MAGS Committees

2025-2026

Executive Committee

  • Taunya Plater, Creighton University, MAGS Chair
  • Pieter deHart, Minnesota State University Mankato, MAGS Chair-Elect
  • Sarah Huffman, Iowa State University, Member-At-Large
  • Carrisa Hoelscher, Missouri State University, MAGS Secretary
  • Angela Pool-Funai, Fort Hays State University, MAGS Treasurer
  • Nicole Lounsbery, South Dakota State University, MAGS Past-Chair
  • Karen McGarvey, Conference Coordinator, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, Ex Officio
  • Amber Miller-Adamany, Conference Coordinator, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, Ex Officio

Budget and Finance Committee

  • Claudia Petrescu, Illinois State University – Chair (2026)
  • Wade Tornquist, Eastern Michigan University (2026)
  • Alexis Thompson, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign (2026)
  • Kerry Wilks, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (2028)
  • Angela Pool-Funai, Fort Hays State University, MAGS Treasurer, Executive Committee Liaison

Communications Committee

  • Currently on Haitus

Distinguished Master’s Thesis Committee

  • Malia Roberts, Western Michigan University (2027) – Chair
  • Lorena Keman, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2028)
  • Heloise Anne Pereira, University of Oklahoma (2026)
  • Pieter deHart, Minnesota State University Mankato, MAGS Chair-Elect, Executive Committee Liaison

Excellence and Innovation in Graduate Education Award Committee

  • Maggie Nettesheim-Hoffmann, Marquette University (2028) – Chair
  • Amy Tucker, University of Oklahoma HSC (2026)
  • Juan Casas, University of Nebraska, Omaha (2026)
  • Derek Attig, University of Illinois (2026)
  • Nicole Lounsbery, South Dakota State University, MAGS Past-Chair, Executive Committee Liaison

Excellence in Teaching Award Committee

  • Jenna Alsteen, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2026) – Chair
  • Stefanie Baier, Michigan State University (2028)
  • Sarah Beal, Kent State University (2026)
  • Marie Monter, University of Minnesota (2026)
  • Philip Payne, Kansas State University (2028)
  • Carrisa Hoelscher, Missouri State University, MAGS Secretary, Executive Committee Liaison

Membership Committee

  • Elizabeth Gockel-Blessing, Saint Louis University (2028) – Co-chair
  • Erin Flynn, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (2026) – Co-chair
  • Amanda Bryant-Friedrich, Wayne State (2026)
  • Colleen Pugh, Wichita State University (2028)
  • Taunya Plater, Creighton University, MAGS Chair, Executive Committee Liaison

Nominating Committee

  • Nicole Lounsbery, South Dakota State University, MAGS Past-Chair

Three-Minute Thesis Committee

  • Stephen Dilks, UMKC (2026)
  • Meggan Davison, Miami University (2026)
  • Maura Dooley, John Carroll University (2026)
  • Janie Henderson, St. Louis University (2028)
  • Megan Miller, Kansas State University (2026)
  • Sarah Huffman, Iowa State University, Member-At-Large, Executive Committee Liaison

Note: The year-end date is indicated in the parenthesis. The terms end in April. In most cases, committee members serve a three-year term.