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
The National Space Grant Alliance Inc is a nonprofit 501(c)(4) that promotes and supports education, research, and public outreach in STEM with a focus on space, aeronautics, and Earth system science. The Alliance works to: increase financial and governmental support for Space Grant, publicize objectives and achievements, advocate at local, state, and federal levels, and build partnerships among government, private sector, and academic institutions on behalf of its members. View Alliance documents in the Space Grant Document Library at: https://national.spacegrant.org/document-library/
| 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
The National Space Grant Foundation is a 501(c)(3) whose purpose is to support and enhance Space Grants to facilitate education, research, and public outreach activities in STEM with a focus on space, aeronautics, aviation, and Earth system science. For more information please visit: https://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 |