SUPR SIG OFFICERS
Jori S. Beck | Chair (2025-2026) | School of Education | College of William & Mary | jbeck@wm.edu
Susan L. Ogletree| Immediate Past Chair (2025-2026)| College of Education and Human Development| Georgia State University| sogletree1@gsu.edu
Valerie Hill-Jackson |Chair Elect (2025-2026)
Erika Saito | Secretary/Treasurer (2025-2027) | Partnerships & Outreach, University of Massachusetts Global | lorine.saito@umassglobal.edu
Morgan Faison | Past Secretary/Treasurer (2023-2025 | Mary Frances Early College of Education | University of Georgia | mfaison@uga.edu
Melissa Baker |Program Chair (2025-2026) | Department of Education and Wellness | Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College| melissa.baker@abac.edu
*Program Chair is a two-year, one-time term that overlaps with the new Program Chair.
Committees
The SIG has two ongoing committees. Additional committees or task forces are convened as needed. For more information about current committees and the opportunity to serve, please contact the Chair.
Awards Committee: Reviews nominations and selects recipients for the Dissertation Scholarship Award and the Claudia A. Balach Award. Former award winners are encouraged to serve.
Graduate Student Seminar Committee: Plans and coordinates the Graduate Student Seminar held in conjunction with the ÐÜèÊÓÆµAnnual Meeting, supporting the development of emerging scholars in the field.
Past Chairs
A listing of past SIG chairs. The SUPR SIG was founded in 1995 as the Professional Development Schools SIG.
1995 Lee Teitel Harvard University 2003 Jeanne Tunks University of North Texas 2005 Jane Neopolitan Towson University 2008 Diane Yendol-Hoppey University of North Florida 2011 Kristien Zenkov George Mason University 2013 Eva Garin Bowie State University 2014 Rebecca West Burns Kutztown University of Pennsylvania 2015 Susan Ogletree Georgia State University 2016 Gwendolyn Benson Georgia State University 2017 Linda A. Catelli Queens College 2018 Cindy Gutierrez University of Colorado – Denver 2019 Janna Dresden University of Georgia 2020 Diane Gomez Manhattanville College 2021 Joseph Feinberg Georgia State University 2022 Melissa A. Baker Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College 2023 Diane Yendol-Hoppey University of North Florida 2024 Susan Ogletree Georgia State University 2025 Jori S. Beck College of William & Mary 2026 Valerie Hill-Jackson Texas A&M University
Structure & Government
The operations of the SUPR SIG are governed by a set of Bylaws revised by the Executive Committee, with input from the membership, and ratified by membership vote.
BYLAWS — CURRENTLY UNDER REVISION
The SUPR SIG Bylaws are presently undergoing revision and are not available for direct download at this time. A copy is available to SIG members upon request. To obtain the current version, please contact:
SIG Chair: Jori S. Beck | jbeck@wm.edu
ÐÜèÊÓÆµAdministration: aera.net | ÐÜèÊÓÆµCentral Office, Washington, DC