Board of Trustees

The board of trustees is the elected constituent for the membership and the profession. Voting members include the president, president-elect, past president and elected senior vice presidents. Non-voting members include the treasurer, board secretary and executive director. Other non-voting members may be added by approval of the board of trustees as needed.

President
Amanda Mewborn
Amanda Mewborn
VP Facilities & Support Services
Atrium Health Navicent
Macon, Georgia

Senior VP – Academics
Janis Terpenny
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Professor  
George Mason University                      
Fairfax, VA 

President-Elect
Eileen Van Aken
Eileen Van Aken
Professor & Department Head                      
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 

Senior VP – International

Gino Lim
Gino Lim
Professor & Chair
University of Houston
Houston, TX

Past President
Bopaya Bidanda
Bopaya Bidanda Ernest Roth Professor & Chair  
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Senior VP – Continuing Education
Young-Jun Son
Young-Jun SonJames J. Solberg Head and Professor
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana

Senior VP – Publications
Ron Askin
Ron Askin Professor  
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona

VP of Student Development
Faisal Aqlan
(non-voting member)
Faisal AqlanAssociate Professor 
University of Louisville
Louisville, Ky.

Senior VP – Industry
Renee Thiesing
Renee Thiesing VP of Product Marketing
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Chief Executive Officer
Don H. Greene
(non-voting member)
Don H. Greene Chief Executive Officer  
IISE
Norcross, Georgia

Senior VP – North American Operations
Jennifer Cross
Jennifer Cross Associate Professor  
Texas Tech University                      
Lubbock, Texas                      

Secretary
Joseph Wilck
(non-voting member)
Joe WilckFaculty Director, Business Analytics
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA

Senior VP – Technical Operations
Rohan Shirwaiker
Rohan Shirwaiker Associate Professor  
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

Industry Advisory Board Representative
Michael Foss
Michael Foss
CoachFoss LLC                                                                 
Southlake, Texas

   

 

 

 

 



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