The ACUA is composed of twelve men and women elected on a rotating basis for four-year terms by the membership of the Society for Historical Archaeology.It includes professionals from state and federal archaeology programs, museums, non-profit institutes, and avocational societies involved in underwater archaeology. It also includes professionals in the fields of conservation and education. Members hail from Europe, Canada, Australia, Mexico, South America, the Caribbean, and the US. Officer terms are three years. All terms expire at the ACUA business meeting held at the annual conference in January.
Officers
Chair: Marc-Andre Bernier Contact
Vice-Chair: Kimberly Faulk Contact
Secretary: Amanda Evans Contact
Treasurer: Amy Mitchell-Cook Contact
Board Members
2010-2013
Connie Kelleher, Underwater Archaeology Unit, National Monuments Service, Ireland
Lynn B Harris, Assistant Professor, East Carolina University
Wendy Van Duivenvoorde, Assistant Curator, Western Australia Museum
2011-2014
Marc-Andre Bernier, Chief, Underwater Archaeology Service, Parks Canada
Kelly Gleason, Maritime Archaeologist, Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument
Dave Conlin, Cheif, Submerged Resources Center, National Park Service
2012-2015
Dave Ball, Senior Marine Archaeologist, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Regulation and Enforcement
Amanda Evans, Senior Marine Archaeologist, Tesla Offshore
Sarah Watkins-Kenney, Chief Conservator/QAR Lab Director, North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
2013-2016
Kimberly Faulk, Geoscience Earth & Marine Services, Inc.
Amy Mitchell-Cook, History Department, University of West Florida
Alexis Catsambis, Underwater Archaeology Branch, Naval History & Heritage Command
Ex-Officio
Matthew Russell, University of California Berkeley, Department of Anthropology
Emeritus
Toni L. Carrell, Ships of Discovery
George Fischer, Cultural Resources Assessments Inc.
Robert Grenier, Chief (retired), Underwater Archaeology Service, Parks Canada
Paul F. Johnston, Curator of Maritime History, NMAH, Smithsonian Institution
Peggy Leshikar-Denton, ICUCH, UNESCO Committee
Pilar Luna Erreguerena, Subdirectora, Arqueologia Subacuatica, Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia
Associates
In addition to regularly elected members, the ACUA has Associate Members who provide their insights and expertise on technical issues, education, sport diver training, shipwreck preserves and management, and international issues. These associates may be either individuals, invited because of their particular expertise, or institutions, invited because of their long contributions to the field of underwater archaeology. Graduate Student Associates extend the council’s outreach to and input from the small but active community of students, who are the future of the field. All associate terms are two years.
Individual Associate Members
David Alberg, Superintendent, Monitor National Marine Sanctuary
Helena Barba Meinecke, Responsable Arqueologia Subacuatica, Peninsula de Yucatan
Dolores Elkin, Directora, Programa de Arqueologia Subacuatica, Instituto Nacional de Antropologia y Pensamiento Latinoamericano
Ian Oxley, English Heritage
Ole Varmer, The Office of General Counsel for International Law, NOAA
Robyn P. Woodward, Simon Fraser University
Graduate Student Associate Member
Jennifer Jones, East Carolina University
Nicole Bucchino, University of West Florida
Institutional Associate Members
Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology
Contact Person: Jennifer McKinnon
Joint Nautical Archaeology Policy Committee
Contact Person: Robert Yorke
Parks Canada Underwater Archaeology Services
Contact Person: Jonathan Moore
Maritime Archaeological and Historical Society
Contact Person: Steven Anthony
Museum of Underwater Archaeology (MUA)
Contact Person: Kurt Knoerl
Nautical Archaeology Society
Contact Person:Chris Underwood, Project Director International Initiatives
PAST Foundation
Contact Person: Annalies Corbin, Executive Director
To Contact any of the Board Members or Associates simply follow the Contact Us link.