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Staff Directory

The staff of the American Political Science Association is made up of the following full-time employees, including five staff political scientists. 

Barry, Lauren (Ext. 631)
Associate, Meetings and Conferences

  • Annual Meeting
  • Teaching and Learning Conference 
  • Related Groups
  • Business Meetings and Receptions
  • Awards Program
  • Working Groups
  • Short Courses

Biggs, Jeffrey  (Ext. 521)
Director, Congressional Fellowship Program

  • Centennial Center for Political Science and Public Affairs
  • Centennial Center Board
  • Congressional Fellowship Program

Bonnes, Stephanie (Ext. 632)
Program Assistant, Institutional Programs

  • Conference for Chairs
  • Departmental Services Committee and Program
  • Departmental and Disciplinary Surveys
  • Departmental Services eNewsletter
  • Committee on the Status of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, and Transgendered in the Profession   
  • Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession

Brintnall, Michael  (Ext. 516)
Executive Director

Chavis, Regina (Ext. 517)
Director, Finance and Administration 

Davis, Linda  (Ext. 633)
Manager, Member Services

  • Member Services
  • Organized Sections
  • Mailing Lists
  • Publication Orders
  • eJobs Placement

Diascro, Jennifer Segal  (Ext. 518)
Director, Institutional Programs

  • Conference for Chairs
  • Departmental Services Committee and Program
  • Departmental and Disciplinary Surveys
  • Press Relations
  • Departmental Services eNewsletter
  • Committee on the Status of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, and Transgendered in the Profession   
  • Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession

Guthrie, Kelly  (Ext. 634)
Associate, Financial Operations

  • Accounts Receivable

Hackett, Patrick (Ext. 353)
Program Assistant, Web and Communications

  • Publications
  • Permissions
  • Website

Hauck, Robert J-P.
Editor, PS: Political Science and Politics

  • Editor, PS
  • PS Editorial Board
  • Human Subject Research Protection/IRB

Hayward, Leiloni (Ext. 354)
Assistant, Educational, Professional and Diversity Initiatives

Houston, Richard (Ext. 355)
Assistant, Development and Programs

  • Member Services
  • Development
  • Small Research Grants
  • Annual Meeting Travel Grants

Howard, Gwen  (Ext. 356)
Manager, Finance and Administration

  • Accounts Payable

Jones, Veronica  (Ext. 357)
Manager, Congressional Fellowship & Centennial Center

  • Centennial Center for Puolical Science and Public Affairs
  • Congressional Fellowship Program

Karpowicz, Polly  (Ext. 520)
Director, Web and Communications

  • Website Content and Development
  • Publications
  • Design, Image and Marketing
  • Member eNewsletter
  • Liaison to Cambridge University Press
  • Publications Committee
  • Editor, Scholar Saver

Long, Bernard  (Ext. 358)
Manager, Building and Facilities

Marriott, Michael (Ext. 359)
Program Assistant, Governance and the Executive Office

  • APSA Governance
  • Nominations & Volunteers for Committees
  • National Capital-Area Political Science Association
  • APSA Elections

Marshall, Helen (Ext. 360)
Accounting Manager, Finance and Administration 

Mealy, Kimberly (Ext. 519)
Director, Educational, Professional and Diversity Initiatives

  • Education Programs and Initiatives
  • Mentoring Initiatives
  • Committee on the Status of Blacks in the Profession
  • Committee on the Status of Latinos y Latinas in the Profession
  • Committee on Civic Education and Engagement
  • Committee on Teaching and Learning
  • Minority Fellows Program
  • Minority Student Recruitment Project
  • Ralph Bunche Summer Institute
  • Teaching and Learning Conference
  • Teaching Programs and Publications
  • Syllabi Collections
  • Committee on the Status of Asian Pacific Americans
  • Graduate Students eNewsletter

Pewett, Melissa (Ext. 361)
Manager, Meetings and Conferences

  • Annual Meeting
  • Teaching and Learning Conference
  • Exhibits
  • Sponsorships
  • Annual Meeting Advertising 

Ragland, Shaunda (Ext. 362)
Program Associate, Educational, Professional, and Diversity Initiatives

  • Education Programs and Initiatives
  • Mentoring Initiatives
  • Committee on Civic Education and Engagement
  • Committee on the Status of Blacks in the Profession
  • Committee on the Status of Latinos y Latinas in the Profession
  • Committee on Teaching and Learning
  • Minority Fellows Program
  • Minority Student Recruitment Project
  • Ralph Bunche Summer Institute
  • Teaching and Learning Conference
  • Teaching Programs and Publications
  • Syllabi Collections
  • Committee on the Status of Asian Pacific Americans 
  • Graduate Students eNewsletter

Stinson, Andrew (Ext. 364)
Coordinator/Program Assistant, Africa Projects and International Programs

  • International Committee and Programs
  • Africa Workshops
  • Siting and Engagement Committee
  • Professional Ethics in Political Science Committee

Schroeder, Betsy (Ext. 363)
Program Assistant, Web and Communications

  • Publications
  • Website
  • Newsletters

Super, Elizabeth (Ext. 596)
APSA Fellow and Associate Program Director, International Programs

  • International Programs
  • International Committee
  • Siting and Engagement Committee
  • Professional Ethics in Political Science Committee
  • Task Force on Electoral Rules and Democratic Governance

Twombly, Sean  (Ext. 513)
Director, Member Services and Development

  • Member Services
  • Directories
  • Development
  • Annual Meeting Travel Grants
  • Small Research Grants

Walthall, Barbara (Ext. 365)
Managing Editor, PS: Political Science & Politics

West, Lauren (Ext. 595)
Director, Meetings and Conferences

  • Annual Meeting
  • Teaching and Learning Conference
  • Conference for Chairs