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WHA Standing Committees
The WHA benefits from the service of members who contribute to various Standing Committees and Ad Hoc Committees. The Standing Committees are organized as either "Operations" or "Planning and Finance" as noted below.
Are you interested in serving on a committee or learning more? Contact the Chair of each Standing Committee to find out how you can participate or become active in the WHA!
Standing Committees for Operations:
| Committee on Assault Response and Educational Strategies (CARES) | ||
| Membership Committee | ||
| Committee on Race and the American West (CRAW) | ||
| Public History Committee | ||
| Committee on Teaching and Public Education | ||
Technology Committee
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Standing Committees for Planning and Finance:
| Financial Advisory Committee | |
| Program Committees | |
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Local Arrangements Committees |
Committee on Race in the American West (CRAW)Committee: Mary Mendoza (Chair), Penn State University Karen Leong, Arizona State University Katherine Benton-Cohen, Georgetown University CRAW Advisors: Kevin Leonard, Western Washington University Ernest Chávez, University of Texas, El Paso Erika Pérez, University of Arizona Maria Montoya, NYU and NYU-Shanghai Traci Voyles, University of Oklahoma Jennifer Macias, University of Utah Pablo Mitchell, Oberlin College Lina-Maria Murillo, University of Texas, El Paso Kelly Lytle Hernandez, UCLA Danielle Olden, University of Utah Cathleen Cahill, Penn State University Kent Blansett, University of Kansas Membership CommitteeBrenden Rensink (Chair), Brigham Young University Patricia Loughlin, University of Central Oklahoma Melody Miyamoto Walters, Collin College Sandra Enríquez, University of Missouri-Kansas City Public History CommitteeRebecca Hunt (Co-Chair), University of Colorado, Denver Jeremy Johnston (Co-Chair), Buffalo Bill Center of the West Bill Bryans, Oklahoma State University Committee on Contingent and Adjunct FacultyAmy Essington (Co-Chair), Cal State Fullerton Carol L. Higham (Co-Chair), UNC-Charlotte Heather Ponchetti Daly, UCLA Steven Fountain, Washington State University, Vancouver Catharine Franklin, Texas Tech University John R. Gram, Missouri State University Amy Haines, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs Jon Lauck, Midwestern History Association James Leiker, Johnson County Community College Matthew Luckett, Cal State University, Dominguez Hills Greg Thompson, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah View the results of the 2019 WHA Committee on Contingent and Adjunct Faculty Survey and Letter to the WHA Council here. | Committee on Teaching & Public EducationMark Johnson (Chair), University of Notre Dame Patricia Loughlin, University of Central Oklahoma Sheila McManus, University of Lethbridge Committee on Assault Response & Educational Strategies (CARES)S. Deborah Kang (Chair), University of Texas at Dallas José Alamillo, Cal. State U., Channel Islands Evelyn Schlatter, Southern Poverty Law Center Ad Hoc Strategic Planning CommitteeDavid Wrobel (Co-Chair), University of Oklahoma Maria Montoya (Co-Chair), NYU and NYU-Shanghai Martha A. Sandweiss, Princeton University Laurie Arnold, Gonzaga University Stephen Aron, UCLA Connia Chiang, Bowdoin College Cathleen Cahill, Penn State University Mark Johnson, Notre Dame University Technology CommitteeJason Heppler (Chair), University of Nebraska at Omaha Douglas Seefeldt, Clemson University Rebecca Wingo, University of Cincinnati |
Financial Advisory CommitteeLynn Roper, WHA Treasurer and Chair (2023) David Wrobel, WHA President (2020) Janet Fireman (2020) David Igler (2021) TBA (2022) |
2020 Program CommitteeLeisl Carr Childers, 2020 Program Committee Co-Chair Lori Flores, 2020 Program Committee Co-Chair Amy Lonetree, 2020 Program Committee Co-Chair View the full 2020 Program Committee here! | 2020 Local Arrangements |
2021 Program CommitteeErika Bsumek, 2021 Program Committee Co-Chair Erik Loomis, 2021 Program Committee Co-Chair Michael Witgen, 2021 Program Committee Co-Chair View the full 2021 Program Committee here! | 2021 Local ArrangementsKatrine Barber, 2021 LAC Co-Chair Steven Fountain, 2021 LAC Co-Chair The 2021 Local Arrangements Committee will be announced soon! |
2022 Program CommitteeJulian Lim, 2022 Program Committee Co-Chair Tyina Steptoe, 2022 Program Committee Co-Chair The 2022 Program Committee will be announced soon! | 2022 Local ArrangementsWilliam Kiser, 2022 LAC Co-Chair Lindsey Passenger Wieck, 2022 LAC Co-Chair Omar Valerio-Jimenez, 2022 LAC Co-Chair The 2022 Program Committee will be announced soon! |