State and Jurisdictional Humanities Councils
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The humanities councils support local humanities programs and events. The councils are funded in part by the federal government through NEH's Office of Federal/State Partnership (Fed/State). They also receive funding from private donations, foundations, corporations, and, in some cases, state government.
Stories about the work of state and jurisdictional humanities council are on the Fed/State page. Articles about the public humanities programming by state and jurisdictional humanities councils appear in most issues of Humanities, as do articles about council executives. To find out more about the humanities councils near you, browse the alphabetical listing by state and jurisdiction, below.
A printable version of the contact information for the state and jurisdictional humanities councils can be found here (PDF).
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Alabama Executive: Charles Holmes |
Alaska Board chair: Judith Owens-Manley
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American Samoa Board chair: Faiivae Iuli Alexander Godinet Executive: Niualama Taifane
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Arizona Board chair: Edgar Olivo
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Arkansas
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California PO Box 65917
Board chair: Oliver Rosales
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Colorado Colorado Humanities & Center for the Book Board chair: Taffy Lee
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Connecticut Board chair: Helen Higgins
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Delaware Board chair: Thomas Williams
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District Of Columbia Board Chair: Maceo Thomas
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Florida Board chair: Thomas Luzier |
Georgia Board chair: Thomas E. Daniel
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Guam Board chair: Elfrieda Koshiba |
Hawaii Hawai'i Council for the Humanities Board chair: Dawn Sueoka
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Idaho Board chair: Shelley McEuen-Howard
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Illinois Board chair: Susan Eleuterio |
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Indiana Board chair: Chris Gahl |
Iowa State Historical Building Director: Chris Kramer |
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Kansas Board chair: Denise L. McNabb |
Kentucky Board chair: Brian Clardy |
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Louisiana Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Board chair: Melinda Mintz
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Maine Board chair: Greg Fahy |
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Maryland Board chair: Alicia Jones McLeod
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Massachusetts Board chair: Yves Salomon-Fernandez
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Michigan Board chair: Celeste Diehm
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Minnesota Board chair: Joshua Ney
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Mississippi Mississippi Humanities Council Board chair: Dr. Preselfannie McDaniels |
Missouri Board chair: Petra DeWitt |
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Montana Board chair: David Dietrich |
Nebraska Board chair: Beth Whited |
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Nevada 1017 S. First Street, Unit 190 Board chair: Shaun Griffin |
New Hampshire Board chair: Marcia Schmidt Blaine |
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New Jersey PO Box 3287 New Jersey Council for the Humanities Board chair: Gregory Waters |
New Mexico Board chair: Arif Khan |
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New York Board chair: Timothy Murray |
North Carolina Board chair: Lorna Ricotta |
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North Dakota Board chair: Dennis Cooley
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Northern Mariana Islands Board chair: Dr. Bobby J. A Cruz
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Ohio Board chair: Sarah M. Sisser |
Oklahoma Board chair: Suzette Chang |
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Oregon (503) 241-0543 & (800) 735-0543 Board chair: Robert Arellano
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Pennsylvania Board chair: Gwendolyn White
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Puerto Rico Fundacion Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades Board chair: Jaime E. Toro-Monserrate
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Rhode Island Rhode Island Council for the Humanities Board chair: Doug Popovich
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South Carolina Board chair: Jennifer Thomas |
South Dakota South Dakota Humanities Council Board chair: Bobbie Bohlen |
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Tennessee Board chair: Mary Pom Claiborne
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Texas Board chair: Becky McKinley
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Utah Board chair: Simón Cantarero |
Vermont Board chairs: Beverly Belisle, Steve Stettler |
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U.S. Virgin Islands Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands Board Chair: Marie Thomas Griffith
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Virginia Board chair: Sylvester Johnson |
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Washington Board chair: Colleen Rozillis
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West Virginia West Virginia Humanities Council Board chair: Megan Tarbett
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Wisconsin Board chair: Jan Larson |
Wyoming Board chair: Milward Simpson |