Leadership

San Diego Archaeological Center Board of Trustees 2025-2026

President

Brian Williams, MMA, RPA, CEO, ASM Affiliates

Vice-President

Bennae Calac, President/Founder, Onoo Po Strategies; Commissioner, Native American Heritage Commission

Secretary

James W. Royle, Jr., Chair, County of San Diego Historic Site Board; Environmental Project Commentator

Treasurer

Ahmet Turken, Senior Finance Manager, Operations, BDB Reagents


Members

Travis Armstrong, JD, MA, Senior Environmental Scientist, Cultural Resources, CAL FIRE

Cheryl Bowden-Renna, Principal Cultural Resources Specialist, SDG&E

Victoria Diaz, Vice Chair, San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians

G. Timothy Gross, PhD, Professor of Anthropology, San Diego City College; Author

Ana Gutierrez Brill, MS, Business Director, Airbus Programs

Cheryl Madrigal, MA, Cultural Resources Manager/Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Rincon Band of LuiseƱo Indians

Gwendolyn Mercado, Former Chair, La Posta Band of Mission Indians

John Pepper, Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Pala Band of Mission Indians

Jon Spenard, PhD, Professor of Anthropology, California State University, San Marcos