Leadership 2025-2026
The AUBER Board meets throughout the academic year to discuss the goals and health of the organization and provide guidance in the planning of the annual fall conference. The board consists of five executive officers and nine representatives from member centers. New board positions begin after the fall conference in October.
Executive Officers
- President 2025-2026 – Vanessa Fry, Idaho Policy Institute, Boise State University
- President-Elect – Rod Motamedi, Donahue Institute Economic and Public Policy Research
- Vice President – Nicole Gislason, Haas Center, University of West Florida
- Secretary-Treasurer – Michael J. Hicks, Center for Business and Economic Research, Ball State University
- Past President – Jennifer Green, Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama
Board Members
- Monica Haynes, Bureau of Business & Economic Research, University of Minnesota Duluth (2023-2026)
- Mitchel Herian, Bureau of Business Research, University of Nebraska Lincoln (2024-2027)
- Jenny H. Liu, Northwest Economic Research Institute, Portland State University (2025-2028)
- Benjamin McKay, Center for Business Analytics & Economic Research, GEorgia Southern University (2024-2027)
- Amir B. Ferreira Neto, Regional Economic Research Institute, Florida Gulf Coast University (2025-2028)
- Sarah Quintanar, Department of Data Analytics & Statistics, University of North Texas (2024-2027)
- Christian Raschke, Gibson D. Lewis Center for Business and Economic Development, Sam Houston State University (2025-2028)
- Manuel Reyes-Loya, Hibbs Institute for Business & Economic Research, University of Texas at Tyler (2023-2026)
- Marc Schaffer, Breakthrough Fuel (2025-2026)
AUBER Business Office
- Lisa Goodpaster, Center for Business and Economic Research, Ball State University
- Shristi Kadka, Center for Business and Economic Research, Ball State University
- Victoria Meldrum, Center for Business and Economic Research, Ball State University
** To be considered for a future position on the AUBER Board or committee, contact President Vanessa Fry or Secretary-Treasurer Michael Hicks. **
November 3, 2025