Committees - Urban Affairs Association

The current committees & committee chairs are listed below. The UAA Committee Conflict of Interest Policy applies to all committee members.

Standing Committees

Conference Committees

Award Committees

Ad Hoc Committees

Bylaws
Chair: Leslie Martin ([email protected])
Finance
Chair: Margaret Cowell ([email protected])
Fundraising
Chair: Thomas Vicino ([email protected])
Honor Society
Chair: Laureen Hom ([email protected])
International
Co-Chair: Arturo Flores ([email protected])
Co-Chair: Prentiss Dantzer ([email protected])
Membership
Chair: Kathe Newman ([email protected])
Nominations
Chair: Andrew Greenlee ([email protected])
Personnel
Chair: Jocelyn Taliaferro ([email protected])
Publications
Chair: Hélène Bélanger ([email protected])

Program Review (2025)
Chair: Kathryn Howell, University of Maryland – College Park ([email protected])
Local (Arrangements) Host (2025)
Co-Chair: James Connolly ([email protected])
Co-Chair: Meg Holden ([email protected])
Conference Policy (2024-2026)
Chair: Rachael Woldoff ([email protected])

Alma H. Young Emerging Scholar Award
Chair: Stacy Moak ([email protected])
Best Article in the Journal of Race, Ethnicity and the City Award
Chair: Amit Patel ([email protected])
Best Article in the Journal of Urban Affairs Award
Chair: Christian King ([email protected])
Best Book in Urban Affairs Award
Chair: Deden Rukmana ([email protected])
Community Activist Award
Chair: Megan Hatch ([email protected])
Janet Smith Emerging Activist Scholar Award
Chair: Chandra Ward (chandra-ward@utc@edu)
Marilyn J. Gittell Activist Scholar Award
Chair: J.R. “Jones” Estes ([email protected])
Recognitions Committee
Chair: Robert Silverman ([email protected])

Ad Hoc Committee on Public Education and Advocacy
Chair: José W. Meléndez ([email protected])
Ad Hoc Committee on UAA Communities
Chair: José Mélendez ([email protected])