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William Schaniel, Ph.D.

University of West Georgia (retired)

Global Scholastic Services

126 Point Rd.

Whitesburg, GA 30185

Jussi Laine, Ph.D.

Professor of Multidisciplinary Border Studies

Docent of Human Geography

Karelian Institute of the University of Eastern Finland

Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies

Elected Office

Karen Jarratt-Snider, Ph.D.

Chair and Associate Professor

Northern Arizona University

Department of Applied Indigenous Studies

P.O. Box 15020

Flagstaff, AZ 86011

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Debra D. Andrist, Ph.D.

Sam Houston State University (retired)

Dept. of World Languages & Cultures

Elected Office

Pierre M. Atlas, Ph.D.

Elected Office

Barbara Bonnekessen, Ph.D.

Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Eastern Illinois University

600 Lincoln Avenue

Charleston, IL 61920-3099

Elected Office

Michèle Companion, Ph.D.

Professor of Sociology

University of Colorado - Colorado Springs

1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway

Colorado Springs, CO 80918

Phone: 719-255-4141

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Aresta Tsosie-Paddock, Ph.D.

University of Arizona

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John Francis Burke, Ph.D.

Professor of Political Science

Trinity University

George M. Storch Memorial Bldg., 105C

1 Trinity Place

San Antonio, TX 78212

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Lisa Payne Ossian, Ph.D.

Senior Innovation Director, Humanities Iowa

Executive Editor, Voices from the Prairie

Professor Emerita, Des Moines Area Community College

1004 C Avenue East

Oskaloosa, IA 52577

Elected Office

Samar Zahrawi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Arabic

Sam Houston State University

1905 University Ave

Huntsville, TX 77340

Larry A. Gould, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus

Northern Arizona University

2307 Chof Trail

Flagstaff, AZ 86005

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Kate Herke, B.Sc.

La. Ofc.Student Financial Assist. (ret.)

c/o Western Social Science Assoc.

7350 Jefferson Hwy.

Suite 485-158

Baton Rouge, LA 70806

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Jonathan Westover, Ph.D., MPA, SFHEA

Utah Valley University

Professor and Chair, Organizational Leadership

Academic Director, Center for Social Impact

Krista Lynn Minnotte, Ph.D.

Department of Sociology

University of North Dakota

225 Centennial Drive, Stop 7136

Grand Forks, ND 58202-7136

Daphne Pedersen, Ph.D.

Department of Sociology

University of North Dakota

225 Centennial Drive, Stop 7136

Grand Forks, ND 58202-7136

Nina Burkardt, Ph.D.

Midcontinent Ecological Science Center

United States Geological Survey (retired)

4512 McMurry Avenue

Fort Collins, CO 80525

Office: (970) 226-9275

Thomas Stark, B.Sc.

Owner, One Stone Web

8851 N. Oracle Road #281

Oro Valley, AZ 85704

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