Governing Board members, 2025 - 2029

On behalf of the Society, I would like to express our profound thanks to the following colleagues for their dedication and contributions to SARMAC as members of the Governing Board:

  • Amy Bradfield Douglass, Bates College, US

  • Hiroshi Ito, Aichi University, Japan

  • Burcu Kaya-Kızılöz (Early Career Seat), Eastern Mediterranean University, Northern Cypress

  • Amina Memon, Royal Holloway University of London, UK

  • Jennifer Talarico, Lafayette College, US

  • Annelies Vredeveldt, VA Amsterdam, The Netherlands (remains in post as SARMAC President for 2026)

Their terms will end in Dec 2025 unless otherwise noted above. Accordingly, I am calling for nominations or self-nominations of candidates to stand for election to the Governing Board of SARMAC. Regular members can stand for election or nominate candidates. There are 6 openings on a 12-member board where service is in staggered terms of 4 years. One seat in this round is reserved for an early career colleague who is no more than 7 years post PhD at the time of the election. The 4-year term is from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2029.

Board member duties include occasional electronic meetings, electronic voting on issues that come before the Board, serving on ad hoc committees, advising Board Officers, and attending biennial conferences and the Board meeting conducted every 2 years at the conference. SARMAC conferences are held in great locations, with the last three in Sydney, Australia, in Cape Cod, US and in Nagoya, Japan. The venue for the next conference is yet to be confirmed. Board members may also serve as President or Secretary/Treasurer during their time on the Governing Board.

Information about SARMAC, its Governing Board (including continuing members), and bylaws, can be found under “About” in the menu bar.  Please read the bylaws if you plan to stand for election. 

Please email nominations to me at executivedirector@sarmac.org by Tues 31 October, 2025. Please check with people you wish to nominate to make sure they are interested in running for the Board. Self-nomiations are welcome. Following the deadline I will seek a short bio and statement from each nominee, and the election will be conducted in November.

Kind regards,

Chris Street - Executive Director