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2023-2024 Executive Board

President
​​Catherine Pape
Criminal Justice Program
​Bowling Green State University

 cpape at bgsu dot edu
1st Vice President
J. Michael Vecchio
Criminal Justice and Criminology
​​Loyola University

jvecchio at luc dot edu
2nd Vice President
Julie Hibdon
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Jhibdon at siu dot edu
Treasurer 
Eric Cooke
Criminal Justice Program
Bowling Green State University

emcooker at bgsu dot edu
Secretary
Audrey Hickert
School of Criminal Justice
University of Cincinnati

hickerao at ucmail.uc dot edu
Immediate Past President ​
David White
School of Criminal Justice 
Ferris State University

davidrwhite at ferris dot edu​​
ACJS Region 3 Trustee - Midwest
Ming-Li Hsieh
Criminal Justice Program
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

hsiehm at uwec dot edu
Journal of Crime & Justice Editor
Jennifer Peck
Department of Criminal Justice
University of Central Florida

jennifer.peck at ucf dot edu

MCJA Past Presidents

2023-2024     David White
2022-2023     Cory Haberman
2021-2022     Dena Carson
​2020-2021     Matthew Matusiak
2019-2020     Breanne Pleggenkuhle
2018-2019     Kiesha Warren-Gordon
2017-2018     Jason Spraitz
2016-2017     Jennifer Peck 
2015-2016     Joseph Ferrandino
2014-2015     Victoria Simpson Beck
2013-2014     George Burruss
2012-2013     Brandon Kooi
2011-2012     Melissa Burek
2010-2011     Eric Lambert
2009-2010    Justin Patchin
2008-2009    Daniel Dahlgren


2007-2008    William Wells
​2006-2007    Charles Corley
2005-2006    Marvin Free
2004-2005    Thomas Castellano
2003-2004    James Frank
2002-2003    Michael Leiber
2001-2002    Kevin Bryant
2000-2001    Dean Champion
1999-2000    Bryan Dean Byers
1998-1999    James Albritton
1997-1998     Ed Tromanhauser
1996-1997     Nicholas Meier
1995-1996     Linda Zupan
1994-1995     Peter Kratcoski
1993-1994     Sloan Letman
1992-1993     Michael Meyer

1991-1992     James Lebeau
​1990-1991     Frank Horvath
1989-1990     Michael Charles
1988-1989     Norman Kittel
1987-1988     David Kalinich
1988-1987     Patricia Van Voorhis
1987-1986     Nancy Schafer
1984-1985     Jeffrey Schrink
1983-1984     Peggy Fortune
1982-1983     Bill Wakefield
1981-1982     Vince Webb
1980-1981     Jack Greene
1979-1980     Gary Tucker
1978-1979     G. L. Kuchel
1977-1978     Bob Parsons ​
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                                                   2023
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Left to Right:
David White, Cory Haberman, Melissa Burek, Dena Carson, Breanne Pleggenkuhle, Jen Peck, George Burruss, Matt Matusiak, Jim Frank
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                                                   2022
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Left to Right Front Row:
Breanne Pleggenkuhle, Melissa Burek, Cory Haberman, Dena Carson, David Kalinich, Jim Frank
Left to Right Back Row:  Matt Matusiak, Jen Peck, George Burruss, Brandon Kooi, Justin Patchin, Eric Lambert
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                                                     2019

​Left to Right Back Row:
Jason Spraitz, Brandon Kooi, George Burruss; Eric Lambert
Left to Right Front Row: Kiesha Warren-Gordon, Victoria Simpson Beck, Justin Patchi,n Michael Meyer; David Kalinich, James Frank, and Bill Wakefield

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                                                           2017

Left to Right Front Row: 
Justin Patchin, Victoria Simpson Beck, Melissa Burek, James Frank
Left to Right Back Row: Brandon Kooi, Michael Leiber, Bill Wakefield, Michael Meyer, David Kalinich, and Jen Peck  

Picture
                                                 2016

​Left to Right: 
James Frank, David Kalinich, Victoria Simpson Beck, Michael Leiber, Melissa Burek, Joseph Ferrandino, George Burruss, Justin Patchin, and Eric Lambert 

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                                                     2015
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Left to Right:
Brandon Kooi,
Melissa Burek, Eric Lambert, Justin Patchin, James Frank, Michael Leiber, Michael Meyer, and David Kalinich 

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