MLA Officers and Members of the Executive Council
Function: The officers and other members of the Executive Council are elected by the MLA membership and have fiduciary and administrative responsibility for the association.
Staff liaison: Leigh A. Neithardt (governance@mla.org)
President: Dana A. Williams
First Vice President: Tina Lu
Second Vice President: Herman Beavers
Executive Director: Paula M. Krebs
Ama Bemma Adwetewa-Badu, 2022–Jan. 2026
Esther Allen, 2021–Jan. 2025
Brenda Brueggemann, 2022–Jan. 2026
Rebecca Colesworthy, 2021–Jan. 2025
David Damrosch, 2023–Jan. 2027
Rita Bernice Dandridge, 2024–Jan. 2028
Stacey Lee Donohue, 2023–Jan. 2027
Marisa Galvez, 2024–Jan. 2028
Erin D. Graff Zivin, 2021–Jan. 2025
Debora Maldonado-DeOliveira, 2024–Jan. 2028
Leah S. Marcus, 2022–Jan. 2026
Luana Moreira Reis, 2024–Jan. 2028
Ifeoma C. Kiddoe Nwankwo, 2022–Jan. 2026
Virginia Ramos, 2023–Jan. 2027