2019-2021 Standing Committee
The current WOCAL Committee members are:
| name | affiliation | country | representing |
| Felix Ameka (president) | Leiden University | Ghana | |
| Gratien Atindogbe (general secretary) | University of Buea & Bayreuth University | Cameroon | Cameroon |
| Saudah Namyalo | Makerere University | Uganda | East Africa |
| Dorothy Agyeopong | University of Ghana | Ghana | West Africa |
| Gashaw Arutie Asaye | Bahir Dar University | Ethiopia | North East Africa |
| Adil Azhar | Mohahmed V University of Rabat | Morocco | North Africa |
| Mawande Dlali | Stellenbosch University | South Africa | Southern Africa |
| VACANCY | Central Africa | ||
| Alexander Cobbinah | Universidade de São Paulo | Brazil | |
| Hiroshi Nakagawa | Tokyo University of Foreign Studies | Japan | East Asia |
| Sharon Rose | University of California San Diego | United States | North America |
| Mark Dingemanse | Radboud University | Netherlands | BeNe |
| Malin Petzell | Gothenburg University | Norway | Nordic countries |
Co-opted committee members
| Evans N. Burichani | Africa Nazarene University, Kenya | African Sign Language workshop |
| Yédê Adama Sanogo | Society Without Barriers, Côte d’Ivoire | African Sign Language workshop |
| Jane Ngala Oduor | University of Nairobi | Chair LOC Wocal11 |
WOCAL elders
| Akinbiyi Akinlabi | |
| Herman Batibo | |
| Ekkehard Wolff | |
| Karsten Legère | |
| Margarida Maria Taddoni Petter | |
| Bernd Heine | |
| Ayọ Bamgboṣe | |
| Rosali Finlayson | |
| Ian Maddieson | |
| Matthias Brenzinger | |
| Shigeki Kaji | |
| Yamina El-Kirat | |
| Maarten Mous |
African Sign Languages Committee 2021-2024
| name | affiliation |
| Evans N. Burichani (chair) | Africa Nazarene University, Kenya |
| Yédê Adama Sanogo (vice-chair) | Society Without Barriers, Côte d’Ivoire |
| Hope E. Morgan (secretary) | Universität Hamburg, Germany |
| Victoria Nyst (local committee liaison) | Leiden University, Netherlands |
| Yves Beosso (general member) | Chad |