PAST OFFICERS

ACSAA BOARD 1972-Present

Past Officers & Board of Directors

American Committee for South Asian Art (ACSAA) — as of Spring 2026

Years Name Role

President

15 terms · 1965–2026
Years Name
1965–1972Pramod Chandra
1972–1975Walter Spink
1975–1981Susan Huntington
1981–1984Sara Schastok
1984–1987Doris Srinivasan
1987–1990Joanna Williams
1990–1993Geri Malandra
1993–1999Janice Leoshko
1999–2005Padma Kaimal
2005–2008Mary Beth Heston
2008–2011Susan Bean
2011–2014Stephen Markel
2014–2018Deepali Dewan
2018–2022Alka Patel
2022–2026Jinah Kim

Vice President

17 terms · 1969–2026
Years Name
1969–1972John Rosenfield
1972–1974John Huntington
1974–1976Sheila Wiener
1976–1979Gary Tartakov
1979–1981H. Daniel Smith
1981–1984Holly Hutchens
1984–1987Wayne Begley
1987–1990Geri Malandra
1990–1993Janice Leoshko
1993–1996Mary Linda
1996–1999Padma Kaimal
1999–2005Mary Beth Heston
2005–2008Susan Bean
2008–2011Stephen Markel
2011–2014Deepali Dewan
2014–2018Alka Patel
2018–2022Jinah Kim
2022–2026Tamara Sears

Secretary

15 terms · 1965–2024
Years Name
1965–1967J.A.B van Buitenen
1967–1971Stuart Cary Welch
1972–1974Joanna Williams
1974–1975Ronald Bernier
1975–1976Susan Huntington
1976–1979Frederick Asher
1979–1982Donald Stadtner
1982–1984Carol Bolon
1985–1988Louise Cort
1989–1992Chandra Reedy
1992–1998Dorothy Fickle
1998–2001Richard Davis
2001–2007Joan Cummins
2007–2010Julie Romain
2010–2016Catherine Becker
2016–2020Tamara Sears
2020–2024Anna Lise Seastrand

Treasurer

13 terms · 1965–2026
Years Name
1965–1971J.A.B van Buitenen
1972–1974Frederick Asher
1974–1976Susan Huntington
1976–1979Job Thomas
1980–1986Janice Dundon [Leoshko]
1986–1991Catherine Asher
1991–1997Mary-Ann Lutzker [Milford]
1997–2000Phillip Wagoner
1999–2000Janice Leoshko (Acting)
2000–2009Cynthia Atherton [Packert]
2009–2014Deborah Hutton
2014–2026John Henry Rice
 Brackets [ ] indicate a current or later name; (Acting) indicates an interim appointment.

Board of Directors & Other Officers

71 terms · 1965–2026
Years Name
1965–1973Stella Kramrisch
1965–1973Aschwin Lippe
1965–1969John Rosenfield
1965–1972Walter Spink
1965–1967Stuart Cary Welch
1969–1974George Bickford
1969–1972J. LeRoy Davidson
1969–1972Diran Dohanian
1971–1974Wayne Begley
1972–1974John Rosenfield
1973–1976Clifford Jones
1973–1976Gary Tartakov
1974–1977Ronald Bernier
1974–1977Sheila Wiener
1974–1977Susan Huntington
1976–1979John Huntington
1976–1979Michael Meister
1976–1979Deborah Levine
1976–1979H. Daniel Smith
1976–1981Holly Hutchens
1978–1981Janice Dundon [Leoshko]
1978–1981Susan Huntington
1978–1981Donald Stadtner
1979–1982Sara Schastok
1980–1983Terese Bartholomew
1980Suzanne Marshall
1981–1984Catherine Asher
1981–1984Carol Bolon
1982–1985Stanley O’Connor
1983–1986Michael Meister
1984–1987Wayne Begley
1984–1987Doris Srinivasan
1984–1987Maureen Liebl
1985–1988Milo Beach
1985–1988Louise Cort
1986–1989Vishakha Desai
1987–1991Mary Lanius
1987–1990Geri Malandra
1987–1990Mary Linda
1987–1993Doris Chatham
1988–1991Vidya Dehejia
1989–1992Stanley O’Connor
1990–1993Forrest McGill
1991–1994Robert Brown
1991–1994Mary-Ann Lutzker [Milford]
1991–1994Chandra Reedy
1992–1995Susan Huntington
1993–1996Gregory Schopen
1994–1997Daniel Ehnbom
1995–1998Catherine Asher
1996–1999Susan Bean
1997–2001Darielle Mason
1998–2000Amy Poster
1999–2002Forrest McGill
2000–2003John Cort
2001–2004Mary-Ann Milford
2002–2005Gary Tartakov
2003–2007Stephen Markel
2004–2006Deepali Dewan
2005–2009Rebecca Brown
2006–2010Janice Leoshko
2006–2010Tamara Sears
2007–2009Deepali Dewan
2008–2016Molly Aitken
2010–2016Lisa Nadine Owen
2011–2013John Cort
2011–2018Melody Rod-ari
2011–2016Cathleen Cummings
2013–2014Rashmi Vishwanathan
2014–2018Yael Rice
2014–2016Emma Natalya Stein
2016–2018Lakshika Senarath Gamage
2016–2020Dipti Khera
2016–2020Laura Weinstein
2016–2020Cristin McKnight Sethi
2020–2024Siddhartha V. Shah
2020–2024Holly Shaffer
2020–2026Deepthi Murali (Webmaster)
 Brackets [ ] indicate a current or later name.