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The Commission on the Accreditation of
Programs in Applied and Clinical Sociology


Roster of Commissioners
January 2026

Michèle Companion, PhD
University of Colorado – Colorado Springs
mcompanion@capacs.net

Mary Emery, PhD
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
memery@capacs.net

Michael Fleischer, PhD, CSP
Organizational Dynamics Consulting
mfleischer@capacs.net

Jan Marie Fritz, PhD, CCS
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
jfritz@capacs.net

Daniel Lanford, PhD
Georgia State University
dlanford@capacs.net

Michael Maranda, PhD
Western Michigan University
Independent Consultant, Private Practice
mmaranda@capacs.net

Jacques Rhéaume, PhD
University of Québec at Montréal
jrheaume@capacs.net

Mariam Seedat-Khan, PhD
University of KwaZulu-Natal
mseedat-khan@capacs.net

J. E. Sumerau, PhD
University of Tampa
jsumerau@capacs.net

Tina Uys, PhD, CCS
University of Johannesburg
tuys@capacs.net

Amitra Wall, PhD, CAS
Buffalo State (SUNY)
awall@capacs.net

Elaine Wethington, PhD
Cornell University
ewethington@capacs.net

Norma Winston, PhD
University of Tampa
nwinston@capacs.net


CAPACS Archivists:

Michael Fleischer, PhD, CSP
Organizational Dynamics – Morristown, NJ
mfleischer@capacs.net

Norma Winston, PhD
University of Tampa
nwinston@capacs.net


AACS Representative to CAPACS:

Mariam Seedat-Kahn, PhD
University of KwaZulu-Natal
mseedat-khan@capacs.net

CAPACS Representative to AACS:

Stan Capela, MA, COA
HeartShare Human Services
scapela@capacs.net


Registered Agent, State of Michigan:

Elaine Wethington, PhD
Cornell University
ewethington@capacs.net


Officers
Chair: Michael Fleischer
Vice Chair: Elaine Wethington
Secretary: Michèle Companion
Treasurer: Amitra Wall

Retired Commissioners:

Harry Perlstadt, PhD, MPH
Michigan State University

James Sherohman, PhD
St. Cloud State University

In Memoriam:

David Kallen, PhD, CCS
Michigan State University

Joyce A. Miller, PhD
Keystone Research Corporation

Lubomir Savov Popov, PhD, CAS
Bowling Green State University

Mary Cay Sengstock, PhD, CCS
Wayne State University