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Through organizing a major conference every three years and annual meetings in alternating years in conjunction with the <a href="https://mesana.org">Middle East Studies Association</a> and the <a href="https://www.theasa.net/">American Studies Association</a>, AASA aims to facilitate communication among scholars through meetings; promote cooperation among members of the Association and persons or organizations concerned with Arab American Studies; and explore intersections and comparative approaches among Arab American, Arab, and diasporic Arab experiences, as well as among SWANA (Southwest Asian and North African) communities more generally.</p> <p>To learn more, please refer to the <a href="https://arabamericanstudies.org/aasa-by-laws/">AASA By-Laws.</a></p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Contact Us</h3> <p>We are glad to hear from you. If you have specific comments or questions, contact Layla Goushey at the following email address: <a href="mailto:secretary@arabamericanstudies.org">secretary@arabamericanstudies.org</a></p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Board of Directors</h3> <p>All officers of the Board of Directors serve for one year as officer-elect and then for a full two-year term. Traditionally, officers were nominated and elected at the annual business meeting, which was held at the start of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) conference. But during the COVID-19 pandemic, the AASA switched to virtual elections.</p> <p><strong>President Waleed F. Mahdi</strong>,<strong> University of Oklahoma</strong></p> <p><strong>President-Elect Danielle Haque, Minnesota State</strong> <strong>University</strong></p> <p><strong>Secretary Layla Goushey, St. Louis Community College</strong></p> <p><strong>Treasurer Linda Sayed, Michigan State University</strong></p> <p><strong>Treasurer-Elect Amin Nash, Claremont Graduate University</strong></p> <p><strong>Web Coordinator Zaina Ujayli, University of Southern California</strong></p> <p><strong>Member-at-Large <strong>Natalie El-</strong>Eid, Georgetown University</strong></p> <p><strong>Member-at-Large Deena Naimi, University of Southern California</strong></p> <p></p> <div class="wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js" data-initially-open="false" data-click-to-close="true" data-auto-close="true" data-scroll="false" data-scroll-offset="0"><h3 id="at-50" class="c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller" role="button">Former Board Members</h3><div id="ac-50" class="c-accordion__content"> <p><strong>2011 Association Founders </strong></p> <p>Suad Joseph</p> <p>Randa Kayyali Privett </p> <p>Pauline Homsi Vinson</p> <p>Rita Stephan </p> <p>AASA Logo Design: Sally Homsi </p> <p>###</p> <p><strong>2012 AASA Board Members  </strong></p> <p>Suad Joseph, President </p> <p>Pauline Homsi Vinson, Secretary </p> <p>Randa Kayyali, Treasurer </p> <p>Lutfi Hussein, Web Coordinator </p> <p>Rita Stephan, Member-at-Large </p> <p>###</p> <p><strong>2013</strong><strong> </strong><strong>AASA Board Members  </strong></p> <p>Suad Joseph, President </p> <p>Pauline Homsi Vinson, Secretary </p> <p>Randa Kayyali, Treasurer </p> <p>Lutfi Hussein, Web-Coordinator </p> <p>Nadine Naber, Member-at-Large </p> <p>Rita Stephan, Member-at-Large </p> <p>###</p> <p><strong>2014</strong><strong> </strong><strong>AASA Board Members</strong> </p> <p>Akram Khater, President </p> <p>Suad Joseph, Past President </p> <p>Pauline Homsi Vinson, Secretary </p> <p>Randa Kayyali, Treasurer</p> <p>Lutfi Hussein, Web-Coordinator </p> <p>Nadine Naber, Member-at-Large </p> <p>Rita Stephan, Member-at-Large </p> <p>###</p> <p><strong>2015 AASA Board Members</strong> </p> <p>Akram Khater, President </p> <p>Louise Cainkar, President-Elect </p> <p>Pauline Homsi Vinson, Secretary </p> <p>Randa Kayyali, Treasurer </p> <p>Umayyah Cable, Web-Coordinator </p> <p>Lutfi Hussein, Past-Web Coordinator </p> <p>Rita Stephan, Member-at-Large </p> <p>Nadine Naber, Member-at-Large </p> <p>Evelyn Alsultany. Member-at-Large </p> <p>Matt Stiffler, Member-at-Large </p> <p>Suad Joseph, Honorary Member </p> <p>###</p> <p><strong>2016 AASA Board Members</strong> </p> <p>Louise Cainkar, President </p> <p>Akram Khater, Past-President </p> <p>Sally Howell, Secretary</p> <p>Pauline Homsi Vinson, Past-Secretary</p> <p>Matt Stiffler, Treasurer </p> <p>Randa Kayyali, Past-Treasurer </p> <p>Umayyah Cable, Web-Coordinator </p> <p>Evelyn Alsultany, Member-at-Large </p> <p>Amira Jarmakani, Member-at-Large </p> <p>###</p> <p><strong>2017 AASA Board Members</strong> </p> <p>Louise Cainkar, President</p> <p>Kristine Ajrouch, Secretary</p> <p>Matt Stiffler, Treasurer </p> <p>Rachel Norman, Web-Coordinator</p> <p>Umayyah Cable, Past-Web-Coordinator </p> <p>Amira Jarmakani, Member-at-Large </p> <p>###</p> <p><strong>2018 AASA Board Members</strong> </p> <p>Sally Howell, President</p> <p>Louise Cainkar, Past-President</p> <p>Kristine Ajrouch, Secretary</p> <p>Keith Feldman, Secretary Elect</p> <p>Matt Stiffler, Treasurer </p> <p>Rachel Norman, Web Coordinator</p> <p>Mejdulene Shomali, Member-at-Large</p> <p>Nadia Abuelezam, Member-at-Large</p> <p>Randa Kayyali,<strong> </strong>Member-at-Large</p> <p>###</p> <p><strong>2019 AASA Board Members</strong> </p> <p>Sally Howell, President</p> <p>Amira Jamarkani, President-Elect</p> <p>Keith Feldman, Secretary</p> <p>Matt Stiffler, Treasurer</p> <p>Rebecca Karam, Web Coordinator</p> <p>Mejdulene Shomali, Member-at-Large</p> <p>Nadia Abuelezam, Member-at-Large</p> <p>Randa Kayyali,<strong> </strong>Member-at-Large</p> <p>###</p> <p><strong>2020 AASA Board Members</strong> </p> <p>Amira Jamarkani, President</p> <p>Sally Howell, Past-President</p> <p>Keith Feldman, Secretary</p> <p>Danielle Haque, Secretary-Elect</p> <p>Matt Stiffler, Treasurer </p> <p>Rebecca Karam, Web Coordinator</p> <p>Mejdulene Shomali, Member-at-Large</p> <p>Nadia Abuelezam, Member-at-Large</p> <p>Randa Kayyali,<strong> </strong>Member-at-Large</p> <p>Stacy D Fahrenthold, Member-at-Large</p> <p>###</p> <p><strong>2021 AASA Board Members</strong> </p> <p>Amira Jamarkani, President</p> <p>Pauline Homsi Vinson, President-Elect</p> <p>Danielle Haque, Secretary</p> <p>Ghassan Abou-Zeineddine, Treasurer</p> <p>Layla Goushey, Web-Coordinator</p> <p>Edward Curtis, Web-Coordinator Elect</p> <p>Nina Shoman Dajani, Member-at-Large</p> <p>Stacy D Fahrenthold, Member-at-Large</p> <p>###</p> <p><strong>2022 AASA Board Members</strong> </p> <p>Pauline Homsi Vinson, President</p> <p>Amira Jamakani, Past-President </p> <p>Danielle Haque, Secretary</p> <p>Ghassan Abou-Zeineddine, Treasurer</p> <p>Layla Goushey, Web-Coordinator</p> <p>Nina Shoman Dajani, Member-at-Large</p> <p>Stacy D Fahrenthold, Member-at-Large</p> <p>###</p> <p><strong>2023 AASA Board Members</strong> </p> <p>Pauline Homsi Vinson, President</p> <p>Waleed Mahdi, President-Elect</p> <p>Danielle Haque, Secretary</p> <p>Layla Goushey, Secretary-Elect</p> <p>Linda Sayed, Treasurer</p> <p>Rachel Norman, 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