January 10, 2026

2026 Council Election Results

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Governing Board  

The following individuals were elected to the Governing Board:

Governing Board 

President: Brian I. Daniels 

First Vice President: Kim Shelton 

Vice President for Outreach and Education: Jennifer Thum, Term 2 

General Trustee Position 1: Andrea Kmetz-Sheehy, Term 2 

General Trustee Position 2: Kathleen Pavelko, Term 2 

General Trustee Position 3: Eddie Kislinger, Term 1 

General Trustee Position 4: Marc Tarpenning, Term 1 

Academic Trustee Position 1: Maryl B. Gensheimer, Term 1 

Academic Trustee Position 2: Elizabeth A. Murphy, Term 1 

Society Trustee Position 1: Heidi James-Fisher, Term 1 

The AIA expresses its gratitude and appreciation to the following individuals who ran for a position on the Governing Board or Nominating Committee:

Thank you to Ömür Harmanşah for running for election as First Vice President. 

Thank you to Kevin Dicus for running for election as Academic Trustee. 

Thank you to Matthew McCarty for running for election as Academic Trustee. 

Thank you to Michele Kidwell-Gilbert for running for election to the Nominating Commit

Thank you to Deborah Arnold for running for election to the Nominating Committee  

Thank you to Andrew M.T. Moore for running for election to the Nominating Committee. 

Thank you Sarah Parcak for running for election to the Nominating Committee 

Thank you Joost Blom for running for election to the Nominating Committee 

The AIA expresses its gratitude and appreciation to the following individuals who completed their service on the Governing Board this year.  

Patrick Suehnholz, General Trustee 

John Papadopoulos, Academic Trustee 

Betsey Robinson, Academic Trustee 

Nominating Committee 

The following individuals were elected to the 2026 Nominating Committee: 

Nominating Committee Member Position 1: Jo Anne Van Tilburg, Term 2 

Nominating Committee Member Position 2: Kathleen Pavelko 

Nominating Committee Member Position 3: Julie Herzig Desnick 

Nominating Committee Member Position 4: Elizabeth Bartman 

Nominating Committee Member Position 5: Betsey Robinson 

Nominating Committee Member Position 6: Eric H. Cline 

Thank you to the Nominating Committee Co Chaired by Susan Alcock and Elizabeth M Greene, for its hard work in assembling an excellent slate of nominees. The Nominating Committee included Elie Abemayor, Jo Anne Van Tilburg, Richard Leventhal and Laura Rich.

Corresponding Members 

The following individuals were elected as Corresponding Members of the AIA: 

• Iulian Bîrzescu 
  Scientific Researcher II, Institute of Archaeology “Vasile Pârvan” at Bucharest (IAB), Romanian Academy, Romania 

• Paul Anthony Cartledge 
  A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture emeritus, A.G. Leventis Senior Research Fellow at Clare College, Επίτιμος Δημότης Σπαρτιατών, Cambridge University, Great Britain 

• Hanan Charaf 
  Associate Professor, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon 

• Christophe Goddard 
  Professor, CNRS – AOROC, France 

• David Mattingly 
  Professor, University of Leicester, United Kingdom  

• Bérangère Redon 
  Senior Researcher, CNRS-French National Center for Scientific Research HiSoMA, Maison de l’Orient et de la Méditerranée, Lyon, France  

• Ivo Topalilov 
  Head, Centre of Thracology, Institute for Balkan Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria 

• Șahin Yıldırım 
  Professor, Bartin University, Türkiye