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• Corporate Officers
• Board of Directors
• International Administration
• Area Directors
• Vice Presidents
• Academic Affairs Coordinators/
  Directors
• International Consultants

Roster of Officers, Administration, and Consultants

A listing of persons serving in leadership positions with SIL International

Founder: W. Cameron Townsend
Initial President, 1942-1979: Kenneth L. Pike, Ph.D.

Corporate Officers

• President: John R. Watters, Ph.D.
• Vice President:
• Secretary: Eugene C. Burnham, M.A.
• Treasurer: David T. Cram, CPA, M.B.A.
• General Counsel: Robin R. Green, Esquire

Board of Directors

• David Bosma, M.A. (Netherlands and Australia)
  Finance Coordinator, SIL Pacific Area
• Andy Clark, M.A. (UK)
  International Translation Consultant, SIL
• Hans Combrink, M.Th. (South Africa and Netherlands)
  Director, SIL Malaysia
• Kohima Daring, M.A. (Bangladesh)
  International Development Consultant for Christian Reformed World Relief Committee, Bangladesh and India
• Rick Floyd, Ph.D. (USA)
  International Translation Consultant, SIL
• Marco A. Herrera, M.B.A. (Mexico)
  Chief Administrator of the Global Scripture Fund, American Bible Society
• Michel Kenmogne, Ph.D. (Cameroon)
  Director, Cameroon Association for Bible Translation and Literacy
• Bonnie Nystrom, B.S. (USA)
  Field Linguist /Translator
• Georgina Quaisie, B.Sc. (Ghana)
  Director, Ghana Institute on Linguistics, Literacy and Bible Translation
• Barbara L. Trudell, Ph.D. (USA)
  Director of Academic Affairs, SIL Africa Area
• Chaiyun Ukosakul, Ph.D. (Thailand)
  Acting Director of Chiangmai Theological Seminary
• John R. Watters , Ph.D. (USA)
  President, SIL International

International Administration

• Executive Director: Fredrick A. Boswell, Ph.D. candidate
• Associate Executive Director: Clare F. O'Leary, Ph.D.
• Chief Operations Officer: Daniel G. Butler, B.S.
• Chief Information Officer: Keith D. Robinson
• Director for Corporate Communications: Carol A. Dowsett, B.S.
• International Relations Director: Paul S. Frank, Ph.D., Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

Area Directors

• Africa: John W. Hollman, Ph.D.
• Americas: James W. Roberts, M.A.
• Asia: Kenneth E. Schmitt, Ph.D.
• Eurasia: J. Neil Carleton, M.A.
• Pacific: Norman R. McGuire

Vice Presidents

• Academic Affairs: Charles I. Sanders, Jr., B.A.
• Finance: Eleanor L. Berry, B.S.
• Personnel: Daniel G. Butler, B.S.
• Strategic Initiatives: Doyle L. Peterson, B.S.

Academic Affairs Coordinators/Directors

• Academic Training: Fraser Bennett, Ph.D.
• Anthropology: G. Tomas Woodward, M.A.
• Language and Culture Learning: Ellen M. Jackson, M.A.
• Linguistics: Michael Cahill, Ph.D.
• Literacy and Education: Patricia Kelley, M.A.
• Sociolinguistics: M. Paul Lewis, Ph.D.
• Translation: Byran Harmelink, Ph.D. 
• Academic Computing: Gary F. Simons, Ph.D.
• Academic Personnel: Carlos Rolando González, B.A.
• Academic Training Programs: Peggy Griffin, M.A.
• Editorial Services: George Huttar, Ph.D.
• Ethnologue Services: Paul Lewis, Ph.D.
• Ethnomusicology and the Arts: Brian Schrag, Ph.D.
• Global Publishing Services: Alan Conner, B. FA.
• Internet Services: Laurie Nelson, ASDP
• International Language Assessment: Ken Decker, M.A.
• Language and Culture Archives: Vurnell Cobbey, B.S
• Language Software Development: Michael Cochran, M.S.
• Scripts Development (NRSI): Bob Critchfield
• Office of Language Information Systems: Roger Hanggi

International Consultants

In addition to the international consultants listed below, there are numerous area and local consultants.

• Anthropology
• Ethnomusicology and Arts
• Language and Culture Learning
• Language Assessment
• Linguistics
• Literacy and Education
• Sociolinguistics
• Translation

International Anthropology Consultants

• David Beine, Ph.D.
• Karl J. Franklin, Ph.D.
• Marilyn Gregerson, Ph.D.
• Thomas Headland, Ph.D.
• Kenneth A. McElhanon, Ph.D.
• Rob McKee, Ph.D.
• Isabel I. Murphy, Ph.D.
• R. Daniel Shaw, Ph.D.
• David C. Wakefield, M.A.

International Ethnomusicology and Arts Consultants

• Thomas LeRoy Avery, Ph.D.
• Neil R. Coulter, Ph.D.
• Julie Taylor, Ph.D.

International Language and Culture Learning

• Cindy Blood, M.A.
• Pam Echerd, M.A.
• Leslie A. Foster, M.A.
• Carol J. Orwig, M.A.
• Paul Thomas, M.A.

International Language Assessment Consultants

• Douglas Boone, M.S.
• Leoni Bower, D.Litt. et Phil
• Angela Kluge, M.A.

International Linguistics Consultants

• Joan Baart, Ph.D.
• Regina Blass, Ph.D.
• John Clifton, Ph.D.
• Robert Dooley, Ph.D.
• David B. Frank, Ph.D.
• Paul Kroeger, Ph.D.
• Stephen H. Levinsohn, Ph.D.
• Constance Kutsch Lojenga, Ph.D.
• Stephen Marlett, Ph.D.
• Doris Payne, Ph.D.
• Thomas Payne, Ph.D.
• John Roberts, Ph.D.
• Keith Snider, Ph.D.
• René van den Berg, Ph.D.
• David Weber, Ph.D.

International Literacy and Education Consultants

• Ian Cheffy, Ph.D.
• Elke Karan, M.A.
• Dennis L. Malone, Ph.D.
• Susan E. Malone, Ph.D.
• Diane Morren, M.A.
• Ronald C. Morren, Ed.D.
• Leila Schroeder, M.A.
• Barbara Louise Trudell, Ph.D.
• Stephen L. Walter, Ph.D.
• Diana D. Weber, Ph.D.
• Catherine MB Young, Ph.D. Ed. (candidate)

International Sociolinguistics Consultants

• Mark E. Karan, Ph.D.

International Translation Consultants

• Lawrence P. Allen, M.A.
• Uche E. Aaron, Ph.D.
• Katharine Barnwell, Ph.D.
• Pam Bendor-Samuel, M.P.
• Keith Benn, M.Ed.
• Bill Bivin, M.A.
• Fredrick Boswell, Ph.D. (candidate)
• Richard Brown, Ph.D. (candidate)
• Robert G. Carter, M.A.
• Ellis W. Deibler, Jr., Ph.D.
• Rick Floyd, Ph.D.
• Ron Gebauer, M.B.A., M.Div.
• Fritz Goerling, Ph.D.
• Ernst-August Gutt, Ph.D.
• Harry Harm, M.A.
• Margaret Hill, M.A.
• Derek Johnston, M.A.
• Iver A. Larsen, M.A.
• Andrew Persson, M.A.
• Margaret G. Sim, Ph.D.
• Ron Sim, Ph.D.
• Roman W. Stefaniw, M.Div.
• John C. Tuggy, M.A.
• Elizabeth Ann R. Willett, Ph.D.