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November 1, 2023

2023 Election Results

At the Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, ASLH President Michael Willrich announced the result of the Annual Election. Please join us in congratulating these newly elected members, and thanking them for their service!

President Elect: Mitra Sharafi (University of Wisconsin)

Nominating Committee Member: Susanna Blumenthal (University of Minnesota)

Board Members: Fahad Bishara (University of Virginia)
Daniel Ernst (Georgetown University)
Elizabeth Kamali (Harvard University)
Amalia Kessler (Stanford University)
Anne Twitty (Stanford University)

We also offer our thanks to the Nominating Committee (John Wertheimer, Co-chair; Lyndsay Campbell, Co-Chair; Nurfadzilah Yahaya, Sophia Lee, and Ada Maria Kuskowsk) for their hard work in nominating a remarkable slate of candidates.

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