Officers

Officers are elected annually. The Chair and Vice-Chair hold the office for one year, while the Secretary-Treasurer serves a two-year term. See the by-laws for duties and terms of office.

2022 Officers

2021 Officers

  • Cathryn Copper (Virginia Tech, Art & Architecture Library), Chair
  • Anne Evenhaugen (Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery), Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect
  • Danielle Brogdon (Catholic University of America), Secretary/Treasurer
  • Christopher Needham (US Department of Defense), Content Editor
  • Roger Lawson (National Gallery), Listserv Manager
  • Courtney Tkacz (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts), Web Manager
  • Jennifer Page (Montgomery College), Past Chair

2020 Officers

  • Jennifer Page (National Museum of Women in the Arts), Chair
  • Cathryn Copper (Virginia Tech), Vice Chair/Chair-Elect
  • Anna Tomlinson (National Gallery of Art), Secretary/Treasurer
  • Christopher Needham (US Department of Defense), Content Editor
  • Roger Lawson (National Gallery), Listserv Manager
  • Courtney Tkacz (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts), Web Manager
  • Stephanie Grimm (George Mason University), Past Chair

2019 Officers

  • Stephanie Grimm (George Mason University), Chair
  • Jennifer Page (National Museum of Women in the Arts), Vice Chair/Chair-Elect
  • Anna Tomlinson (National Gallery of Art), Secretary/Treasurer
  • Christopher Needham (US Department of Defense), Content Editor
  • Roger Lawson (National Gallery), Listserv Manager
  • Courtney Tkacz (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts), Web Manager
  • Kimberly Lesley (Moore College of Art & Design), Past Chair

2018 Officers

  • Kimberly Lesley (Moore College of Art & Design), Chair
  • Stephanie Grimm (George Mason University), Vice Chair/Chair-Elect
  • Vada Komistra (National Gallery of Art), Secretary/Treasurer
  • Christopher Needham (US Department of Defense), Content Editor
  • Roger Lawson (National Gallery), Listserv Manager
  • Courtney Tkacz (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts), Web Manager
  • Shira Loev Eller (George Washington University), Past Chair

2017 Officers

  • Shira Loev Eller (George Washington University), Chair
  • Kimberly Lesley (Delaware College of Art and Design), Vice Chair/Chair-Elect
  • Vada Komistra (National Gallery of Art), Secretary/Treasurer
  • Christopher Needham (US Department of Defense), Content Editor
  • Cale McCammon (OpenPath Products), Web Manager
  • Ray Barker (DC Public Library), Past Chair

2016 Officers

  • Ray Barker (Glenstone), Chair
  • Shira Loev Eller (George Washington University), Vice Chair/Chair-Elect
  • Vada Komistra (National Gallery of Art), Secretary/Treasurer
  • Roger Lawson (National Gallery of Art), Content Editor
  • Tessa Brawley-Barker (Glenstone), Web Manager
  • Jacqueline Protka (National Gallery of Art), Past Chair

2015 Officers

  • Jacqueline Protka (National Gallery of Art), Chair
  • Ray Barker (Glenstone), Vice Chair/Chair-Elect
  • Vada Komistra (National Gallery of Art), Secretary/Treasurer
  • Roger Lawson (National Gallery of Art), Content Editor
  • Tessa Brawley-Barker (Glenstone), Web Manager
  • Shira Loev Eller (George Washington University), Chapter Mentoring Liaison
  • Heather Slania (National Museum of Women in the Arts), Past Chair

2014 Officers

  • Heather Slania (National Museum of Women in the Arts), Chair
  • Jacqueline Protka, (National Gallery of Art), Vice Chair/Chair-Elect
  • Nick Curotto (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts), Secretary/Treasurer
  • Shalimar Fojas White (Dumbarton Oaks), Past Chair
  • Roger Lawson (National Gallery of Art), Content Editor
  • Tessa Brawley-Barker (Glenstone), Web Manager

2013 Officers

  • Shalimar Fojas White (Dumbarton Oaks), Chair
  • Heather Slania, (National Museum of Women in the Arts), Vice Chair
  • Nick Curotto (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts), Secretary/Treasurer
  • Sarah Osborne Bender (The Phillips Collection), Past Chair
  • Roger Lawson (National Gallery of Art), Content Editor
  • Tessa Brawley-Barker (Glenstone), Web Manager

2012 Officers

  • Sarah Osborne Bender (The Phillips Collection), Chair
  • Shalimar Fojas White (Dumbarton Oaks), Vice Chair
  • Megan Halsband (Library of Congress), Secretary/Treasurer
  • Anne H. Simmons (National Gallery of Art), Past Chair
  • Roger Lawson (National Gallery of Art), Content Editor
  • Emily Hunter (Smithsonian Institution), Web Manager

2011 Officers

  • Anne Simmons (National Gallery of Art), Chair
  • Sarah Osborne Bender (The Phillips Collection), Vice-Chair
  • Megan Halsband (Library of Congress), Secretary/Treasurer
  • Yuki Hibben (Virginia Commonwealth University ), Past Chair
  • Roger Lawson (National Gallery of Art), Content Editor
  • Emily Hunter (University of Maryland), Web Manager

2010 Officers

  • Yuki Hibben (Virginia Commonwealth University ), Chair
  • Anne Simmons (National Gallery of Art), Vice-Chair
  • Kimberly Detterbeck (Frostburg State University), Secretary/Treasurer
  • Karen O’Connell (Georgetown University), Past Chair
  • Roger Lawson (National Gallery of Art), and Rebecca Cooper (University of Virginia), AWS News Contributors
  • Emily Hunter (University of Maryland), Interim Website Manager

2009 Officers

  • Karen O’Connell (Georgetown University), Chair
  • Yuki Hibben (Virginia Commonwealth University ), Vice-Chair
  • Kimberly Detterbeck (University of Maryland), Secretary/Treasurer
  • Kristen Regina (Hillwood Museum and Gardens), Past Chair
  • Roger Lawson (National Gallery of Art), and Rebecca Cooper (University of Virginia), AWS News Contributors

2008 Officers

  • Kristen Regina (Hillwood Museum and Gardens), Chair
  • Karen O’Connell (Georgetown University), Vice-Chair
  • Yuki Hibben (Virginia Commonwealth University ), Secretary/Treasurer
  • Kathy Woodrell (Library of Congress), Past Chair
  • Roger Lawson (National Gallery of Art), and Rebecca Cooper (Society of the Cincinnati Library), AWS News Contributors

2007 Officers

  • Kathy Woodrell (Library of Congress), Chair
  • Kristen Regina(Hillwood Museum and Gardens), Vice-Chair/ Chair-Elect
  • Yuki Hibben (Virginia Commonwealth University ), Secretary/Treasurer
  • Emily Rafferty (Baltimore Museum of Art ), Past Chair
  • Roger Lawson (National Gallery of Art), and Rebecca Cooper (Society of the Cincinnati Library), AWS News Contributors

2006 Officers

  • Emily Rafferty (Baltimore Museum of Art), Chair
  • Kathy Woodrell (Library of Congress), Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect
  • Yuki Dixon (Virginia Commonwealth University), Secretary/Treasurer
  • Lucie Wall Stylianopoulos (University of Virginia), Past Chair
  • Roger Lawson (National Gallery of Art), and Rebecca Cooper (Society of the Cincinnati Library), AWS News Contributors