LEADERSHIP
Board and Committees for SECoPA 2025-2026 represent States in District III of ASPA, including
Alabama (AL), Arkansas (AR), Florida (FL), Georgia (GA), Kentucky (KY), Louisiana (LA), Mississippi (MS),
North Carolina (NC), South Carolina, (SC), and Tennessee (TN)
Click here to download a complete list of Board Members and the Committees List.
Click here to download a list of Past Presidents.
Dr. Tonya Thornton
President (FL)
Global Connective Center
Dr. Matthew Howell
President-Elect (KY)
Eastern Kentucky University
Dr. Joseph "Dallas" Breen
Past President (MS)
Mississippi State University
Dr. Peter Jones
Treasurer (AL)
University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Claire Mostel
Secretary (FL)
Gold Coast Chapter
William (Bill) Solomon
Advisor to the President and non-Board Committee Chair (FL)
South Florida Chapter
Steven Bobes
Advisor to the President and non-Board Committee Chair (FL)
South Florida Chapter
Dr. Aaron Rollins
Director (KY 2025-2027)
University of Louisville
Dan Lassetter
Director (GA 2026-2028)
University of Georgia
Dr. Jeremy Hall
Director (FL 2025-2027)
University of Central Florida
Dr. Julius Nukpezah
Director (MS 2026-2028)
Mississippi State University
Dr. Beth Rauhaus
Director (LA 2026-2028)
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Dr. Christopher Tyler Burks
Director (AR 2026-2028)
University of Arkansas
Dr. Bradley Wright
Director (GA 2025-2027)
University of Georgia
Dr. Hongtao Yi
Director (FL 2025-2027)
Florida State University