Officers

SECTION STEERING GROUP
The section steering committee comprises the secretary, chair, nominations/leadership development chair, membership engagement chair, early-career representative, non-academic representative, council member, and two members-at-large.

Chair
Katherine Bennett Ensor (2026)
Rice University

Secretary
Karen Kafadar (2026)
University of Virginia

Council
Veronica Berrocal (2028)
University of California, Irvine 

Early-Career Representative
Sangwon Hyun (2027)
University of California, Santa Cruz

Nominations and Leadership Development Chair
Tian Zheng (2027)
Columbia University

Non-Academic Representative
Katherine Heller (2026)
Google

Membership Engagement Chair
Jordan Rodu (2027)
University of Virginia

Members-at-Large
Sandra Safo (2026)
University of Minnesota

Kumer Das (2027)
University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Note: Terms end on December 31 in the year given in parentheses.