Dear TSA members,
As President, I have the privilege of announcing the newly elected board members who will begin their terms in January. Our thanks goes to the Nominations committee, led by incoming President Isaac Facio, for their thorough efforts to recruit, organize, and prepare the new board members who will join us in the new year.
Please join me in congratulating our new colleagues (whose names appear in bold), as well as current board members who are stepping into their new roles:
Isaac Facio, President; Dr. Sharbreon Plummer, Co-Vice President/President Elect; L Vinebaum, Co-Vice President/Symposium Academic Chair
Annabelle Camp, Treasurer
Nina Olson, Director of Development
Lynda Teller Pete, Director of Equity and Inclusion; Dr. Amber Clifford-Napoleone, Assistant Director of Equity and Inclusion; María-José Murillo, Director-at-Large for Equity and Inclusion; Sariah Park, Director-at-Large for Equity and Inclusion
Eva Labson, Director of Membership and Outreach; Gabe Duggan, Assistant Director for Membership and Outreach
Caroline Kipp, Director of Programs; Alexa Winton, Assistant Director of Programs; Dr. Christine Checinska, Director-at-Large for Membership, Outreach and Programs
Sara Clugage, Director of Communications; Ayaka Sano lida, Assistant Director of Communications; Kris Cnossen, Director-at-Large for Communications
Kira Dominguez Hultgren, Assistant Director of Volunteers and Membership
Dr. Vandana Bandari, Director of Awards and Scholarships; Dr. Janet Purdy, Assistant Director of Awards and Scholarships
The TSA website will be updated when the new board officially begins in January.
I also have the honor of thanking our departing board members, Maggie D’Aversa, Director of Membership and Outreach; Lisa Kriner, Past President; Robin Muller, Director at Large for Volunteer/Mentorship; Wendy Roberts, Director of Communications and Interim Administrator; and Lee Talbot, Director of Programs. Each of these board members brought their commitment to TSA, deep knowledge of their field within textile studies and making, and their unique skills that have helped to further TSA’s goals. (Please note that Lisa Kriner and Wendy Roberts stepped down in October, in fulfillment of their original commitment from 2018; Maggie, Robin, and Lee were able to remain until the transition in January.) These individuals volunteered countless hours and helped TSA weather the challenges of the last three years—making TSA much more than the sum of its parts.
