CLS has a dedicated seven‐member board of directors, a fifteen‐member international advisory committee, and an eleven‐member editorial board. All consist of renowned scholars and Lao professionals from across the business, education, international development, legal, and arts sectors. The Executive Director leads CLS’s operations and manages consultants and works closely with the Program Director to implement and oversee programs, development and communications. CLS’s volunteers include a graphic artist, a bookkeeper, and an organizational development consultant specializing in nonprofit capacity building. The Journal of Lao Studies is managed by a volunteer, multidisciplinary editorial board representing a number of academic institutions from around the world.
Vinya Sysamouth
John Hartmann
Carol J. Compton
Khammany Mathavongsy
Phoumy Sayavong
Vinya Sysamouth, Ph.D.
Gregory Green, MA (Board Vice-Chair)
Curator | Cornell University, New York
Bounlieng Phommasouvanh, Ph.D.
Retired Educator | California
P. Mike Rattanasengchanh, Ph.D. (Secretary)
Assistant Professor | Midwestern State University, Texas
Prany Sananikone, MA (Board Vice-Chair)
Director of Diversity Relations and Educational Programs | University of California, Irvine, California (ret.)
Phoumy Sayavong, Ph.D. (Treasurer)
Senior Researcher | Berkeley City College, California
Christine Su, Ph.D.
AANAPISI | College of San Mateo, California
Vinya Sysamouth, Ph.D.
CLS Executive Director | California
Ryan Wolfson-Ford, Ph.D. (Board Chair)
Reference Librarian | Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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
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
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
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
