Committee Members

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the 2025 Annual Meeting. With special thanks to:

2025 Annual Meeting Local Planning Committee 

Constance Bailey, Georgia State University

TJ Smith, Independent Scholar

Mary Magoulick, Georgia College

Paulette Richards, Puppet Artist and Independent Researcher

Taylor Burden, Interim Director, Traditional Arts, at South Arts

Ziying You, University of Georgia

2025 Proposal Review Committee

Gloria Colom Brana

Taylor Burden

Julián Antonio Carrillo

Charish Bishop

Zhou Chunfen

Ehsan Estiri

Benjamin Gatling

Paige Gray

Rob Howard

Charles LaShure

Mary Magoulick

Paulette Richards

Brenda Romero

TJ Smith

Elizabeth “Libby” Tucker

FACULTY and STUDENT MENTEE-READERS

Constance Bailey, Georgia State University

Jessica Betts, GSU

Graciela Cain, GSU

Vivian Cannella, GSU

J. Henley-Williams, GSU

Theo Humphrey, GSU

Ruqayat Martins, GSU

Sterling Neill, GSU

Larry Walker, GSU

Ziying You, University of Georgia

Xinyang Li, UGA

2025 Executive Board

Amy E. Skillman, President

Jason Baird Jackson, President-Elect

Jerrilyn M. McGregory (in memory)

Junious Brickhouse

Ann K. Ferrell

Maribel Alvarez

Betty J. Belanus

Ziying You

Kiran Singh Sirah

Rachel González Martin

Lisa Rathje

Anika Wilson

Jessica A. Turner, (ex officio)

AFS Staff and Support Team

Jessica A. Turner, Executive Director

Martha Sims, Annual Meeting Program Lead

Charish Bishop, Community Engagement Coordinator

Cassie Rosita Patterson, Professional Development Institute/Special Projects:

Lorraine Walsh Cashman, Sr. Managing Editor, Journal of American Folklore:

Zhou Chunfen (Indiana Univ.), Graduate Assistant