TAPAC Committees

Standards Committee (Members Elected by Assembly of Delegates)

  • Dr. Janace Bubonia—Chair & TAPAC BOC Past President

    Professor of Fashion Merchandising & Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, College of Fine Arts, Texas Christian University

  • Dr. Diana Saiki

    Professor of Fashion Merchandising, Department of Applied Business Studies, Ball State University

  • Kristina Bruder, MS

    Lecturer, Department of Merchandising & Digital Retailing, College of Merchandising, Hospitality & Tourism, University of North Texas

  • Dr. Karen Hyllegard

    Professor & Department Head, Department of Design & Merchandising, Colorado State University

  • Dr. Mike Fralix, TAPAC BOC Public Member

    President & CEO, [TC]2 (Textile/Clothing Technology Corporation)

  • Dr. Dina Smith-Glaviana

    Assistant Professor, Fashion Merchandising & Design, Department of Apparel, Housing & Resource Management, Virginia Tech

Nominating Committee (Members Elected by Assembly of Delegates)

  • Dr. Nancy Nelson Hodges, Chair & TAPAC BOC President-Elect

    Burlington Industries Excellence Professor & Head, Department of Consumer, Apparel and Retail Studies, University of North Carolina-Greensboro

  • Dr. Gina Pisut

    Professor & Chair, Department of Human Sciences, Middle Tennessee State University

  • Dr. Marina Alexander

    Associate Professor, Fashion Merchandising & Consumer Studies, Department of Interior Design & Merchandising, College of Health & Human Performance, East Carolina University

  • Dr. Hang Liu

    Associate Professor, Department of Apparel, Merchandising, Design & Textiles, College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences, Washington State University

Finance Committee (Members Appointed by BOC President upon Recommendation of BOC)

  • Dr. Amanda Muhammad—Chair & TAPAC BOC Treasurer

    Professor and Chair, Department of Interior Design and Merchandising, College of Health & Human Performance, East Carolina University

  • Dr. Greg Clare

    Associate Professor & Associate Department Head, Department of Design, Housing & Merchandising, College of Education & Human Sciences, Oklahoma State University

  • Dr. Bruce Cameron

    Professor & Head, Department of Textiles, Apparel Design & Merchandising, College of Agriculture, Louisiana State University

  • Julie Rader, Practicing Professional Member

    Director, U.S. Sourcing & Manufacturing, Walmart

  • Dr. Carol Warfield, TAPAC Executive Director, Ex Officio Member

    Professor & Head Emerita, Department of Consumer & Design Sciences, College of Human Sciences, Auburn University

Website Committee (Members Appointed by BOC President upon Recommendation of BOC)

  • Dr. Janace Bubonia

    Professor of Fashion Merchandising & Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, College of Fine Arts, Texas Christian University

  • Dr. Kim Hiller—Chair & TAPAC President

    Barbara Weigand Professor in Apparel & Textiles & Fashion Studies, Department of Interior Design & Fashion Studies, College of Health & Human Sciences, Kansas State University

  • Dr. Mariana Mitova

    Teaching Professor, Fashion Merchandising & Product Development, School of Applied Human Development, Bowling Green State University

  • Luis Quijano

    Ph.D. student, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

  • Dr. Carol Warfield, TAPAC Executive Director, Ex Officio Member

    Professor & Head Emerita, Department of Consumer & Design Sciences, College of Human Sciences, Auburn University

Digital Products Creation Certification Committee (Members Appointed by BOC President upon Recommendation of BOC)

  • Dr. Carol Warfield, TAPAC Executive Director, Ex Officio Member

    Professor & Head Emerita, Department of Consumer & Design Sciences, College of Human Sciences, Auburn University

  • Dr. Lynn Boorady

    Professor & Head, Department of Design, Housing and Merchandising, College of Education & Human Sciences, Oklahoma State University

  • Kirsten MacNeil

    Principal, Apparel Innovation & Digital Transformation Team, Target, Inc.

  • Dr. Mary Simpson

    Assistant Professor, Fashion Merchandising and Design, College of Education and Human Development, Western Michigan University

  • Dr. Mike Fralix, TAPAC BOC Public Member

    President & CEO, [TC]2 (Textile/Clothing Technology Corporation)

  • Julie Rader, TAPAC BOC Practicing Professional Member

    Director, U.S. Sourcing & Manufacturing, Walmart