Members

Seth Jeppesen
Presidency 2018–2021, Secretary-Treasurer 2021–Present

Brigham Young University
Associate Professor of Classical Studies

Research/Teaching Interests:
Latin and Greek, Classical Mythology, Ancient Theater and Performance, esp. Roman Comedy. Classics and Social Justice

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Thomas Manning
Current President (2022-23)

Copper Hills High School
Secondary Teacher

Research/Teaching Interests:
Latin 1, 1010, 1020 concurrent through USU

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Mark Damen
Future President (2023-24)

Utah State University
Professor of Classics

Research/Teaching Interests:
Ancient Drama and Performance

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Charles Oughton
Past President (2021-22)

Brigham Young University
Associate Professor of Classics

Research/Teaching Interests:
Ancient historiography

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Alexis Christensen
Past President (2015-16)

University of Utah
Associate Professor/Lecturer of Classics

Research/Teaching Interests:
Classical Archaeology, Roman Domestic Architecture and Classical Reception

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Roger Macfarlane
Former President

Brigham Young University
Professor of Classical Studies

Research/Teaching Interests:
Latin and Greek Literature, Adaptation/Reception of Classical Mythology, Papyri of Herculaneum, Ancient Textual Imaging

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Sue Shapiro
Former President

Utah State University
Associate Professor of History & Classics

Research/Teaching Interests:
Latin, Greek, Greek history, philosophy, literature, Latin pedagogy

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Claire Oberle
UJCL co-chair

Madeleine Choir School
Secondary Teacher

Research/Teaching Interests:
Latin grades 5–8

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Stephen M. Bay
Member

Brigham Young University
Associate Professor of Classical Studies

Research/Teaching Interests:
Latin and Greek, the Ancient Novel, Papyrology, Early Christian Martyrdoms and other novel-like texts

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Jared Carman
Member

Belmont Classical Academy
Head of School

Research/Teaching Interests:
Latin, Classical Spelling, Bible Studies

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David Frederick
Member

Legacy Preparatory Academy
Latin Language Teacher

Research/Teaching Interests:
Latin, Mythology, Medieval Literature, and Kinesthetic Learning

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Nick Gittins
Member

Utah State University
Open Educational Resources Program Coordinator

Research/Teaching Interests:
Latin political invective, Ancient biography, Greco-Roman-Egyptian antiquity, Pedagogy

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Alicia Leitch
Member

American Preparatory Academy—Draper
Secondary Teacher

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Brendan McCarthy
Member

Utah Valley University
Assistant Professor of History

Research/Teaching Interests:
Social networks and politics in the Roman Republic, urban life in the city of Rome, violence and war in the ancient Mediterranean

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Meaghan Nielson-Brown
Member

American Preparatory Academy—WV2
Secondary Teacher

Research/Teaching Interests:
Latin II, Latin 1010 concurrent through USU, Mythology, Ancient Military History

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Cecilia M. Peek
Member

Brigham Young University
Associate Professor of Classical Studies

Research/Teaching Interests:
Greek and Latin, Classical Historiography, Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman History

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Cynthia Phillips
Member

Weilenmann School of Discovery
Latin Teacher

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Heidi Poole
Member

The Waterford School
Secondary Teacher

Research/Teaching Interests:
Spoken Latin, Etymology, Historical Linguistics

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Frances B. Titchener
Member

Utah State University
Distinguished Professor

Research/Teaching Interests:
Ancient Biography, Plutarch

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Masen Williamson
Member

Telos Classical Academy
Secondary Teacher

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