State 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: Moira K. Smith
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American Samoa Board chair: Iuli Alexander Godinet Executive: Niualama Taifane
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Arizona Board chair: Dr. James Blasingame
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Arkansas
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California Board chair: Bennett Peji
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Colorado Board chair: Thor Nelson
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Connecticut Board chair: Lewis Wallace
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Delaware Board chair: Matt Kinservik
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District Of Columbia Humanities Council of Washington, DC Co-Chairs: Lee Murphy
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Florida Board chair: Joseph Harbaugh
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Georgia Board chair: Dr. Gary Hauk
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Guam Board chair: Monica V. Duenas |
Hawaii Hawai'i Council for the Humanities Board chair: Michio Yamasaki
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Idaho Board chair: Margaret Johnson
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Illinois Board chair: Mae P. Hong |
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Indiana Board chair: Doran Moreland |
Iowa Director: Chris Kramer |
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Kansas Board chair: Jason Wesco |
Kentucky Board chair: Judy L. Rhoads, Ph.D. |
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Louisiana Board chair: Willie Landry Mount
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Maine Board chair: Paul Doiron |
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Maryland Board chair: Mary Hastler
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Massachusetts Board chair: Elizabeth Duclos-Orsello
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Michigan Board chair: Celeste Diehm
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Minnesota Board chair: Kristen White
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Mississippi Mississippi Humanities Council Board chair: Sharman Bridges Smith |
Missouri Board chair: John Robinson III |
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Montana Board chair: Aaron Pruitt |
Nebraska Board chair: Amy Sandeen |
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Nevada Board chair: Antoinette Cavanaugh |
New Hampshire Board chair: Wilbur A. Glahn, III |
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New Jersey New Jersey Council for the Humanities Board chair: Dan Fatton |
New Mexico Board chair: Arif Khan |
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New York New York Council for the Humanities Board chair: Sarah Gelman Carney |
North Carolina North Carolina Humanities Council Board chair: Nancy Gutierrez |
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North Dakota @HUMANITIESND North Dakota Humanities Council Board chair: Sarah Vogel
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Northern Mariana Islands Board chair: Robert Torres
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Ohio Board chair: Kevin Rose |
Oklahoma Board chair: Valorie Walters |
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Oregon Board chair: Emily Karr
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Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Humanities Council Board chair: Mary Persico
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Puerto Rico Fundacion Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades Board chair: Lydia Espinet de Jesús
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Rhode Island Rhode Island Council for the Humanities Board chair: Julia Nora, PhD
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South Carolina Board chair: Dr. Tom Mack |
South Dakota South Dakota Humanities Council Board chair: Whitney Rencountre |
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Tennessee Board chair: Lynn Alexander
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Texas Board chair: Chase Untermeyer
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Utah Board chair: Janice Brooks |
Vermont Board chair: Katy Smith Abbott |
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U.S. Virgin Islands Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands Director: Dee Baecher-Brown
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Virginia Virginia Foundation for the Humanities Board chair: Susan Colpitts |
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Washington Board chair: David Powers
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West Virginia West Virginia Humanities Council Board chair: Billy Joe Peyton
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Wisconsin Board chair: Diane Lichtenstein |
Wyoming Board chair: Bernadine Craft |