EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OFFICERS
Immediate Past President: Brian Parkinson
brian.parkinson@gsw.edu
President: Joseph Bangura
bangurajjoseph@gmail.com
VP/President Elect: Sabella Abidde
sabidde@alasu.edu
Secretary: Philip Szmedra
szmedra001@gannon.edu
Treasurer: Danielle Smith
daniellesmith@georgiasouthern.edu
Executive Director: Lauren Eastwood
lauren.eastwood@plattsburgh.edu
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS
Position #1: Alwen Yeung
alwen.yeung@gsw.edu
Position #2: Olufunke Fontenot
olufunke.fontenot53@gmail.com
Position #3: Yassaman Saadatmann
ysaadatmand@georgiasouthern.edu
Nominations & Elections Committee [chair]: Michael R. Hall
mrhall@georgiasouthern.edu
Information Services Committee [chair]: Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
jdacruz@georgiasouthern.edu
Teaching Committee [chair]: Cathy Skidmore-Hess
cskid@georgiasouthern.edu
Journal of Global South Studies [editor]: Ryan Alexander
ralex006@plattsburgh.edu
Since the 2024 conference was held from 21 to 23 July 2024 in Bulgaria, the Elections and Nominations Committee was obliged by the Constitution to adjust the timing of nominations and elections. The Call for Nominations was from 1 March to 1 May 2024. Elections were conducted from 15 May to 15 June 2024. New members of the Executive Council will serve from 23 July 2024 until the Awards Banquet in 2025. In 2024, 46 members voted for seven positions on the Executive Council. Not all ballots had a selection for each position. The new VP/President Elect is Saballa Abidde. Incumbent Philip Szmedra was re-elected Secretary. The new Treasurer is Danielle Smith. Representing Position #3 for the first time is Yassaman Saadatman. Incumbent Michael Hall was re-elected Chair of the Nominations & Elections Committee. Jose da Cruz is the new Chair of the Information Services Committee. Cathy Skidmore-Hess is the new Chair of the Teaching Committee.