BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Marwan M. Kraidy, ChairNorthwestern University at Qatar
Joy ConnollyAmerican Council of Learned Societies
Jimena CanalesIndependent Scholar
Melani McAlisterThe George Washington University
Dana WilliamsHoward University

ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE

Frances Daly Fergusson, ChairVassar College (president emeritus
James H. Averill Jr.Wellington Management (retired)
Jimena CanalesIndependent Scholar
Joy ConnollyAmerican Council of Learned Societies
Marwan M. KraidyNorthwestern University at Qatar
Alexandra LordSmithsonian Institute
Dana WilliamsHoward University

FINANCE COMMITTEE

MemberAffiliation
Marwan Kraidy, Co-Chair Northwestern University at Qatar 
Melani McAlister, Co-Chair The George Washington University
James H. Averill Jr.Wellington Management (retired)
Julia BrodyWilliams College
Joy ConnollyAmerican Council of Learned Societies
Frances Fergusson Vassar College 
Ilene F. SpitzerBrown Brothers Harriman
Dana WilliamsHoward University

INVESTMENT COMMITTEE

MemberAffiliation
Julia Brody, Co-chairWilliams College
Ilene F. Spitzer, Co-chairBrown Brothers Harriman
James H. Averill Jr.Wellington Management (retired)
Jimena CanalesIndependent Scholar
Joy ConnollyAmerican Council of Learned Societies
Jon-Michael ConsalvoCarnegie Corporation of New York
Charlotte V. KuhNational Academy of Sciences
Melani McAlisterThe George Washington University
Daniel StoddardAmerican Museum of Natural History
Westley M. Hays, Advisor Monticello Associates

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE DELEGATES

The Committee chair serves ex officio on the ACLS Board of Directors.

NameSocietyTerm Ends
Barbara Weinstein, ChairLatin American Studies Association2025
Lisa BerglundDictionary Society of North America2027
Melvin ButlerSociety for Ethnomusicology2027
Carlos ContrerasAmerican Historical Association2027
Sharon HerbertAmerican Society of Overseas Research2026
Hugh RockoffEconomic History Association2026
Shelly RodrigoNational Council of Teachers of English 2025

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE CONFERENCE OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The Committee chair serves ex officio on the ACLS Board of Directors.

NameSocietyTerm Ends
Ady Arguelles-SabatierAmerican Anthropological Association2027
Lynnette CookARNOVA2025
Lisa Fagin DavisMedieval Academy of America2026
Beth EnglishOrganization of American Historians2026
Stephanie RoweNational Council on Public History2025
Alix SabaAfrican Studies Association2027
Jessica TurnerAmerican Folklore Society2027