Executive Council

AAPOR is governed by a 15-member executive council elected by the full membership each year. To ensure consistency in the leadership, the past and incoming presidents work closely with the current president; and current and incoming (associate) Council members also work together.

The 2013-2014 AAPOR Executive Council

President
Rob Santos, The Urban Institute

Vice President/President-Elect
Michael Link, The Nielsen Company

Past President
Paul J. Lavrakas, Independent Consultant 

Secretary-Treasurer
Nancy Bates, U.S. Census Bureau 

Associate Secretary-Treasurer
Mary Losch,  Ctr. for Social & Behavioral Research

Standards Chair
Courtney Kennedy, Abt SRBI 

Associate Standards Chair
Frauke Kreuter, University of Maryland

Conference Chair
Susan Pinkus, Independent Consultant 

Associate Conference Chair
Dawn V. Nelson,  U.S. Census Bureau 

Membership and Chapter Relations Chair
Jennifer Dykema, University of Wisconsin 

Associate Membership and Chapter Relations Chair
Jennifer Hunter Childs,  U.S. Census Bureau 

Communications Chair
Peyton Craighill, The Washington Post

Associate Communications Chair
Eleni Delimpaltadaki Janis,  The Opportunity Agenda

Councilor-at-Large
Cliff Zukin,  Bloustein School

Councilor-at-Large
Daniel Merkle,  ABC News