Section Officers and Committees

Chair (2025)

Caroline Maher-Boulis
Lee University
cmaherboulis@leeuniversity.edu

Chair-Elect

Ron Taylor
Berry College
rtaylor@berry.edu

Vice Chair for Two Year Colleges (2025)

Jimmy Miller
Roane State Community College
millerje4@roanestate.edu

Vice Chair for Programs (2025)

Andy Miller
Belmont University
andrew.miller@belmont.edu

Treasurer (2026)

Tom Fitzkee
Francis Marion University
TFitzkee@FMarion.edu

Secretary (2026)

Frank Patane
Samford University
fpatane@samford.edu

Section Representative to MAA Congress (2025)

Emily Hynds
Samford University
eahynds@samford.edu

Section Lecturer (2025)

Jeneva Clark
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
dr.jenevaclark@utk.edu

Newsletter Editor (2027)

Antara Mukherjee
The Citadel
antara.mukherjee@citadel.edu

Student Activities Coordinator (2025)

Karen O’Hara
High Point University
kohara@highpoint.edu

Historian (2025)

Naser Al-Hasan
Newberry College
naser.alhasan@newberry.edu

Webmaster (2025)

Brad Fox
Austin Peay State University
foxb@apsu.edu

Directors of Section NExT_SE

Deidra Coleman (2025)
Wofford College
colemanda@wofford.edu

Jessie Hamm (2026)
Winthrop University
hammj@winthrop.edu 

Sarah Eskew (2027)
University of Tennessee Southern
sarklock@utsouthern.edu

State Directors

State Director (Alabama) (2025)

Tricia Phillips
University of Alabama at Birmingham
tphilli2@uab.edu

State Director (Georgia) (2025)

Christopher Raridan
Clayton State University
christopherraridan@clayton.edu

State Director (North Carolina)(2027)

Megan Powell
UNC Asheville
mpowell4@unca.edu

State Director (South Carolina) (2027)

Denise Rangel-Tracy
Francis Marion University
rangel.tracy@fmarion.edu

State Director (Tennessee) (2026)

Kelly Buch
Austin Peay State University
buchk@apsu.edu

Committees

Section Teaching Award

  • Chair – Vicky Klima (Appalachian State University)
  • Jeneva Clark (University of Tennessee)
  • Anne Duffee (Sewanee: The University of the South)
  • All the State Directors

Section Service Award

  • Chair – Catherine Matos (Clayton State University)
  • Ron Taylor (Berry College)
  • Karen O’Hara (High Point University)
  • John Mayer (University of Alabama at Birmingham)
  • Rigoberto Florez (The Citadel)
  • Kelly Buch (Austin Peay State University)
  • Justin Allman (Wake Forest University)

Nominations

  • Chair – George Lytle (AL) 
  • Christopher Raridan (GA) 
  • Tim Goldberg (NC)
  • Jordan Kirby (SC)
  • Anant Godbole (TN)

Site Selection

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