Committees & Working Groups
Executive Committee
| Member | State | Term exp. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cass Runyon (Chair) | runyonc@cofc.edu | SC | 6/30/2026 |
| Matt Bernards (Vice Chair) | mbernards@uidaho.edu | ID | 6/30/2026 |
| Paulo Oemig (Treasurer) | poemig@ad.nmsu.edu | NM | 6/30/2025 |
| Eric Wilcox (Secretary) | eric.wilcox@dri.edu | NV | 6/30/2025 |
| Denise Thorsen | dlthorsen@alaska.edu | AK | 6/30/2026 |
| Demoz Gebre-Egziabher | gebre@umn.edu | MN | 6/30/2026 |
| Sara Nelson | sdnelson@iastate.edu | IA | 6/30/2025 |
| Susan White | snwhite3@ncsu.edu | NC | 6/30/2025 |
| Caitlin Milera | caitlin.milera@und.edu | ND | 6/30/2025 |
| Scott Tarry | starry@mail.unomaha.edu | NE | Change of Chair |
Alliance
View details about the Alliance at spacegrantalliance.org
| Member | State | Term exp. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Thomas (Chair) | ldt0001@uah.edu dale.thomas@uah.edu |
AL | 12/31/2024 |
| Tim Urban (Treasurer) | urban@csr.utexas.edu | TX | 12/31/2025 |
| Jaydeep Mukherjee (Secretary) | Jaydeep.Mukherjee@ucf.edu | FL | 12/31/2024 |
| Andy Arena | andy.arena@okstate.edu | OK | 12/31/2026 |
| Shawna McBride | SMcBride@uwyo.edu | WY | 12/31/2025 |
| Cass Runyon | runyonc@cofc.edu | SC | 12/31/2025 |
| Kevin Crosby | kcrosby@carthage.edu | WI | 12/31/2025 |
| Chris Carter | cxcarter@odu.edu | VA | 12/31/2026 |
| Barbra Sobhani | barbra.sobhani@colorado.edu | CO | 12/31/2026 |
| Susan White | snwhite3@ncsu.edu | NC | 12/31/2026 |
| Tim Swindle | tswindle@lpl.arizona.edu | AZ | 12/31/2024 |
| Matthew Bernards | mbernards@uidaho.edu | ID | 12/31/2024 |
Foundation
View details about the Foundation at spacegrant.org
| Member | State | Term exp. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawna McBride (Chair) | SMcBride@uwyo.edu | WY | 12/31/2026 |
| Jaydeep Mukherjee (Deputy Chair) | Jaydeep.Mukherjee@ucf.edu | WI | 12/31/2025 |
| Kevin Crosby (Treasurer) | kcrosby@carthage.edu | FL | 12/31/2024 |
| Timothy Urban | urban@csr.utexas.edu | TX | 12/31/2026 |
| Gerardo Morell | gerardo.morell@upr.edu | PR | Expired 12/2024 |
| Joseph Orr | joseph.orr@hsc.utah.edu | UT | 12/31/2024 |
| Andy Arena | andy.arena@okstate.edu | OK | 12/31/2025 |
Nominating Committee
| Member | State | Term exp. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angela Des Jardins (Chair) | angela.desjardins@montana.edu | MT | 6/30/2025 |
| Matthew Bernards | mbernards@uidaho.edu | ID | 6/30/2027 |
| Haim Baruh | baruh@soe.rutgers.edu | NJ | 6/30/2027 |
| Josh Rovey | rovey@illinois.edu | IL | 6/30/2026 |
| Caitlin Milera | caitlin.milera@und.edu | ND | 6/30/2026 |
| Stephen Ruffin | stephen.ruffin@aerospace.gatech.edu | GA | 6/30/2026 |
Working Group Chairs
View details about the Communications Working Group at laspace.lsu.edu/space-grant-communications-working-group
| Member | State | Term exp. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haim Baruh (Aeronautics) | baruh@soe.rutgers.edu | NJ | 6/30/2022 |
| Michaela Lucas (Aeronautics) | mlucas@unomaha.edu | NE | 6/30/2022 |
| Tomas Gonzalez-Torres (HEO) | tgt@iastate.edu | IA | 6/30/2022 |
| Aaron Ryan (Science) | aryan21@lsu.edu | LA | 6/30/2022 |
| Denise Thorsen (Space Tech) | dlthorsen@alaska.edu | AK | 6/30/2022 |
| Colleen Fava (Communication) | colleenf@lsu.edu | LA | 6/30/2022 |
| Michelle Coe (Communication) | macoe@arizona.edu | AZ | 6/30/2022 |
Distinguished Service Award Committee
| Member | State | Term exp. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbra Sobhani | Barbra.Sobhani@Colorado.edu | CO | N/A |
| Michelle Coe | macoe@arizona.edu | AZ | N/A |
| Catherine Lanier | Catherine.Lanier@oregonstate.edu | OR | N/A |
| Cass Runyon | RunyonC@cofc.edu | SC | N/A |
| Scott Tarry | starry@unomaha.edu | NE | N/A |
| Shawna McBride | smcbride@uwyo.edu | WY | N/A |
| Edward Duke | Edward.Duke@sdsmt.edu | SD | N/A |
| Jobi Cook | jobi_cook@ncsu.edu | NC | |
| Toni Galvin | toni.galvin@unh.edu | NH |