APSA is governed by 31 elected Council Members and Officers, while everyday operations are overseen by the Executive Director and supported by APSA staff. The Council serves as the APSA governing body, setting the strategic direction and vision of the association, monitoring its ongoing operation, making policies, approving appointments and budgetary decisions, and generally providing oversight, guidance, and advice.

President

• Beth Simmons, University of Pennsylvania

President-Elect

• Valerie Martinez-Ebers, University of North Texas

Past-President

• Susan Stokes, University of Chicago

Vice Presidents (2026-2027)

• Lisa Baldez, Dartmouth College
• Scott W. Desposato, University of California, San Diego
• Terri E Givens, University of British Columbia

Treasurer (2026-2029)

• Candis Watts Smith, Duke University

Council (2024 – 2027)

• Lonna Atkeson, Florida State University
• Nadia Brown, Georgetown University
• Stacie Goddard, Columbia University
• Anna Grzymala-Busse, Stanford University
• Julie Mueller, Southern Maine Community College
• Melissa Rogers, Claremont Graduate University
• Sara Rushing, Montana State University
• Cherie Strachan, University of Akron

Council (2025 – 2028)

• Barry Burden, University of Wisconsin
• Nicholas Carnes, Duke University
• Paul Carrese, Arizona State University
• Thomas Dolan, University of Central Florida
• Colin Elman, Syracuse University
• Jane Gingrich, University of Oxford
• Betina Wilkinson, Wake Forest University
• Deborah Yashar, Princeton University

Council (2026 – 2029)

• Sarah M. Brooks, Ohio State University
• Helen Chang, CUNY-Hostos Community College
• Nandini Deo, Georgetown University Qatar
• Kennan Ferguson, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
• Samantha Ann Majic, CUNY-John Jay College
• Natalie Masuoka, University of California, Los Angeles
• Patrick F. McKinlay, Morningside University
• Daniel Tichenor, University of Oregon

Executive Director

• Kimberly A. Mealy, APSA