2025-2026
Committee Roster
Erik Beranek, Princeton, Co-Chair (erik UNDERSCORE beranek AT press DOT princeton DOT edu)
Kelly Fattman, Harvard Education, Co-Chair (kelly UNDERSCORE fattman AT gse DOT harvard DOT edu)
Rebecca Bostock, Ohio State
Carlynn Crosby, Florida
Andrea Gapsch, Purdue
Kelsey Giffin, Wayne State
Julia Knecht, Wisconsin
Cindy Lim, Penn State
Brittany Nicolaysen, Harvard Education
Sarah Noell, Columbia
Elisia Snyder, Alberta
Board Liaison
John Sherer, North Carolina
Central Office Liaison
Alexis Fagan
Charge
General Objective:
- Develop and manage tools, programs, and resources to assist Association members in improving their publishing expertise, developing their leadership skills, and enhancing their professional development.
Specific Charges to the Professional Development Committee:
- Improve publishing expertise of AUPresses members by sponsoring 3–5 virtual events (webinars, hangouts) in collaboration with domain-specific committees.
- Enhance peer-to-peer professional development of AUPresses members by providing and supporting the virtual mentoring program throughout the year as well as other opportunities such as a mentorship-specific webinar and creating spaces for mentees and mentors to connect around the virtual AUPresses Annual Meeting.
- Working under the guidance of the Central Office, review 2026–27 Week in Residency Applications.
- Propose professional development sessions for the 2026 annual meeting; in coordination with the Annual Meeting Program Committee and the Central Office, organize a networking event for the 2026 Annual Meeting.
Common Charges to All Committees of the Association:
- Submit reports on Committee activities to the Association Board in time for its October, March, and June meetings. Interim reports are due on 10 October 2025, and 27 February 2026; final reports that recap all committee activities for the year and are shared with the membership are due 22 May 2026. Follow guidelines for preparing reports found in the Chair Handbook in the Committee and Task Force Chairs Group on UP Commons.
- Follow all guidelines and requirements published in the AUPresses Chair Handbook, including those regarding the use of UP Commons, inclusion of board and staff liaisons, scheduling webinars & hangouts, and any research or survey projects.
- Appoint a member of your committee, ideally not the chair or cochair, to serve as a liaison to the Equity, Justice, Inclusion, and Belonging Committee. This role provides updates on your committee’s efforts in support of equity and inclusion, seeks information, support, or guidance on EJIB matters as needed, and attends a Fall meeting for liaisons hosted by EJIB Committee.
- On or after the date of the first interim report, suggest one or more panel or speaker ideas to the Annual Meeting Program Committee
- Consider nominating a member of your committee, or a member of the community with whom your committee interacts, for the AUPresses Constituency Award when announced
- Review your General Objective and Specific Tasks at the end of the service year and recommend changes for next year to the Executive Director.