
2023-2024 Southern Section Officers
To contact an Southern Section ASAS Board member, please reach out to the ASAS National Office:
ASAS
PO Box 7410
Champaign, IL 61826
Fax: 217.568.6070
Phone: 217.356.9050

President
Dr. M. Kimberly Mullenix
Auburn University

President-Elect
Dr. Joao M. Vendramini
University of Florida

Past President
Dr. Daniel H. Poole
North Carolina State University

Secretary-Treasurer/ Program Chair
Dr. Nicole C. Burdick Sanchez
USDA-ARS

Secretary-Treasurer Elect
Dr. Vitor R. G. Mercadante
Virginia Tech

Southern Section Director (2025)
Dr. Christy L. Bratcher
Texas Tech University

Southern Graduate Director (2024)
S. Maggie Justice
Auburn University

Southern Graduate Director (2025)
Ms. Dallas Soffa
Texas A&M University