Role	Name	Affiliation	Email
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee	Sara Baugh-Harris	Davidson College	[email protected]
Chair	Lionnell “Badu” Smith	San Francisco State University	[email protected]
Vice Chair / Division Planner	Celnisha Dangerfield	Transylvania University	[email protected]
Vice Chair Elect	Alyson Farzad-Phillips	University of Tennessee	[email protected]
Secretary	Wallace Golding	Texas State University	[email protected]
Grad Rep	Sophia Flemming	University of Georgia	[email protected]
CFP Mobile	Meeting Minutes 2026	Bylaws	Webpage

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