NCCLA was organized in 1966 by a group of Latin Americanists from Wisconsin universities. Their Charter, adopted the same year, expanded the scope of membership to include faculty and students from public and private institutions of higher learning throughout the upper Midwest. The NCCLA is one of eight regional Latin Americanist organizations in the country.

The NCCLA Secretariat is housed at the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

2024-25 Executive Committee

President: Ben Narváez (University of Minnesota-Morris)
Vice President/President Elect: Adam Coon (University of Minnesota-Morris)
Secretary-Treasurer: Cristina (Nina) Ortiz (University of Minnesota-Morris)
Program Chair: Adam Coon (University of Minnesota-Morris)
Deputy Program Chair: Ben Narváez (University of Minnesota-Morris)
Special Programs Chair: Brittany Clausell (independent scholar)
Nominations Chair: Ben Narváez (University of Minnesota-Morris)
Communications/Membership Chair: Aimee Orndorf (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)

Bylaws (pdf)