Elizabeth (Liz) Engleman was President of LMDA from 2004-2006. She succeeded Michele Volansky who was president from 2002-2004. After her year as Past President (an advisor position to the incumbent first year president), Engleman served a three year term as President of the Board of Directors from 2007-2010. Her files span from her presidency of LMDA to her second year as President of the Board. Engleman studied dramaturgy and new play development at Brown and Columbia universities and became a freelance dramaturg and a professor at the University of Texas, Austin.