Governance Structure

CLASP programming is guided by an Executive Committee comprised of three officers and six members, plus the chairpersons of CLASP Working Committees. All dues-paying members are eligible to nominate and vote for the President and Vice President as well as Executive Committee members. The President and EC identify the Secretary-Treasurer and Chairpersons of Working Committees.

 

Officers

Emily Holley
President
Michigan State University
Term expires December 31, 2024

Patrick Semmler
Vice-President, President-Elect
Duke University
Term expires December 31, 2024

Elizabeth Sáenz-Ackermann
Co-Secretary
Stanford University
Term expires December 31, 2024

Julia Byrd
Co-Secretary
University of California-Berkeley
Term expires December 31, 2026

Bryan Pitts
Treasurer
University of California-Los Angeles
Term expires December 31, 2024

Lenny Ureña Valerio
Past-President
University of New Mexico
Term expires December 31, 2024

Executive Committee Members

Julia Byrd
University of California-Berkeley
Term expires December 31, 2026

Colin Deeds
University of Arizona
Term expires December 31, 2024

Paloma Diaz
University of Texas-Austin
Term expires December 31, 2024

Sonia Manriquez
Indiana University
Term expires December 31, 2025

Brandon Morgan
Central New Mexico Community College
Term expires December 31, 2025

Beatriz Riefkohl Muñiz
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Term expires December 31, 2025

Committee Chairs ex Officio

Katrina Dillon
Chair, Outreach Committee
University of Arizona

Vincent Gawronski
Chair, Teaching Committee
Birmingham-Southern College

Hannah Palmer
Co-Chair, Language Committee
Tulane University

Liesl Picard
Chair, Publications & Research Committee
Florida International University

Patrick Semmler
Co-Chair, Language Committee
Duke University