2025-2026 Southern Section Officers
President
Dr. Nicole C. Burdick Sanchez
USDA-ARS
President-Elect
Dr. Vitor R.G. Mercadante
Virginia Tech
Past President
Dr. Joao M. Vendramini
University of Florida
Secretary-Treasurer/Program Chair
Dr. W. Brandon Smith
Auburn University
Secretary Treasurer-Elect
Dr. Caleb O. Lemley
Mississippi State University
Secretary Treasurer-Elect
Dr. Flint W. Harrelson
Morehead State University
Southern Section Director (2025)
Dr. Christy L. Bratcher
Mississippi State University
Incoming Southern Section Director (2028)
Dr. Daniel H. Poole
North Carolina State University
July 2025 start
Southern Graduate Director (2026)
Ms. Nicole K. Valliere-Kopetzky
Virginia Tech
Southern Graduate Director (2027)
Mr. Nicholas C. Kertz
University of Florida
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
