SWCA Board Members

President: Candis Bond, Augusta University (2024-2026) 

Vice President: Joy Bracewell, Georgia College & State University (2024-2026)

Archivist: Chelsea Murdock, Clemson University (2024-2026)

Treasurer: Brittny Byrom, Oxford College at Emory University (2024-2028)

Board Members

SWCA-CARE Co-Chairs:

Khadeidra Billingsley, Jacksonville State University (2025-2027)

Clayann Gilliam Panetta, Christian Brothers University (2025-2027)

Representative-at-Large: Kem Roper, Athens State University (2024-2026)

Representative-at-Large: Caitlin Kelly Georgia Institute of Technology (2024-2026)

Digital Content Developer (DCD): James Howard, University of Georgia (2024- )

Social Media Specialist: Kayla McGee, Nova Southeastern University (2025-2027)

Southern Discourse in the Center: A Journal of Multiliteracy and Innovation (SDC) Co-Editors: 

Eric Mason, Nova Southeastern University (2023-2028)

Jamie Garner, Augusta University (2023-2028)

Conference Chair:

Kat Richards, University of North Alabama (2026)

Kem Roper, Athens State University (2026)

Community Representatives

Community College Representative: Jessica Newman, Jefferson Community and Technical College (2024-2026)

Graduate Student Representative: Madeline Crozier, University of Tennessee (2024-2026)

HBCU Representative: Tammy Simmons, Clark Atlanta University (2025-2027)

Secondary School Representatives: Sarah Johnson, Silverdale Baptist Academy (2025-2027)

State Representatives

Alabama: Amy Dayton, University of Alabama (2024-2026)

Florida: Meghan Velez, University of Central Florida (2024-2026)

Georgia: Courtney Mullis, Georgia Institute of Technology (2024-2026)

Kentucky:  Amy Nichols, Berea College (2024-2026)

Mississippi: Wonderful Faison, Jackson State University (2024-2026)

North Carolina: 

Tonya Doane, Bennett College (2025-2027)

Kathy Goodkin, Bennett College (2025-2027)

South Carolina: Deidre Garriott, University of South Carolina (2024-2026) 

Tennessee:  Allie Johnston, Austin Peay State University (2024-2026)

Virginia: Nicole Emmelhainz, Christopher Newport University (2025-2027)

Social Media: Odessa Hinton, Augusta University (2024-2025)

Webinar Committee: Duke Jenkins, Kennesaw State (2024-2025)