Division A supports an examination of sources and types of PK-12 educational leadership, including school and district leaders and other formal and informal leaders inside and outside schools, and the effects of leadership on educational institutions and their staff and their effects on student learning and other outcomes. Division A is committed to supporting scholarly publications, training, fellowships, and meetings to advance research in the field of educational organization, leadership, and school reform; to disseminating knowledge; and to improving the capacity of the profession to enhance the public good.
Vice President (2024-2027) Detra D. Johnson University of Houston ddjohns6@central.uh.edu
Vice President-Elect (2027-2030) Sonya D. Hayes University of Tennessee-Knoxville shayes22@utk.edu
Secretary Nakia M. Gray-Nicolas Queens College, CUNY nakia.graynicolas@qc.cuny.edu
Equity, Inclusion, and Action Committee (2025-2026) Co-Chair: Liliana Castrellon San Jose State University liliana.castrellon@sjsu.edu
Co-Chair: Amaarah DeCuir American University adecuir@american.edu
Members: Cailen O'Shea, Chy McGhee, Debalina Maitra, David Osworth, Jerry Maraia, Miyoshi Juergensen, Shannon M. Calderone, Ursula Aldana, Virginia Downing
Early-Career Scholar Committee (2023-2028) Co-Chair: Lolita Tabron (2023-2026) University of Denver Lolita.Tabron@du.edu
Co-Chair: Se Woong Lee (2024-2027) University of Missouri-Columbia sewoong.lee@missouri.edu
Co-Chair: (2025-2028) Elizabeth (Liz) Gil Fordham University egil1@fordham.edu
Mid-Career Scholar Committee (2025-2026) Daniel Liou Arizona State University dliou@asu.edu
Virginia Snodgrass-Rangel University of Houston vrangel4@Central.uh.edu
Graduate Student Representatives (2025-2026) Senior Representative Ben Lebovitz University of Wisconsin-Madison balebovitz@wisc.edu
Junior Representative Jennifer Banegas Pepperdine University jennifer.banegas@pepperdine.edu
Connect Series Co-Chair Sangmin Park University of Missouri-Columbia sagnmin.park@missouri.edu
Connect Series Co-Chair Aashna Khurana Boston College khuranaa@bc.edu Communications Ambrosia Daphne Solis University of California-Riverside asoli035@ucr.edu Writing Group Coordinator Su Yon Choi Michigan State University choisu4@msu.edu Foster-Polite Chair Bobbie Faith Garcia University of Texas at San Antonio roberta.garcia@my.utsa.edu
Member-at-Large Ariadne Jevnikar Lakehead University ajevnika@lakeheadu.ca Member-at-Large Marcia Sun Oklahoma State University marcia.sun@okstate.edu Division A Newsletter Team (2025-2026) Co-Editor: Alison Wilson University of Houston aswilso6@Central.uh.edu
Co-Editor: Meagan Richard University of Massachusetts – Boston Meagan.Richard@umb.edu Co-Associate Editors: Paul Campbell, Cynthia Angelica Gallardo
Program Planning Chair (2026-2027) Bryan A. VanGronigen University of Delaware bvg@udel.edu
Program Planning Co-Chair (2026-2027) Ranjini JohnBull East Carolina University johnbullr25@ecu.edu
Section Chairs (2026-2027) Section 1: Leadership for Justice, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Jessica Rigby University of Washington jrigby@uw.edu
Section 2: Policy and Governance Leadership David Woo University of Utah david.s.woo@utah.edu
Section 3: Improving and Innovating Organizations and Systems Craig De Voto University of Illinois-Chicago craig.devoto@gmail.comcraig.devoto@gmail.com
Section 4: Situating Leadership in Diverse Geographic Communities Chair: Gwendolyn Baxley University of Buffalo gsbaxley@buffalo.edu
Section 5: Healthy Leaders, People, and Communities Lewis Thomas III Monmouth University lthomas@monmouth.edu
Section 6: Leader Preparation, Professional Growth, and Advancement Cynthia Gallardo Texas A&M International University cynthia.gallardo@tamiu.edu
Webmaster (2026-2029) Dr. Jerry R. Burkett Texas Woman’s University jburkett1@twu.edu
Awards:
Outstanding Dissertation Award
This committee is chaired by Dr. Joshua Bornstein at Farleigh Dickenson University. The nomination letter and supporting materials must be submitted electronically to the Outstanding Dissertation Award committee chair at joshua_bornstein@fdu.edu.
Please find the 2025 call here.
Emerging Scholar Award
This committee is chaired by Dr. Terah Venzant-Chambers at Michigan State University. The nomination letter and supporting materials must be submitted electronically to the Emerging Scholar Award committee chair at terah@msu.edu.
Excellence in Research Award
This committee is chaired by Dr. April Peters-Hawkins at the University of Houston. The nomination letter and supporting materials must be submitted electronically to the Excellence in Research Award committee chair at apetersh@central.uh.edu.
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