Our association was built for and by our members and volunteers. We can't possibly thank them adequately for their time and expertise, but we recognize their yearly service in our different committees.
Thank you to all the great individuals that make ARNOVA possible!
Last Updated: February 27, 2024
2024 Standing Committees
2024 Awards Committees
2024 Scholarships Committees
Section chairs
- Community and Grassroots Associations (CGA)
- Critical Perspectives Section (CPS)
Billie Sandberg, Portland State University, sandber2@pdx.edu
Roseanne Mirabella, Seton Hall University, Roseanne.Mirabella@shu.edu
- Data and Analytics Section (DAS)
Chris Prentice, University of North Carolina Wilmington, prenticecr@uncw.edu
Nathan Dietz, Do Good Institute - University of Maryland, ndietz@umd.edu
- Early Scholars Section (ESS)
- Governance Section (GOV)
- Nonprofit Finance & Financial Management (NPFFM)
Alicia Schatteman, Northern Illinois University, aschatteman@niu.edu
- Pracademics Section (PRAC)
- Public Policy, Politics, and Law (PPPL)
- Social Entrepreneurship/Enterprise Section (SEES)
- Teaching Section (TEACH)
- Theories, Issues, Boundaries Section (TIBS)
- Values, Religion, Altruism, and Drawbacks Section (VRADS)
David H. Smith, dhortonsmith1@gmail.com
Carl Milofsky, Bucknell University, milofsky@bucknell.edu
CIG chairs
- ARNOVA NP3 Common Interest Group
Bok Gyo Jeong, Kean University, bjeong@kean.edu
- Civil Society in the Middle East Common Interest Group
- Climate Change and Civil Society Common Interest Group
- Collective Efforts to Advance Research on Civil Society and Philanthropy in Asia Common Interest Group
Chao Guo, University of Pennsylvania, chaoguo@sp2.upenn.edu
Helen Liu, National Taiwan University, helenliu4@gmail.com
Tamaki Onishi, University of North Carolina, t_onishi@uncg.edu
Naoto Yamauchi, Osaka University, yamauchinaotojapan@gmail.com
- Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs) Common Interest Group
- Emerging Scholars on Chinese Nonprofit Research (ESCN) Common Interest Group
JiMa, The University of Texas at Austin, maji@austin.utexas.edu
Yuan (Daniel)Cheng, The University of Minnesota Twin Cities, cheng838@umn.edu
HuafangLi, Grand Valley State University, lih@gvsu.edu
- Global Issue and Transnational Actors (GITA) Common Interest Group
- Humanities Common Interest Group
- Korean Nonprofit and Philanthropy Researchers Network (KNPRN) Common Interest Group
Sung-Ju Kim, North Carolina State University, Skim67@ncsu.edu
Jiwon Suh, University of Texas at Arlington , Jiwon.suh@uta.edu
- LGBTQIA Common Interest Group
Matt Ripper, Sienna Heights University, mripper@sienaheights.edu
Judith Millesen, College of Charleston , jmillesen@gmail.com
- Message Strategy Common Interest Group
Heather A. O'Connor, Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, oconnorh@iu.edu
Ruth Hansen, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, hansenru@uww.edu
- Muslim Philanthropy and Civil Society Common Interest Group
Zeeshan Noor, University of Texas at Dallas, zeeshan.noor@utdallas.edu
Hourie Tafech, Rutgers University, hourie.tafech@gmail.com
- Researchers Interested in Grant Making Activities (RIGA) Common Interest Group
Laurie Paarlberg, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A & M University, lpaarlbe@indiana.edu