Between annual meetings of the Council, the Governing Board holds full authority for the management and operation of the Institute. The Board is responsible for approving the annual budget, overseeing investments and the endowment, and guiding fundraising efforts.
The Governing Board meets three times each year and is composed of seven Officers and 24–30 Trustees elected by the Council. Trustees serve in one of three divisions—General Trustees, Academic Trustees, and Society Trustees—reflecting the AIA’s diverse membership and constituencies.
President – Brian I. Daniels – Term 1 (2026-2029)
First Vice President – Kim Shelton – Term 1 (2026-2029)
Vice President for Cultural Heritage – Ömür Harmanşah – Term 2 (2025-2027)
Vice President for Outreach and Education – Jen Thum – Term 2 (2026-2028)
Vice President for Research and Academic Affairs – TBD
Vice President for Societies – Katie Petrole – Term 1 (2025-2027)
Treasurer – James Jansson – Term 1 (2024-2027)
Secretary – Kevin M. Quinlan (Executive Director and Publisher, ARCHAEOLOGY) – ex officio
Elizabeth S. Greene – Term 1 (2026-2029)
Elie Abemayor – Term 2 (2025-2028)
David Ackert – Term 1 (2024-2027)
Deborah Arnold – Term 1 (2024-2027)
Jeffrey Barnouw – Term 1 (2025-2028)
Jane Botsford Johnson – Term 2 (2024-2027)
Thomas H. Carpenter – Term 1 (2025-2028)
Jay Conger – Term 2 (2024-2027)
Sandra L. Flow – Term 1 (2025-2028)
Julie Herzig Desnick – Term 1 (2024-2027)
Michele Kidwell Gilbert – Term 1 (2024-2027)
Eddie Kislinger – Term 1 (2026-2029)
Andrea Kmetz-Sheehy – Term 2 (2026-2029)
Kathleen Pavelko – Term 2 (2026-2029)
Marc Tarpenning – Term 1 (2026-2029)
Jo Anne Van Tilburg – Term 1 (2024-2027)
Maria Vecchiotti – Term 1 (2025-2028)
Michael Wiseman – Term 2 (2025-2028)
Alex W. Barker – Term 1 (2024-2027)
Jennifer Gates-Foster – Term 1 (2025-2028)
Maryl B. Gensheimer – Term 1 (2026-2029)
SeungJung Kim – Term 2 (2025-2027)
Margaret Laird – Term 2 (2025-2028)
Elizabeth A. Murphy – Term 1 (2026-2029)
Joanne Murphy – Term 1 (2024-2027)
Daniel Schowalter – Term 1 (2024-2027)
Monica L. Smith – Term 2 (2024-2027)
Joost Blom – Term 2 (2024-2027)
Dawn Cox – Term 1 (2025-2028)
Andrew L. Goldman – Term 1 (2024-2027)
Heidi James Fisher – Term 1 (2025-2028)
Emma Blake – Editor-in-Chief, American Journal of Archaeology
Robert Schon – Editor-in-Chief, American Journal of Archaeology
Jarrett A. Lobell – Editor-in-Chief, ARCHAEOLOGY
Kevin M. Quinlan – Executive Director and Publisher, ARCHAEOLOGY
Brian Heidtke
Charles La Follette
David C. Seigle
Charles W. Steinmetz
Elizabeth Bartman
Stephen Dyson
Laetitia La Follette
Jodi Magness
Andrew M.T. Moore
C. Brian Rose
Jane Waldbaum
James Wiseman
*Honorary Presidents are former Presidents of the AIA who are still living.
Click here for a complete list of former Presidents of the AIA, including those who are deceased.
Mitchell S. Eitel – Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP
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