THE FBD ORGANIZATION
Our Mission - Our Purpose
FBD is dedicated to the professional development of the academic disciplines represented in the Federation. The primary purposes of FBD are: (1) to provide and coordinate an annual meeting for Federation members, (2) to provide a common general program in which all Federation members will participate together, (3) to provide a forum through an annual meeting for the discussion and exchange of ideas and presentation of papers, (4) to foster professional growth and enrichment for members in each of the professional associations, and (5) to provide information which can be used to improve classroom instruction, research, and academic and business development.
FBD Executive Council - The Management Team
President - Syed Zaidi, East Texas A&M University
Vice-President & Program Chair - Kelly Noe, Stephen F. Austin State University
Executive Director - Kimberly Merritt, Oklahoma Christian University
Secretary/Treasurer -
VP & Program Chair-Elect - Jason Powell, Northwestern State University
Immediate Past President - Cassy Henderson, Sam Houston State University
Past President - Kimberly Webb, Texas Wesleyan University
FBD Board of Directors
The Executive Council of FBD serves as its management team, making strategic decisions and managing ongoing conference details.
The FBD Board of Directors serves as an oversight decision body. This group makes important decisions as to conference site selection and fee amounts. The Board also elects key FBD officers which includes the President, Vice-President and Program Chair-Elect, and Secretary/Treasurer.
The Board of Directors is comprised of the members of the Executive Council, other FBD officers, and two representatives from each of FBD's member associations.
Executive Council Members:
- President - Syed K. Zaidi
- VP & Program Chair - Kelly Noe
- Executive Director - Kimberly Merritt (non-voting)
- Secretary/Treasurer -
- VP & Program Chair-Elect - Jason Powell
- Immediate Past President - Cassy Henderson
- Past President - Kimberly Webb
Other FBD Officers:
- Director of Marketing - Mahesh Raisinghani (non-voting)
- Director of Social Media/Engagement - Joyce Zhou (non-voting)
- Historian - Janie R. Gregg (non-voting)
- Coordinator of Registration - Stephanie Ross (non-voting)
- Webmaster - (non-voting)
- FBD Journal Editor - Mary Fischer (non-voting)
Association Representatives:
- AARE President - Derek Oler
- AARE Program Chair - Katie Harris
- ABC-SWUS President - Kristen Wilson
- ABC-SWUS Program Chair - Timothy Ponce
- ABIS President - Mahesh Raisinghani
- ABIS VP & Program Chair - Carla Barber
- ACME President - Zhenning (Jimmy) Xu
- ACME VP & Program Chair - Yolanda Obaze
- DSI-SW President - Kabir Hassan
- DSI-SW President-Elect - Catalan Dinulescu
- SWAM President - Bradley Winton
- SWAM President-Elect - Andrew Ellestad
- SSE President - Yun Wang
- SSE President-Elect & Program Chair - Chase Edwards