Board of Trustees

Meet the CAL Board of Trustees

The Center for Applied Linguistics is governed by a Board of Trustees elected to serve three-year terms. The board meets twice annually at CAL’s headquarters in Washington, DC. CAL is honored to have the following individuals serving on our Board of Trustees, a talented group of professionals dedicated to our mission of promoting access and equity for linguistically and culturally diverse people around the world.

Professor, School of Education, UNC Greensboro

Professor, Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Education, University of Colorado

Professor, Educational Linguistics Division of the Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania

Professor of Education; University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)

Professor, Multilingual Education, University of Iowa; Visiting Professor, Language Policy and Planning, Shanghai International Studies University

Leavey Presidential Chair in Ethics and Moral Leadership and founding Executive Director of the Center for Equity for English Learners in the School of Education at Loyola Marymount University

Director of Research and Innovation, Internationals Network

President and CEO, Center for Applied LInguistics

Professor, Department of Linguistics, Georgetown University

Professor, School of Education; University of California, Irvine

Professor and Chair, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of South Florida

Professor of Spanish; University of Michigan

Strategic Advisor, Californians Together

Professor of Language and Literacy Education, University of Regina

Chief Executive Officer, Literacy Partners 

Visit the links below to view the names of the distinguished individuals who have served the CAL Board of Trustees or as CAL President in the past.