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The Membership Committee assists the Officers of the Association in recruitment and maintenance of membership in the Association and advises the Officers about membership.

The Membership Committee consists of six members of the association appointed for a three conference/two year term. Each year two members end and two members begin their term. Appointments are made by the Committee on Committees.  While members of the Membership Committee may recommend prospective members to the Committee on Committees, they do not select their own committee members. They do, however, elect the committee’s chair who should be someone who will be a continuing and active member of the committee. The Chair serves for one year, but can be reelected.

  • Procedures for taking committee action. Committee action is taken following a majority vote of the committeemembers. This is done either at the annual meeting or by email at the request of the Chair.
  • Specific duties of the Chair.  The Chair must develop the agenda for the year’s activities and must convene the annual meeting of the committee. The chair is responsible for keeping the lines of communication open between and among members, organizing and conducting meetings,  keeping track of pertinent member activities, writing the annual report, keeping a committee archive and passing it on to the next Chair, and providing leadership. The Chair of the Membership Committee works closely with the Executive Director, Secretary, and Treasurer regarding initiatives for increasing and maintaining membership.
  • Calendar of activities.
    • In January/February, Chair develops agenda for the March/April PSA meeting.
    • Input from committee members is encouraged and has been discussed with committee members at the previous PSA meeting or via email.
    • at annual meeting: Meet as a committee. Select someone to take minutes. Select/elect next committee chair. Discuss agenda items, which mostly involve ideas and procedures for increasing and/or maintaining membership in the PSA. Pass action items, if any, on to PSA Council (Board of Directors). Solicit recommendations for prospective committee members; forward to the chair of the Committee on Committees.
    • after annual meeting: Chair writes report/minutes of committee activities and submits to Secretary by May 1. The report highlights activities the members have participated in throughout the year which relate to the Membership Committee. Chair passes archive on to the next Chair.

The year following each name indicates the conference at which that member completes their service. For example,those who have a (16) following their names complete their service at the end of the 2016 conference in Oakland.

2023-2024 Members
Laura Fitzwater Gonzales (24) Pacific Lutheran University
Jose Gomez Moreno (24) Northern Arizona University
No new appointments (for service to begin in 2023) made by the Committee on Committees

2022-2023 Members
Cynthia Zhang (23)
Mohamed Abumaye (23) California State University San Marcos
Matthew Grindal (22) University of Idaho  Chair
Laura Fitzwater Gonzales (24) Pacific Lutheran University
Jose Gomez Moreno (24) Northern Arizona University

2021-2022 Members
Kathy Kuipers (22) University of Montana
Matthew Grindal (22) University of Idaho  Chair
Cynthia Zhang (23)
Mohamed Abumaye (23) California State University San Marcos

2020-2021 Members
Judy Hennessy (21) Central Washington University
Kathy Kuipers (22) University of Montana
Matthew Grindal (22) University of Idaho

2019-2020 Members
Celeste Atkins (19–extended to 2020) Cochise College, Chair
Matthew Grindal (20) University of Idaho
Anthony Roberts (20) CSU Los Angeles
Judy Hennessy (21) Central Washington University

2018-19 Members
Lisa Jones (19) University of the Pacific
Celeste Atkins (19) Cochise College, Chair
Matthew Grindal (20) University of Idaho
Anthony Roberts (20) CSU Los Angeles

2017-18 Membership Committee
Martin Orr (18) Boise State University
Keith Farrington (18) Whitman College
Lisa Jones (19) University of the Pacific
Celeste Atkins (19) Cochise College, Chair
Matthew Grindal (20) University of Idaho
Anthony Roberts (20) CSU Los Angeles

2016-17 Membership Committee
Melanie Arthur (17) University of Alaska Fairbanks
Kassia Wosick (17) New Mexico State University, Co-Chair
Martin Orr (18) Boise State University, Co-Chair
Keith Farrington (18) Whitman College
to begin service in 2017:
Lisa Jones (19) University of the Pacific
Celeste Atkins (19) Cochise College

2015-16 Membership Committee
Linda Kim (16) Arizona State University
Jeffrey Montez de Oca (16)  University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Maria Sarita Gaytan (16) University of Utah
Melanie Arthur (17) University of Alaska Fairbanks
Kassia Wosick (17) New Mexico State University

2014-15 Membership Committee
Pat Hoffman  New Mexico State University (Southern) Chair
Linda Henderson  St. Mary’s College-Alberta (Northern)
Chris Hardnack  University of Oregon (Northern, Student)
Linda Kim  Arizona State University Phoenix (Southern)
Jeffrey Montez de Oca  University of Colorado Colorado Springs (Central)
Maria Sarita Gaytan  University of Utah (Central)