Executive Committee (EC)

2026

Officers of the Executive Committee

President: Alicia Beckford Wassink, University of Washington
Vice President/President-Elect: Tracey Weldon, University of South Carolina
Immediate Past President: Heidi Harley, University of Arizona 
Secretary-Treasurer: Frederick J. Newmeyer, University of Washington, University of British Columbia, and Simon Fraser University (2026)

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At-Large Members of the Executive Committee

Eric Baković, University of California, San Diego (2027)
Jessi Grieser, University of Tennessee & University of Michigan (2027)
Sharon Hargus, University of Washington (2028)
Alexandra Johnston, Georgetown University (2028)
Hadas Kotek, Apple and MIT (2026)
Jennifer Nycz, Georgetown University (2026)
Kristen Syrett, Rutgers University, New Brunswick (2027)
Margaret Vitullo, Executive Director, Linguistic Society of America, ex-officio

Student Representatives

Shabnam Alizadeh Incheh, University of Connecticut, student representative (2026)
Kelly Kendro, Northern Arizona University (2027)
 

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Advisors to the Executive Committee

Archivist

Margaret Thomas, Boston College

Institute Advisor

Melissa Baese-Berk, University of Chicago

Native American Communities Advisor

Stacey Oberly, Ute Language Manager, Southern Ute Indian Tribe (2028) 

Parliamentarian

Richard Meier, University of Texas (2027)