MEET THE
ACME OFFICERs
Lili Gai, Ph.D.
President
The University of Texas Permian Basin, Odessa, TX
gai_l@utpb.edu ● +1 (432) 552-2206
"Jimmy" Zhenning Xu, Ph.D.
Program Chair
California State University, Bakersfield ● Bakersfield, CA
zxu3@csub.edu ● +1 (661) 654-3505
Yolanda Obaze, Ph.D.
University of Evansville, Evansville, Indiana
yo21@evansville.edu ● +1 812-488-2858
Vice President for Membership and Associate Program Chair
Clark University ● Worcester, MA
Atefeh Yazdanparast, Ph.D.
ayazdanparast@clarku.edu ● +1 (508) 793-7781
Adam J. Mills, Ph.D.
Secretery and Director of Commuications
Loyola University New Orleans ● New Orleans, LA
ajmills@loyno.edu ● +1 (504) 864-7973
Atefeh Yazdanparast, Ph.D.
Immediate Past President
Clark University, Worcester, MA
ayazdanparast@clarku.edu ● +1 508-793-7781
Sam Houston State University ● Huntsville, Texas
Irfan Ahmed, Ph.D.
Renée Gravois, Ph.D.
Lilly Ye, Ph.D.
Past President
Historian
Executive Director
Sam Houston State University ● Huntsville, Texas
Frostburg State University ● Frostburg, Maryland
Sam Houston State University ● Huntsville, Texas
Irfanahmed@shsu.edu ● +1 (936) 294-1276
lye@frostburg.edu ● +1 (301) 687-4258
renee.gravois@shsu.edu ● +1 (936) 294-4947