
Leadership
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Executive Committee

Deborah Valenze
Barnard College
President

Michael Silvestri
Clemson University
Executive Secretary

Paul Halliday
University of Virginia
Immediate Past President

Michelle Tusan
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Vice President

Michael de Nie
University of West Georgia
Associate Executive Secretary

Amanda Perry
NACBS
Executive Director

Stephanie Barczewski
Clemson University
Executive Secretary

Jennifer Purcell
Saint Michael's College
Treasurer
Elected Members of the Council

Brendan Kane
University of Connecticut
Elected Fall 2019; first meeting attendance Fall 2020; last meeting attendance Fall 2023; replacement to be elected Fall 2023

Priya Satia
Stanford University
Elected Fall 2021; first meeting attendance Fall 2022; 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 2024; replacement to be elected Fall 2024

Shannon McSheffrey
Concordia University
Elected Fall 2019; first meeting attendance Fall 2020; last meeting attendance Fall 2023; replacement to be elected Fall 2023

Meg Kobza
Newcastle University
Graduate student representative, elected Fall 2021, first meeting attendance Fall 2022; last meeting attendance Fall 2023; replacement to be elected Fall 2022
Regional Conference Presidents
Western Conference

Kyle Thompson
Pittsburg State University
Northeast Conference

Brian Lewis
McGill University
Southern Conference

Charles Upchurch
Florida State University
Midwest Conference

Martin Greig
Toronto Metropolitan University
Pacific Coast Conference

Erika Rappaport
University of California, Santa Barbara
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

Kenetta 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

Jessica Hanser
University of British Columbia
Elected Fall 2022; will serve through Fall election 2024; replacement to be elected Fall 2024

Amy Milne-Smith
Wilfrid Laurier University
Elected Fall 2021; will serve through Fall election 2023; replacement to be elected Fall 2023

Craig Gallagher
New England College
Elected Fall 2022; will serve through Fall election 2024; replacement to be elected Fall 2024

Catherine Chou
Grinnell College
Elected Fall 2021; will serve through Fall election 2023; replacement to be elected Fall 2023

Asheesh Siddique
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Elected Fall 2021; will serve through Fall election 2023; replacement to be elected Fall 2023
Graduate and Early Career Caucus

Rachel Monsey
Boston University

Michael Vernon
Florida State University
Conference Program Committee

Kathy Grenier
The Citadel

Kennetta Hammond Perry
Northwestern

Elizabeth Elbourne
McGill University

Hilary Bogert-Winkler
Sewanee

Christienna Fryar
University of Liverpool

Rachel Weil
Cornell University

Louisa Foroughi
Lafayette

Tehila Sasson
Emory University

Michelle D. Brock
Washington and Lee University
Advisory Board
Center for British Studies, University of California at Berkeley, Mark Bevir
Centre for British Studies, University of Northern Alabama, Jeffrey R. Bibbee
Centre for Research on the English-speaking World, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Emmanuelle Avril
Centre for Scottish Studies, Simon Fraser University, Leith Davis
Centre for the Study of International Slavery, University of Liverpool, Laura Sandy
Folger Institute, Ashley Buchanan
Huntington Library, Vanessa Wilkie
Institute for Historical Research, Claire Langhamer
Institute for Medieval and Early Modern Studies, Durham University, Stephen J.C. Taylor
Institute of Commonwealth Studies, Philip Murphy
Keogh-McNaughton Center for Irish Studies, Notre Dame University. Patrick Griffin
Legacies of Slavery Research Center, University College London, Matthew Smith
Modern British Studies Centre, Birmingham University, Mo Moulton
Nicholson Center for British Studies, University of Chicago, Josephine McDonagh
Program in British, Irish and Empire Studies, University of Texas-Austin, Philippa Levine
Raphael Samuel Centre, London, Julia Laite and Nadia Valman
Rutgers Center for British Studies, Seth Koven
Stephen Lawrence Center, DeMontfort University, Kennetta Hammond Perry
Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation, University of Hull, Trevor Burnard
Yesu Persaud Centre for Caribbean Studies, University of Warwick, David Lambert