Executive Council

The PRSA Executive Council is elected during our biennial conferences. The Executive Council holds quarterly meetings to discuss and make decisions on regular business matters that include organizing its conferences and other events, preparing a budget and managing its finances, recruiting potential candidates for future Executive Councils and its regular and ad hoc committees, and providing guidance and a long-term vision for the sustenance and growth of the organization.

PRSA’s Executive Council is comprised of a Vice-President/President Elect who serves for two years in each capacity for a four-year combined term; the Secretary, Treasurer, and Publications and Communications Officer who serve for a period of two years; three Members at Large who serve four year terms; and Student Members at Large who serve for a period of two years.

The Executive Council of PRSA holds regular meetings in person or via teleconference to discuss and make decisions on regular business matters that include organizing its conferences and other events, preparing a budget and managing its finances, recruiting potential candidates for future Executive Councils and its regular and ad hoc committees, and providing guidance and a long-term vision for the sustenance and growth of the organization.

Elections are generally held the year before of a transition from one period to another, typically relying on the following calendar:

  • Call for Nominations issued during the late spring/early summer;

  • Publication of Nomination Results usually during the late summer (August);

  • Elections usually taking place in September;

  • A transition period (October-December);

  • The commencement of a new term in January 1st of the new term.

Please visit our Bylaws section for more information on the descriptions, expectations and responsibilities of each position.

The elections are typically supervised by the acting Vice-President working in collaboration with members of an Elections Committee. Voting is limited to the membership. The PRSA Elections Committee (typically comprised of three people) will then supervise the elections and monitor the results. All results are available to the public and anyone interested in the results.

Current Executive Committee (2022-2024)

 

President:

Marisol Lebrón (mlebron9@gmail.com)

Vice-President:

Maura Toro-Morn (mitmorn@ilstu.edu)

Treasurer:

Michael Staudenmaier (mjstaudenmaier@manchester.edu )

Secretary:

Jessica Pabón-Colón (pabonj@newpaltz.edu)

Communications & Information Officer:

Karrieann Soto Vega (drakmsv@psu.edu)

At Large Representatives

  • Mirelsie Velázquez (velazqu1@illinois.edu)

  • Mónica Jiménez (majimenez@utexas.edu)

  • Pedro Lebrón-Ortiz (plebron.upr@gmail.com)

At Large Student Representatives

  • Daniel Vázquez-Sanabria (dvazquezsanabria@utexas.edu)

  • Andrea Pimentel Rivera (andreap6@illinois.edu )

Past Executive Committees

 

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL –

2024 TO 2026

TBD

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL –

2022 TO 2024

President: Marisol Lebrón, University of California, Santa Cruz

Vice-President/President-Elect: Maura Toro-Morn, Illinois State University

Treasurer: Michael Staudenmaier, Manchester University

Secretary: Jessica Pabón-Colón, SUNY-New Paltz

Communications Officer: Karrieann Soto Vega, Pennsylvania State University

Members-at-Large:

  • Yomaira Figueroa-Vásquez, Michigan State University

  • Mónica Jiménez, University of Texas-Austin

  • Pedro Lebrón-Ortíz, Independent Scholar

Student Representatives:

  • Daniel Vázquez-Sanabria, University of Texas-Austin

  • Andrea Pimentel Rivera, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL –

2020 TO 2022

President: Joaquín Villanueva, Gustavus University

Vice-President/President-Elect: Marisol Lebrón, University of California, Santa Cruz

Treasurer: Michael Staudenmaier, Manchester University

Secretary: Jessica Pabón-Colón, SUNY-New Paltz

Communications Officer: Karrieann Soto Vega, Pennsylvania State University

Members-at-Large:

  • Yomaira Figueroa-Vásquez, Michigan State University

  • Mónica Jiménez, University of Texas-Austin

  • Pedro Lebrón-Ortíz, Independent Scholar

Student Representatives:

  • Zorimar Rivera-Montes, Northwestern University

  • Shakti Castro, Columbia University

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL –

2018 TO 2020

President: Salvador Mercado, University of Denver

Vice-President/President-Elect: Charles R. Venator-Santiago, University of Connecticut

Treasurer: Harry Franqui-Rivera, Bloomfield College

Secretary: Joanna Camacho Escobar, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley

Publications and Communications Officer: Ivonne M. Garcia, The College of Wooster

Members-at-Large:

  • Marisol LeBrón, University of Texas, Austin

  • Aldo Lauria Santiago, Rutgers University

  • Andrés Torres, Lehman College, CUNY

Student Representatives:

  • Aurora Santiago-Ortiz, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

  • Sarah Molinari, The Graduate Center, CUNY

  • Lisa Figueroa-Jahn, The Graduate Center, CUNY

Ex-Oficio Members:

  • Alessandra Rosa, University of South Florida

  • William Velez, University of Wisconsin

  • Nelia Olivencia, University of Wisconsin

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL –

2016 TO 2018

President: William Velez, University of Wisconsin

Vice-President/President-Elect: Salvador Mercado, University of Denver

Treasurer: Charles R. Venator-Santiago, University of Connecticut

Secretary: Nelia Olivencia, University of Wisconsin

Publications and Communications Officer: Alessandra Rosa, University of South Florida

Members-at-Large:

  • Marisol LeBrón, University of Texas, Austin

  • Aldo Lauria Santiago, Rutgers University

  • Andrés Torres, Lehman College, CUNY

Student Representatives:

  • Sarah Molinari, The Graduate Center, CUNY

  • Lisa Figueroa-Jahn, The Graduate Center, CUNY

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL –

2014 TO 2016

President: Arlene Torres, Hunter College, CUNY

Vice-President/President-Elect: William Velez, University of Wisconsin

Treasurer: Harry Franqui-Rivera, Center for Puerto Rican Studies

Secretary: Marilisa Jimenez, Center for Puerto Rican Studies

Members-at-Large:

  • Solsirée del Moral, Amherst College

  • Lawrence La Fountain-Stoke, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

  • Salvador Mercado, University of Denver

  • Urayoán Noel, New York University

  • Melissa Rosario, Wesleyan University

Student Representatives:

  • Cristina Pérez Jiménez, Columbia University

  • Ricardo Gabriel, City University of New York