Leadership and Administration

Leadership and Governance Advancing HFES

The HFES Executive Council is the governing body of the Society. The Executive Council actively promotes the objectives of HFES in accordance with state and federal laws and the Society's bylaws. 

Officers

President
Caroline Cao
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
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Caroline Cao
Immediate Past President
Camille Peres
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Camille Peres
President-Elect
Deborah Boehm-Davis
University Professor Emeritus, George Mason University
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Deborah Boehm-Davis
Secretary-Treasurer
Farzan Sasangohar
Texas A&M University
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Farzan Sasangohar
Past Secretary-Treasurer
Rose Figueroa
Rimkus | belongIN
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Rose Figueroa
Secretary-Treasurer-Elect
Missie Smith
Auburn University
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Missie Smith

Executive Council

Matthew Bolton
University of Virginia
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Matthew Bolton
Ninica Howard
Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
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Ninica Howard
Joe Keebler
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
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Joe Keebler
Christy Harper
End to End User Research
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Christy Harper
Abigail Wooldridge
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Abigail Wooldridge
Nancy Stone
Middle Tennessee State University
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Nancy Stone

Division Chairs

Education Division
Susan Kotowski
University of Cincinati
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Susan Kotowski
Internal Affairs Division
Ranjana Mehta
University of Wisconsin Madison
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Ranjana Mehta
Scientific Affairs Division
Anne McLaughlin
North Carolina State University
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Anne McLaughlin
Outreach Division
Kelly Steelman
Michigan Technological University
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Kelly Steelman
Technical Standards Division
Bob Fox
General Motors (Ret'd.)
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Bob Fox

Administration

Steven C. Kemp, CAE
Executive Director
+1 (202) 367-1114
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Steven C. Kemp
Joann DeNardis
Sr. Manager, Operations
+1 (312) 673-5880
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Guy Nagbe
Sr. Associate, Operations
+1 (202) 367-2328
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Guy Nagbe
Alex Bianco
Sr. Associate, Operations
+1 (202) 367-2410
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Alex Bianco
Alexis Kolak
Director, Education
+1 (312) 673-4777
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Alexis Kolak
Jill Barr
Senior Coordinator, Education
+1 (312) 673-4758
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Alexis Kolak
Christina Howerton
Director, Marketing
+1 (202) 367-2368
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Christina Howerton
Michael Sanders
Exhibits & Sponsorship Sales
+1 (312) 673-5496
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Michael Sanders

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