The Council
The Council is the governing body of the Conference, comprising the Executive Committee, elected members serving staggered terms, and ex-officio members representing the field’s principal journals and scholarly networks.
Executive Committee
President
Alejandra Bronfman
Vice President & President-Elect
Herman Bennett
Past President
Celso Castilho
Executive Director
Erika Denise Edwards
Elected council Members
Adriana Chira
2025-2026
Ernesto Capello
2025-2026
Haley Schroer
2025-2026
Jennifer L. Schaefer
2026-2027
Yuko Miki
2026-2027
Víctor M. Macías-González
2026-2027
Ex-Oficio Members
HAHR Editor
William Summerhill
The Americas Editor
Ivonne Wallace Fuentes
H-LatAm Editors
Marc Becker & John F. Schwaller
Standing Committees
The Conference has several standing committees, including the Nominating and Program Committees, in addition to its prize selection committees. The Conference can also constitute special committees in order to carry out programs approved by the Council and/or the membership.
2026 Nominating Committee
Send all nominations for the Council to the following
Raymond B. Craib (chair)
Eric Zolov
Christine Ehrick
Nominations must include a name, an email address, and a brief explanation as to why the nominee would like to serve CLAH. Self-nominations are accepted. Nominations are due June 1, 2026.
2026 Program Committee
Send individual papers and AHA electronic proofs and session numbers to clahsubmissions@gmail.com
Jeffrey Erbig (2026 chair)
Beau Gaitors (2027 chair)
María de los Ángeles Picone
All panel proposals must be submitted to the AHA and then email the AHA electronic proof and session number CLAH. Individual paper proposals must include a CV, and brief abstract of the paper. All proposals are due Feb, 15, 2026.
Regional & Topical Sections
Andean Studies
Chair
Silvia Escanilla Huerta
Secretary
Gonzalo Romero Sommer
Atlantic World Studies
Chair
Farren Yero
Secretary
Ana María Silva Campo
Borderlands/Frontiers
Chair
Ximena Sevilla
Secretary
Sarah Sarzynski
Brazilian Studies
Chair
Courtney J. Campbell
Secretary
José Juan Pérez Meléndez
Caribbean Studies
Chair
Alexa Rodríguez
Secretary
Mónica A. Jiménez
Central American Studies
Chair
Melanie Y. White
Secretary
Sarah Foss
Colonial Studies
Chair
Joseph M. H. Clark
Secretary
Hannah R. Abrahamson
Gran Colombia Studies
Chair
Santiago Muñoz Arbeláez
Secretary
Laura Correa Ochoa
Mexican Studies
Chair
Carolina Ortega
Secretary
Luis Herrán-Ávila
Southern Cone Studies
Chair
Andra B. Chastain
Secretary
Jeffrey Erbig
Teaching & Teaching Materials
Chair
Hannah Greenwald
Secretary
Ivonne Wallace Fuentes