Our team & structure
Learn more about our current leadership team and opportunities for involvement
officers
Executive Board Members
Elected officers serving a two year term
Francesca Santos
President
2019 - 2021
Francesca is an Anthropology and Social Change PhD student studying economic anthropology; labor, leisure, post-work imaginaries & utopian paradigms. Currently living and working in Los Angeles, Francesca is an appointed Hispanic Scholar, UN Youth Delegate, Diversity & Opportunity Scholarship awardee, Society for Visual Anthropology mentee and current President of the National Association of Student Anthropologists (NASA).
In addition to her anthropological work, Francesca works full-time as a sustainable communities & economies developer where she collaborates on projects that support solidarity economies, worker cooperative initiatives, and grassroots economic organizing.
Bridget Kelly
President-Elect
2020 - 2022
Bridget is a PhD student in sociocultural anthropology at the University of Michigan. In her dissertation research, she will explore how the semiotics of agrarian material culture, especially human-plant relationships, in rural Transylvania have changed during the transitions into and out of state socialism.
Before serving as President Elect and President, she was the journal editor of NASA’s peer-reviewed publication, Student Anthropologist, for two years. She looks forward to a fruitful final year with NASA and welcomes any students interested in joining our team to reach out.
Sheena Harris
Secretary-Treasurer
2020 - 2022
- Responsible for the submission and maintenance of NASA’s annual budget as well as the timely dispersal of meeting minutes and other pertinent communications
- Ensures both timely communication amongst NASA members and a lasting record of NASA activities for future members of the Association.
Vacant
Anthropology News Editor
- Maintains responsibility for NASA’s presence in Anthropology News, and solicits contributions for the student column
Stephanie Mojica
Student Anthropologists Editor
2020- 2022
- Responsible for editing and producing NASA’s web-based journal
- Solicits articles and works with the E-Journal’s committee and the AAA Publications representatives to create and disseminate the journal on a yearly basis
Vacant
Undergraduate Student
Representative-at-Large
- Actively represents all interests of undergraduate NASA members in the
same capacity as the Graduate Representative-At-Large
Vacant
Undergraduate Student
Representative-at-Large
- Actively represents all interests of undergraduate NASA members in the
same capacity as the Graduate Representative-At-Large
Vacant
Graduate Student
Representative-at-Large
- Solicits new members, attends to student questions, creates student
networks throughout the year, and disseminates scholarship and professional
opportunities throughout the year - Chairs a NASA Committee
Vacant
Graduate Student
Representative-at-Large
- Solicits new members, attends to student questions, creates student
networks throughout the year, and disseminates scholarship and professional
opportunities throughout the year - Chairs a NASA Committee
Join our team!
Submit your application here
Interested in one of our vacant positions? let us know!
Positions are open to all members in good standing – check out our application page for details on how to apply
Ad-Hoc Positions
Officers by appointment serve until the end of the current term, with re-appointments in November.
Vacant
Nominations Officer
- Posts the annual Call for NASA Elections, disseminates the application
materials, and submits the recommendations of the nominations committee
to the AAA and NASA membership for vote (November-January) - Chairs the Nominations Committee
Vacant
Communications Officer
- Maintains NASA’s website, Twitter, and Facebook accounts (Officer should
have basic knowledge of WordPress and/or HTML, or be willing to learn it.) - Develops and disseminates materials that increase NASA’s visibility and
strengthens member engagement - Chairs the Website Committee
Maura Stephens-Chu
Listserv Editor
2018 - 2021
- Follows announcements/opportunities from a range of AAA listservs on a daily basis and forwards those announcements/opportunities relevant to anthropology students to the NASA listserv members in a timely manner
- Updates NASA’s website calendar with upcoming deadlines for opportunities posted on the list
- Manages new listserv members subscriptions and requests to unsubscribe
Join our team!
Submit your application here
Interested in one of our vacant positions? let us know!
Positions are open to all members in good standing – check out our application page for details on how to apply
Ad-Hoc Committees
Officers by appointment serve until the end of the current term,
with re-appointments in November.
AAA Annual Meeting
Programming Committee
Solicits and reviews proposals for the AAA Annual Meeting, and coordinates the Annual Meeting sessions including special
events, workshops and invited sessions
- Vacant
- Vacant
- Vacant
Publications Committee
Works with the NASA Student Anthropologist (SA) Editor, and the AAA
Publications representatives to create and disseminate the SA journal
- Vacant
- Vacant
- Vacant
Website Committee
Creates and designs content for both the NASA website and the AAA
Resources for Students in Anthropology
- Vacant
- Vacant
- Vacant
Clubs Committee
Maintains an active database of North American Anthropology clubs, and supports the creation of Anthropology clubs on college and university campuses
- Vacant
- Vacant
- Vacant
Awards Committee
Identifies the recipients for the Emerging Leaders in Anthropology Program Award, the Carrie Hunter-Tate Award and the Emergency Relief Fund
- Vacant
- Vacant
- Vacant
Nominations Committee
Coordinates NASA’s election cycle, and makes recommendations for suitable candidates
- Vacant
- Vacant
- Vacant
Bylaws Committee
Reviews, on an on going basis, NASA’s Bylaws and drafts changes at the request of the Executive Board, or as mandated by the membership base
- Vacant
- Vacant
- Vacant
Join our team!
Submit your application here
Interested in working on a committee? let us know!
Committee seats are open to all members in good standing – check out our application page for details on how to apply