Governing Council
The Governing Council is comprised of a President, President-Elect, Past President, Secretary and At-Large members. The President, Secretary, and a subset of At-Large Members are elected by the members. The remainder of At-Large members are appointed by the Governing Council to ensure maximal diversity of representation. All Governing Council Members serve 6-year terms.
![Vonnie C. McLoyd](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-04/McLoyd-sq.jpg?itok=s8wLnt_1)
President: Vonnie C. McLoyd
(2023-2025)
University of Michigan
![Jennifer Lansford](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-04/thumb_image_9395542.jpg?itok=QzjOu52B)
President-Elect: Jennifer Lansford
(2023-2025)
Duke University
![Past President, Nancy E. Hill](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-04/NancyHill%20Web.jpg?itok=R5_PN23-)
Past President: Nancy E. Hill
(2023-2025)
Harvard University
![Deborah Rivas-Drake](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-04/RivasDrake_sq.jpg?itok=OHs9pQwj)
Secretary: Deborah Rivas-Drake
(2021-2027)
University of Michigan
![Lisa M. López](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-04/Lisa%20Lopez%20%281%29.jpg?itok=Dr25L_g9)
Treasurer: Lisa M. López
(2023-2029)
University of South Florida
![Lucia Alcalá](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-04/Alcala_headshot_sq.jpg?itok=gjd65C37)
Lucia Alcalá
![Stephen Asatsa](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-04/Asatsa_headshot.jpg?itok=etf2yZbI)
Stephen Asatsa
(2023-2029)
Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Kenya
![Christia Spears Brown](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-04/Christina%20Brown_sq.jpg?itok=Sv1PthoL)
![Esther J. Calzada](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-04/Calzada%20headshot%20jpeg_sq.jpg?itok=auCAPyUc)
Esther J. Calzada
(2023-2029)
University of Texas at Austin
![Gustavo Carlo](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2019-08/Carlo-sq.jpg?itok=upFZmkPG)
Gustavo Carlo
(2019-2025)
University of California, Irvine
![Jeffrey Liew](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-04/Jeffrey%20Liew%20-%20headshot_sq.jpg?itok=bjYLtwwA)
![Stephen Russell](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-10/Stephen%20Russell_crop.jpg?itok=3m1f5Ir_)
Stephen Russell
(2019-2025)
University of Texas at Austin
![Eleanor K. Seaton](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-04/Seaton-sq.jpg?itok=5BNtv1HF)
Eleanor K. Seaton
(2021-2027)
Arizona State University
![Emilie P. Smith](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-04/Smith-sq.jpg?itok=opegHGRJ)
![Laura K. Taylor](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-04/Laura_Taylor-QUB_210415_4964b.jpg?itok=sm6uIRQP)
Laura K. Taylor
(2023-2029)
University College Dublin, Ireland
![Michelle Brown](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-04/Michelle%20Brown.jpg?itok=sSWmMmBH)
SECC Representative: Michelle Brown
(2023-2025)
University of South Carolina
![Saima K. Hedrick](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-04/SHedrick_sq.jpg?itok=3qgbsAl-)
Ex Officio: Saima K. Hedrick
(2021- )
Society for Research in Child Development