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VAF Committees, 2019-2020
Administration/Internal VAF Business
Claire Dempsey, president
Laura Driemeyer, archivist
William Littmann, secretary
Christine O’Malley, 1st 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 1st 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