As The Germanna Foundation continues to bring recognition to the people of Germanna and their place in American history, we have looked to experts to help us tell the Germanna story, discover how life was lived in colonial America, and deepen German-American ties.
We asked some special friends of the Foundation to formalize their relationship with us by agreeing to serve as member of our Council of Advisors.
Frank Price
Frank Price serves as Chairman of The Germanna Foundation’s Council of Advisors, and is a descendant of Germanna colonists John Jacob Rector, John Fishback, and the Rev. Henry Haeger. Mr. Price is a member of the National Council of the Arts, and Chairman and CEO of Price Entertainment, Inc., where he has produced films such as Shadowlands and A Circle of Friends, plus Peabody Award winner The Tuskegee Airmen for HBO. Mr. Price began his entertainment career in television, joining Universal Television in 1959 as a producer and writer. In 1973, he was appointed President of Universal Television where his series included Kojak and Columbo. Five years later, he became Chairman and CEO of the motion picture division of Columbia Pictures Industries. Under his administration, Kramer vs Kramer and Gandhi swept the Academy Awards. In 1984, Price became Chairman of the MCA Motion Picture Group and President of Universal Pictures. Successful films produced during his tenure included Out of Africa and Back to the Future.
Dr. William M. Kelso
Dr. William M. Kelso is the foremost archaeologist in Early American history. He is the director of archaeology for the Preservation Virginia Jamestown Rediscovery archaeological project, and the past director of archaeology at Colonial Williamsburg’s Carter’s Grove, Monticello and Poplar Forest. He was also commissioner of archaeology for the Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. Dr. Kelso has lectured throughout the U.S. and Europe and has authored or contributed to numerous books and articles on archaeology, including Jamestown, the Buried Truth (University of Virginia Press) and Archaeology of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello: Artifacts of Everyday Life in the Plantation Community (Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, Inc., Charlottesville). Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain has announced her intention to make Dr. Kelso an Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), an honor awarded for especially inventive and celebrated contributions to the recipient’s field.
Kathleen Kilpatrick
Kathleen Kilpatrick is a native Virginian and resident of Goochland County. Ms. Kilpatrick served as Director of the Department of Historic Resources and State Historic Preservation Officer for the Commonwealth of Virginia from 2001 to 2014, and Deputy Director from 1994. Ms. Kilpatrick has extensive experience in state and federal government and a broad background in natural and cultural resource policy, having served in State government as Special Assistant for Policy and Legislation to the Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources with oversight responsibilities for historic resources, game and inland fisheries, marine resources, state parks, and recreation. Her federal service includes five years with the U.S. Department of Interior as Senior Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget from 1988-93. In 1984, she was confirmed by the United States Senate to a six-year term on the National Council on the Humanities, and served as chairman of the Committee on General Programs with policy and grant-making responsibilities for public programs conducted by museums, historical societies, libraries, radio, and television.
Paul S. Atkins
Paul S. Atkins, prior to founding Patomak Global Partners, Mr. Atkins served from July 2002 to August 2008 as a Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. During his two terms, Mr. Atkins advocated better transparency and consistency in the SEC’s decision-making and enforcement activities and smarter regulation that considers costs and benefits. He represented the SEC at various meetings of the US-EU Transatlantic Economic Council, the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets, the World Economic Forum, and the Transatlantic Business Dialogue. Mr. Atkins is a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research and a trustee of the American Council on Germany. A German-American, Mr. Atkins speaks French and German.
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