Staff
Sara Rosenthal
Communications Administrator
Multidisciplinary Artist, Writer, Independent Researcher
Board of Directors
Isaac Facio
Past-President
Conservator, Art Institute of Chicago; Lecturer, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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Dr. Amber Clifford-Napoleone
Director of Equity and Inclusion
Professor of Anthropology and Director of the McClure Archives and University Museum at the University of Central Missouri
Dr. Christine Checinska
Director at Large for Membership, Outreach and Programs
Senior Curator of African and Diaspora Textiles and Fashion, V&A Museum
Kris Cnossen
Director of Communications
Textile Conservator in Private Practice, Midwest Textile Conservation LLC
Dr. Vandana Bhandari
Director of Awards and Scholarships
Academician, Administrator, and an Author specializing in the field of Apparel Design, Craft, Indian Dress and Indian Textiles
Kira Dominguez Hultgren
Assistant Director of Volunteers and Membership
U.S.-based Artist and Educator
Task Representatives
L Vinebaum
2024 Symposium Academic Chair
Chair, Fiber and Material Studies, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Janis Jeffries
International Ambassador
Emeritus Professor of Visual Arts Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
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