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
Jürgen Buchenau
University of North Carolina-Charlotte
Term expires December 31, 2026
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