SWCA Board Members

Immediate-Past President: Candis Bond, Augusta University (2026-2027) 

President: Joy Bracewell, Georgia College & State University (2026-2028)

Vice President: Kem Roper, Athens State University (2026-2028)

Archivist: Madeline Crozier, Duke University (2026-2028)

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: Beth Topping, University of Pikeville (2026-2028)

Representative-at-Large: Joseph Cheatle, Emory University (2026-2028)

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 Co-Chairs:

Andrea Jurjevic, Georgia State University (2026-2027)

Tyrell Collins, Georgia State University (2026-2027)

Dylan Maroney, Georgia State University (2026-2027)

Megan Hall, Georgia State University (2026-2027)

Immediate-Past Conference Chair: Kat Richards, University of North Alabama (2026-2027)

Community Representatives

Community College Representative: Nicole Dugan, Jefferson Community and Technical College (2026-2028)

Graduate Student Representative: Qudus Ayinde Adebayo, University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa (2026-2028)

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

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

State Representatives

Alabama: Amy Dayton, University of Alabama (2026-2028)

Florida: Kendra Mitchell, Florida A&M University (2026-2028)

Georgia: Caitlin Kelly Georgia Institute of Technology (2026-2028)

Kentucky:  Lisa Schroot, University of Kentucky (2026-2028)

Mississippi: Wonderful Faison, Jackson State University (2026-2028)

North Carolina: 

Tonya Doane, Bennett College (2025-2027)

Kathy Goodkin, Bennett College (2025-2027)

South Carolina: Jeff Howard, Converse University (2026-2028)

Tennessee:  Sami Grayson, Lipscomb University (2026-2028)

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