Advisory Committee
The Center's Advisory Committee is responsible for guiding the mission, overall policy and direction of the Center and making recommendations regarding the Center to the Center’s Director and the President of Augustana College.
Term Ending 2024
Brianne Berogan
Director of Advancement Services and Data Analysis, Augustana College
Dr. Adam Hjorthén
Senior Lecturer, Swedish Institute for North American Studies, Uppsala University
Bruce Karstadt
Former CEO, American Swedish Institute
Dr. Mariano Magalhães
Professor of Political Science, Augustana College
Mike Swanson
Former Archivist, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota
Term Ending 2025
Dr. Ulf Jonas Björk
Professor Emeritus of Journalism and Public Relations, Indiana University
Dr. Saniya Ghanoui
Assistant Professor of History, University of Texas at El Paso
Dr. Kelsey Fuller-Shafer
Access Services Supervisor, DiMenna-Nyselius Library, Fairfield University
Dr. Lars M. Anderson
Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor of History, Uppsala University
Dr. Kimberly La Palm
Executive Director, Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study
Term Ending 2026
Dr. Lucas Henry
Ethnomusicologist, Independent Scholar
Dr. Wendy Hilton-Morrow**
Professor of Communication Studies, Augustana College
Dr. Douglas Nelson*
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, Augustana College
Dr. Mark Safstrom
Associate Professor of Scandinavian Studies, Augustana College
Micaela Terronez
Augustana Special Collections Librarian and Instructor
Ex-Officio Members
Augustana College Representatives
Dr. Andrea Talentino
President of Augustana College
Dr. Dianna Shandy
Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, Augustana College
Stefanie Bluemle
Director, Thomas Tredway Library, Augustana College
Staff
Dr. Dag Blanck
Director
Janette Foss Garcia
Head of Collections
Jill Seaholm
Head of Genealogical Services
*Chair
**Vice-Chair