The WHA benefits from the service of members who contribute to various Standing Committees and Ad Hoc Committees. The Standing Committees are organized as either "Operations" or "Planning and Finance" as noted below.
Are you interested in serving on a committee or learning more? Contact the Chair of each Standing Committee to find out how you can participate or become active in the WHA!
Standing Committees for Operations:
Committee on Assault Response and Educational Strategies (CARES) | ||
Membership Committee | ||
Committee on Race and the American West (CRAW) | ||
Public History Committee | ||
Committee on Teaching and Public Education | ||
Technology Committee
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Standing Committees for Planning and Finance:
Financial Advisory Committee | |
Program Committees | |
Local Arrangements Committees |
STANDING COMMITTEES FOR OPERATIONS |
STANDING COMMITTEES FOR PLANNING AND FINANCE |
Financial Advisory CommitteeLynn Roper, WHA Treasurer and Chair (2023) Maria Montoya, WHA President (2021) David Igler (2021) Karen Merrill (2022) Steve Aron (2022) |
2020 Program CommitteeLeisl Carr Childers, 2020 Program Committee Co-Chair Lori Flores, 2020 Program Committee Co-Chair Amy Lonetree, 2020 Program Committee Co-Chair View the full 2020 Program Committee here! | 2020 Local Arrangements |
2021 Program CommitteeErika Bsumek, 2021 Program Committee Co-Chair Erik Loomis, 2021 Program Committee Co-Chair Michael Witgen, 2021 Program Committee Co-Chair View the full 2021 Program Committee here! | 2021 Local ArrangementsKatrine Barber, 2021 LAC Co-Chair Steven Fountain, 2021 LAC Co-Chair Ryan Boothe, Washington State University Peter Boag, Washington State University Coll Thrush, University of British Columbia Peter Kopp, University of Colorado Denver Greta Smith, Independent Public Historian David Paul Hedberg, Independent Public Historian |
2022 Program CommitteeJulian Lim, 2022 Program Committee Co-Chair Tyina Steptoe, 2022 Program Committee Co-Chair The 2022 Program Committee will be announced soon! | 2022 Local ArrangementsWilliam Kiser, 2022 LAC Co-Chair Lindsey Passenger Wieck, 2022 LAC Co-Chair Omar Valerio-Jimenez, 2022 LAC Co-Chair The 2022 Local Arrangements Committee will be announced soon! |