Sociologist of Minnesota

Voting Members

President-Elect

Open

President

Timothy J. Loney

Minnesota North College - Vermillion

timothy.loney@minnesotanorth.edu

Past President

Vacant

Treasurer

Lisa K. Waldner

University of St. Thomas

lkwaldner@stthomas.edu

Secretary

Sarah Epplen

Minnesota State University, Mankato

sarah.epplen@mnsu.edu

Faculty Representative Southern

Lai Sze Tao

Gustavus Adolpus College

ltso@gustavus.edu

Faculty Representative Northern

Jason Torkelson

University of Minnesota Duluth

tork0032@d.umn.edu

Faculty Representative Central

Wayne T. Whitmore

Inver Hills Community College

wayne.whitmore@inverhills.edu

Student Representative Southern

Deborah Cobb

Minnesota State University, Mankato

deborah.cobb@mnsu.edu

Student Representative Northern

Open

Student Representative Central

Open

Faculty At-Large

Elizabeth Scheel-Keita

St. Cloud State University

edscheel@stcloudstate.edu

Faculty At-Large

Emily Bowman

St. Olaf College

bowman3@stolaf.edu

Applied Representative #1

Chao Liu

Minnesota State University, Mankato

chao.liu@mnsu.edu

Applied Representative #2

Kat Albrecht

Truman State University

kalbrecht@truman.edu

Non-Voting Members

Student Paper Competition Coordinator

Jason Torkelson

University of Minnesota Duluth

tork0032@d.umn.edu

Archivist

Sadie Pendaz-Foster

Inver Hills Community College

spendaz-foster@inverhills.edu

Web Manager

Timothy J. Loney

Minnesota North College - Vermillion

timothy.loney@minnesotanorth.edu

Midwest Sociological Society Representative

Emily Bowman

St. Olaf College

bowman3@stolaf.edu

U of M Liaison

Open

2025 Conference/Macalester College Liaison

Erik Larson

Macalester College

larsone@macalester.edu

Website Partner

Paul R. Novak

Designer & Developer