Committees
By-law Committees of the Board of Directors
These committees are composed of members of the Board of Directors and senior staff. Please direct all queries regarding CAA By-law Committees to Vanessa Jalet, CAA executive assistant, at 212-691-1051, ext. 261.
Executive Comittee
The Executive Committee is comprised of the elected officers of the Board (i.e., the president, vice president for external affairs, vice president for committees, vice president for Annual Conference, vice president for publications, and secretary), the treasurer, the counsel, and the executive director. Between meetings of the Board, the committee advises the Board, undertakes the management of CAA business, and exercises such powers as may be delegated to it by the Board.
Paul Jaskot, DePaul University, CAA President and Committee Chair
Anne Collins Goodyear, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Vice President for External Affairs
Mary-Ann Milford-Lutzker, Mills College, Vice President for Committees
Susan Grace Galassi, Frick Collection, Vice President for Annual Conference
Buzz Spector, Cornell University, Vice President for Publications
Barbara Nesin, Spelman College, Secretary
Linda Downs, CAA Executive Director (ex officio without vote)
Jeffrey P. Cunard, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Counsel (ex officio without vote)
John Hyland, Jr., McFarland Dewey & Co., Treasurer (ex officio without vote)
Finance and Budget Committee
The Finance and Budget Committee is comprised of the elected officers of the Board, the treasurer, the executive director, and the CAA chief financial officer. It is responsible for the general planning of CAA’s financial affairs, including the preparation (with CAA staff) of an annual budget for review and approval by the Executive Committee and the Board, and the arrangement of an annual audit of CAA’s books.
John Hyland, Jr., McFarland Dewey & Co., Treasurer and Committe Chair (ex officio without vote)
Paul Jaskot, DePaul University, CAA President
Anne Collins Goodyear, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Vice President for External Affairs
Mary-Ann Milford-Lutzker, Mills College, Vice President for Committees
Susan Grace Galassi, Frick Collection, Vice President for Annual Conference
Buzz Spector, Cornell University, Vice President for Publications
Barbara Nesin, Spelman College, Secretary
Kristine A. Wright, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Linda Downs, CAA Executive Director (ex officio, without vote)
Michael Fahlund, CAA Deputy Director (ex officio, without vote)
Robert Wayne, CAA Chief Financial Officer (ex officio, without vote)