2026-2027 Officers & Executive Council Members

Charter Officers
President: Austin Trantham, Saint Leo University, [email protected]

First Vice President: Marco Rimanelli, Saint Leo University, [email protected]

Second Vice President: Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan, USF St. Petersburg, [email protected] 

Secretary: Sean Foreman, Barry University, [email protected]

Treasurer: Aubrey Jewett, University of Central Florida, [email protected]

Ex-Officio
Past President: Kelly McHugh, Florida Southern College, [email protected]

Editor, Florida Political Chronicle: Marco Rimanelli, Saint Leo University, ​[email protected]​

Editor, The Political Scientist Newsletter: Austin Trantham, Saint Leo University, [email protected]

 Executive Council 
(staggered in 2 year terms)

Kevin Wagner (2025-2027)
Florida Atlantic University
[email protected]

Richard Murgo (2025-2027)
Tallahassee State College
[email protected]

​​Houman Sadri (2025-2027)
University of Central Florida
​[email protected]

​​Jeremy Norton (2025-2027)
Lake-Sumter State College
nortonj@lssc.edu

Brian Kupfer (2026-2028)
Tallahassee State College
[email protected]

Jack Reilly (2026-2028)
Syracuse University
​[email protected]

Dan Smith (2026-2028)
University of Florida 
[email protected]

Dennis Mpere (2026-2027)
University of Central Florida
[email protected]

Daniel Pedreira (2026-2028)
Florida International University
[email protected]

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