Officers and Committees
Council
The Conference is governed by a Council composed of the Conference President, Vice-President, Executive Director, Past President, editors of the Hispanic American Historical Review, The Americas, and H-LatAm; and five members elected to two-year terms (six starting in 2022).
Executive Committee:
President: Ben Vinson III
Vice President and President-Elect: Celso Castilho
Past President: Bianca Premo
Executive Directors: Jurgen Buchenau and Erika Edwards
Elected Members:
Eileen Findlay (2020-2021)
David Carey (2020-2021)
Maria Barreiros Almeida Reis (2021-2022)
Danielle Terrazas Williams (2021-2022)
Tamara Walker (2021-2022)
Ex-Officio Members:
HAHR Editors: Martha Few, Matthew Restall, Amara Solari and Zachary Morgan
The Americas Editor: John F. Schwaller
H-LatAm Editors: Marc Becker
Standing Committees
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:
Jorell Meléndez-Badillo
Ana Lucia Araujo
Jocelyn Olcott
Program Committee:
Thomas Rogers (2021 chair)
Sharika Crawford (2022 chair)
Jesse Zarley
Regional/Topical Sections
In order to promote scholarship germane to their respective regions and periods, the Conference has established ten Regional Sections as well as a Teaching/Teaching Materials Sections which may be joined only by Conference members. These groups are:
Andean Studies:
Nicole Pacino, Chair
Sarah Hines, Secretary
Atlantic World Studies:
Norah Gharala, Chair
Juan José Ponce Vázquez, Secretary
Borderlands/Frontiers:
Jessica Ordaz
Brazilian Studies:
Gillian McGillivray, Chair
Yuko Miki, Secretary
Caribbean Studies:
Kaysha Corinealdi, Chair
Reena Goldthree, Secretary
Central American Studies:
Jordana Dym, Chair
Laura Matthew, Secretary
Chile-Rio de la Plata Studies:
Maria de los Angeles Picone, Chair
Debbie Sharnak, Secretary
Colonial Studies:
Adriana Chira, Chair
Mariana Dantas, Secretary
Gran Colombia Studies:
Shawn van Ausdal, Chair
Ana María Otero, Secretary
Mexican Studies
Gladys McCormick, Chair
Mónica Díaz, Secretary
Teaching and Teaching Materials:
Casey Lurtz, Chair
Carlos Dimas, Secretary