Current Officers

President

Peter Richardson, Northeastern University, president@nyspsa.org

Vice President

Jim Twombly, Elmira College (Emeritus), vicepresident@nyspsa.org 

Treasurer

Charmaine Willis, Old Dominion University, treasurer@nyspsa.org

Secretary

Christopher Cody, Hudson County Community College, secretary@nyspsa.org

Program Chair(s)

Sebastien Lazardeux, St. Jon Fisher University, programchair@nyspsa.org

J. Ricky Price, St. John Fisher University, programchair@nyspsa.org

Executive Board / Section Chairs

American Politics

Jeffrey Kraus, Wagner College, jkraus@wagner.edu

Comparative Politics

Yunus Sozen, LeMoyne College, sozenmy@lemoyne.edu

History and Politics

Christopher Cody, Hudson County Community College, Jersey City, NJ, ccody@hccc.edu

International Relations and American Foreign Policy

Harvey Strum, Sage College of Albany, strumh@hotmail.com

Political Theory

Geoffrey Kurtz, Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY, gkurtz@bmcc.cuny.edu

Identity Politics 

Howell Williams, Western Connecticut State University, williamsh@wcsu.edu

Public Policy & Public Administration

Nadine Wedderburn, SUNY Empire State College, nadine.wedderburn@sunyempire.edu

State and Local Politics

Lisa Parshall, Daemen College, lparshal@daemen.edu

Teaching and Learning

Taneisha Means, Vassar College, tmeans@vassar.edu

Undergraduate Research

Robin Lauermann, Messiah University, rlauerma@messiah.edu

 

Social Media Co-ordinator

Emily Matott, University at Albany, ematott@albany.edu

 

 

Past Leadership

President Institutional Affiliation

Dates
Peter Richardson Northeastern University 2019-present
Wilford Pinkney Jr. CUNY Graduate Center 2012-2019
Peter J. Baxter Niagara University 2011-2012
Ed Warzala SUNY Empire State College 2010-2011
Roddrick Colvin  John Jay College 2009-2010
Frank Vandervalk  SUNY Empire State College 2008-2009
Ed Warzala SUNY Empire State College 2007-2008
Jeff Miller SUNY New Paltz 2006-2007
Luba Racanska  St. John’s University 2005-2006
Thomas Sinclair  SUNY Binghamton 2004-2005
Tim Duvall St. John’s University 2003-2004
Peter J. Baxter Niagara University 2002-2003
Jeff Kraus Wagner University 2001-2002
Arthur L. Galub Bronx Community College 2000-2001
Azzedine Layachi St. John’s University 1999-2000
Cynthia Ward The Sage Colleges 1998-1999
Jeffrey Kraus Wagner University 1997-1998
Pat O'Hara John Jay College 1996-1997
Leon Halpert Siena College 1994-1995
David Johnston Columbia University 1993-1994
Robert Heineman Alfred University 1992-1993
Nancy McGlen Niagara University 1991-1992
John Harman St. John Fisher College 1990-1991
Lottie Feinberg John Jay College 1989-1990
Stephen Wasby SUNY Albany 1988-1989
Steven Peterson Alfred University 1987-1988
Sondra Fargonis New School for Social Research 1986-1987
Charles Lamb SUNY Buffalo 1985-1986
Henry Steck SUNY Cortland 1984-1985