The Fund-Raising Committee’s efforts are directed at advancing the LASA Endowment through the attainment of new Life Memberships and the acquisition of bequests. The committee meets at all LASA Congresses and maintains electronic contact throughout the year. Current committee members include Co-Chair Cynthia McClintock (George Washington University), Co-Chair Kevin Middlebrook (University of London), Marysa Navarro (Dartmouth College), Carmen Diana Deere (University of Florida), David Scott Palmer (Boston University), Helen Safa (University of Florida), Lars Schoultz (University of North Carolina), George Vickers (Open Society Foundations), Peter Ward (University of Texas, Austin), Maria Hermínia Tavares de Almeida (Universidade de São Paulo), Cristina Eguizábal (Florida International University), Edna Acosta Belén (SUNY, University at Albany), Barbara Stallings (Brown University), and Executive Director Milagros Pereyra-Rojas (University of Pittsburgh).