Museum Committees

The Executive Committee of the Museum of Anthropological Archaeology consists of 8 voting members,  5 ex officio members and three elected members. Membership 2024-2025:

Director of the Museum of Anthropological Archaeology: Michael L. Galaty

Chair of the Department of Anthropology: Kelly Askew

Director of the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology: Nicola Terrenato

Associate Chair of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology responsible for the zoology and  herbarium collections: Hernán Lopez-Fernandez

Associate Vice President of Research with responsibility for NAGPRA: Geoffrey Thün

Two elected governing Curators from the Museum of Anthropological Archaeology (elected to two-year terms, alternating years): Bryan Miller (2023-2025); Alicia Ventresca-Miller (2024-2026)

One elected archaeology graduate student (elected for one academic year):  Erina Baci (2024-2025)

The Advisory Committee is composed of alumni and friends of the Museum, and is chaired by the Director. Its purpose is to provide the Museum Director with strategic advice regarding the future direction of the Museum, as well as ensuring that the activities of the Museum reflect the needs of stakeholders. Terms of service are five-years, by invitation of the Director. Membership:

Rob Beck, Associate Director

Barbara Brose (2023-2026)

David Brose (2023-2026)

Chip Colwell (2024-2029)

Michael L. Galaty, Director

Chapurukha Kusimba (2021-2026)

William Parkinson (2023-2028)

Marjorie Pratt (2018-2023)

Ricardo L. Punzalan (2024-2029)

T Douglas Price (2023-2028)

Margaret Schoeninger (2023-2028)

Colleen Utter (2021-2026)

Patricia Wattenmaker (2023-2028)

The Committee for Outreach and Recruitment (COR) is composed of the director (ex officio) two governing curators, two staff members, and two graduate students, appointed by the Director. Members serve a one-year term. They are charged with overseeing the Museum’s public engagement and education efforts.

Committee members for 2024-2025 are:

Timilehin Ayelagbe

Andrea Blaser

Michael Galaty (ex officio)

Drosos Kardulias

Joyce Marcus

Giulia Saltini Semerari (Chair)

Bruce Worden

Brendan Nash, GSSA for Fall 2024

Outreach and Recruitment committee email address: ummaa-outreach@umich.edu

Matthew Brown

Soren Frykholm

Michael Galaty (ex officio)

Joyce Marcus

Bryan Miller

Jim Moss

Elizabeth Noll

Jennifer Larios

Amy Rundquist

DEI Committee email: UMMAA-DEI@umich.edu

Ian Beggen

Angela Feak

Michael Galaty (ex officio)

Joyce Marcus

Jessica McQuaig

Jim Moss

John O'Shea

Stephanie Peck

Giulia Saltini Semerari

Mason Shrader (Brown University)

Wes Wardle (Chair)

Disability Committee email: UMMAA-DAE-TF@umich.edu

The NAGPRA Advisory Committee is composed of the curators (Great Lakes and North America) who manage North American collections, and the Museum Director. They are permanently assigned to this committee, and they are charged with responding to requests for information from the UMOR NAGPRA office. Committee members:

Rob Beck, Associate Director

Michael L. Galaty, Director  

Raven Garvey

John O'Shea

The Publications Committee is composed of four governing curators assigned by the Director.  Members serve a two-year term. They are charged with overseeing the operation of the UMMAA Press. The Press Editor and Illustrator sit on the committee as ex officio, non-voting members.

Rob Beck

Michael Galaty (ex officio)

Elizabeth Noll (editor)

Joyce Marcus

John O'Shea

Brian Stewart

Bruce Worden (illustrator)

The Undergraduate Awards Committee is composed of three curators, assigned by the Director, and the Museum Director. They serve a two-year term. They are charged with vetting applications for UMMAA funding submitted by undergraduate students. This typically takes place at the end of each academic year.

Tiffany Fryer

Michael Galaty (ex officio)

Joyce Marcus

John O'Shea

Lisa C. Young