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
- Open – IAEM-Oceania 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
Board and Staff Liaisons
Drew Pearson, CEM – IAEM-USA Region 4 President – Board Liaison
Dawn M. Shiley, CAE – IAEM Scholarship Program Director – Staff Liaison