Policy Council

The Policy Council is the Association's leadership team. It currently consists of four elected cohorts serving staggered, four-year terms of office; the APPAM officers (ex officio voting); the APPAM executive director and the editor of JPAM (ex-officio non-voting).

Since 2013, APPAM's individual members elect three new people to the Council each year while APPAM's institutional members elect one person to serve on the Council. The three-person cohort consists of: 1) a member working in an academic setting; 2) an early career member working in an academic setting (early career is defined as being within10 years of receipt of the terminal degree); and 3) a member working in a non-academic setting. To read about the roles and disciplines of these individuals, please visit the Bylaws page of this site.

The term is 4 years with elections held each December. Serving on the Council is a great opportunity to become more engaged in APPAM activities and make decisions that impact the strategic direction of the organization. The Policy Council meets once per quarter and all Council Members serve on at least one committee throughout the year. The Policy Council is responsible for setting policy and strategy for the association. Between meetings of the Policy Council, the Executive Committee (the officers, the executive director, and the editor of JPAM) is authorized to make tactical and implementation decisions for APPAM.

APPAM is committed to building a culture of diversity in its leadership. We strongly encourage members of underrepresented groups to consider running for the Policy Council. Nominations are open each summer.

Click here for a listing of APPAM Officers.

In addition to the Executive Committee, the members of the Policy Council are as follows:

Serving through 2025:

	Andrea Headley Georgetown University researcher in an academic setting
	Johanna Lacoe University of California, Berkeley researcher in an academic setting
	Aixa Cintron-Velez Russell Sage Foundation researcher in a non-academic setting
	Lauren Toppenberg Columbia University student representative 2024-2025

 

Serving through 2026:

	Amy Ellen Schwartz University of Delaware researcher in an academic setting
	Sarah Cordes Temple University researcher in an academic setting, early career
	Lashawn Richburg Hayes researcher in a non-academic setting
	TJ McCarthy University of Southern California institutional representative
	Antonia Vazquez University of Texas at Austin student representative 2025-2026

 

Serving through 2027:

	Lindsey Rose Bullinger Georgia Institute of Technology researcher in an academic setting
	Karin D. Martin University of Washington researcher in an academic setting
	Jonathan Schwabish Urban Institute researcher in a non-academic setting
	Philip Armour RAND Corporation institutional representative

 

Serving through 2028:

	Tatiana Homonoff New York University researcher in an academic setting
	Sebawit Bishu University of Washington researcher in an academic setting, early career
	Tara Watson Brookings Institution researcher in a non-academic setting
	Lily Hsueh Arizona State University institutional representative