Board of Directors

The officers of the Guatemala Scholars Network include a National Coordinator, a Treasurer, and a six person Steering Committee. Decisions about GSN policies and projects are made by this group and by GSN members during business meetings, which take place annually at the Latin American Studies Association International Congress.

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National Coordinator

Avery Dickins de Girón

Executive Director, Center for Latin American Studies, and Senior Lecturer, Vanderbilt University

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Treasurer

Meghan Farley Webb

Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Albion College

Communications Coordinator

Lisa May Knauer

Associate Professor and Chair of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth

Public Relations Chair

Lourdes Gallardo

Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

Conference Co-Chair

Michael Dougherty

Professor of Sociology, Illinois State University

Conference Co-Chair

Kristen Kolenz

Assistant Professor of International Studies, Centre College

Conference Co-Chair

Guadalupe Garcia Prado

Anthropologist

2025 Conference Advisor

Miguel Cuj

Doctoral Candidate in Anthropology, Vanderbilt University

2025 Conference Advisor

Tiffany Creegan Miller

Assistant Professor of Spanish, Colby College

2025 Conference Advisor

Sandra Ruiz

Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala