CALLING ALL MEMBERS
Nominations Invited for the 2026 Slate
Deadline: September 15, 2025
LASA members are invited to nominate candidates for vice president, one student representative, and two members of the Executive Council for terms beginning June 1, 2026. Criteria for nomination include professional credentials and previous service to LASA.
Each candidate must have been a member of the Association in good standing for at least one year prior to nomination. Nominees will receive an email containing a link to accept or reject a nomination. A CV, biography, and vision statement (rationale for nomination) must be uploaded to accept a nomination. Nominations must be accepted by September 15, 2025.
The winning candidate for Vice President will serve in that capacity until May 31, 2027, as President from June 1, 2027, to May 31, 2028, and then as Past-President for an additional year. The two Executive Council members will serve a three-year term from June 1, 2026, to May 31, 2029. The student representative will serve a two-year term from June 1, 2026, to May 31, 2028.
Members of the Nominations Committee
Jo-Marie Burt (Co-chair), George Mason University
Cecilia Fajardo-Hill (Co-chair), Arizona State University
Fernando Blanco, Bucknell University
Carmen Ilizarbe Pizarro, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Rossana Castiglioni, Universidad Diego Portales
Florencia Garramuño, Universidad de San Andrés
Montserrat Sagot, Universidad de Costa Rica
Julieta Suarez-Cao (Executive Council Liaison), Universidad Católica de Chile
About LASA
The Latin American Studies Association (LASA) is the largest professional association in the world for individuals and institutions engaged in the study of Latin America. With over 13,000 members, over 60% of whom reside outside the United States, LASA is the one association that brings together experts on Latin America from all disciplines and diverse occupational endeavors, across the globe. LASA's mission is to foster intellectual discussion, research, and teaching on Latin America, the Caribbean, and its people throughout the Americas, promote the interests of its diverse membership, and encourage civic engagement through network building and public debate.
If you wish to interview a LASA Executive Council member, you can contact the LASA communications office at (412) 648-7929 or send an email to lasa@lasaweb.org.