The EASP is managed by an Executive Committee. Its members are elected for a six year term. The structure, the activities and the function of the Executive Committee were decided on by the founders of the EAESP and by the early membership (see easp.eu/history/). Since then, its structure, activities and function have undergone only minor changes.

Current Executive Committee

President

Nurit Shnabel
Tel Aviv University, Israel
shnabeln@tauex.tau.ac.il

Secretary, Grants & Membership Officer

Karen Douglas
University of Kent, United Kingdom
k.douglas@kent.ac.uk

Meetings Officer

Claudia Manzi
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy
claudia.manzi@unicatt.it

Journals Officer

Roland Imhoff
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
roimhoff@uni-mainz.de

Treasurer

Nina Hansen
University of Groningen, The Netherlands
n.hansen@rug.nl

Diversity Officer

Gülseli Baysu
Queens University Belfast, United Kingdom
G.Baysu@qub.ac.uk

Grants & Membership Officer

Alexandra Vázquez Botana
Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Spain
alx.vazquez@psi.uned.es

Executive Officer

Wendy Rulkens - van den Hoogen
Groningen, The Netherlands
office@easp.eu

Nomination and Election

At every General Meeting half of the members of the Executive Committee (alternately 3 or 4 members) reach the end of their six year term of office. They are then replaced by the following:

• a nomination procedure
• an election procedure

The principles of these procedures are described in the Standing Orders of EASP.

The nomination procedure

1. At least four months before the election, full members are asked for nominations.
2. Each nomination must be supported by two full members and addressed to the chair of the Election Committee at least three months before the members' meeting.
3. Each nomination packet has to contain:
   • A letter from the nominee, agreeing to serve on the Executive Committee, if elected
   • Letters of support from two full members of the Association
   • Brief background information from the nominee (half an A4 page maximum), including (a) a summary of academic positions, administrative experience, and current research interests; (b) the nominee's perspective on what are relevant issues for EASP and its Executive Committee to consider in the future, and (c) a list of three publications the nominee considers to be most representative for their work.
4. If insufficient nominations are made (i.e., at least two more than the number of vacancies), the Executive Committee will add its own nominations.

The election procedure

• One month before the members' meeting, full members will receive instructions on how to vote.
• All voting will take place online. 
• The voting will be by secret ballot and candidates who receive the largest number of votes will be declared elected, subject to the restriction that no more than two candidates from one nation can serve on the Executive Committee. In case of ties, a second ballot confined to the members' meeting will be conducted.
• The Executive Committee shall consist of seven full members. The period of office of members of the Executive Committee is defined in terms of intervals, which refer to periods between two members' ordinary meetings.
• Members are elected to serve for two consecutive intervals which should not be longer than three years each. No member may serve for two consecutive intervals as President of the Association.