The following list is current for 2020-2021.
Advocacy Committee
Membership
- Zoe LeBlanc (2019-2021, chair 2020-2021)
- Quinn Dombrowski (2020-2021)
- Purdom Lindblad (2018-2021, past chair 2018-2020)
- Brandon Walsh (2020-2021)
Affiliation and Liaisons Committee
The ACH Affiliation and Liaisons Committee advances the interests of the ACH and its membership through communication and partnerships with communities engaged in DH and professional organizations. The committee establishes and maintains affiliations as well as identifies and communicates opportunities for collaboration.
Membership
- Anna Kijas (Music Library Association, liaison), Chair
- Alyssa Alabassi (Medical & Digital Humanities communities, liaison)
- Amanda Binder (Digital Humanities Collaborative of NC, liaison)
- Anne Cong-Huyen, (American Studies Association, DH Caucus, affiliate)
- Hélène Huet (Florida Digital Humanities Consortium (FLDH), liaison)
- Andrew Janco (Association for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES), liaison)
- Kimon Keramidas (NYC Digital Humanities (NYCDH), liaison)
- Pam Lach (West Coast DH, liaison)
- Zoe LeBlanc (ACH Executive Council)
- Samya Brata Roy (SIG “Digital Objects and Media”, DHARTI, liaison)
- Rachel Starry (Institute for Liberal Arts Digital Scholarship (ILiADS), liaison)
- Lauren Tilton (American Historical Association, affiliate)
- Brandon Walsh (Modern Language Association, affiliate (MLA)) 2021+
Awards Committee
The ACH Awards Committee is an ACH Executive Committee charged with reviewing award/prize submissions. At this time the Bursary Awards[a] are our primary charge. The Bursary Awards are dispersed every other year to coincide with the ACH Conference. Micro-grants are typically awarded on years when the ACH Conference is not being held.
Due to the worldwide pandemic and a historical moment in which we are expending significant effort on organizational matters, the Awards commtitee is on hiatus for 2020-2021.
Communications and Outreach Committee
The ACH Communications and Outreach Committee supports communication among the ACH executive council, membership, and potential partners, and initiatives improving communication such as feedback gathering and use, publicity, and identifying existing and potential audiences to reach.
Membership
- Patricia Hswe (2017-2021, co-chair)
- Paige Morgan (2018-2021, co-chair)
- Thomas Padilla (2020-2021)
- Lauren Tilton (2018-2021)
- Jewon Woo (2020-2021)
- Tanya Clement (website content only, 2019-2021)
Conference Coordinating Committee
This committee was formed in 2019.
Membership
- Roopika Risam (2020-2021, chair)
- Jewon Woo (2020-2021)
- Vika Zafrin (2019-2021)
ACH 2021 Conference Committees
- Steering Committee
- Kathleen Fitzpatrick (ACH President)
- Gabriela Baeza Ventura (LC Co-Chair)
- Santi Thompson (LC Co-Chair)
- Amanda Visconti (PC Co-Chair)
- TBD (PC Co-Chair)
- Scott B. Weingart (ACH CCC Representative)
- Program Committee:
- [Co-Chair] Tanya Clement (ACH Rep / University of Texas)
- [Co-Chair] Lorena Gauthereau (University of Houston)
- Taylor Arnold (ACH Rep / University of Richmond)
- Vika Zafrin (ACH Rep)
- Lorena Gauthereau (University of Houston, she/her/hers)
- Sarah Potvin (Texas A&M, she/her/hers)
- Toniesha Taylor (Texas Southern University, she/her/hers)
- Arun Jacob
- Local Committee:
- [Co-Chair] Gabriela Baeza Ventura (University of Houston)
- [Co-Chair] Santi Thompson (University of Houston)
- Taylor Davis-Van Atta (University of Houston)
- Ruben Duran (Houston Community College)
- Lorena Gauthereau (University of Houston)
- Bonnie Lucero (University of Houston – Downtown)
- Laura Mandell (Texas A&M)
- Sarah Potvin (Texas A&M)
- Christal Rene (University of Houston – Clear Lake)
- Marco Robinson (Prairie View A&M)
- Lisa Spiro (Rice University)
- Toniesha Taylor (Prairie View A&M)
- Carolina Villarroel (University of Houston)
- Claude Willan (University of Houston)
Infrastructure Committee
The ACH Infrastructure Committee was established in 2018 in response to ADHO infrastructure changes (including the deprecating of the old Confluence wiki) and organizational changes (such as the opportunity for ACH to take charge of its own membership records). The committee’s initial scope included concerns about security, privacy, and modes of communication; the need for oversight and understanding of our technological footprint; and the onboarding and offboarding of users of various platforms. This committee was formed in 2018.
Membership
- Kathleen Fitzpatrick (2018-2021, chair)
- Quinn Dombrowski (2020-2021)
- Patricia Hswe (2020-2021)
- Zoe LeBlanc (2019-2021)
- Paige Morgan (2019-2021)
- Rebecca Sutton Koeser (2019-2021)
- Brandon Walsh (2020-2021)
- Vika Zafrin (2018-2021)
Membership Committee
The ACH Membership Committee is a working group charged with strategic membership growth and ongoing membership operations. Its activities include:
- Acting as a point of contact for Oxford University Press regarding ACH membership matters
- Acting as a point of contact for questions and logistical issues around ACH membership for individuals
- Strategic thinking about membership growth and services to our members
- In collaboration with Communications and Outreach, running membership drives as appropriate
- Maintenance of Mailchimp mailing lists using data provided by OUP
- Acquisition of new and ongoing benefits for ACH members, including but not limited to publisher discounts
- Documentation of our activities, uses of and differences among specific Mailchimp mailing lists, etc. on the wiki
Membership
- Vika Zafrin (2017-2021, chair)
- Kathleen Fitzpatrick (2019-2021)
Mentoring Committee
Membership
- Paige Morgan (2020-2021, co-chair)
- Quinn Dombrowski (2020-2021, co-chair)
- Purdom Lindblad (2018-2021)
- Caitlin Pollock (2020-2021)
- Brandon Walsh (2020-2021)
Nominations Committee
The ACH Nominations Committee purpose is:
- encouraging nominations and self-nominations for candidates for that year’s ACH elections slate
- using social media and other online/offline networks to publicize the call for nominations
- ensuring an election slate that meets the ACH’s by-laws, including the minimum number of candidates for each open spot, and a diverse slate of candidates
- gathering the names and materials to submit to the ACH Executive Officers, who will organize that year’s election process
Membership
- Thomas Padilla (chair)
- Roopika Risam (as VP)
- Tanya Clement (ex officio)
- Rebecca Sutton Koeser
- Rachel Starry (liaison to Institute for Liberal Arts Digital Scholarship/ILiADS)
Records and History Committee
The Records and History Committee was established in 2019. It ensures the persistence, completeness, and order of ACH organizational memory. Records include but are not limited to meeting agendas and minutes, committee and individual work documentation, financial and organizational papers, workflows, reports, Conflict of Interest forms, Executive Council onboarding documents, volunteer records, documents pertaining to the ACH conference, and the organization’s audio-visual record. Records may be housed in a variety of locations — this wiki, the secretary@ach.org Google Drive account, held by the Treasurer, etc. The Records and History Committee holds a complete record of Association documents and their primary locations, and ensures their owner-level transition among individuals as members and officers rotate off the Executive Council.
Membership
- Vika Zafrin (2019-2020, chair)
- Patricia Hswe (2019-2020)
- Zoe LeBlanc (2020-2021)
- Caitlin Pollock (2020-2021)