Western History Association - Standing Committees

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!

Chairs of Standing Committees for Operations:

Erika Pérez, University of Arizona, Interim Chair, Committee on Assault Response and Educational Strategies (CARES)

Ryan Booth, Washington State University, Chair, Membership Committee

Mary E. Mendoza, Penn State University, Chair, Committee on Race and the American West (CRAW)

Elyssa Ford, Northwest Missouri State University, Co-Chair, Public History Committee
Elizabeth Bass, Oklahoma Historical Society, Co-Chair, Public History Committee

Lindsay Stallones Marshall, University of Oklahoma, Chair, Committee on Teaching and Public Education

Rebecca Wingo, University of Cincinnati, Chair, Digital Scholarship Committee

Donna Schuele, CSU Los Angeles, Co-Chair, Committee on Contingent and Adjunct Faculty
Stephen Hausmann, University of St. Thomas, Co-Chair, Committee on Contingent and Adjunct Faculty
TBA, Accessibility Committee

Standing Committees for Planning and Finance:

Lynn Roper, WHA Treasurer, Chair, Financial Advisory Committee

2023 Program Committee:
-David Rouff, University of California, Merced, 2023 Co-Chair
-Stacey Smith, Oregon State University, 2023 Co-Chair

2023 Local Arrangements Committee:
-Stephen Aron, Autry Museum of the American West, 2023 Chair

2024 Program Committee:
-Genevieve Carpio, University of California, Los Angeles, 2024 Co-Chair
-Elizabeth Ellis, Princeton University, 2024 Co-Chair
-Ari Kelman, University of California, Davis, 2024 Co-Chair

2024 Local Arrangements Committee:
-John Herron, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2024 Co-Chair
-Sandra Enríquez, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2024 Co-Chair
-Andrew Gustafson, Johnson County Museum, Overland Park, Kansas, 2024 Co-Chair

2025 Program Committee:

Coming soon!

2025 Local Arrangements Committee:

Coming soon!

STANDING COMMITTEES FOR OPERATIONS