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The Council is the main governing body of WAC between meetings of the Assembly and carries into effect the policies established by the Assembly, including the receipt of annual reports from international organising committees. It is hoped that the Council will be able to meet biennially.

The members of the Council are:

a] the Officers of WAC;
b] two representatives from each Regional Electoral College, a Senior Representative and a Junior Representative.
c] eight representatives of Indigenous peoples/the Fourth World .
d] members of WAC elected to positions by the elected officers.
e] one Student representative.

 

OFFICERS OF WAC

President (Australia)
Claire Smith
Flinders University
Archaeology Department
GPO Box 2100
Adelaide 5001
AUSTRALIA
Work: +61(0)8 8201 2336
Fax: +61 (0)8 8201 3845
Email: claire.smith@flinders.edu.au

OFFICERS OF WAC

Vice President (Nigeria)
Caleb Adebayo Folorunso
Department of Archaeology & Anthropology
University of Ibadan
Ibadan - NIGERIA
Tel. Home: +234-27514754
Email: cafoloso@hotmail.com; cafoloso@skannet.com;bayo_folorunso@yahoo.co.uk

 

Secretary (Spain)
Inés Domingo Sanz
ICREA Research Professor
at Universitat de Barcelona.
Departament de Prehistòria, Hª Antiga i Arqueologia Montealegre, 6
08001 Barcelona
ESPAÑA
Work: +34 934037509
e-mail: Ines.Domingo@ub.edu
Ines.Domingo@icrea.cat

 

Treasurer (Poland)
Arkadiusz Marciniak
Institute of Prehistory
University of Poznañ
w. Marcin 78
61-809 Poznañ
POLAND
Work: +48(0)61 829 4798
Fax: +48(0)61 829 4798
Email: arekmar@amu.edu.pl

 

Regional Representatives

Senior Representative, Central Africa
Being discussed in region

Junior Representative, Central Africa
Alfred Jean-Paul Ndanga (appointed 2009)
Archéologue
Directeur du Patrimoine Culturel
BP:349
Bangui - République Centrafricaine
Tel: 00(236) 75 54 84 31
E-mail: jpndanga@yahoo.fr

 

Senior Representative, Eastern and Southern Africa
George Abungu (elected 2003)
CEO, Okello Abungu Heritage Consultants
P.O. Box 66, Ngara 00600
Nairobi - KENYA
Work phone: +254-20-4343732
Email: g.abungu@mac.com

Junior Representative, Eastern and Southern Africa
Ndukukhaye Ndlovu (appointed 2009)
Newcastle University
Newcastle, NE1 4LY
United Kingdom
Home country: South Africa
Mobile: +44 7500479381
Email: ndukuyakhe@googlemail.com
ndukuyakhe.ndlovu@newcastle.ac.uk

 

Senior Representative, North Africa
Giuma Mohamed Anag (appointed 2009)
Chairman of the Department of Archaeology.
EsSaray El-Hamra, Tripoli, Libya
Tel. 218 21 3330298 (office)
218 21 4780196 (home)
Fax: 218 21 4812931
Cellular phone (218 91) 378 1018.
E-mail: giumaanag@hotmail.com and giuma_anag@yahoo.com

Junior Representative, North Africa
Being discussed in region

 

Senior Representative, Western Africa
Jonathan Oluyori Aleru (elected 2008)
Department of Archaeology & Anthropology;
University of Ibadan,
Ibadan
NIGERIA
E-mail: olualeru@yahoo.com

 

Junior Representative, Western Africa
Didier N'DAH (appointed 2009)
Département d'Histoire et d'Archéologie
Faculté des Lettres Arts et Sciences Humaines
Université d'Abomey-Calavi
Tel: (+229)97722410 ou (+229)93928566
Boite Postale 04 BP 431 Cotonou
République du Bénin
Email: ndahdidier@yahoo.fr

 

Senior Representative, Central America and the Caribbean
Margaret (Peggy) Leshikar-Denton (elected 2008)
SHA UNESCO Committee
ICOMOS ICUCH
PO Box 30702
Grand Cayman KY1-1203
CAYMAN ISLANDS
Work: +345-525-4691
Fax: +345-945-4691
Email: leshikar@candw.ky

Incoming Representative, Central America and the Caribbean
Basil A. Reid (Ph.D.) (appointed 2010)
Senior Lecturer in Archaeology
Department of History
The University of the West Indies
St. Augustine
Trinidad and Tobago
WEST INDIES
Emails: breidster@gmail.com and/or Basil.Reid@sta.uwi.edu
Telephone nos. (868) 662-2002 ext. 3306/3773 (work);
(868) 686-2347 (cell); (868) 662-9684 (fax)

Junior Representative, Central America and the Caribbean
Lilia Lucia Lizama Aranda (elected 2008)
Empresa del Manejo Cultural
Calle Crucero Mza 27 Lote 20 A Smza 18
Puerto Morelos 77580
Quintana Roo, México
work: tel y fax 00 (52) 998-208-90-88
cel 998-134-22-53
MEXICO
E-mail: lilializama@hotmail.com

Senior Representative for Northern America
Stephen Loring (elected 2008)
Smithsonian Institution,
PO Box 37012;
NMNH/MRC-112
Washington, DC 20013-7012
USA
Work Phone: +2026331902
Fax: + 2023572684
E-mail: lorings@si.edu

 

Junior Representative for Northern America
Marina J. La Salle (elected 2008)
Department of Anthropology
University of British Columbia
6303 NW Marine Drive
Vancouver, BC
CANADA V6T 1Z1
E-mail: mlasalle@interchange.ubc.ca

 

Senior Representative, Southern America
Cristobal Gnecco (elected 2003)
Universidad del Cauca
Departamento de Antropología
Popayán
COLOMBIA
Work Phone: (57) (2) 8209800, ext, 2627
Fax: (57) (2) 8209860.
Email: cgnecco@unicauca.edu.co

 

Junior Representative, Southern America
Marcia Bezerra de Almeida (elected 2008)
Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Sociais
Laboratório de Antropologia Napoleão Figueiredo
Rua Augusto Corrêa, 1 - Campus Básico
CEP 66075-110 - Belém - PA, BRAZIL
Phone/Fax: 91-3201-8024.
E-mail: mar.bezerra@uol.com.br

 

Senior Representative Eastern Asia
Katsuyuki Okamura (elected 2008)
Osaka City Cultural Properties Association
1-1-35 Hoenzaka, Chuo-ku
Osaka 540-0006
JAPAN
Work: +81(6)6943-6833
Fax: +81(6)6920-2272
Email: arc-alc@zeus.eonet.ne.jp

 

Junior Representative Eastern Asia
Xingcan Chen (elected 2008)
Institute of Archaeology
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
27 Wangfujing Street
Beijing, CHINA, 100710
Tel. 86-10-65239685
Fax.86-10-65135532
Email: chenxingcan@hotmail.com

 

Senior Representative, Southeastern Asia and the Pacific
Rasmi Shoocongdej (elected 1999, re-elected 2008)
Department of Archaeology
Faculty of Archaeology
Silpakorn University
31 Na Phralan Road;
Bangkok 10200
THAILAND
Work phone: +66(2) 222 6819
Fax +66 2 869 5355
Email: rasmi13@hotmail.com

 

Junior Representative, Southeastern Asia and the Pacific
Sean Ulm (elected 2003)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit
The University of Queensland
Brisbane QLD 4072
AUSTRALIA
Work Phone: 61 (0)7 3365 2385
Fax: +61 (07) 3365 2359
Email: s.ulm@uq.edu.au

Senior Representative, Southern Asia
Naheed Sultana (appointed 2008)
Department of Archaeology,
Ministry of Cultural Affairs,
Government of Bangladesh
F- 4/A, Agargoan Administrative Area
Sher- E- Bangla Nagor, Dhaka,
Bangladesh
INDIA
Phone: 88 02 8112715
Fax: +88 02 9114689
Email: nahid.sltn@gmail.com

 

Junior Representative, Southern Asia
Manoj Kumar Singh (appointed 2006, elected 2008)
Department of Anthropology
University of Delhi
Delhi-110007
INDIA
Work Phone: 0091-11-27667329
Fax: 0091-11-27666614
Email: mksinghanthro@rediffmail.com

 

Senior Representative, Western Asia
Talal S. Akasheh (elected 2008)
The Hashemite University Zarqa Jordan
32 Al Andalib Street POB 5611
Amman 11183
JORDAN
Work phone: 00962796633088
Email: takasheh@index.com.jo

Junior Representative, Western Asia
Gunes Duru (elected 2003)
PhD candidate
Istanbul University
Department of Prehistory
Laleli/Istanbul
TURKEY
Work phone: + 90 514 03 75 int: 15823
Email: gunes@redd.com.tr

Senior Representative Central & Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Jan Turek (elected 2008)
University of Hradec Kralove
Department of Practical and Experimental Archaeology
Rokitanského 62, 500 03, Hradec Kralove 3
CZECH REPUBLIC
Work phone: +420724850405
Fax: +420495513251
Email: turekjan@hotmail.com

Junior Representative Central & Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Diana Gergova (elected 2008)
National Archaeological Institute and Museum;
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences;
2 Saborna street
Sofia 1000
BULGARIA
Email: dianagergova@abv.bg

 

Senior Representative Northern Europe
Jon Price (elected 2008)
Northumbria University
School of Arts and Social Sciences
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST
UNITED KINGDOM
Work: +44 (0) 191 243 7763
Fax: +44 (0) 191 227 3696
Email: jon@mnemosophy.force9.co.uk

 

Junior Representative Northern Europe
Bjorn Magnusson Staaf (elected 2003)
Malmo Heritage
Box 406
S-201 24 Malmo
SWEDEN
Email: bjorn.magnusson.staaf@malmo.se

Address in Stockholm is:
Swedish National Heritage Board
Box 5405
S-114 84 Stockholm

 

Senior Representative Southern Europe
Elena Garcea (elected 2003)
Università di Cassino
Dipartimento di Filologia e Storia
Via Zamosch, 43
03043 Cassino, FR
ITALY
Work Phone: +39 0776 2993784/2993585
Fax: +39 0776 2993784
Email: mailto:egarcea@libero.it

 

 

Junior Representative Southern Europe
Sara Garcês (appointed 2009)
Museu de Arte Pré-História e do Sagrado do Vale do Tejo
Largo Infante D. Henrique 6120-750 Mação
PORTUGAL
Workphone: +351241571477
Fax:+351 241571008
Email: sara_garcez@hotmail.com

 

INDIGENOUS REPRESENTATIVES

Dorothy Lippert (elected 2003)
Smithsonian Institution/NMNH
P.O. Box 37012, MRC-138
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
USA
Work Phone: +1 202-633-0874
Fax: +1 202-786-2728
Email: mailto:lippert.dorothy@nmnh.si.edu

 


Audie Huber (elected 2003)
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reserve
PO Box 638
Pendleton OR 97801
USA
Work Phone: +1 541-966-2334
Fax: +1 541-276-3317
Email: audiehuber@ctuir.com

 

 

Margaret (Makere) Rika-Heke (elected 2008)
434 Weymouth Rd
Weymouth-Manurewa
Manukau City 2103
NEW ZEALAND
Work phone: +64 021 0234 8663
Email: muriwhenua@xtra.co.nz

 

 

 

 

Delfin Geronimo (elected 2008)
Comunidad India de Quilmes,
Quilmes, Tucumán
ARGENTINA
Email: delfingeronimocic@yahoo.com.ar

 

 

 

 

 

Roberto Salinas Cortés (elected 2008)
Comunidad Indigena Colla Río jorquera y sus Afluentes;
Los Carreas 200
Copiapó
CHILE
Email: Viento5puntas@hotmail.es

 

 

Lyndon Ormond-Parker (elected 2008)
PhD Candidate
Centre for Health and Society
School of Population Health
Room 431, Level 4, 207 Bouverie Street
University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: + 61 423146917
Email: l.ormond-parker@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au

 

 

 

Major "Muggi" Sumner (elected 2008)
P.O. Box 2215
Salisbury Downs. SA 5108
AUSTRALIA
Mobile: 0403587415
Email: nlpa@bigpond.com & majors@nunku.org.au

 

APPOINTED MEMBERS OF THE WAC COUNCIL

Editors, Archaeologies
Anne Pyburn (United States of America) (appointed 2004)
Indiana University
Department of Anthropology
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-7100
USA
Work Phone: +812-855-2563
Fax: +812-855-4358
Email: apyburn@indiana.edu

 

 

 

Nick Shepherd (South Africa) (appointed 2004)
Centre for African Studies
University of Cape Town
Private Bag
Rondebosch 7701
Cape Town
SOUTH AFRICA
Work Phone: +27 21 650 2308 (secretary)
+27 21 650 2309 (direct)
Email: Nick_Shepherd@brown.edu

 

Membership Secretary (Japan)
Akira Matsuda (elected 2008)
University College London
Institute of Archaeology
31-34 Gordon Square
London, WC1H 0PY
UNITED KINGDOM
Work phone: +44 (0)20 7679 7495
Email: wac.membership@googlemail.com

 

Congress Coordinator
Gabriel Cooney (appointed 2008)
College of Arts & Celtic Studies
School of Archaeology
University College Dublin
Newman Building
Belfield
Dublin 4
IRELAND
E-mail: gabriel.cooney@ucd.ie

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE

Student Representative (United States of America)
Dru McGill (elected 2008)
Anthropology Department Indiana University Bloomington Indiana
USA 47405
Phone: 812-333-6539
Email: dremcgil@indiana.edu

 

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