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
Past-President
Michigan State University
Term expires December 31, 2025

Executive Committee Members

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

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