2025 CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE
The Cultural Heritage Committee advises the President, the Executive Director, the Board, and other ASOR leaders regarding initiatives ASOR might undertake, either individually or jointly with other bodies in the field of cultural heritage, to help protect and preserve the cultural heritage of the Near East. Pre-eminently, the Cultural Heritage Committee advises the President, the Executive Director, the Board, and other ASOR leaders regarding the ASOR Cultural Heritage Initiatives program (ASOR CHI), regarding both current and prospective ASOR CHI projects. The Cultural Heritage Committee also advises the President, and ASOR’s leadership more generally, regarding ways ASOR might interact with bodies such as the AIA Cultural Heritage Policy Committee and the SAA International Government Affairs Committee in formulating proposed policy positions or responses to various cultural heritage issues that the ASOR, the AIA, the SAA, and the AAA may jointly wish to champion and by helping draft statements or suggesting ASOR’s participation in actions initiated by others that work to safeguard cultural heritage. This committee reserves one line of membership for an Early Career Scholar and three lines of membership for ASOR members from outside of North America, in countries where ASOR promotes Cultural Heritage Initiatives.
Chair (vacant)
Sharon Herbert, ASOR President (ex-officio, voting)
Andy Vaughn, ASOR Executive Director (ex-officio, non-voting)
Class of 2025
Yaroub al-Obaidi (1st term)
Ann Sahlman (1st term)
Class of 2026
Barbara Anglisz (2nd term)
Andrew Cohen (2nd term)
Veronica Costarelli (1st term)
Michele Stopera Freyhauf (2nd term)
Sarah Graff (2nd term)
Nancy Serwint (1st term)
Class of 2027
Mohammed Ali (1st term)
Brian Facemire (1st term)
Edward M. Luby (1st term)
Elizabeth Molacek (1st term)
Jessica Robkin (1st term)