Get involved!
MPCA's Executive Council is made up of volunteers from different institutions across the midwest. If you want to get in on the ground level of an organization, MPCA is a great place to do so! Some positions are elected by the membership body while other positions are appointed by the existing Executive Council. If interested in getting involved with MCPA, ask one of us how to do so! We have a position for you!
The following positions are open: Student/New Professional Representative, At-Large Representative, Program Committee Member, Webmaster
Nominations for open positions for 2026 are now closed. Vote in person at our conference in October!
Nominations for 2027 positions will open in October.
Meet The Executive Council
Cory Barker
Penn State University
President
Vacant
Vice President
Julia Largent Kuttler
McPherson College
Conference Coordinator & Immediate Past President
Michael J. Blouin
Milligan University
Editor, Popular Culture Studies Journal
Scott Chappuis
Trine University
Chair, Program Committee
J. Scott Jordan
Illinois State University
Program Committee
Sam Kizer
Ohio University
Program Committee
Beth Shiller
Georgia Southwestern State University
Grad Student & New Member Rep
Aisha Powell
Morgan State University
Awards Coordinator
Allen Babiarz-Lira
Volunteer State Community College
At-Large Member
Barry Cole
University of Alabama
At-Large Member
Lori Scharenbroich
West Shore Marketing
Webmaster
Sarah Licht