Tag Governing Council Today

One of the roles that I’m honored to fill for NAPA is that of Chair of our Ethics Committee. We have a committee full of dedicated anthropologists who exhibit diverse interests and career experience, dedication to looking out for new…

Hi, I’m Pam Puntenney and Chair of NAPA’s Lourdes Arizpe Award, a high profile initiative integrating external and internal engagement of our community of anthropologists. NAPA has created this award as an opportunity to recognize recent outstanding achievement in the…

[NOTE: Today marks the restarting of an important blog series, Governing Council Today. The series presents thoughts and information from members of the NAPA GC on a biweekly basis, to provide NAPA members with insights and transparency on the association’s…

Cheers from the NAPA Secretary! Hi all – my name is Lisa Henry and I’m serving my 2nd term as NAPA Secretary.  Yep, that’s right…my 2nd term.  I am also an associate professor and chair of the anthropology department at…

Hi, I’m Kevin Preister and I’m the new treasurer for NAPA. My goal during my tenure is to do as well as outgoing treasurer John Massad; John did tremendous work to develop protocols for budget development and reimbursements that will…

What “What” Was:  Musings of your retired Treasurer (John Massad) Be Treasurer of NAPA?  You want me to do what?  But, I had no idea what “what” was.  What was it to be Treasurer?  What does one actually do?  So,…

The AAA annual meeting in Chicago last week was a lot of fun and a bundle of activity. The NAPA Governing Council gathers during the meeting to discuss NAPA business and activities. To prepare for the discussion, committee chairs submit…

Note: Niel Tashima is Chair of the NAPA Mentoring Committee. To navigate to the pages described below, hover over the “Careers” tab on the top right of the navigation bar above, and select the “Mentoring” or “Mentoring FAQs” drop-down link.…

Note: This post was originally published in the NAPA section of Anthropology News, which is run by the American Anthropological Association.   The scientist is not a person who gives the right answers, he is one who asks the right questions.…

As I write this blog post, I am not sure if there is an answer to this conundrum. I am currently conducting fieldwork for the North Texas Food Bank. They have developed The Hunger Center, a think tank for understanding…