Executive Council 2022-2023
President

Elected Office
William Schaniel, Ph.D.
University of West Georgia (retired)
Global Scholastic Services
126 Point Rd.
Whitesburg, GA 30185
Immediate Past President

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
President-Elect

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
Vice-President / Secretary

Elected Office
Debra D. Andrist, Ph.D.
Sam Houston State University (retired)
Dept. of World Languages & Cultures
Council Members Through 2026
Council Member Through 2026

Elected Office
Pierre M. Atlas, Ph.D.
Council Members Through 2025
Council Member Through 2025

Elected Office
Barbara Bonnekessen, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Eastern Illinois University
600 Lincoln Avenue
Charleston, IL 61920-3099
Council Member Through 2025

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Michèle Companion, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology
University of Colorado - Colorado Springs
1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
Phone: 719-255-4141
Council Member Through 2025

Elected Office
Aresta Tsosie-Paddock, Ph.D.
University of Arizona
Council Members Through 2024
Council Member Through 2024

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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
Council Member Through 2024

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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
Council Member Through 2024

Elected Office
Samar Zahrawi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Arabic
Sam Houston State University
1905 University Ave
Huntsville, TX 77340
Ex-Officio Council Members
Executive Director

Larry A. Gould, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Northern Arizona University
2307 Chof Trail
Flagstaff, AZ 86005
Contact For:
- All WSSA business matters
- All WSSA legal matters
- All WSSA election matters
- Proposals to add or delete WSSA sections
Communications Director/On-Site Conference Manager

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
Comprises:
- Conference Manager
- Public Relations Mgr.
- Blog Editor
- Web Presence Mgr.
- Deputy Executive Dir.
- Membership Mgr.
Book Review Editor, Social Science Journal

Jonathan Westover, Ph.D., MPA, SFHEA
Utah Valley University
Professor and Chair, Organizational Leadership
Academic Director, Center for Social Impact
Co-Editor, Social Science Journal

Krista Lynn Minnotte, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology
University of North Dakota
225 Centennial Drive, Stop 7136
Grand Forks, ND 58202-7136
Co-Editor, Social Science Journal

Daphne Pedersen, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology
University of North Dakota
225 Centennial Drive, Stop 7136
Grand Forks, ND 58202-7136
Non-Council Staff
Association Archivist

Nina Burkardt, Ph.D.
Midcontinent Ecological Science Center
United States Geological Survey (retired)
4512 McMurry Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Office: (970) 226-9275
Web Design, IT, Technical Support

Thomas Stark, B.Sc.
Owner, One Stone Web
8851 N. Oracle Road #281
Oro Valley, AZ 85704
Cell: (815) 213-2479