Brandie Macdonald (Chickasaw/Choctaw, she/her) is the Executive Director of the Indiana University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Her work/research focuses on the implementation of anti-colonial/decolonial theory and practice in museums which centers truth-telling, accountability, and actionable change. Brandie’s also enrolled in the Education Studies Ph.D. program at University of California, San Diego. She’s a Salzburg Global Seminar Fellow, American Alliance of Museums’ Nancy Hanks Award for Professional Excellent recipient, a Smithsonian Affiliate Fellow at the National Museum of the American Indian, and she currently sits on the board of the Western Museums Association.

Board Member Since: 2022

Current Position: Editorial Team