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 - Cassy Henderson, Sam Houston State University
Vice-President & Program Chair - Syed Zaidi, East Texas A&M University
Executive Director - Michelle McEacharn, University of Louisiana Monroe
Secretary/Treasurer - Jay Vega, Stephen F. Austin State University
VP & Program Chair-Elect - Kelly Noe, Stephen F. Austin State University
Immediate Past President - Kimberly Webb, Texas Wesleyan University
Past President - Eugenie Ardoin, University of Louisiana Monroe
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 -Cassy Henderson
- VP & Program Chair - Syed K. Zaidi
- Executive Director - Michelle McEacharn (non-voting)
- Secretary/Treasurer - Jay Vega
- VP & Program Chair-Elect - Kelly Noe
- Immediate Past President - Kimberly Webb
- Past President - Eugenie Ardoin
Other FBD Officers:
- Director of Marketing - TBD (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 - Cheryl Prachyl (non-voting)
- FBD Journal Editor - Mary Fischer (non-voting)
Association Representatives:
- AARE President - Marina Ruseva
- AARE Program Chair - Marina Ruseva
- ABC-SWUS President - Ashton Mouton
- ABC-SWUS Program Chair - Kristen Wilson
- ASBE Executive Director - Ashley Hampton
- ASBE President - Wendelyn Risher
- ABIS President - Mahesh Raisinghani
- ABIS VP & Program Chair - Jason Powell
- ACME President - Lili Gai
- ACME VP & Program Chair - Zhenning (Jimmy) Xu
- DSI-SW President - Will Senn
- DSI-SW President-Elect - Kabir Hassan
- SWAM President - Robert Lloyd
- SWAM President-Elect - Bradley Winton
- SWCRA President - Ying Lin
- SWCRA VP & Program Chair - Wendelyn Risher
- SSE President - Wei Feng
- SSE President-Elect & Program Chair - Yun Wang