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celebrate 250 years
of
Jane Austen
in 2025!

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Officers 2024-2028

President

Vice President

Vice President

Joyce Tarpley, Ph.D

Professor of English, Writing,                                  & English Literature

Mountain View College.  Her favorite novel is Mansfield Park.  But she loves them all.

Vice President

Vice President

Vice President

 Matthew Stuart Berry, Ph.D

Affiliate Assistant Professor of Politics

University of Dallas

His favorite Austen novel is Emma, but he admits that Mansfield Park is the best.

Secretary

Vice President

Secretary

Jane Kinney, B.S.

Aerospace Consultant

Vice President - Jane Bozart Foundation

Her favorite novel is Emma and her favorite Mr. Elton, without a doubt, is Jeremy Sisto!

Treasurer

Director of Outreach

Secretary

Chris Peirson, J.D.

Principle Attorney

PeirsonPatterson, LLP

Loves all of Jane Austen's novels!  Just never seems to have enough time to read them as much as she wishes.  Even though Chris feels Emma is better written, Pride and Prejudice is her favorite because it is the novel that created an entire genre.

Director of Outreach

Director of Outreach

Director of Outreach

Leonard Cox, M.A.

Oral History 

Leonard often ponders the theme of manners vs. morality in Jane Austen’s novel, Mansfield Park. So much so, he references the novel in his play, Karst. 

He also has a good friend who looks just like Mr. Darcy and another who chats  just like Ms. Bates.

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