Association Officers and Board Meetings

Current Association Officers

Nick Schmuck, President, alaskaanthropresident@gmail.com

Shina duVall, Vice President, alaskaanthrovp@gmail.com

Shina duVall is the Regional Archeologist for the National Park Service Interior Region 11 – Alaska. In this role, she provides leadership, assistance, oversight, and coordination on archaeological and cultural resource issues affecting National Park units and a wide variety of partners in Alaska. Shina has over 20 years of experience supporting, managing, and reviewing a variety of archaeological, cultural resource, and historic preservation projects through her work experience in private, government, higher education, and non-profit sectors.

Ruby Fried, Secretary, alaskaanthrosecretary@gmail.com

Ruby Fried is an assistant professor at University of Alaska Anchorage in the Division of Population Health Sciences. Ruby’s Alaska-centered work includes research in remote and urban areas with Alaska Native populations on traditional food security, maternal and child health, mitigating chronic disease risk, as well as coping strategies and vaccine acceptance with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic. She has established partnerships with the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, ANTHC, SCF, and engage with other researchers within and outside of the UA system. She is committed to helping improve the professional experiences of AkAA members; students and fellow researchers alike.

Caroline Ketron, Scholarships and Awards, alaskaanthroaward.scholarship@gmail.com

Caroline Ketron has worked as an archaeologist in Alaska off and on since 2004 and moved to Gakona in 2014. She is interested in Early Paleoamerican occupations in Alaska and subsistence strategies of the arctic and subarctic. She currently works as an anthropologist for the Bureau of Land Management Glennallen Field Office but is serving on the AkAA board in her personal capacity.

Laura Stelson, External Affairs, alaskaanthroexternalaffairs@gmail.com

Laura Stelson is a Ph.D. student and instructor in the departments of Anthropology and Human Dimensions of Natural Resources and the Environment at Penn State University. Her work in Alaska started seven years ago when she took a job as a seasonal archaeologist at Katmai National Park. Laura’s research explores cultural change across the many volcanic events affecting Katmai. She specializes in archaeological geophysics, radiocarbon dating, isotope geochemistry, and material classification techniques.

Justin Junge, Publications, alaskaanthropublications@gmail.com

Justin Junge is the Archeologist for the Alaska Native Tribal Affairs Program with the National Park Service Interior Region 11 – Alaska. He has worked in Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, and the Arctic since 2010 with a focus on settlement patterns, hunter-gatherer mobility, and demographic studies. He is currently position is direct to provide technical assistance Tribes and NPS partners with a focus on geophysical research and impacts to cultural resource due to climate change.

Student Intern

Sasha Addison has been appointed as the Student Intern for the association. She is a senior undergraduate student at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) pursuing a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Anthropology with minors in Alaska Native Studies and History. Within the university, Sasha is the president of the Anthropology Club at UAA, a student in the UAA Honors College, and a McNair Scholar. Sasha mails out publications purchased through the website, assists with institutional subscriptions, and organizes the storage unit, among other helpful activities for the Association.

Treasurer

The Association employs Ann Kowenstrot as a part-time bookkeeper and treasurer to assist with financial administration and membership services. For questions about association business, your membership, the purchase of association publications or website functions in general, please contact Ann at: alaskaanthrotreasurer@gmail.com

Board Meetings

Please contact Ruby Fried (alaskaanthrosecretary@gmail.com) if you would like to attend a meeting or place an item on the agenda. Additions to the agenda must be received at least one (1) week prior to the meeting. To attend via Zoom, please contact Ruby at least two (2) days before the meeting.

The Annual General Membership Business Meeting takes place on the Saturday afternoon following the annual conference.

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