General Committee

The Conference is governed by a General Committee composed of the Conference President, Vice-President, Executive Secretary, Past President, editors of the Hispanic American Historical Review, The Americas, and H-Latam; and four members elected to two-year terms.

Executive Committee:

President: Jane Landers
Vice President: Jerry Dávila
Past President: Cynthia Radding
Executive Secretary: Jurgen Buchenau

Elected Members:
Jane Mangan (2012-2013)
Ben Vinson III (2012-2013)
Nancy Appelbaum (2013-2014)
Aldo Lauria-Santiago (2013-2014)

Ex-Officio Members:

HAHR Editors: Jocelyn Olcott, John French, and Peter Sigal
The Americas Editor: Eric Zolov
H-LatAm Editors: Michael Innis-Jiménez, Dennis Hidalgo and Fritz Schwaller

Standing Comittees

The Conference has several standing committees, including the Nominating and Program Committees, in addition to its prize selection committees.  The Conference can also constitute special committees in order to carry out programs approved by the General Committee and/or the membership.

Nominating Committee:

Erick Langer, Chair
Lyman Johnson
Judy Bieber

2014 Program Committee:

Seth Garfield, Chair
Tanalis Padilla
Ann Twinam

Regional/Topical Committees

In order to promote scholarship germane to their respective regions and periods, the Conference has established eight Regional Committees as well as a Teaching/Teaching Materials Committee which may be joined only by Conference members. These groups are:

Andean Studies:
Miguel LaSerna, Chair
Heidi Scott, Secretary

Borderlands/Frontiers:
Eric Schantz, Chair
Robin Derby, Secretary

Brazilian Studies:
Seth Garfield, Chair
Martha Santos, Secretary

Caribbean Studies:
Kennetta Hammond Perry, Chair
Marisa Fuentes, Secretary

Central American Studies:
Richard Grossman, Chair
Heather Abdelnur, Secretary

Chile-Rio de la Plata Studies:
Rebekah Pite, Chair
Camilo Trumper, Secretary

Colonial Studies:
Yanna Yannakakis, Chair
Alejandro Cañeque, Secretary

Gran Colombia Studies:
Abel Ricardo Lopez, Chair
Rob Karl, Secretary

Mexican Studies
Matt O’Hara, Chair
David Tavárez, Secretary

Teaching and Teaching Materials:
Brenda Elsey, Chair
Jessica Stites-Mor, Secretary