Bill is responsible for the successful leadership and management of the AAA according to the articles of incorporation, bylaws and strategic direction set by the Executive Board, and for the consistent achievement of AAA's mission, purposes, goals and financial objectives. He serves as non-voting ex-officio on all association boards and committees, and is responsible for the oversight of the association's annual budget and investment funds. He assesses member needs and interests, and proposes programs and services to meet those needs with the overall goal of attracting and continually supporting AAA members, and encouraging member leadership and engagement. He determines staffing requirements for AAA's management and program delivery, and executes written contracts and agreements as needed.

Bill Davis has served as Executive Director of the American Anthropological Association since 1996. The nation's oldest and world's largest professional society of scholars and practitioners in the field of anthropology, the Association's over 11,000 members include archaeologists, socio-cultural anthropologists, physical anthropologists, and linguists located in universities and colleges, research institutions, government agencies, museums, corporations and non-profits. The Association publishes twenty scholarly journals and conducts the largest annual meeting of anthropologists in the discipline.

Mr. Davis currently serves as Vice President, Executive Committee and Board Member of the Council of Scientific and Engineering Society Executives, Member of the Board of the National Humanities Alliance, Member of the Executive Committee of the American Council of Learned Societies' Conference of Administrative Officers, and member of the Society Advisory Board of Wiley-Blackwell. He has served on Boards or committees of the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers, the U.S. National Committee for the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences, the Consortium of Social Science Associations, the American Society of Association Executives, and the American Society for Public Administration.

In 1996, Mr. Davis founded, and served as the Chairman of the Board of the American Council on Intergovernmental Relations. From 1994 to 1996, he served as Executive Director of the United States Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. Prior to 1994, he was Director of the Center for Education and Information Resources, Director of Election '88, and Director of the Office of Policy Analysis and Development at the National League of Cities. He has taught seminars and written extensively on various association management topics.

Mr. Davis completed his doctoral coursework and examinations in Political Science, and received his MA in Political Science, from the Maxwell Graduate School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.

Dexter provides senior-level administrative support to the Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director/CFO.

Kim manages elections and balloting for AAA and sections, and staffs the Nominations Committee, Section Assembly and Executive Board. She supports section presidents and works with the Section Assembly Executive Committee as part of the new AAA governance structure. Kim also oversees the official governance records of the association, including Executive Board meeting minutes, business meeting minutes, resolutions and section files, such as past bylaws, creation documents and officer lists.

Elaine's primary responsibilities are to support the Executive Director as deputy, serve as AAA's chief financial officer, and provide direction and oversight for membership, development, IT/web, accounting and administrative functions. She is staff liaison to the Finance Committee, Association Operations Committee and the Resource Development Committee. She also serves as the Human Resource administrator and on the AAA homepage content team.

Suzanne supervises the operation and maintenance of all accounting and financial systems, office administration, and system administration, such as network operations and telephones. Some of her specific responsibilities include coordinating and assisting with budget development and oversight, supervising mailroom and reception operations, administering benefits, and managing procurement and purchasing activities. She provides support to the deputy executive director with other functions as requested, and also serves as liaison to the section treasurers' group, AAA Audit Committee and Committee on the Status of Women in Anthropology.

Kathy assists the controller in day-to-day operations of the accounting office, with primary responsibility for accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash receipts and payroll. She maintains financial records and resolves any discrepancies that may arise. She is also staff liaison for the AAA Awards Committee (see award directory).

Richard manages AAA membership services, including responding to questions about membership qualifications, dues and benefits. He also manages AAA's Career Center, including print and online job ads. Richard tracks member counts, produces membership reports and publication mailing lists, and promotes renewals through mailings and other tools. He staffs the Anthropology Education Committee, Student Representative Assembly, and job vetting committee.

Dion serves as the first point of contact for the day-to-day customer service needs of AAA members. Dion also develops broader initiatives and campaigns to boost understanding and awareness of membership benefits. In addition Dion assists in the management and operation of the AAA Career Center. This entails working with employers on placing job ads, as well as organizing Career Center job interviews during the annual meeting. Lastly, Dion coordinates the activities at the AAA booth during the annual meeting.

Lisa is responsible for the AAA website and association databases. She assists with the development and management of AAA-hosted section websites, maintains AAA committee and section listservs and serves as staff liaison for the section webmasters committee. Internally, she serves on the AAA homepage content team and assists with technical troubleshooting.

Travis is responsible for the section websites, listservs and databases, the Anthropology News website and is backup to the manager, Web & Database for issues relating to the membership and abstracts systems and the AAA website.

Jason is responsible for oversight and management of the association’s meetings and related products. He provides direction and guidance to the AAA program chair, related committees, and staff for the management, organization, operation and policy directives of AAA’s annual meeting. He manages production of meeting-related publications such programs and abstracts. He is staff liaison to the Annual Meeting Executive Program Committee and the Annual Meeting Program Committee.

Carla develops and oversees electronic records for the meetings department, manages exhibits and advertising, coordinates all spring meetings for AAA sections, and maintains the department website. She is also staff liaison for the AAA Labor Relations Commission.

Oona is responsible for oversight and overall management of AAA's peer-reviewed journals (such as American Anthropologist, plus 21 other titles), AnthroSource (online collection of the publications of the AAA), Anthropology News and eNews. She conducts staff reviews, team-building, and is responsible for the retention and hire of positions in her department. She oversees print manufacture of products; manages finances, budgeting and long-term planning for AAA publishing programs; seeks and administers grant funding for the program; and is staff liaison to the Committee on Scientific Communication and the Committee for the Future of Print and Electronic Publishing.

Emilia works closely with Director of Publishing Oona Schmid to serve the publishing needs of all AAA members. She provides administrative support to the editorial offices of the 22 AAA journals, and liaises with AAA publishing partner Wiley-Blackwell. She fields questions about AAA's publishing products and services as well as permission requests. Currently, she is researching the feasibility and demand for improved access to out-of-print AAA publications. Emilia also supports the Committee for the Future of Print and Electronic Publishing and the Committee on Scientific Communication.

Amy's primary responsibility is managing and editing all content for Anthropology News (AN), the official newspaper of the AAA. AN is published nine times per year and is available as a benefit of AAA membership and by separate subscription. Amy works with over 40 contributing editors who provide monthly columns. With AAA Staff, she also manages online AN resources, including AAA's Flickr photostream, featured news page and blog.

Mark is responsible for providing high quality print and electronic issues of Anthropology News. He handles AN's typesetting, design and oversees its printing. Mark maintains the AN section of website and Flickr photostream, and also oversees the photo archive. He also manages the production of AAA annual publications, including the meeting program, abstracts and AnthroGuide.

Kathleen is responsible for managing academic services and initiatives. She directs AAA's efforts to support anthropology departments, faculty and students. She oversees the production of the AAA Guide, supervises administration of the Department Services Program, and manages survey research, data collection and reporting. She also develops practical, career-enhancing publications and provides information and advice for anthropologists on finding research opportunities, conducting job searches, applying for funding, negotiating job offers, tenure and promotion, and writing and publications. Kathleen oversees the annual AAA Minority Dissertation Fellowship and is staff liaison for the Committee on Minority Issues in Anthropology (CMIA) and Commission on Race and Racism in Anthropology (CRRA). See also "Practicing and Applied Programs" for more about Kathleen's work.

Angel coordinates the production of the AAA Guide and E-Guide, which provide information about anthropologists, anthropology programs and organizations that employ anthropologists. She provides staff support for the Department Services Program (enrollment open all year), Student Saturday, the Graduate School Fair and Employer Expo at the Annual Meeting and the annual Minority Dissertation Fellowship Program. Angel also staffs the Committee on Minority Issues in Anthropology and prepares the Grants, Awards and Kudos columns for the Career Development section of Anthropology News. Contributions are always welcome! She maintains aaanet.org web pages, providing resources for teachers, students, practitioners, departments and researchers; assists in development and administration of surveys; responds to daily requests for information and assists Kathleen Terry-Sharp in supporting the Committee on Practicing Applied and Public Interest Anthropology.

Damon is responsible for providing leadership to the AAA in conceptualizing, planning and directing our government affairs, media relations and international policy functions. He coordinates AAA responses to public policy issues of concern to the membership and advises AAA on strategic priorities for long-term engagement on public policy issues. He monitors Congressional and Executive Branch actions relevant to anthropology research and education; advocates for anthropology interests with policymakers; prepares and submits AAA testimony to government groups; tracks relevant policy; identifies anthropologists to serve in federal policy roles; and cultivates relationships with international institutions, including the UN. He produces the biweekly AAA podcast, monthly Washington Wire column in Anthropology News and Annual Report.

Joslyn is responsible for the marketing and communications of AAA. She provides direct support in implementing a comprehensive media relations strategy by advancing the mission of AAA and its goal of advancing anthropology as a science that studies humankind in all its aspects. Joslyn implements and develops new marketing plans and communication initiatives to strengthen the media outreach capacity of the AAA and its members.

Kathleen directs AAA's efforts to promote the work of anthropologists in the practicing, applied and public sectors. She oversees outreach to museums, federal agencies, corporations and firms employing anthropologists. She manages the development of products, services and benefits for practitioners. She is the staff liaison to the Committee on Practicing, Applied and Public Interest Anthropology (CoPAPIA). See also "Academic Relations" for more about Kathleen's work.