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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

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)


Kathleen Brosnan

University of Oklahoma (2028)


Drew Isenberg

University of Kansas (2028)


Alaina E. Roberts

University of Pittsburgh (2028)


Elaine M. Nelson

University of Kansas (Executive Director, 2030)


Anne M. Hyde

University of Oklahoma (President, 2028)


Ari Kelman

University of California, Davis (President-Elect, 2029)


Non-Voting Members:


William Bauer

University of California, Riverside (Immediate Past President, 2027)


Kelly Lytle Hernández

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


Jared Orsi

Western Historical Quarterly (ex officio)


Lynn Roper

Lincoln, Nebraska (WHA Treasurer)

WHA NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Katherine Massoth

University of New Mexico (2026)


Bernadette Pérez

University of California, Berkeley (2026)


Molly Rozum

University of South Dakota (2026)


Margaret Huettl

University of Wisconsin- Oshkosh (2027)


Leighton Quarles

United States Forest Serve (2027)


WHA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Anne M. Hyde

WHA President

University of Oklahoma


Ari Kelman

WHA President-Elect

University of California, Davis


Elaine M. Nelson

WHA Executive Director

University of Kansas


William Bauer

Immediate Past President

University of California, Riverside


Kelly Lytle Hernández

Past President

University of California, Los Angeles

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

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