2026 SPE Annual Conference: Catalyst for Exchange
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Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is comprised of the Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary. These positions are elected by and from within the Board for two-year terms starting Jan 1. Terms for Chair and Secretary start on odd-numbered years, terms for Vice Chair and Treasurer start on even-numbered years. No Director may hold any office for longer than two terms. This committee oversees all the activities of SPE and all paid staff, and acts on behalf of the entire Board when it is not in session. The Chair works closely with the Executive Director and directs the activities of all board committees, and provides general guidance in the operations of the organization. The Vice Chair advises the Chair and Executive Director in setting goals for the society and implementing the decisions of the Executive Committee. The Treasurer of SPE oversees the finances and financial records. The Secretary prepares the minutes of the Board meetings.
Arthur Fields, Chair
Margaret LeJeune, Vice-Chair
Janet Pritchard, Secretary
Leah Gose, Treasurer
Governance Committee
The Governance Committee is responsible for the annual fall elections of the Board of Directors, including soliciting names of potential candidates from the membership and formulating a provisional slate.
Julie Anand, Chair
Scott Hilton
Mari Ortiz
DM Witman
Brett Kallusky
Audit Committee
SPE's Audit Committee provides an oversight role. The Audit Committee may coordinate, monitor, and work closely with SPE's staff to prepare the organization for an independent audit. The Audit Committee also may participate in the decision to hire the auditor and should be responsible for evaluating the audit process and recommending whether or not to reengage the audit firm for subsequent audits. The Audit Committee is also the body that presents the auditors' findings to the Board of Directors, making sure that the full board understands any recommendations made by the auditors before formally accepting the audit report. Finally, the audit committee recommends changes in practices or reporting in order to adhere to general accounting principles and maintain industry "best practices."
Margaret LeJeune, Chair
Jason Flack
Eric Sung
Code of Conduct Committee
Jason Reblando, Chair
Leah Gose
Meg Griffiths
Awards and Recognition Committee
The Awards and Recognition Committee, in cooperation with the Executive Committee, Board and SPE office, administers the Society's awards process including student scholarships and other membership awards of the Society. The committee is charged with initiating projects, which are intended to generate funds for scholarships. The Awards and Recognition Committee may also initiate projects designed to showcase the talents of awards applicants and recipients.
Meggan Gould, Chair
Jason Flack
Eric Sung
Finance Committee (A Committee of the Corporation)
Leah Gose, chair
Arthur Fields
Jason Reblando
DM Witman
Communications Committee (A Committee of the Corporation)
The Communications Committee oversees the marketing and communications planning, provides input on SPE publications, sets direction for the website, recommends articles and projects for publication.
Margaret LeJeune | Website, chair
Scott Hilton | Virtual Programming
Ann Kaplan | Exposure
Arthur Fields | Social Media
Jason Flack | Social Media
Affiliated Chapters Committee (A Committee of the Corporation)
The Affiliated Chapters Committee includes the eight chapter chairpersons. It serves as liaison to the chapters, and recommends policies and procedures relating to chapter matters.
Abbey Hepner, Chair
Scott Hilton
Meg Griffiths
DM Witman
Combined Caucus Committee (A Committee of the Corporation)
The Combined Caucus Committee includes caucus chairpersons. It serves as a liaison to the caucuses, and recommends policies and procedures relating to caucus matters.
Marivi Ortiz | co-chair
Lous Chavez | Multicultural Caucus Liaison, co-chair
Meggan Gould | Pride Caucus Liaison
Jason Reblando | High School Educators Caucus Liaison
Meg Griffiths | Contingent Faculty Caucus Liaison
Jennifer Ray | Women's Caucus Liaison
Conference Committee (A Committee of the Corporation)
The Conference Committee oversees the planning and implementation of the annual conference programming.
2025 Conference Committee
Alex Heilner, co-chair
Janet Pritchard, co-chair
Toni Roberts
Arthur Fields, previous conference chair
Brett Kallusky
Micah Cash, ex-officio
Erin Jennings, ex-officio
2026 Conference Committee
Brett Kallusky, chair
Erin Jennings
Skott Chandler
Louis Chavez
Julie Anand
Janet Pritchard, previous conference chair
Alex Heilner, previous conference chair
Development Committee (A Committee of the Corporation)
The Development Committee provides leadership and support in strategic development of philanthropic giving including annual fund, major gifts, membership and individual giving, grants and restricted giving, event-based fundraising, corporate and foundation relations, and sponsorships.
Toni Roberts, chair
Jason Reblando
Louis Chavez
Janet Pritchard
Erin Jennings
Jennifer Ray
Ad hoc: Social Media
Arthur Fields, co-chair
Jason Flack, co-chair
Skott Chandler
Jennifer Ray
Ad hoc: Publications
Ann Kaplan, chair
Meggan Gould
Eric Sung
Ad hoc: Website
Margaret LeJeune, chair
Jason Relbando
Toni Roberts
Ad hoc: Virtual Programming Committee
Scott Hilton, co-chair
Margaret LeJeune, co-chair
Jason Flack
Julie Anand
Skott Chandler
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