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WHA GOVERNANCE

The Western History Association membership elects the primary governing body of the organization, which consists of the President, President-Elect, Executive Director, and seven regularly elected members to serve on the Council.


Together, and with the assistance of the Nominating Committee and other committees, these elected officials oversee the broad interests of the association by managing business and creating policies that promote a congenial home for all those interested in the study of the North American West. 

WHA COUNCIL

Liza Black

Indiana University (2025)


Erik Loomis

University of Rhode Island (2025)


Lori Lahlum

Minnesota State University, Mankato (2025)


Leah Cargin

University of Oklahoma (2025)


Matthew Basso

University of Utah (2026)


Omar Valerio-Jiménez

University of Texas at San Antonio (2026)


Amy Scott

Bradley University (2027)


Mary Mendoza

Penn State University (2027)


Elaine M. Nelson

University of Kansas (Executive Director, 2025)


William Bauer

University of California, Riverside (President, 2027)


Anne M. Hyde

University of Oklahoma (President-Elect, 2028)


Non-Voting Members:


Kelly Lytle Hernández

University of California, Los Angeles (Immediate Past President, 2026)


William Deverell

University of Southern California (Past President, 2025)


Anne M. Hyde

Western Historical Quarterly (ex officio)


Lynn Roper

Lincoln, Nebraska (WHA Treasurer)

WHA NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Tiffany Jasmin González, Co-Chair

University of Kansas (2025)


Lindsey Passenger Wieck, Co-Chair

St Mary's University (2025)


Katherine Massoth

University of New Mexico (2027)


Bernadette Pérez

University of California, Berkeley (2027)


Molly Rozum

University of South Dakota (2027)


WHA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

William Bauer

WHA President

University of California, Riverside


Anne M. Hyde

WHA President-Elect

University of Oklahoma


Elaine M. Nelson

WHA Executive Director

University of Kansas


Kelly Lytle Hernández

Immediate Past President

University of California, Los Angeles


William Deverell

Past President

University of Southern California

SUBMIT A PROPOSAL

Are you and active member and have ideas for how to improve or enhance the WHA? We want to hear from you! WHA members are welcome to visit the Members Only site (link below) and submit a proposal there. Please note that you must be logged into your WHA account to access the proposal on the Members Only site. Feel free to contact the WHA office with your questions: wha@westernhistory.org.

PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE

The WHA Council will designate a Professional Environment Committee (PEC), which will receive reports and complaints from anyone who participates in a WHA activity and who has experienced or witnessed violations of this policy. To avoid potential conflicts of interest, any member of the Executive Committee (WHA President, President-Elect, or Executive Director), or PEC member receiving complaints and providing advice will not carry out warning or enforcement measures against the accused person.

PEC Members:

Dee Garceau, University of Montana (Chair)

rivergirl300@gmail.com


Ashley Riley Sousa, Middle Tennessee State University

Ashley.RileySousa@mtsu.edu


Akim Reinhardt, Towson University

areinhardt@towson.edu


Adam Arenson, Iona University (Committee Alternate)

adam.arenson@gmail.com


Western History Association

University of Kansas | History Department

1445 Jayhawk Blvd. | 3650 Wescoe Hall

Lawrence, KS 66045 | 785-864-0860

wha@westernhistory.org 


The WHA is located in the Department of History at the University of Kansas. The WHA is grateful to KU's History Department and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for their generous support!