2025 Subdivisions Council
The Subdivisions Council is charged with establishing effective communication between the subdivisions and the INFORMS Board. Council members are selected by subdivisions members. The Chapters and Forums Committee provides support to the VP Chapters and Forums and the Sections/Societies Committee provides support to the VP Sections/Societies.
Subdivisions Council volunteers are a vital part of achieving our goals and making a difference. In the past the council has played a large part in many accomplishments within INFORMS. Some of these accomplishments include:
1) Chartering new Student Chapters
2) Creating and approving of new Sections, Societies, and Regional Chapters
3) Creating a Diversity Initiative within INFORMS
4) Promoting the creation of Ethics Guidelines
5) Creating and making permanent a subdivision as a member benefit
Subdivisions Council Vice Presidents
- Vinod Cheriyan, INFORMS VP Chapters and Forums
- Theresa Roeder, INFORMS VP Sections/Societies
Representatives from Societies
- Ece Ceren Izgi, Analytics Society
- Soumyadip Ghosh, Applied Probability Society
- Merve Bodur, Computing Society
- Asil Ozetekin, Data Mining Society
- Melissa Kenney Decision Analysis Society
- Jennifer Lobo, Health Applications Society
- Sumit Sarkar, Information Systems Society
- Luyi Gui, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management Society
- Kusum Ailwadi, Marketing Science Society
- Isabella Sanders, Military & Security Society
- Oktay Gunluk, Optimization Society
- Canan Gunes Corlu, Simulation Society
- Mike Hewitt, Transportation Science & Logistics Society
Representatives from Sections
- John Hollywood
- Pooja Dewan
- Kayse Maass
- Paul Messinger
Representatives from Chapters
- Dirk Sierag
- Ziteng Wang
- Jose Ramirez-Calderon
Representatives from Student Chapters
- Tu Feng
- Madison Evans
Representatives from Forums
- Angelika Leskovskaya
2025 Chapters/Forums Committee
- Vinod Cheriyan, Chair
- Kathryn Walter, Former Chair
- Miguel Anjos, INFORMS VP International Activities
- Su Rayburn
- Peter Muenzfeld
- Priyank Aurora
- Nick Ulmer
- Diana Ramirez-Rios
- Alison Cozad
- Jose Ramirez-Calderon, Subdivisions Council Rep.
- Tu Feng, Subdivisions Council Rep.
- Madison Evans, Subdivisions Council Rep.
- Ziteng Wang, Subdivisions Council Rep.
- Scharan Johnson, Director, Membership and Communities
- Chelsea Teimoori, Community Relations Coordinator
2025 Sections/Societies Committee (coming soon)
- Theresa Roeder, Chair
- Scharan Johnson, Director, Membership and Communities
- Beth West, Senior Community Relations Coordinator
- Ece Ceren Izgi
- John Birge
- Rhonda Righter
- Paul Messinger
- David Simchi-Levi
- Pooja Dewan
- Sumit Sarkar