Past Committees

VAF Committees, 2019-2020
Administration/Internal VAF Business
Claire Dempsey, president
Laura Driemeyer, archivist
William Littmann, secretary
Christine O’Malley, 1^st vp
Maire O’Neill Conrad
Communications
Zach Violette, chair
Chris Bell
Andrew Marshall
Hayli B Reff, website editor

Christine Henry, VAN editor

Conferences

Conferences Committee
Kim Hoagland, 2nd vp, chair
Jeff Klee, San Antonio visitor
Michelle Jones, conference coordinator
Conference Papers Committee 
Andrew Dolkart, chair
Clifton Ellis
Sally McMurry

Conference Fellowships Committee (Simpson, Ambassadors, and Access)

Sally McMurry, chair
Phil Gruen
Jamie Jacobs
Education 
Phil Gruen, chair
Brent Fortenberry
Sam Palfreyman

Fieldwork Committee: Rideout Fellowship, Field schools 
Heather Barrett, chair
Jobie Hill
Myron Stachiw
Finance/Investments
Jeff Klee, chair
Claudia Brown, treasurer
Ben Peterson, BB&T Retirement and Institutional Services division

Membership

Emilie Johnson, chair
Katie Watts 
Wei (Windy) Zhao
Nominating
Christine O’Malley, chair and 1^st vp
Jennifer Cousineau
Richard Longstreth

Publications  
Ian Stevenson, chair
Sarah Lopez
Lydia Mattice Brandt, B&L Co-Editor
Carl Lounsbury, B&L Co-Editor
Christine Henry, VAN Editor
Tom Carter, Special Series Editor

Ad Hoc Committees

Branding and Communications Strategy

Ian Stevenson, chair

Emily Johnson

Zach Violette

Grant/Field School Steering 

Kim Hoagland, chair
Anna Andrejewski
Heather Barrett
Maire O’Neill Conrad
Brent Fortenberry
Jobie Hill
Carl Lounsbury
Myron Stachiw

Awards/Prizes
Advocacy Award 
Jennifer Baughn, chair
Carter Hudgins
Eugenia Woo

Buchanan Award
Marianne Hurley, chair
Catherine Lavoie
Willie Graham

Bishir Prize
Maire O’Neill, chair
Margaret Grubiak
Michael Steinitz

Cummings Prize
Abby Van Slyck, chair
Emma Hart
Boyd Pratt

Glassie Award

President/Exec Com/Board

VAF Committees, 2018-2019

Finance/Investments

Jeff Klee, Chair

Lisa Davidson, Treasurer

Jim Buckley

Emilie Johnson

Ben Peterson

Nominating

Jennifer Cousineau, First VP

Awards

Advocacy Award 

Jennifer Baughn, chair (2017/18-2018/19)

Eugenia Woo (2018/19-2019/20)

Ritchie Garrison (2018/19-2020/21)

Buchanan Award

Catherine Lavoie, chair (2018/19-2020/21)

Willie Graham (2017/18-2019/20)

Marianne Hurley (2018/19-2020/21)

Tania Martin (2017/18-2019/20) 

Bishir Prize

Margaret Grubiak, chair

Gerry Pocius

Cary Carson

Cummings Award

Emma Hart, chair 

Bernie Herman

Erica Allen-Kim 

Ridout Fieldwork Fellowship 

Myron Stachiw, chair

Tom Reinhardt

Heather Barrett

Glassie Award

Louis P. Nelson, President     

Communications

Zach Violette, chair

Chris Bell

Hayli Reff, website editor 

Andrew Marshall

Christine Henry, VAN Editor

VAF Committees, 2016-2017
Executive

Louis Nelson, President-Elect          
Will Moore, First Vice President
Jeffrey Klee, Second Vice President
William Littmann, Secretary
Lisa Davidson, Treasurer
Finance/Investments
Lisa Davidson, Treasurer
Jim Buckley
Christine O'Malley
Ben Peterson

Nominating
Richie Garrison
Melissa McLoud

Awards

Gretchen Buggeln, President   

Jeff Klee, Second VP, chair

Will Moore, First VP, chair

Advocacy Award

Maire O'Neill, chair
Tom Carter

Chris Wilson

Bishir Prize

Arijit Sen, chair
Andrew Dolkart               

Gabrielle Berlinger

Buchanan Award

Myron Stachiw, chair
Karen Hudson

Casey Pecoraro

Cummings Award

Ryan Smith, chair
Annmarie Adams

Robert B. St. George

Ridout Fieldwork Fellowship

Myron Stachiw, chair
Jennifer Baughn

Laura Voisin George

Glassie Award

Gretchen Buggeln, President, chair       

Communications

Communications and Website

Amber N. Wiley, chair and website editor
David Bergstone
Jennifer Reut
Zach Violette
Christine Henry, VAN Editor
Kate Matison, Facebook

Arijit Sen, Twitter

Membership

Elaine Stiles, chair

Paula Lupkin

Arijit Sen

Amber N. Wiley

Publications

Jennifer Reut, chair
Jennifer Baughn
Matt Lasner        
Anna Andrzejewski, B&L Co-Editor
Cynthia Falk, B&L Co-Editor
Christine Henry, VAN Editor

Kim Hoagland, Special Series Editor

Conferences

Conferences Committee

Jeff Klee, Second VP, chair

Kim Hoagland (Durham visitor)

Chris Wilson (Salt Lake City visitor)

Catherine Bishir

Conference Papers Committee

Daves Rossell, chair

Emilie Johnson

Will Moore

Conference Fellowships (Simpson, Ambassadors, and Access)

Matt Lasner, chair

Emilie Johnson

Daves Rossell          

Other

Education

Chris Bell, chair

Paula Lupkin

Jessica Sewell

Professional Outreach

Tom Hubka

Annmarie Adams

Internal VAF Business

William Littmann, Secretary, chair
Claire Dempsey
Tom Hubka

VAF Committees, 2015-16

                                                                     

Executive

Gretchen Buggeln, President                                    

Will Moore, First Vice President

Jeff Klee, Second Vice President

Bill Littmann, Secretary

Lisa Davidson, Treasurer

Elected Directors

Term expires 2016:

Elaine Jackson-Retondo

Chad Randl

Sarah Fayen Scarlett

Amber N. Wiley

Term expires 2017:

Annmarie Adams

Thomas Hubka

Paula Lupkin

Jennifer Reut

Elaine Stiles

Term expires 2018:

Emilie Johnson

Matthew Lasner

Daves Rossell

Arijit Sen

Appointed Directors

Cynthia Falk, B&L Co-editor

Anna Andrzejewski, B&L Co-editor

Christine Henry, VAN Editor

Kim Hoagland, Special Series Editor

Amber N. Wiley, Website Editor

Finance/Development

Jeff Klee, Second VP, chair               

Lisa Davidson, Treasurer

David Bergstone

Jim Buckley

Ben Peterson

Nominating

Will Moore, First VP, chair

Kingston Heath

Sarah Fayen Scarlett

AWARDS

Advocacy

Wendy Ward, chair

Claudia Brown

Marvin Brown

Elaine Jackson-Retondo

Bishir

Paula Lupkin, chair

Erica Allen-Kim

Diane Shaw 

                             

Buchanan

Jennifer Cousineau, chair

Paula Lupkin

Eugenia Woo

Cummings

Jennifer Reut, chair

Tom Hubka

Janet Ore

Ridout Fieldwork Fellowships

John Larson, chair  

Jennifer Baughn

Catherine Lavoie

         

Glassie

Gretchen Buggeln, President, chair                 

Membership

Elaine Stiles, chair

Chad Randl

Arijit Sen

Amber N. Wiley

         

Communications and Website

Amber N. Wiley, chair and website editor

David Bergstone

Chad Randl                                

Jennifer Reut

Arijit Sen

Christine Henry, VAN Editor

Kate Matison, Facebook

Christine O’Malley, Twitter

Nazila Merati, Linked In

Publications (VAN, B&L, Special Series)

Daves Rossell, chair

Annmarie Adams

Matt Lasner

Kim Hoagland, Special Series Co-Editor

Cynthia Falk, B&L Co-Editor

Anna Andrzejewski, B&L Co-Editor

Christine Henry, VAN Editor                                   

Conferences

Jeff Klee, Second VP, chair

Kim Hoagland (Durham visitor)

Boyd Pratt (Chicago visitor)

Catherine Bishir     

Daves Rossell

         

Fellowships (Simpson & Ambassadors) Committee

Matt Lasner, chair

Emilie Johnson

Elaine Stiles

Conference Papers

Annmarie Adams, chair

Emilie Johnson

Will Moore

Education

Sarah Fayen Scarlett, chair

Tom Hubka

Jessica Sewell

Professional Outreach

Virginia Price, chair

Annmarie Adams

Marta Gutman

Jeff Klee

Amber Wiley

Internal VAF Business

Elaine Jackson-Retondo, chair

Claire Dempsey

Bill Littmann, Secretary

VAF Committees, 2014-2015                                         

Executive

Chris Wilson, President                        

Claire Dempsey, First Vice President  

Jeffrey Klee, Second Vice President

Gabrielle Lanier, Secretary

Lisa Davidson, Treasurer

Finance/Investments

Lisa Davidson, Treasurer, chair         

David Bergstone

Jim Buckley

Ben Peterson

Nominating

Claire Dempsey, First VP, chair

Thomas Carter

Sarah Lopez

Awards

Advocacy Award

Chad Randl, chair

Mary Beth Betts

Arijit Sen

Bishir Prize

Allison Hoagland, chair

Elizabeth C. Cromley                           

William Littman

Buchanan Award

Nora Pat Small, chair

Willie Graham

Frank Matero

Cummings Prize

Matt Lasner, chair

Annmarie Adams

Thomas Hubka

Ridout Fieldwork Grants

Edward A. Chappell, chair

Sally McMurry

Aaron Wunsch

Glassie Award

Chris Wilson, President, chair        

Communications

Communications

David Bergstone, chair                               

Christine Henry

Chad Randl

Jennifer Reut

Wendy Ward

Amber N. Wiley      

Membership

Wendy Ward, chair

Paula Mohr

Chad Randl

Elaine Stiles

Publications

Will Moore, chair

Anna Andrzejewski

Thomas Carter

Cynthia Falk

Marta Gutman

Christine Henry                            

Website

David Bergstone, Website Co-Editor   

Amber Wiley, Website Co-Editor

Wayne Graham

Aaron Marcavitch

Kate Matison

Nazila Merati

Christine O’Malley

Conferences

Conferences Committee

Jeffrey Klee, Second VP, chair

Catherine Bishir

Boyd Pratt

Daves Rossell

2015 Conference Papers Committee

Andrew Sandoval-Strauz, chair   

Gretchen Buggeln

Paula Lupkin

2015 Conference Fellowships  (Simpson & Ambassadors Fellowships)

Paula Mohr, chair

Kingston Heath

Christine O’Malley

                               

Other

By-Laws Revisions

Carla Yanni, chair

Claire Dempsey

Elaine Jackson-Retondo

Education

Sarah Fayen Scarlett, chair

Thomas Hubka

Elaine Jackson-Retondo

SAH

Annmarie Adams

Marta Gutman

Jeffrey Klee

Virginia Price

SSAC

Annmarie Adams

VAF Committees, 2013-2014                                          

Executive

Chris Wilson, President                          

Claire Dempsey, First Vice President     

Marcia Miller, Second Vice President

Gabrielle Lanier, Secretary

Donald Linebaugh, Treasurer

Finance/Development

Claire Dempsey, First VP, chair            

Donald Linebaugh, Treasurer

Wendy Ward

Nominating

Claire Dempsey, First VP, chair

Cynthia G. Falk

Carla Yanni

Awards

Advocacy

Aaron Wunsch, chair

Michael Chiarappa

Jeroen van den Hurk

Bishir

Sarah Lopez, chair                                       

Michael Chiarappa

Allison Hoagland

Buchanan

Sally McMurry, chair

Tom Carter

Nora Pat Small

Cummings

Elaine Jackson-Retondo , chair

Matt Lasner

Richard Longstreth

Fieldwork

Virginia Price, chair

Don Linebaugh

Jeroen van den Hurk

Glassie

Chris Wilson, President, chair        

Communications

Communications

David Bergstone, chair                                          

Christine Henry

Chad Randl

Wendy Ward

Amber N. Wiley  

Publications (VAN, B&L, VAS)

Will Moore, chair

Anna Andrzejewski, Special Series Co-Editor

Cynthia Falk, B&L Co-Editor

Marta Gutman, B&L Co-Editor

Christine Henry, VAN Editor                          

Website

David Bergstone, Website Co-Editor     

Susan Garfinkel, Website Co-Editor

Jennifer Elliott                                             

Wayne Graham

Jeff Klee

Aaron Marcavitch

Kate Matison

Nazila Merati

Cathy Wickwire

Conferences

Conferences

Marcia Miller, Second VP, chair

Tania Martin (2013, Gaspé, Quebec)

Janet Foster (2014, New Jersey)

Virginia Price (2015, Chicago)                         

Fellowships Committee (Simpson & Ambassadors Fellowships)

Paula Mohr, Chair

Carl Lounsbury

Will Moore

Papers

Jennifer Cousineau, chair                                      

Jeff Klee

Andrew Sandoval-Strauz

Other

Education

Sarah Fayen Scarlett, chair

Elaine Jackson-Retondo

Sarah Lopez

SAH

Jeff Klee

Virginia Price

SSAC

Jennifer Cousineau

By-Laws Revisions (new ad hoc committee)

Susan Kern, chair

James Buckley

Claire Dempsey

Gabrielle Lanier

Boyd Pratt