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: Ashley Lemke Contact
Vice-Chair: Jennifer McKinnon Contact
Secretary: Jeneva Wright Contact
Treasurer: Joe Hoyt Contact
Board Members
2017-2020
Dave Ball, Regional Historic Preservation Officer, Pacific OCS, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Amy Mitchell-Cook, History Department, University of West Florida
Ashley Lemke, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Texas at Arlington
2018-2021
Jennifer McKinnon, Assistant Professor, East Carolina University
Maddy Fowler, Senior Research Fellow, University of Southampton
Sarah Holland, Principal Investigator, Gray & Pape, Inc.
2019-2022
Roberto Junco, Researcher
Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH)
Joe Hoyt, National Maritime Heritage Coordinator (Interim)
NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Jean-Sebastien Guibert, Associate Professor Archaeology
Unversité des Antilles
2020-2023
Chelsea Freeland, Senior Analyst, Cultural Property, U.S. Department of State (contractor)
Kendra Kennedy, Cultural Resource Specialist, Argonne National Laboratory
Jeneva Wright, Underwater Archaeologist supporting Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Partnerships and Innovations Directorate (SNA International contractor)
Ex-Officio
Marco Meniketti, Department of Anthropology, San Jose State University
Emeritus
Toni L. Carrell, Vice President Ships of Discovery
Amanda Evans, UNESCO Committee Chair; Principal Investigator, Coastal Environments, Inc.
George R. Fischer (deceased)
Robert Grenier, Chief (retired), Underwater Archaeology Service, Parks Canada
Paul F. Johnston, Curator of Maritime History, NMAH, Smithsonian Institution
Peggy Leshikar-Denton, Director Cayman Islands National Museum
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
Susan Langley, Maryland Historical Trust
Garry Momber, Maritime Archaeology Trust
Martin Klein (retired), Klein Associates (emeritus member)
Athena Lynn Trakadas, National Museum of Denmark
Robert Yorke Joint Nautical Archaeology Policy Committee
Ole Varmer, The Ocean Foundation
Graduate Student Associate Members
Aleck Tan, East Carolina University (2019-2020)
Kirsten Hawley, Indiana University (2020-2021)
Institutional Associate Members
Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology
Contact Person: Stirling Smith
USA Contact: Jennifer McKinnon
Florida Public Archaeology Network
Contact Person: Della Scott-Ireton
International Committee on Underwater Cultural Heritage
Contact Person: Chris Underwood
St. Augustine Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program
Contact Person: Chuck Meide
Maritime Archaeological and Historical Society
Contact Person: Steven Anthony
Museum of Underwater Archaeology (MUA)
Contact Person: Kurt Knoerl
Nautical Archaeology Society
Contact Person: Peta Knott, Education Officer
PAST Foundation
Contact Person: Annalies Corbin, President and CEO
Parks Canada, Underwater Archaeology Service
Contact Person: Marc-Andre Bernier, Manager
To Contact any of the Board Members or Associates simply follow the Contact Us link.