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

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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

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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

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Staff

Dr. Dag Blanck

Director 

Janette Foss Garcia

Head of Collections

Jill Seaholm

Head of Genealogical Services​

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*Chair

**Vice-Chair

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