AIA News

May 1, 2021

Initial Slate for Election – 2022


The Nominating Committee has submitted its initial slate for the 2022 Governing Board elections. The Nominating Committee consists of John Papadopoulos (Chair), Deborah Arnold, Thomas Carpenter, Eric Cline, Julie Herzig Desnick, and J. Theodore Peña.

AIA members are encouraged to submit additional names for consideration before September 1, 2021. Please send suggestions to John Papadopoulos at jkp@humnet.ucla.edu and Samantha Austin at saustin@archaeological.org. With your nomination, please provide the nominee’s email address and a few sentences explaining why you think that person might be a good AIA Governing Board member. The Nominating Committee will consider all suggestions, but their role is to vet and select the requisite candidates for the ballot. If you speak to a potential candidate, please make it clear that your inquiry is informal, and does not guarantee a spot on the ballot or election to the position but do ascertain that they are willing to serve. Click here for more information regarding the nomination process.

Vice President for Cultural Heritage: Two-year term (2022-2024)
Candidate: Brian I. Daniels (renewing to term two)

Vice President for Outreach and Education: Two-year term (2022-2024)
Candidate: Laura Rich (renewing to term two)

Academic Trustee Position 1: Three-year term (2022-2025)
Candidate: Kim Shelton (renewing to term two)

Academic Trustee Position 2: Three-year term (2022-2025)
TWO Candidates for ONE Position: Blair Fowlkes Childs & Margaret Laird

General Trustee Position 1: Three-year term (2022-2025)
Candidate: Jeanne Bailey (renewing to term two)

General Trustee Position 2: Three-year term (2022-2025)
Candidate: Lawrence Cripe (renewing to term two)

General Trustee Position 3: Three-year term (2022-2025)
Candidate: Mark Hurst (renewing to term two)

General Trustee Position 4: Three-year term (2021-2024*)
Candidate: Elizabeth Macaulay (*confirmation of prior appointment)

General Trustee Position 5: Three-year term (2021-2024*)
Candidate: Jay Conger (*confirmation of prior appointment)

General Trustee Position 6: Three-year term (2022-2025)
Candidate: Michael Wiseman

General Trustee Position 7: Three-year term (2022-2025)
Candidate: Barbara K. Sweet

General Trustee Position 8: Three-year term (2022-2025)
Candidate: Elie Abemayor

Society Trustee Position 1: Three-year term (2022-2025)
Candidate: Thomas Sienkewicz (renewing to term two)

Society Trustee Position 2: Three-year term (2022-2025)
TWO Candidates for ONE Position: Sarah Bond & Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow  

Click here to read the Candidate Biographical Statements.

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