Board Members
President Elect
Kevin Lorentz II
Department of Political Science
Saginaw Valley State University
989-964-4378
kglorent@svsu.edu
President
Kimberly Saks
Department of Social Sciences and Humanities
University of Michigan-Flint
810-766-6729
kimsaks@umich.edu
Past President
David Takitaki
Department of Political Science
Ferris State University
DavidTakitaki@ferris.edu
The President represents the coordinator of the annual meeting for the previous year. The President Elect represents the coordinator of the host school for the current year. The President then moves to the position of Past President (formerly Academy Chairperson).
Vice President for Communication
Douglas Carr
Department of Political Science
Oakland University
248-370-2972
carr@oakland.edu
Secretary
Marty Jordan
Department of Political Science
Michigan State University
517-295-3518
jordan61@msu.edu
Treasurer
John Parham
Public Administration
South University
jhparham@sbcglobal.net
jhparham@southuniversity.edu
Graduate Programs
David Dulio (2022-2025)
Department of Political Science
Oakland University
248-370-2523
ddulio@oakland.edu
Lauren Foley (2022-2025)
Department of Political Science
Western Michigan University
269-387-5690
email
Sharon Lean (2023-2026)
Department of Political Science
Wayne State University
313-577-3169
sflean@wayne.edu
Undergraduate Programs
Melissa Shaffer-O’Connell (2023-2026)
Department of Political Science
Lake Superior State University
906-635-2339
mshafferoconnell@lssu.edu
Kyla Stepp (2021-2024)
Department of Political Science and Public Administration
Central Michigan University
989-774-3259
stepp1k@cmich.edu
Roger Durham (2022-2025)
Department of Political Science
Aquinas College
616-632-2840
durharog@aquinas.edu
Community Colleges
Ryan Peterson (2022-2025)
Department of Political Science
Delta College
989-686-9135
ryanpetersen@delta.edu
Kevin Dockerty (2022-2025)
Department of Political Science
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
kdockerty@kvcc.edu
Ryan Kostanecki (2023-2026)
Department of Social Science
Macomb Community College
586-286-2282
kostaneckir331@macomb.edu
Past Presidents
2022-2023 David Takitaki, Ferris State University
2020-2022 John Clark, Western Michigan University
2019-2020 Corwin Smidt, Michigan State University
2018-2019 Judith Kullberg, Eastern Michigan University
2017-2018 Larry Sych, Central Michigan University
2016-2017 Roger Durham, Aquinas College
2015-2016 David Dulio, Oakland University
2014-2015 Britt Cartrite, Alma College
2013-2014 Gary Johnson, Lake Superior State University
2012-2013 Dennis Duggan, North Central Michigan College
2011-2012 Keith St. Clair, Grand Rapids Community College
2010-2011 Lisa Lawrason, Delta College
2009-2010 Claudia Petrescu, Eastern Michigan University
2008-2009 John Clark, Western Michigan University
2007-2008 Dina Krois, Lansing Community College
2006-2007 Don Anderson, University of Michigan—Dearborn
2005-2006 Vidu Soni, Central Michigan University
2004-2005 Jim Penning, Calvin College
2003-2004 Dina Krois, Lansing Community College
2002-2003 Roger Durham, Aquinas College
2001-2002 Ed Lorenz, Alma College