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Southern Region Leadership 2026

Below you will find links for the members of the Southern AAAE Leadership Teams and Committees

Southern Officers

Name	Office	Term Ends
Eric Kaufman	President	2028
Shelli Rampold	Vice President	2028
Misty Lambert	Past-President	2028
Shelli Rampold	Secretary	2028

Resources

Southern Region AAAE Constitution

Southern Region Conference Planning Guide

Leadership History & Past Distinguished Speakers

Journal of Agricultural Education
Editing-Managing Board

Name	Term Ends
Jason McKibben	2029
Chris Eck	2027
Stacy Vincent	2028

Journal of Southern Agricultural Education Research

Editor: Chris Clemons

Committees

Committees (6 members; NOTE: serve 3-year terms with 2 persons elected each year). Committee membership starts and concludes at the conclusion of the national AAAE annual meeting.

Member Services Committee

Name	Office	Term
Whitney Figland	Chair	2026
John Ricketts	Member	2029
Tracy Rutherford	Member	2027
M'randa Sandlin	Member	2027
Jason Dossett	Member	2029
Jillian Ford	Member	2028

Program Improvement Committee

Name	Office	Term
Wendy Warner	Chair	2028
Mary Kate Lanier	Secretary	2029
Howard Rodriquez-Mori	Member	2029
Carly Morrison	Member	2027
Chris Estepp	Member	2027
Joy Morgan	Member	2028

Agricultural Teacher Education Committee

Name	Office	Term Ends
Chris Eck	Co-Chair	2027
Whitney Figland	Co-Chair	2027
Jason Peake	Member	2028
Tyler Granberry	Member	2028
Bret Milliken	Member	2029
Carla Jagger	Member	2029

Professional Development Committee

Name	Office	Term
OP McCubbins	Chair	2027
Tori Crops	Member	2029
Jess Benson	Member	2029
Nina Crutchfield	Member	2027
Chris Clemons	Member	2028
Sharon Wagner	Member	2028

Research Committee

Name	Office	Term
Will Doss	Chair	2029
Chaney Mosley	Member	2029
Shelli Rampold	Member	2028
Blake Colclasure	Member	2027
Matt Benge	Member	2027
Chin-ling Lee	Member	2028