As a historian who has worked on questions of foreign policy, economic development, and the environment in Central Asia, I have long benefited from the supportive community of CESS and welcome the opportunity to give back. If elected, I hope to make a mark in two particular areas. First, I hope to expand the resources for teaching modern Central Asian history at the undergraduate level, partly through translating and publishing accessible primary sources (as I did for the Cold War International History Project and the Russian Perspectives on Islam.) The region is still largely unknown to most undergraduates in the US, and CESS can do much as an institution to encourage the translation of sources and as a forum for discussing teaching methodologies. Second, I hope to work with CESS on finding (even more) ways for scholars from Central Asia to publish for international audiences, for example, by exploring the possibility of translation prizes. And, of course, I would look forward to helping the society continue its strong tradition of annual conferences and publications.