Elected OfficialsDennis Weidmann, Past-President, 2008-2010 Mary Odell Butler, President, 2008-2010 Tim Wallace, President-Elect, 2008-2010 John Massad, Treasurer, 2008-2010 Eva Friedlander, Secretary, 2007-2009 Laurie Price, Member-At-Large, 2007-2009 Kendall Thu, Member-At-Large, 2007-2009 Sabrina Nichelle Scott, Member-At-Large, 2008-2010 Kalfani Ture, Student Representative, 2008-2010 |
Interest GroupsPinsker, Eve – Evaluation Anthropology |
NAPA Bulletin EditorsHimmelgreen, David |
Committees |
Chair(s) |
What they do |
| Communications | Jen Cardew Kersey | Maintain and evaluate the NAPA website and other efforts of NAPA to communicate with its membership and with the larger practice community |
| Ethics | Inga Treitler | Develop policy around the ethics of anthropological practice and consider special cases. |
| Local Practitioner Organizations | Rebecca Severson | Facilitate and expand the network of LPOs that provide front-line exposure of many practitioners and students to the profession. |
| Membership | Micki IrisTerry Redding | Develop policies and programs to recruit, retain and renew NAPA membership. Run the information table at AAA meetings. |
| Mentoring | Tom Greaves | Develop NAPA mentoring programs, assign mentors and monitor the operation of professional support for NAPA members and their students. |
| Newsletter Editor | Elisabeth Nanas | Solicit articles, edit and compile the quarterly NAPA e-newsletter distributed to NAPA members. |
| Nominations | Tim Wallace | Solicit nominees for AAA elected office positions and nominate individuals from the NAPA membership for election to NAPA offices. |
| Org Relations | Cathleen Crain | Work with employers who hire anthropologists to develop the Employer Exposition held at AAA meetings. |
| Program | Carol Hafford | Solicit and review papers and sessions for NAPA sponsorship at the AAA meeting. Compile and monitor the professional program. |
| Publications | Tim Wallace | Oversee the NAPA publications program including the NAPA Bulletin. |
| Workshops | Lenora Bohren | Recruit and develop workshops to help practitioners to develop professional skille. Held at AAA meetings and elsewhere. |
Communications Charter
| Name of Committee Chair | Members as of May 31, 2010: | Committee Responsibilities | Important Deadlines | Important Lessons Learned |
| Jen Cardew Kersey | Jen Cardew Kersey
Jim Mullooly (transitioning off) Elizabeth Nanas – social media Kilfane Ture – Facebook editor
Paid employees: Irma Olguin – web admin Michael Scroggins – web editor |
1. Rebuild NAPA website
2.Build Communications Committee 3. Keep NAPA website up-to-date 4. Maintain NAPA social media efforts through LinkedIn, Facebook & Twitter 5. Report semi-annually to the NAPA Governing Council on committee accomplishments and problems 6. Provide budget requests to the NAPA Treasurer at the Spring meeting of the GC |
May – Spring report and budget requests
November 1. Fall Report |
-A full review of ken anderson’s NAPA website analysis & Mary’s website comments is being conducted
-A prototype of the information architecture of the website is being created then Jen will work daily with Irma to re-create the website -An audit of past NAPA website information from prior to the re-design is being done to see what we can bring back -A few new practitioners have been asked to join the committee |
Ethics Charter
| Name of Committee Chair | Objectives | Committee Responsibilities | Membership & Appointment | Product |
| Inga Treitler | Represent the NAPA Governing Council in addressing ethical issues that confront professional anthropological researchers, practitioners, and general public. Re-evaluate the AAA Code of Ethics and guidelines yearly. The committee may sponsor programs workshops and events at the annual meetings of the American Anthropological Association and meetings of other professional organizations and associations. | Develop guidance for practitioners Collaborate regularly with AAA ethics commission Develop statements for NAPA Governing Council in situations where AAA EB requests input Collaborate with Organizational Relations Committee to consider ethical issues of organizational affiliations Collaborate with Membership Services (currently Richard Thomas) to develop protocol for online job board and AN job posting Work with the Governing Council to create an annual budget Perform other oversight functions as requested by the NAPA Governing Council A total of three (3) additional individuals selected by the NAPA President for broad representation of practitioner environments (e.g., government, military, NGO, corporate, consulting, legal, medical, industry) and issues (labor, IRB, contract) | Chair to be appointed by the NAPA President
A total of three (3) additional individuals selected by the NAPA President for broad representation of practitioner environments (military, corporate, government, consulting, legal, medical, industry) and issues (labor, IRB, contract)
A network of consultants where specialized expertise is needed
One of the members of the committee and of the network of consultants to be chosen from the NAPA Governing Council
Term of Office:
Three years |
Develop reports, policy statements, and recommend actions to the NAPA Governing Council |
Membership Charter
| Name of Committee Chair | Members as of February 1, 2010: | Committee Responsibilities | Important Deadlines | Important Lessons Learned |
| Micki Iris and Terry Redding | Doug Feldman, Laurie Krieger, Amy Goldmacher, Ellen Puccia, Jim Mullooly (ex officio) | 1. Promote membership in NAPA, through specific activities and in collaboration with other NAPA committees
2. Track NAPA membership at least quarterly and receive quarterly reports of new membership from AAA membership department 3. Carry out activities related to membership enhancement, in concordance with the NAPA strategic plan 4. Prepare, update, and disseminate a NAPA new membership packet 5. Host membership activities at the AAA annual meeting 6. Report semi-annually to the NAPA Governing Council on committee accomplishments and problems 7. Provide budget requests to the NAPA Treasurer at the Spring meeting of the GC |
March 15 (approx.). Spring report and budget requests November 1. Fall Report (etc.) | Need to institute a plan for ongoing communication with other NAPA committees to coordinate activities Need to receive updated membership information in a timely manner, from AAA and/or NAPA treasurer (as part of the finance reports) Need to assign specific roles to committee members with regular reporting schedule Need to be in regular contact with AAA membership department |
Nominations Charter
| Name of Committee Chair | Members as of February 1, 2010: | Committee Responsibilities | Important Deadlines | Important Lessons Learned |
| Tim Wallace | Mary Butler, Dennis Wiedman | 1. Solicit nominees for AAA elected office positions 2. Submit letters of support for our AAA solicited nominees. 3. Nominated individuals from the NAPA membership for election to NAPA offices 4. Collect and submit as group nominee data to the AAA nominations coordinator, currently, Kim Baker 5. Report semi-annually to the NAPA Governing Council on committee accomplishments and problems 6. Provide budget requests to the NAPA Treasurer at the Spring meeting of the GC | March 15 (approx.). Spring report and budget requests November 1. Fall Report Important Deadlines October 1 is normal deadline for AAA elections nominees February 15 is the usual deadline for the NAPA nominees data to be sent to the AAA office (Kim Baker) | Good to not wait until the deadlines to solicit nominees and to collect nominee biodata, photos and platform The President-elect normally is the Chair of this committee, and s/he needs lots of guidance from the previous Chair who is simultaneously the current President |
Program Charter
| Name of Committee Chair | Members as of February 1, 2010: | Committee Responsibilities | Important Deadlines | Important Lessons Learned |
| Carol Hafford | Carol Hafford, Mary Butler, Dennis Weidman, Kate Gillogly | 1. Solicit proposals for Invited Sessions, volunteered sessions, individual paper and poster presentations, and special events for the annual AAA meeting by preparing a column for the AAA Newsletter, NAPA newsletter, and NAPA email blasts Network with other AAA Sections and Section Editors to co-sponsor sessions of interest to NAPA (Strategic Goal 1) Support NAPA members and those interested in NAPA sponsorship or review with the online submission process Communicate with AAA Executive Committee and Program Chair regarding annual meeting and NAPA submissions Coordinate review of submissions by Program Committee in May and submit decisions to the AAA Program Committee Prepare and disseminate informational materials for NAPA-sponsored sessions at the AAA meeting Report semi-annually to the NAPA Governing Council on committee and challenges Provide budget requests to the NAPA Treasurer at the Spring meeting of the GC | March 15 – Spring Report and budget requests
November 1 – Fall Report AAA Annual Meeting Deadlines January – Executive session proposals due February – Online Call for Papers open March 1 – Invited session deadline. Public policy forum proposals due. April 1 – Proposals due for volunteered sessions, individual paper and poster presentations, and special events. Proposals accepted early as executive or section invited sessions are formally submitted online. May – Review and ranking of proposals and submission of results to the AAA program committee November-December – Attend AAA Program Chair meeting and GC meeting |
Representing NAPA: During the submission and review process for the annual meeting, the Program Chair has intense and direct communications with practitioners, other AAA Section Editors, and the AAA Program Committee, thus it is important to be proactive and responsive to these stakeholders and their concerns.
Making judgment calls: In vetting co-sponsorship of Invited Sessions, timely communication between the Program Chair and the NAPA President is necessary as some proposals require additional guidance from NAPA leadership. |
Publications Charter
| Name of Committee Chair | Members as of February 1, 2010: | Committee Responsibilities | Important Deadlines | Important Lessons Learned |
| Tim Wallace | Satish Kedia, David Himmerlgreen, Kalfani Ture (Student rep), Roland Alum, Jean Gilbert | 1. To oversee the NAPA publications agenda 2. To facilitate the success of the Journal of Anthropological Practice (JAP) (formerly NAPA Bulletin) 3. To provide input to the NAPA GC about publication matters, including discussion of new JAP volumes 4. To facilitate NAPA’s publication agenda as it entails cooperation with the AAA publications director and Wiley-Blackwell (anthrosource) 5. To assist the student papers to be published online at the NAPA website. 6. To work with the Communications Committee to disseminate publications information to NAPA members and beyond 7. Report semi-annually to the NAPA Governing Council on committee accomplishments and problems 8. Provide budget requests to the NAPA Treasurer at the Spring meeting of the GC | March 15 (approx.). Spring report and budget requests November 1. Fall Report | here must be good communication between the -Publications Committee and the AAP editors.
-There should be decent coordination between the -Publications Committee and the Communications Committee
-The Student Rep should always be a member of the committee. -We need one additional committee member |
