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Scholarship Commission Leadership

Barbara Russo, Ph.D., CEM – Commission Chair – Completing Officer Term December 31, 2026
Renata Hawks – Commission Vice Chair – Completing Officer Term December 31, 2026
Keith Smith, MBA, CEM – Commission Vice Chair -  Completing Officer Term December 31, 2026

Scholarship Commissioners by Class

Class of 2028

Serving through December 31, 2028

• Daveta Bailey, MA – Healthcare/Public Health Representative
• Caroline S. Hackerott, Ph.D. – Academia Representative
• John MacIsaac, CEM – Member-at-Large, Global
• Theresa (Tari) Martin, GISP – Past Scholarship Recipient
• Jae G. Park – Private Sector/Industry Representative
• Peter Perez, CEM – Donor Representative
• Zachary Schwartz, MPS – INGO Representative

Class of 2027

Serving through December 31, 2027

• Roni Fraser, Ph.D. – Academia Representative
• Mary Harron, MPA – IAEM-Canada Representative
• Renata Hawks – Founders Representative
• William Hurtes, PH.D., CEM – INGO Representative
• Mary K. Lannon, Ph.D. – Donor Representative
• Han Gul Lee, MPA, CEM – Past Scholarship Representative
• Gary Scronce, MA – Private Sector/Industry Representative
• Michael J. Sharon, MA, CEM – Member-at-Large, USA
• Keith Smith, MBA, CEM – Federal or State Level EM Representative

 Class of 2026

Serving through December 31, 2026

• Kimberly Bjork, CEM – IAEM Student Member Representative
• Michael Byrne, – Donor Representative
• Capt. Stephanie DeRiso, MA – Uniformed Services/Military Representative
• Mark Landahl, Ph.D., CEM – IAEM-USA Representative
• Emma Ratajczak, MPH, MBA, CEM – Private Sector/Industry Representative
• Barbara Russo, Ph.D., CEM – Academia Representative
• Mary Schoenfeldt, Ph.D. – INGO Representative
• Olivia Simone – IAEM Student Member Representative
• Savannah Terry, MS – Past Scholarship Representative
• Open – IAEM Student Member Representative
• Open – IAEM-Oceania Representative

Board and Staff Liaisons

Drew Pearson, CEM – IAEM-USA Region 4 President – Board Liaison

Dawn M. Shiley, CAE – IAEM Scholarship Program Director – Staff Liaison

IAEM Annual Conference Caucus Posters

• 2025 Conference Poster Presented at the Annual Conference
• 2023 Conference Poster Presented at the Annual Conference
• 2022 Conference Poster Presented at the Annual Conference