Marianas History Conference Steering Committee
Co-Chair: Scott Russell Scott Russell, executive director of the NMI Humanities Council, joined the staff of the Northern Marianas Humanities Council as program officer in late 2001 and became its executive director in December 2009. Prior to his work with the Council, Russell spent 24 years in the field of historic and cultural preservation, first as director of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Office of Historic Preservation (1977-82), and then as deputy director and staff historian for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Division of Historic Preservation (1982-2001). He has written widely on the history and historic resources of the Northern Mariana Islands including Tiempon I Manmofo’na, a comprehensive overview of the archipelago's ancient culture and early colonial history. Russell currently serves on the boards of the NMI Museum of History and Culture and the Pacific Marine Resources Institute, Inc. Co-Chair: Rosanna P. Barcinas Rosanna Perez Barcinas, senior program officer at the Guam Preservation Trust, obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Urban Affairs and Public Development from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio in 1990. After returning to Guam, Rosanna briefly worked for the planning and engineering firm of Duenas and Swavely in 1991 before moving to Department of Commerce to be the Construction Planner for the Hagåtña Chamorro Village. Upon completion of the Village, Rosanna was hired as a consultant for the Guam Preservation Trust in November 1994. She is now the Trust Senior Program Officer and has been Marianas History Conference 2012 ・ 37