CWPA Committee Members

The Best Book Award Committee is charged with:

1. Soliciting nominees for the annual CWPA Best Book Award
2. Selecting a recipient for the award from among the nominees
3. Collecting models for the call for nominations, a list of criteria, and a description of the process of selection

• J. Michael Rifenburg (Chair), University of North Georgia, michael.rifenburg@ung.edu
• Kristine Johnson, Calvin College, kjohns14@calvin.edu
• Christina Saidy, Arizona State University, Christina.Saidy@asu.edu
• Amy Hodges, Texas A&M Qatar, amymhodges@gmail.com
• Tom Sura, West Virginia University, thomas.sura@mail.wvu.edu
• Nick Behm, Elmhurst University, behm@elmhurst.edu. 
• Susanmarie Harrington, University of Vermont, smharrin@uvm.edu 
• Jeff Klausman, Whatcom Community College, jklausman@whatcom.edu

The Conference Siting Committee is charged with:

1. Soliciting proposals for siting the annual conference
2. Reviewing proposals for siting the annual conference and making a recommendation to the Executive Board
3. Collecting materials related to conference siting (CFP, criteria, description of the review process) to document the process for future committees.

• Sarah Snyder (Chair), Arizona Western College, sarah.snyder@azwestern.edu
• Kelly Moreland, Minnesota State University, kelly.moreland@mnsu.edu 
• Joanna Johnson, University of Miami, jsjohnson@miami.edu
• Greer Murphy, University of Rochester, greer.murphy@rochester.edu
• Tonya Eick, Arizona State University, teick@asu.edu
• Carl Schlachte, University of North Carolina Greensboro, cpschlac@uncg.edu 
• Lori Jacobs, University of Houston, jacobsl@uhcl.edu 

The Digital WPA Committee is charged with:

1. Advises the CWPA on organizational digital policies and practices
2. Drafts language on WPA digital practices and trends for the Executive Board to consider

• Patti Poblete (Chair, EB Member), patti.poblete@gmail.com 
• David Blakesley, Clemson University, david.blakesley@gmail.com
• Colin Charlton, University of Texas, colin.charlton@utrgv.edu
• Megan Crowley-Watson, Edward Waters College, m.crowleywatson@ewc.edu
• Lilian Mina (EB Member), Auburn University, lmina@aum.edu
• Jeanne Law Bohannon, Kennesaw State University, jbohan12@kennesaw.edu
• Derek Mueller (EB Member), Virginia Tech, dmueller@vt.edu 
• Traci Gardner, Virginia Tech, tengrrl@tengrrl.com 
• Shelley Rodrigo, University of Arizona, shelley.rodrigo@gmail.com 

The Diversity Committee is charged with:

1. Recommending language for the Conference Siting Committee to include in their call for proposals to host the conference
2. Drafting a policy for the Executive Board to consider for how to respond when hostile legislation is passed in an already-selected conference location
3. Working with the CWPA Officers to recommend specific ways that CWPA committees can consider issues of diversity in their work
4. Identifying and working on other issues of diversity in CWPA and in writing programs

• Jason DePolo (Chair), North Carolina A&T State University,  jdepolo@ncat.edu
• Maureen Johnson, Northeastern State University, johns344@nsuok.edu
• Regina McManigell Grijalva, Oklahoma City University, ramcmanigell@okcu.edu
• Inas Youssef Mahfouz, American University of Kuwait, imahfouz@auk.edu.kw
• Genevieve Garcia de Mueller (EB Member), Syracuse University, ggarciad@syr.edu
• Joe Janangelo, Loyola University Chicago, jjanang@luc.edu
• Cynthia Mwenga, University of Montevallo, cmwenga@montevallo.edu 

The Graduate Research Awards Committee is charged with:

1. Soliciting nominees for the annual CWPA Graduate Research Awards
2. Selecting recipients for the awards from among the nominees
3. Collecting models for the call for nominations, a list of criteria, and a description of the process of selection 

• Bud Weiser (Chair), Purdue University,  iweiser@purdue.edu 
• Kat O’Meara, Saint Norbert College, kat.omeara@snc.edu 
• Carolyn Wisnewski, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, cwisnie@gmail.com
• Meaghan Brewer, Pace University, mbrewer2@pace.edu
• Morgan McDougall, Bowling Green State University, memcdou@bgsu.edu
• Erica Stone, Texas Tech University, erica.m.stone@gmail.com
• Dominic DelliCarpini (EB Member), York College of Pennsylvania, dcarpini@ycp.edu
• Jamila Kareem, University of Central Florida, jamila.kareem@ucf.edu

The Labor Committee is charged with:

1. Compiling labor resources and making them available to members
2. Making recommendations to the Executive Board about how CWPA should be working with other organizations on labor issues
3. Making a recommendation to the Executive Board in response to the Indianapolis Resolution

• Darci Thoune (Co-chair), University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse, dthoune@uwlax.edu
• Seth Kahn (Co-chair), West Chester University, SKahn@wcupa.edu
• Andy Frazee, Georgia Tech, andy.frazee@lmc.gatech.edu
• Michelle LaFrance, George Mason University, mlafran2@gmu.edu
• Casie Fedukovich, North Carolina State University, cjfeduko@ncsu.edu
• Rich Miller, Suffolk University, rmiller@suffolk.edu
• Mara-Lee Grayson, California State University, Dominguez Hills. maragrayson@gmail.com 
• Jillian Grauman, College of DuPage, graumanj@cod.edu 
• Beth Greene, North Carolina State University, mgreene316@gmail.com 

The Membership/Newcomers Committee is charged with:

1. Capturing the history and stories of the membership
2. Increasing membership in new and underserved populations within the organization
3. Working in tandem with other committees to understand, anticipate, and meet the needs of newcomers to the organization as well as long-standing members

• Morgan Hanson (Co-Chair), University of Southern Indiana, lmahanson@gmail.com
• Erin Workman (Co-Chair), DePaul University, e.workman@depaul.edu
• Nicole Weaver, Le Moyne College, weaverna@lemoyne.edu
• Ryan Dippre, University of Maine, ryan.dippre@maine.edu
• Jen Clary-Lemon (EB Ex-Officio), University of Waterloo, jclarylemon@uwaterloo.ca
• Matt Gilchrist, Lehigh University, mjg619@lehigh.edu
• Charlotte Asmuth, University of Louisville, charlotte.asmuth@louisville.edu
• Lynn Reid, Farleigh Dickinson University, lynn.reid14@gmail.com
• Jessica Lyn Bannon, University of Indianapolis, bannonj@@uindy.edu

The Nominating Committee is charged with:

1. Soliciting nominees for vacant Executive Board and Vice President positions
2. Determining a slate of candidates from the nominations for the CWPA election in the spring
3. Writing a description of the process for soliciting and selecting candidates for the election.

• Becky Caouette (Chair), Rhode Island College, bcaouette@ric.edu 
• Gin Schwarz, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Vschwarz@wisc.edu
• Meagan Newberry, College of Western Idaho, meagannewberry@cwidaho.cc
• Derek Mueller (EB Member), Virginia Tech, dmueller@vt.edu
• Sheila Carter-Tod, Virginia Tech, sct@vt.edu
• Nick Behm, Elmhurst University, behm@elmhurst.edu
• Christiane Cucciarre, University of Delaware, ccucc@udel.edu 

The Publications Committee is charged with:

1. Helping facilitate the transition to the new editorial team for WPA: Writing Program Administration
2. Selecting a new co-editor for the WPA/CompPile Annotated Bibliographies
3. Providing oversight for CWPA publications

• Lisa Mastrangelo (Chair), Centenary University, lisa.mastrangelo@centenaryuniversity.edu 
• Jacob Babb, Indiana University Southeast, babbj@ius.edu
• Lilian Mina (EB Member), Auburn University at Montgomery, lilian.mina@gmail.com
• David Blakesley, Clemson University, david.blakesley@gmail.com
• Lori Ostergaard, Oakland University, ostergaa@oakland.edu 
• Jim Nugent, Oakland University, nugent@oakland.edu 

This Task Force is charged with:

1. Reviewing the existing statement to determine what needs to be revised, based on current research in writing program administration.
2. Submitting a draft to the CWPA Executive Board once it has completed its work.

• Lori Ostergaard (Chair), Professor, Oakland University, ostergaa@oakland.edu
• Melissa Ianetta, Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Collie Fulford, Associate Professor, North Carolina Central University
• Darin Jensen, Instructor, Des Moines Area Community College
• Carolyne King, Assistant Professor, Salisbury University
• James Chase Sanchez, Assistant Professor, Middlebury College
• Darci, Thoune, Professor, University of Wisconsin--La Crosse