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

President
Duke University
Term expires December 31, 2026

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

Elizabeth Sáenz-Ackermann
Secretary
Stanford University
Term expires December 31, 2026

Bryan Pitts
Treasurer
University of California-Los Angeles
Term expires December 31, 2027

Emily Holley (In memoriam)
Past-President
Michigan State University
Term expires December 31, 2025

Executive Committee Members

Brandon Morgan
Central New Mexico Community College
Term expires December 31, 2026

Beatriz Riefkohl-Muñiz
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Term expires December 31, 2026

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

Paloma Diaz
University of Texas-Austin
Term expires December 31, 2026

Aimee Orndorf
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Term expires December 31, 2027

Lenny Ureña-Valerio
University of New Mexico
Term expires December 31, 2027

Committee Chairs ex Officio

Katrina Dillon
Chair, Outreach Committee
University of Arizona

Brandon Morgan
Co-Chair, Teaching Committee
Central New Mexico Community College

Lenny Ureña-Valerio
Co-Chair, Teaching Committee
University of New Mexico

Hannah Palmer
Chair, Language Committee
Tulane University

Liesl Picard
Chair, Publications & Research Committee
Florida International University