2026 BCCE Organizing Team

Executive Committee

  • Sam Pazicni (UW–Madison), general chair
  • Debbie Herrington (Grand Valley State University), program chair
  • Laura Richards (UW–Madison), associate director, UW Conferences & Events
  • John Michael Sophos (ACS DivCHED), meeting planning partner
  • Pamela Doolittle (UW–Madison), sponsorships lead

Conference Element Action Leads

  • Amanda Buchberger-Jones (UW–Madison), exhibits
  • Mary Beth Anzovino (UW–Madison), in-person engagement
  • Blaise Thompson (UW–Madison), conference systems
  • Rachel Bain (UW–Madison), global remote engagement
  • Kimberly Hazen (UW–Madison), media
  • Aaron McCoy (UW–Madison), safety
  • Léa Gustin (UW–Madison), volunteer coordination
  • Tracey Reitz (UW–Madison), volunteer coordination
  • Josie Nardo (The Ohio State University), accessible and inclusive spaces
  • Casey Wright (University of Iowa), accessible and inclusive spaces
  • Sarah Johnson (University of North Alabama), accessible and inclusive spaces

Program Component Action Leads

  • Stephen Block (UW–Madison), birds-of-a-feather sessions
  • Ginger Shultz (University of Michigan), community conversations
  • Ariel Vaughn (CSU Channel Islands), community conversations
  • Jackie Trate (UW–Madison), poster sessions
  • Jeremey Weaver (UW–Madison), poster sessions
  • Jim Maynard (UW–Madison), lecture demonstrations
  • William Donovan (University of Akron), program and systems integration
  • Brian Esselman (UW–Madison), workshops
  • Liana Lamont (UW–Madison), workshops
  • Ryan Stowe (UW–Madison), workshops

Program Committee

  • Troy Alivio (Nicholls State University, Louisiana)
  • Loyd Bastin (Widener University, Pennsylvania)
  • Amanda Bongers (Queens University, Canada)
  • Dusty Carroll (Seneca High School, New Jersey)
  • Ginevra Clark (University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois)
  • Sarah Clark (Grand Valley State University, Michigan)
  • Ashley Donovan (Flint Hill School, Virginia)
  • Jamie Lauer (Hartford Union High School, Wisconsin)
  • David Laviska (Green Chemistry Institute, American Chemical Society)
  • Azizeh Farajallah (Cascadia College, Washington)
  • Ken Friedrich (Portland Community College, Oregon)
  • Tyler Kinner (Georgia Tech Research Institute, Georgia)
  • Robert Kojima (San Diego City College, California)
  • Anka Lekhi (University of British Columbia, Canada)
  • Carla Morais (University of Porto, Portugal)
  • Kristen Murphy (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
  • Florastine Payton-Stewart (Xavier University of Louisiana, Louisiana)
  • Lynne Pilcher (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
  • Reyne Pullen (University of Sydney, Australia)
  • Santiago Sandi-Ureña (University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica)
  • Shannon Smith (The Summit Country Day School, Ohio)
  • Courtney Sobers (Rutgers University, New Jersey)
  • Kristen Vanderveen (The Bromfield School, Massachusetts)

Methods in Chemistry Education Research at BCCE (MICER@BCCE)

  • Ginger Shultz (University of Michigan), chair
  • Justin Pratt (University of Rhode Island), co-chair
  • Maia Popova (University North Carolina Greensboro), co-chair
  • Michael Seery (University of Bristol, United Kingdom), co-chair
  • Sam Pazicni (UW–Madison), BCCE liaison
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