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Our Board

LLA Executive Board

 

The Executive Board is responsible for making all on-going operational decisions for LLA and is comprised of a President, President-Elect, Past President, and six elected officers.  Elections occur in the spring each year.

Board Members

Yang Wang

President (2023–2025)
University of South Carolina
Columbia

Lenny Sánchez

President-Elect (2024–2025)
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC

Grace Y. Kang

(2022–2025)
Illinois State University
Normal

Maria Perpetua (Perpie) Liwanag

(2024–2027)
Towson University
Towson, MD

Kathryn Mitchell Pierce

(2023–2026)
Saint Louis University
Missouri

Mukkaramah M. Smith

(2022–2025)
Columbia, SC

Tashema Spence-Davis

(2024–2027)
LaGuardia College, City University of New York, and New York City Department of Education
New York City, NY

Dorothy Suskind

(2023–2026)
Longwood University
Farmville, Virginia

Board Resources

 

LLA Constitution

President Responsibilities and Activities

Board Member Responsibilities and Activities

Past LLA Executive Boards

LLA Elections

NCTE Policy on Campaigning

Do you have a question for a member of the LLA Executive Board? Please feel free to contact LLA and your question will be answered as soon as possible.