Executive Committee
President Javarro Russell Educational Testing Service jrussell@ets.org	President-Elect Rochelle Michel Educational Testing Service rmichel@ets.org	Treasurer Steven Holtzman Educational Testing Service treasurer@nera-education.org
Past President Craig Wells University of Massachusetts Amherst cswells@educ.umass.edu	Secretary Haifa Matos Rutgers University haifa.m.elefonte@gmail.com

 

Board of Directors
Felice Billups (2014-2017) Johnson & Wales University fbillups@jwu.edu	Nina Deng (2017-2020) Measured Progress nndeng@gmail.com	Andrew Jones (2016-2019) American Board of Surgery ajones@absurgery.org
Pamela Kaliski (2017-2020) The College Board pamela.kaliski@gmail.com	Kisong Kim (2017-2018) St. Johns University  kisongk@gmail.com	Salika Lawrence (2015-2018) Medgar Evers College, City University of New York llawrence@mec.cuny.edu
Ross Markle (2015-2018) Educational Testing Service rmarkle@ets.org	Tia Fechter (2016-2019) HumRRO tia.m.fechter.ctr@mail.mil

 

Appointed Positions
2018 Conference Co-Chairs
Tabitha McKinley New Jersey Department of Education tabitha.mckinley@doe.nj.gov	Jade Caines Lee University of New Hampshire jade.caines@gmail.com
The NERA Researcher Co-Editors
Katrina Roohr Educational Testing Service kroohr@ets.org	Katherine Reynolds Boston College reynolds.katherine@bc.edu
NERA Webmaster
Bozhidar "Bo" Bashkov American Board of Internal Medicine bo.bashkov@gmail.com
NERA Conference Proceedings Co-Editors for Digital Commons
Jason Kopp American Board of Surgery koppjp@gmail.com
Mentoring Program Co-Chairs
Jerusha Henderek National Board of Medical Examiners jhenderek@nbme.org	Juliette Lyons-Thomas Regents Research Fund juliette.lyons-thomas@nysed.gov

 

STANDING COMMITTEES
Communications Chair Monica Erbacher Smith University of Arizona MonicaKErbacher@gmail.com Members S. Jeanne Horst, James Madison University Jonathan Steinberg, Educational Testing Service Duy Pham (Email Coordinator), University of Massachusetts Amherst Bozhidar "Bo" Bashkov (Webmaster), American Board of Internal Medicine Chastity Williams-Lasley (Social Media Coordinator), Duquesne University	Membership Chair Matthew Madison University of California Los Angeles mjmadison@ucla.edu Members Rochelle Michel, Educational Testing Service Tabitha McKinley, New Jersey Department of Education Tanesia Beverly, University of Connecticut Francis Rick, University of Massachusetts Amherst Nick Curtis, James Madison University
Nominations Chair Craig Wells University of Massachusetts Amgerst cswells@educ.umass.edu Members Charles DePascale, National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment Barbara J. Helms, Educational Evaluation Consultant Thanos Patelis, National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment Lynn Shelley, Westfield State University John Young, Raritan Valley Community College April Zenisky, University of Massachusetts Amherst	Graduate Student Issues Chair Kisong Kim (2017-2018) St. Johns University  kisongk@gmail.com Members Hongyu Diao, University of Massachusetts Amherst Emily Ho, Fordham University Catherine Mathers, James Madison University Katherine Nolan, Pennsylvania State University Joshua Marland, Highlander Institute Elisabeth Pyburn, James Madison University Xi Wang, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Teacher-as-Researcher Issues Chair Darlene Russell William Paterson University russelld@wpunj.edu Members Elizabeth Alexis, St. John's University Lisa Bajor, St. John's University Francine Falk-Ross, Pace University Tina Tsiokris, St. John's University

 

AWARD COMMITTEES
Thomas Donlon Mentoring Award Chair Craig Wells University of Massachusetts Amgerst cswells@educ.umass.edu Members Marcy Delcourt, Western Connecticut State University Joshua Marland, Highlander Institute Cathy Wendler, Educational Testing Service	Leo D. Doherty Memorial Award Chair Barbara J. Helms, Educational Evaluation Consultant barbarajhelms@outlook.com Members David Moss, University of Connecticut Steve Sireci, University of Massachusetts Amherst Elizabeth Stone, Educational Testing Service
Lorne H. Woollatt Distinguished Paper Chair Abigail Lau Emmanuel College lau.abigail@gmail.com Members David Alba, Concordia University Michael Deasy, Athol Royalston Regional School District Claire Mastromonaco, Bridgeport Connecticut School District Rochelle Michel, Educational Testing Service Kathleen Sheehan, Educational Testing Service Johan van der Jagt, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

 

AD HOC COMMITTEES
Infrastructure Chair Jason Kopp American Board of Surgery koppjp@gmail.com Members Steven Holtzman, Educational Testing Service Bozhidar "Bo" Bashkov, American Board of Internal Medicine Jade Caines Lee, University of New Hampshire Kelly Foelber, American Board of Internal Medicine	Site Selection Chair Craig Wells University of Massachusetts Amherst cswells@educ.umass.edu
Strategic Planning Chair April Zenisky University of Massachusetts Amherst azenisky@educ.umass.edu Members Barbara J. Helms, Educational Evaluation Consultant Kristen Huff, Curriculum Associates David Moss, University of Connecticut Thanos Patelis, National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment Darlene Perner, Bloomsburg University	Conference Ambassadors Chair Sarah Ferguson Rowan University  fergusons@rowan.edu Members Patricia Baron, Educational Testing Service Nina Deng, Measured Progress Jessica Flake, University of Connecticut Teresa King, Educational Testing Service Jason Kopp, American Board of Surgery Kate Marino, Pennsylvania State University: Educational Psychology Rochelle Michel, Educational Testing Service Darlene Perner, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Cathy Wendler, Educational Testing Service Whitney Zimmerman, Pennsylvania State University