CALLING ALL MEMBERS
Nominations Invited for the 2025 Slate
Deadline: September 15, 2024
LASA members are invited to nominate candidates for vice president, treasurer, and two members of the Executive Council for terms beginning June 1, 2025. Criteria for nomination include professional credentials and previous service to LASA.
Each candidate must have been a member of the Association in good standing for at least one year prior to nomination. Nominees will receive an email containing a link to accept or reject a nomination. A CV, biography, and vision statement (rationale for nomination) must be uploaded to accept a nomination. Nominations must be accepted by September 15, 2024.
The winning candidate for Vice President will serve in that capacity until May 31, 2026, as President from June 1, 2026, to May 31, 2027, and then as Past-President for an additional year. The two Executive Council members will serve a three-year term from June 1, 2025, to May 31, 2028. The treasurer will serve as incoming treasurer from June 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026, and then as treasurer for a two-year term from June 1, 2026, to May 31, 2028.
Members of the Nominations Committee
Aldo Panfici Huamán (Co-chair), Sociology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Perú
Gabriela Nouzeilles (Co-chair), Latin American Studies, Princeton University
Graciela Montaldo, Literatures and Cultures, Columbia University
Jennifer Pribble, Political Science, University of Richmond
Nathalie Bouzaglo, Spanish & Portuguese, Northwestern University
Chuck Walker, History, University of California, Davis
David Smilde, Sociology, Tulane University
Gerardo Otero, International Studies, Simon Fraser University
Xóchitl Bada (Executive Council Liaison), Latin American and Latino Studies, University of Illinois, Chicago
About LASA
The Latin American Studies Association (LASA) is the largest professional association in the world for individuals and institutions engaged in the study of Latin America. With over 13,000 members, over 60% of whom reside outside the United States, LASA is the one association that brings together experts on Latin America from all disciplines and diverse occupational endeavors, across the globe. LASA's mission is to foster intellectual discussion, research, and teaching on Latin America, the Caribbean, and its people throughout the Americas, promote the interests of its diverse membership, and encourage civic engagement through network building and public debate.
If you wish to interview a LASA Executive Council member, you can contact the LASA communications office at (412) 648-7929 or send an email to lasa@lasaweb.org.