Board of Directors and Committee Chairs

The purposes for which the AAPT was formed are: to promote and improve the quality of instruction in philosophy at all educational levels; to encourage research, experimentation, and investigation in the teaching of philosophy; to facilitate professional cooperation of the members; to hold public discussions and programs about the teaching of philosophy; to make available to teachers information concerning the selection, organization, and presentation of philosophical material; to sponsor the publication of desirable articles and reports; and to support and cooperate with individuals or organizations concerned with the improvement of instruction in philosophy.

Board of Directors:

• Russell Marcus (Hamilton College)
  President
• Renée Smith (Coastal Carolina University)
  Vice President
• Alexandra Bradner (Kenyon College)
  Executive Director
• Yvette Pearson (Old Dominion University)
  Treasurer
• Karl Aho (Tarleton State University)
  Communications Director
• Emily Esch (College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University)
  Past-President
• Sarah Donovan (Wagner College)
  At-Large Member
• Jane Drexler (Salt Lake Community College)
  At-Large Member
• Mo Janzen (Anoka Ramsey Community College)
  At-Large Member
• Alida Liberman (Southern Methodist University)
  At-Large Member
• Kimberly Van Orman (University of Georgia)
  At-Large Member
• Fritz McDonald (Oakland University)
  Ex Officio, Chair of the APA Committee on the Teaching of Philosophy

AAPT committees:

• Executive
  • Chair: Russell Marcus
  • Karl Aho
  • Alexandra Bradner
  • Yvette Pearson
  • Renée Smith
• AAPT Studies in Pedagogy Editorial Board
  • Editor: David W. Concepción
  • Alexandra Bradner
  • Dani Clevinger
  • Sarah Donovan
  • John Koolage
  • Alida Liberman
  • Fritz McDonald
  • Scott McElreath
  • Jeanine Weekes Schroer
• Awards 
  • Chair: Renée Smith
  • Chris Blake-Turner
  • David Concepción
  • Betsy Decyk
  • Jane Drexler
  • Jerry Green
  • Krishna Mani Pathak
  • André Rosenbaum de Avillez
  • Rebecca Scott
  • Jonathan Spelman
  • Giancarlo Tarantino
• Communications 
  • Chair: Karl Aho
  • Alex Bryant
  • Mo Janzen (ex officio)
  • Emily Lange
  • Jonathan McKinney
  • Amy White
• Conference Programing
  • Chair: Andrew Mills
  • Stephen Bloch-Schulman
  • Alexandra Bradner
  • Leslie Burkholder
  • Ashley Comstock
  • David Concepcion
  • Kristin Culbertson
  • Betsy Decyk
  • Rebeka Ferreira
  • Ana Gomez
  • David Emmanuel Gray
  • Jerry Green
  • Paul Green
  • Mara Harrell
  • Christina Hendricks
  • Kristen Oganowski
  • Krishna Mani Pathak
  • Carissa Phillips-Garrett
  • Merritt Rehn-Debraal
  • Giuseppe Rotolo
  • Rebecca Scott
  • Erica Stonestreet
  • Brian Tebbitt
  • Wendy Turgeon
  • Kimberly Van Orman
  • Amy White
• Development
  • Chair: Emily Esch
  • Alexandra Bradner
  • Jane Drexler
  • David Emmanuel Gray
  • Rory Kraft
  • Jack Musselman
• Diversity, Outreach, and Engagement
  • Chair: Mo Janzen
  • Karl Aho (ex officio)
  • Sarah Kizuk
  • Jonathan McKinney
  • Amy Shuster
• Finance
  • Chair: Yvette Pearson
  • Alexandra Bradner
  • John Koolage
  • Russell Marcus
  • Layla Williams
• Nominations and Elections
  • Chair: Rob Loftis
  • Meredith Gilman
  • Kevin Hermberg
  • Amy White
• Teaching Hubs
  • Chair: Melissa Jacquart
  • Amanda Corris
  • Rebeka Ferreira
  • Mara Harrell
  • Alida Liberman
  • Jennifer Lobo Meeks
  • Ryan Miller
  • Carissa Phillips-Garrett
  • Brian Tebbitt
  • Adam Thompson
• Teaching and Learning
  • Chair: Kimberly Van Orman
  • Stephen Bloch-Schulman
  • Bill Bolin
  • David Concepcion
  • Sarah Donovan
  • Paul Green
  • James Lee
  • Alida Liberman
  • Andrew Winters
• Virtual Programming
  • Chair: Sarah Donovan
  • Karl Aho (ex officio)
  • Ana Gomez
  • Jerry Green
  • Fritz McDonald

The AAPT by-laws and rules of order are available from the Documents and Resources page of this site.