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CLS Board Retreat


FOUNDERS

Vinya Sysamouth and John Hartmann

 

FOUNDING BOARD MEMBERS
Carol J. Compton, Khammany Mathavongsy, and Phoumy Sayavong

 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Vinya Sysamouth, Ph.D.

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Ian G. Baird, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor | University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin

Gregory Green, MA (Board Chair)
Curator | Cornell University, New York

Jonathan H. X. Lee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor | San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California

Bounlieng Phommasouvanh, Ph.D.
Retired Educator | California

Saengmany Ratsabout, MA (Board Secretary)
Independent Scholar | Minnesota

Prany Sananikone, MA  (Board Vice-Chair)
Director of Diversity Relations and Educational Programs | University of California, Irvine, California

Phoumy Sayavong, Ph.D. (Treasurer)
Senior Researcher | Stockton Unified School District, California

Vinya Sysamouth, Ph.D.
CLS Executive Director | California

Ryan Wolfson-Ford, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Wisconsin, Madison | Wisconsin

FORMER BOARD MEMBERS

Carol J. Compton, Ph.D. (2006-09), John Hartmann, Ph.D. (2006-07), Pida Kongphouthone, BA (2007-08), Khammany Mathavongsy, MPA (2006-07), Timothy Nokham, JD (2007-09), Mana Southichack, Ph.D. (2007-09), Seree Weoha, Ph.D. (2007-09), Soudary Kittivong-Greenbaum (2008-2010)

 

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD

Larry Ashmun, MA
Librarian | University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA

DouangDeuane Bounyavong, MS
National Consultant | Ministry of Education. Laos

Somsonge Burusphat, Ph.D.
Professor | Institute of Language and Culture for Rural Development, Mahidol University, Thailand

Jackie Butler-Diaz, MA
Independent Scholar | Arizona, USA

Carol J. Compton, Ph.D.
Independent Scholar | Wisconsin, USA

Grant Evans, Ph.D.
Professor in Anthropology | Department of Sociology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Anne Frank, MA
Southeast Asian Archive Librarian (retired), University of California, Irvine Libraries, USA

John Hartmann, Ph.D.
Professor | Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, Northern Illinois University, USA

Varisa Kamalanavin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor | Thammasat University, Thailand

Dara Viravong Kanlaya
Permanent Advisor | Preservation of Lao Palm Leaf Manuscript Program
National Library, Ministry of Information and Culture, Laos

Pida Kongphouthone, BA
Owner/Broker | California Capital & Investments Group,USA

Vatthana Pholsena, Ph.D.
Research Fellow | French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS)-Institut d’Asie Orientale, Lyon, France

Boike Rehbein, Ph.D.
Chair for the Sociology of Asia and Africa | Humboldt University Berlin, Germany

William Sage, MA
Consultant | International Humanitarian Assistance, USA

Martin Stuart-Fox, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus | School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics
The University of Queensland, Australia

 

CLS EDITORIAL BOARD COMMITTEE

Soulinhakhath (Steve) Arounsack, Ph.D.
Full-Time Lecturer | California State University, Stanislaus, USA

Ian G. Baird, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor | University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

Carol J. Compton, Ph.D.
Independent Scholar, USA

Nick J. Enfield, Ph.D.

Staff member | Language and Cognition Group, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, The Netherlands

Gregory Green, MA
Curator | Cornell University, USA

Gary Lee, Ph.D.
Coordinator | Bilingual Welfare Service Team, Cabramatta Community Centre, Australia

Justin T. McDaniel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor | University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA  USA

Mark Pfiefer, Ph.D.
Reference and Instruction Librarian | Texas A and M University, Corpus Christi, USA

Vatthana Pholsena, Ph.D.
Research Fellow | French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS)-Institut d’Asie Orientale, Lyon, France

Boike Rehbein, Ph.D.
Chair for the Sociology of Asia and Africa | Humboldt University Berlin, Germany

Phitsamay Sychitkokhong Uy, Ph.D.
Administration, Planning, and Social Policy | Harvard University, USA

 

CLS STAFF, VOLUNTEERS & CONSULTANTS

Steve Arounsack, Ph.D.
LOHA Media Manager

Michael Armado
SAIL Graphic Artist

Mitchell Bonner
Volunteer

Tom Hayashi
Oganization Advisor

Ketkesy Herena
Office Manager

Vinya Sysamouth and Don Khamphilom
CLS Webpage Designers

Samantha Miller, MS
SAIL Program Specialist

Toni Philadaeng
Lao American of the Bay Area Dance Troupe Manager

Alisak Sanavongsay
LOHA Webpage Manager

Phoumy Sayavong, Ph.D.
CLS Graphic Artist

Boon Vong
SAILers' Blog Web Designer