CIES BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board is the legislative and policy-making body of the Society, with the power to review and direct the general affairs of the Association. The Board has 18 members including seven elected officers, two student representatives, eight regular members and the appointed Editor of the CER Journal. Elected officers of the Board are the President, President-elect, Immediate Past President, Vice-President, Board Treasurer, Board Secretary, and Historian.
The elected officers, along with the Editor of the CER constitute the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee manages the day to day requirements of the Board and serves as an advisory group to the Board as a whole. It has the power to act on behalf of the full Board between meetings and on other matters as determined by the Board.
Two other people participate in the Executive Committee and Board activities, serving as advisors to the Board in a non-voting capacity.
The Parliamentarian works with the President to ensure that procedures and motions in meetings are carried out according to the Society’s policies, rules and procedures.
The Executive Director advises the Board on all the business and operational matters of the Society.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Jun Li
Past President (2024-2025)
Professor
Western University
Susan Robertson
President (2024-2025)
University of Cambridge
Halla Holmarsdottir
President-Elect (2024-2025)
Professor
Oslo Metropolitan University
Kazuo Kuroda
Vice President (2024-2025)
Professor
Waseda University
Kirsten Edwards
Treasurer (2024-2027)
Associate Professor
Florida International University
Ayesha Khurshid
Secretary (2023-2026)
Associate Professor
Florida State University
Noah Sobe
CIES Historian (2024-2027)
Professor
Loyola University
M. Najeeb Shafiq
Executive Director
Professor of Education, Economics, and International Affairs
University of Pittsburgh
tavis d. jules
CER Co-Editor
Professor
Loyola University Chicago
Florin D. Salajan
CER Co-Editor
Professor
North Dakota State University
BOARD MEMBERS AT LARGE (3 YEAR TERMS)
Deevia Bhana
2025
Professor
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Brianna Kurtz
2025
Assistant Professor
University of Virginia
Daniel Friedrich
2025
Associate Professor
Teacher’s College, Columbia University
Nathan Castillo
2026
Assistant Professor
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Matthew Thomas
2026
Senior Lecturer
University of Glasgow
Peggy Kong
2026
Associate Clinical Professor
University of Utah
Neela Nandyal
2026
Student
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Felicitas Acosta
2027
Researcher
National University of General Sarmiento
Meseret Hailu
2027
Assistant Professor
University of Georgia (UGA)
Nozomi Sakata
2027
Assistant Professor
Hiroshima University
Shruti Sheshadri
2027
Student
University of San Francisco