
Leadership
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Executive Committee

Michelle Tusan
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
President

Michael de Nie
University of West Georgia
Executive Secretary

Amanda Perry
NACBS
Executive Director

Brian Lewis
McGill University
Vice President

Jennifer Purcell
Saint Michael's College
Treasurer

Amy Milne-Smith
Wilfrid Laurier University
Associate Executive Secretary

Deborah Valenze
Barnard College
Immediate Past President
Elected and Voting Members of the Council

Christopher Frank
University of Manitoba
Elected Fall 2023; first meeting attendance Fall 2024; last meeting attendance Fall 2027; replacement to be elected Fall 2027

Jennifer Wells
George Washington University
Elected Fall 2023; first meeting attendance Fall 2024; last meeting attendance Fall 2027; replacement to be elected Fall 2027

Stefanie Shackleton
University of Texas at Austin
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee Chair

Esther Cuenca
University of Houston-Victoria
Elected Fall 2023; first meeting attendance Fall 2024; last meeting attendance Fall 2027; replacement to be elected Fall 2027

Magdalene Klassen
Johns Hopkins University
Graduate student representative, first meeting attendance Fall 2023; last meeting attendance Fall 2024; replacement to be elected Fall 2024

Jason Kelly
Indiana University–Purdue
Elected Fall 2021; first meeting attendance Fall 2022; last meeting attendance Fall 2025; replacement to be elected Fall 2024

Priya Satia
Stanford University
Elected Fall 2021; first meeting attendance Fall 2022; last meeting attendance Fall 2025; replacement to be elected Fall 2024
Regional Conference Presidents
Western Conference

Kyle Thompson
Pittsburg State University
Northeast Conference

Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre
Trinity College
Southern Conference

Jill Bender
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Midwest Conference

Martin Greig
Toronto Metropolitan University
Pacific Coast Conference

David Como
Stanford University
Mid-Atlantic Conference

Katie Hindmarch-Watson
Johns Hopkins University
Non-Voting Members of the Council

Ashley Buchanan
Associate Director of Fellowships
Folger Shakespeare Library

Nadja Durbach
Editor, Journal of British Studies
University of Utah

Michelle D. Brock
Chair, Program Committee
Washington and Lee University

Vanessa Wilkie
William A. Moffett Curator of Medieval Manuscripts and British History
The Huntington Library

Claire Langhamer
Director
Institute of Historical Research

Kennetta Hammond Perry
Associate Professor of African American Studies
Northwestern

Onni Gust
Book Review Editor, Journal of British Studies
University of Nottingham

David Gehring
Book Review Editor, Journal of British Studies
University of Nottingham

Amanda Perry
Executive Director. NACBS
Independent

Tammy Proctor
Editor, Journal of British Studies
Utah State University
Nominating Committeee

Sarah Mass
Tufts University
Elected Fall 2024; will serve through Fall election 2026; replacement to be elected Fall 2026

Alex Chase-Levenson
Binghamton University
Elected Fall 2023; will serve through Fall election 2025; replacement to be elected Fall 2025

Erika Huckestein
Widener University
Elected Fall 2024; will serve through Fall election 2026; replacement to be elected Fall 2026

Ren Pepitone
New York University
Elected Fall 2023; will serve through Fall election 2025; replacement to be elected Fall 2025

Tiraana Bains
Brown University
Elected Fall 2023; will serve through Fall election 2025; replacement to be elected Fall 2025
Graduate and Early Career Caucus

Benjamin Grey
Northeastern University

Katie Wynn
Boston University
Conference Program Committee

Kathy Grenier (Chair)
The Citadel

Bright Alozie
Portland State University

Andrew Muldoon
Metropolitan State Univ. Of Denver

Hilary Bogert-Winkler
Sewanee

Ellen Boucher
Amherst

Ted McCormick
Concordia University

Louisa Foroughi
Lafayette

Phil Stern
Duke

Michelle D. Brock
Washington and Lee University
Advisory Board
Center for British Studies, University of California at Berkeley, Mark Bevir
Centre for Modern British Studies, Birmingham University, Sarah Kenny
Centre for Research on the English-speaking World, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Emmanuelle Avril
Centre for the Study of International Slavery, University of Liverpool, Richard Benjamin
Folger Institute, Ashley Buchanan
Royal Historical Society, Lucy Noakes
Huntington Library, Vanessa Wilkie
Institute for Historical Research, Claire Langhamer
Institute for Medieval and Early Modern Studies, Durham University, Stephen JC Taylor
School of Advanced Study, University of London, Philip Murphy
Keogh-McNaughton Center for Irish Studies, Notre Dame University, Patrick Griffin
Nicholson Center for British Studies, University of Chicago, Steven Pincus
Program in British, Irish and Empire Studies, University of Texas-Austin, J.K. Barrett
Research Centre for Scottish Studies, Simon Fraser University, Leith Davis
Rutgers Center for British Studies, Alastair Bellany
Stephen Lawrence Research Center, DeMontfort University, Lisa Palmer
Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation, University of Hull, Simon Green
Yesu Persaud Centre for Caribbean Studies, University of Warwick, David Lambert and Ben Richardson