Chair(s)

Liaison(s)

Advisor(s)

Members

NameTerm EndsTitle
Alejandro José Chu Barrera, Ph.D4/25/2025Member67593107
James A. Davenport, RPA4/25/2025Member67583038
Anabel Ford, RPA4/25/2025Member20541400
Alexander Geurds, Ph.D.4/5/2024Member67302100
Christina T. Halperin4/5/2024Member67173600
Julia A. Hendon, Ph.D.4/16/2024Member, Ex-Officio34078700
Katrina C. Kosyk, Ph.D. Candidate4/5/2024Member67597268
Mallory E. Matsumoto4/25/2025Member67603526
Eduardo G. Neves, Ph.D.5/1/2026Member67584025
Jordi A. Rivera Prince, Ph.D., RPA5/1/2026Member67608174
Isabel C. Rivera-Collazo, Ph.D.4/5/2024Member67576730
Christopher B. Rodning4/16/2024Member, Ex-Officio67578574
Calogero M. Santoro, Ph.D, Archaeology4/16/2024Member, Ex-Officio44864700
Vivian G. Scheinsohn, Ph.D4/5/2024Member67574689
Marcela Sepúlveda5/1/2026Member67595690
Henry Tantaleán, Ph.D5/1/2026Member67591780
Loa P. Traxler, Ph.D.5/1/2026Member44806400
Veronica I. Williams, Ph.D4/5/2024Member44935600

Committee Charge & Composition

Description
The Committee on the Americas makes recommendations to the Board concerning ways to enhance the society’s effectiveness in its international dimensions throughout the Americas. The committee is also charged with the annual selection of the Stanish Travel Award recipient and, with the executive director, the planning and execution of the biennial Conferencia Intercontinental Advisory Committee. Advisory Committee; composed of a chair and 14 members, including at least two students, plus the editors of Latin American Antiquity and The SAA Archaeological Record who serve ex officio.

Committee Reports:

2022 Spring Committee Report (2022)

2023 Spring Committee Report (2023)