Leadership Positions in Professional Initiatives
Top Executive Positions
- President, Canadian Society of Biblical Studies (2001-2002)
- Vice President, Canadian Society of Biblical Studies (2000-2001)
- President, Pacific-Northwest American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature (1995-96)
- Vice-president, Pacific-Northwest American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature (1994-95)
- Vice-president, Association of Peer-Reviewed Journals in Religion (2001-2002)
Membership in Executive Committees of
International Academic Societies
- Member of the Board ("the Committee") of the European Association of Biblical Studies (2011-)
Chairship of Research Programmes and the like at Professional Associations
- Chair, EABS Research Programme on
Israel and the Production and Reception of Authoritative Books in the Persian and Hellenistic Periods (2005-)
- Chair, CSBS Thematic Sessions on Concepts in Ancient Jewish Discourse: Continuity and Transformation (6th c. BCE – 3rd c. CE) (2007-2009)
- Chair of the Prophetic Texts and their Ancient Contexts Consultation of the Society of Biblical Literature (1998-2006)
- Chair, Hebrew Scriptures Section of the Pacific Northwest Society of Biblical Literature (May 1996-2002)
- Chair, Deuteronomistic History Section of the Society of Biblical Literature (1995-1998)
Membership in Steering Committees
- Member of the steering committee of the Chronicles, Ezra-Nehemiah unit of the Society of Biblical Literature (2005-)
- Member of the steering committee of Israelite Prophetic Literature of the Society of Biblical Literature (2008-)
- Member of the steering committee of Prophetic Texts and their Ancient Contexts Consultation of the Society of Biblical Literature (1998-)
- Member of the steering committee of Deuteronomistic History units of the Society of Biblical Literature (1990-2001)
- Member of the steering committee of the History and Prophets Section of the Society of Biblical Literature (1993-96)