Current SECOLAS Officers:

President: Beau D.J. Gaitors, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

President-Elect: David Dalton, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Executive Director: Steven Bunker, University of Alabama

Assistant Executive Director: Breanna David, University of Alabama

Editor, TLA: Jürgen Buchenau, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Editor, TLA Annals Issue: Gregory Crider, Winthrop University

Executive Committee:

Immediate Past President: Lisa Covert, College of Charleston

Preceding Past President: Carlos Dimas, University of Nevada at Las Vegas

At-large 2027: Kevin Anzzolin, Christopher Newport University

At-large 2027: Vanessa Castañeda, Davidson College

At-large 2028: Corrie Boudreaux, University of Texas at El Paso

At-large 2028: Stephanie M. Huezo, Fordham University

At-large 2029: James Mestaz, Sonoma State University

At-large 2029: Ty West, St. Mary’s College

Contingent Faculty Representative, 2025-2027: Morgan Gray, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Graduate Student Representative, 2026-2028: Breanna David, University of Alabama

2026 Awards Committees:

Alfred B. Thomas Book Award:

• Ty West, St. Mary’s Collegei (2026, Chair)
• Max Deardorff, University of Florida (2027)
• Paola Uparela, University of Florida (2028)

Sturgis Leavitt Award for Best Article:

• Jeffrey Erbig, University of California, Santa Cruz (2026, Chair)
• Denisa Jashari, Syracuse University (2027)
• José Antonio Galindo Domínguez, El Colegio de México (2028)

Breanna C. David Student Paper Award:

• Jackie Sumner, Presbyterian College (Chair)
• Greg Weeks, UNC Charlotte
• Corrie Boudreaux, University of Texas at El Paso

Helen Delpar Award for Best Article in The Latin Americanist:

• Maria Labbato, Providence Day School (Chair)
• Angie Willis, Davidson College
• Chad Black, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Current and Past Officers: