Dear all,

as the end of the year nears, we are delighted to present you the newly elected board for the 2025-2028 term!

The new board would like to thank Danielle Kuijten for two amazing terms as COMCOL Chair, as well as Leen Beyers for her exceptional treasurer work and Ying-Ying Lai for her long-time commitment!

The new board is composed of:

Chair

Brandie Macdonald, Executive Director, Indiana University Museum of Archeology and Anthropology, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
chair.comcol@icom.museum

Secretary
Sandra Vacca, Curation and Participation, DOMiD e.V., Germany and Freelance Curator
secretary.comcol@icom.museum

Treasurer
Njabulo Chipangura, Professor, National University of Ireland, Anthropology

Board-Members

Patoo Cusripituck, Lecturer, Program Chairperson MA Museum Studies, Mahidol University, Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia, Thailand

Nara Galvao, Director, Instituto Ricardo Brennand, Recife, Brasil

Alina Gromova, Director, Jüdisches Museum München, Germany

Elina Holopainen, Senior Curator, KAMU Espoo City Museum, Finland

Omar Id Tnain, Curator, Agadir Museum of Art, Morocco

Chelsea Wang, Assistant Professor, Department of Cultural Vocation Development at National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan

We look forward to working together and meeting at various events, online and in person!