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 - Peggy Lane, University of Louisiana Monroe
Vice-President & Program Chair - Degan Kettles, Brigham Young University
Executive Director - Michelle McEacharn, University of Louisiana Monroe
Secretary/Treasurer - Kim Webb, Texas Wesleyan University
VP & Program Chair-Elect - Eugenie Ardoin, University of Louisiana Monroe
Immediate Past President - Vivek Natarajan, Lamar University
Past President - Suzanne Clinton, University of Central Oklahoma
FBD Board of Directors
Executive Council Members:
- President -Peggy Lane
- VP & Program Chair - Degan kettles
- Executive Director - Michelle McEacharn (non-voting)
- Secretary/Treasurer - Kim Webb
- VP & Program Chair-Elect - Eugenie Ardoin
Other FBD Officers:
- Director of Marketing - Sandy Edwards (non-voting)
- Director of Social Media/Engagement - Sherry Rodrigue (non-voting)
- Historian - Janie Gregg (non-voting)
- Coordinator of Registration - Kelly Noe (non-voting)
- Webmaster - TBD (non-voting)
Association Representatives:
- AAA-SW President - Nikki Shoemaker
- AAA-SW Program Chair - Trevor England
- ABC-SWUS President - Leslie Ramos Salazar
- ABC-SWUS Program Chair - Lindsay Clark
- ASBE Executive Director - Martin Bressler
- ASBE President - Rhonda Richards
- ABIS President - Eddie Horton
- ABIS VP & Program Chair - Jason Powell
- ACME President - Turkan Dursun-Kilic
- ACME VP & Program Chair - Rajasree K. Rajamma
- DSI-SW President - Matt Lindsey
- DSI-SW President-Elect - Daniel Peak
- SWAM President - Ethan Waples
- SWAM President-Elect - Natasa Christodoulidou
- SWCRA President - Kendra Ingram
- SWCRA VP & Program Chair - David W. Whitlock
- SWFA President - Ivelina Pavlova
- SWFA VP & Program Chair - William Hudson
- SSE President - Denis Boudreaux
- SSE President-Elect & Program Chair - Al Ashraf