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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

Michele Myers

Past President (2023–2024)
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC

Priscila Alvarado

(2021–2024)
General Director Instituto Dr. Jaim Weizman
San José, Costa Rica

Grace Y. Kang

(2022–2025)
Illinois State University
Normal

Brian Kissel

(2021–2024)
Vanderbilt University
Tennessee

Kathryn Mitchell Pierce

(2023–2026)
Saint Louis University
Missouri

Mukkaramah M. Smith

(2022–2025)
Columbia, SC

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.