2024-2025 UMCF Board of Directors and Committee Chairs
Each spring the chair elect recruits Forum members to become board members. Elections are held at the annual conference. Board members hold their positions for one year. See descriptions of duties for each board position. Please contact the current chair if you are interested in joining the board and providing leadership within the Forum.
Board of Directors
- Chair : Melanie Lex, CSENG Chemistry Administration
- Vice Chair: Emily Rice, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Treasurer: Lauren Boike, School of Kinesiology
- Recorder: Amanda Nelson, Department of Educational Psychology Administration
- Chair Emerita: Brooklyn Hofstad, University of Minnesota Foundation
- Membership Manager: Michelle Penna, Minitex
- At-Large Director: Antonia Lortis, Learning Abroad Center
Conference and Awards Committee
- Co-chair: Rachel Kraft Mattson, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering
- Co-chair: Shawn Sullivan, University of Minnesota Foundation
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
- Co-Chair: Laura Johnson, Office of Institutional Advancement
- Co-Chair: Emily Newhall, Learning Abroad Center
Membership and Marketing Committee
- Chair: Mia Boos, College of Continuing and Professional Studies
Program Committee
- Co-chair: Ashley Bergman Carlin, Institute on the Environment (IonE)
- Co-chair: Shelly Gustafson, Strategic Partnerships and Research Collaborative (SPARC)
Technology Committee
- Co-chair: Nick Mabee, Parking & Transportation Services, U Card Office, and Contract Administration
- Co-chair: Anna Hubbard, CLA Language Testing Program, Language Center