Membership Committee

Mission

The Membership and Member Services Committee develops programs to promote membership in the Institute, monitors needs and concerns of the members, identify activities to increase current members' satisfaction, and oversees all member activities other than meetings, publications, subdivisions, and awards.

2022 Committee Membership

Banafsheh Behzad, Chair, California State University at Long Beach, 1/1/2017 - 12/31/2022
Erin Garcia, Auburn University, 1/1/2020 - 12/31/2022
David Czerwinski, San Jose State University, 1/1/2020 - 12/31/2022
Navid Ghaffarzadegan, Virginia Tech, 1/1/2020 - 12/31/2022
Horia Tipi, FICO, 1/1/2021 - 12/31/2023 
Erica Gralla, George Washington University, 1/1/2021 - 12/31/2023 
Alicia Bridges, ITA International, LLC, 1/1/2022 - 12/31/2024
Nima Molavi, Elizabeth City State University, 1/1/2022 - 12/31/2024

Scharan Johnson, Staff Liaison, Director, Membership and Communities 

Pelin Pekgun, Board Liaison, VP Membership & Professional Recognition, 1/1/2020 - 12/31/2023

For further information on this committee, please see Section 11 of the Policy & Procedures Manual.