Officers

Officers

2024

President: Renata Konrad, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Past President: Gemma Berenguer, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
President-Elect: Kayse Maass, Northeastern University
Secretary/Treasurer: Iva Rashkova, Washington University in St. Louis
Senior Vice President of Programs: Chris Zobel, Virginia Tech
Junior Vice President of Programs: Gabriela Gongora-Svartzman, Carnegie Mellon University
Vice President of Communications: Ted Allen, Ohio State University

2023

President: Gemma Berenguer, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Past President: Andrew C. Trapp, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
President-Elect: Renata Konrad, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Secretary/ Treasurer: Kayse Maass, Northeastern University
Senior Vice President of Programs: Mahyar Eftekhar, Arizona State University
Junior Vice President of Programs: Chris Zobel, Virginia Tech University
Vice President of Communications: Emily Tucker, Clemson University

2022

President: Andrew C. Trapp, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Past President: Jessica Heier Stamm, Kansas State University
President-Elect: Gemma Berenguer, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Secretary/ Treasurer: Feyza G. Sahinyazan, Simon Fraser University
Senior Vice President of Programs: Justin Boutilier, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Junior Vice President of Programs: Mahyar Eftekhar, Carey School of Business
Vice President of Communications: Phebe Vayanos, University of Southern California


2021

President: Jessica Heier Stamm, Kansas State University
Past President: Shengfan Zhang, University of Arkansas 
President-Elect: Andrew C. Trapp, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Secretary/ Treasurer: Chaitra Gopalappa, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Senior Vice President of Programs: Muer Yang, University of St. Thomas
Junior Vice President of Programs: Justin Boutilier, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Vice President of Communications: Phebe Vayanos, University of Southern California


2020

President: Shengfan Zhang, University of Arkansas 
President-Elect: Jessica Heier Stamm, Kansas State University
Secretary/ Treasurer: Ashlea Bennett Milburn, University of Arkansas   
Senior Vice President of Programs: Ronald McGarveyUniversity of Missouri
Junior Vice President of Programs: Muer Yang, University of St. Thomas
Vice President of Communications: Xiaolei Xie, Tsinghua University

2019

President: Nan Kong, Purdue University 
President-Elect: Shengfan Zhang, University of Arkansas 
Secretary/ Treasurer:  Jessica Heier Stamm, Kansas State University    
Senior Vice President of Programs: Jagpreet Chhatwal, Harvard Medical School
Junior Vice President of Programs: Ronald McGarveyUniversity of Missouri
Vice President of Communications: Muer Yang, University of St. Thomas 

 

2018

President:  Vedat Verter, McGill University 
President-Elect: Nan Kong, Purdue University
Secretary/ Treasurer:  Jessica Heier Stamm, Kansas State University    
Senior Vice President of Programs:  Shengfan Zhang, University of Arkansas 
Junior Vice President of Programs: Jagpreet Chhatwal, Harvard Medical School
Vice President of Communications: Muer Yang, University of St. Thomas 

 

2017

President: Burcu Balcik, Ozyegin University 
President-Elect: Vedat Verter, McGill University  
Secretary/ Treasurer: Marie-Ève Rancourt, HEC Montréal     
Senior Vice President of Programs: Nan Kong, Purdue University 
Junior Vice President of Programs: Shengfan Zhang, University of Arkansas 
Vice President of Communications: Andreas Thorsen, Montana State University 

2016

President: John S. Hollywood, RAND Corporation
President-Elect: Burcu Balcik, Ozyegin University  
Secretary/ Treasurer: Ted Allen, Ohio State University     
Senior Vice President of Programs: Vedat Verter, McGill University
Junior Vice President of Programs: Nan Kong, Purdue University
Vice President of Communications: Marie-Ève Rancourt, University of Quebec in Montreal

2015

President: Dionne Aleman, University of Toronto     
President-Elect: John S. Hollywood, RAND Corporation     
Secretary/ Treasurer: Ted Allen, Ohio State University     
Senior Vice President of Programs: Burcu Balcik, Ozyegin University
Junior Vice President of Programs: Vedat Verter, McGill University
Vice President of Communications: Marie-Ève Rancourt, University of Quebec in Montreal

2014

President: Laura McLay, University of Wisconsin-Madison
President-Elect: Dionne Aleman, University of Toronto
Secretary/ Treasurer: Mariel Lavieri, University of Michigan
Senior Vice President of Programs: Robert Hampshire, Carnegie Mellon University
Junior Vice President of Programs: Burcu Balcik, Ozyegin University
Vice President of Communications: Erica Gralla, George Washington University

2013

President: Ozlem Ergun, Georgia Institute of Technology
President-Elect: Laura McLay, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Secretary/ Treasurer: Mariel Lavieri, University of Michigan
Senior Vice President of Programs: Jessica Heier-Stamm, Kansas State University
Junior Vice President of Programs: Robert Hampshire, Carnegie Mellon University
Vice President of Communications: Erica Gralla, George Washington University

2012

President: Julie Swann, Georgia Institute of Technology
President-Elect: Ozlem Ergun, Georgia Institute of Technology
Secretary/ Treasurer: Dionne Aleman, University of Toronto
Senior Vice President of Programs: Karen Smilowitz, Northwestern University
Junior Vice President of Programs: Jessica Heier-Stamm, Kansas State University
Vice President of Communications: Laura A. McLay, Virginia Commonwealth University

2011

President: Michael P. Johnson, Jr., University of Massachusetts-Boston
President-Elect: Julie Swann, Georgia Institute of Technology
Secretary/ Treasurer: Dionne Aleman, University of Toronto
Senior Vice President of Programs: John Hollywood, RAND Corporation
Junior Vice President of Programs: Karen Smilowitz, Northwestern University
Vice President of Communications: Laura A. McLay, Virginia Commonwealth University

2010

President: Pinar Keskinocak, Georgia Institute of Technology
President Elect: Michael P. Johnson, Jr., University of Massachusetts-Boston
Secretary/Treasurer: Julie Swann, Georgia Institute of Technology

2009

President: John Hall, National Fire Protection Association, jhall@nfpa.org 
President-Elect: Pinar Keskinocak, Georgia Institute of Technology, pinar@isye.gatech.edu 
Secretary/Treasurer: Michael Johnson, University of Massachusetts at Boston, Michael.Johnson@umb.edu 
Senior Vice President of Programs: Julie Swann, Georgia Institute of Technology, jswann@isye.gatech.edu 
Junior Vice President of Programs: Mike Racer, University of Memphis, mracer@memphis.edu 
Vice President of Communications: John Hollywood, Research Triangle Institute, jhollywood@rti.org 
Past President: Vacant (new section)
Ad Hoc Committee on the 2009 San Diego National Meeting: Julie Swann (chair), Mike Racer, Doug Samuelson