
Leadership
The Board of Directors of The Eugene O’Neill International Society meets annually in conjunction with national drama and theatre conferences, or via Zoom. The Board also meets at the Society's International Conference (typically every three years). The O’Neill Society sponsors scholarly and performance-related panels annually at the American Literature Association (ALA) annual conference, the Comparative Drama Conference (CDC), and the Modern Language Association (MLA) conference, and sometimes at other literature or theatre conferences.
Eugene O'Neill Society Board 2024
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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Herman Daniel Farrell III
PRESIDENT
University of Kentucky
(3-Year Term: January 2024-December 2026)

Beth Wynstra
VICE PRESIDENT
Babson College
(3-year Term: January 2024-December 2026

Robert Richter
TREASURER
Connecticut College
(4-Year Term: July 2024-December 2027)

Alex Pettit
SECRETARY
University of Northern Texas
(4-Year Term: January 2024-December 2027)

Shiyan Xu
INTERNATIONAL SECRETARY - ASIA
Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
(3-Year Term January 2026-December 2028)

Konstantinos Blatanis
INTERNATIONAL SECRETARY - EUROPE
University of Athens
(3-Year Term January 2026-December 2028)
GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Zander Brietzke
BOARD CHAIR
Independent Scholar
Board Member
(3-Year Term: January 2026-December 2028)
Steven F. Bloom
Lasell University
(3-Year Term: January 2025-December 2027)
Robert M. Dowling
Central Connecticut State University
(4-Year Term: January 2023-December 2026)
Thierry Dubost
Universite de Caen Basse-Normandie, France
(3-Year Term: January 2026-December 2028)
Sheila Hickey Garvey
Southern Connecticut State University
(4-Year Term: January 2023-December 2026)
Eric Fraisher Hayes
Eugene O'Neill Foundation
(4-Year Term: January 2023-December 2026)
Katie N. Johnson
Miami University
(4-Year Term: January 2023-December 2026)
Valerie Joyce
Villanova University
(3-Year Term: January 2026-December 2028)
Daniel Larner
Western Washington University (Emeritus)
(4-Year Term: January 2023-December 2026)
Zahra Nazemi
University of Cordoba and Razi University
(3-Year Term: January 2026-December 2028)
Bess Rowen
Villanova University
(3-Year Term: January 2026-December 2028)
Ronald Quirk
Independent Scholar
(3-Year Term: January 2025-December 2027)
HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS
Stephen A. Black
Wendy Cooper
Maura O'Neill Jones
Diane Schinnerer
EX-OFFICO BOARD MEMBERS
Katie Johnson, Past President
J. Chris Westgate, Editor,
The Eugene O'Neill Review,
Andrew Lee, Editor, Newsletter
Polly Heinkel, Editor, Website