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.

2023-24 Executive Committee

President: Stacy Hoult-Saros (Valparaiso University, IN)
Vice President/President Elect:  Ben Narvaez (University of Minnesota-Morris)
Secretary-Treasurer: Orçun Selçuk (Luther College, IA)
Program Chair: Pedro dos Santos (College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University, MN)
Deputy Program Chair:  Cristián Doña-Reveco (University of Nebraska-Omaha)
Special Programs Chair: Eduardo Magalhães III (Simpson College, IA)
Nominations Chair:  Megan Sheehan (College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University, MN)
Communications/Membership Chair:  Aimee Orndorf (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)

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