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The Regional Coordinators Committee consists of liaisons from the eleven SBL regions in North America. Coordinators report regional activities, award grants, and nominate scholars.
Regional Coordinator Description
Responsibilities include the following:
- To facilitate annual regional meetings that foster biblical scholarship according to the standards valued by the SBL
- To oversee the Regional Scholars Award program
- To evaluate the distribution of topics and sessions among program units
- To set and evaluate participation policies
- To maximize participation without compromising quality
- To consider the structure of the meeting and its capacity to incorporate new ways of thinking or methods of research
Committee handbook
Members of the committee:
P.
Richard Choi
- Chair
Milton Horne
Central States Region
Jonathan D. Lawrence
Eastern Great Lakes Region
Eric Mason
Midwest Region
Nathan LaMontagne
Mid Atlantic Region
Amelia Devin Freedman
New England Region
Chris Heard
Pacific Coast Region
Amy M. Donaldson
Pacific Northwest Region
Thomas Wayment
Rocky Mountains - Great Plains Region
Annie Barfield Tinsley
Southeastern Region
Jeffrey Peterson
Southwestern Region
Karoline M. Lewis
Upper Midwest Region
Christopher Hooker - Staff Liaison