Our Team

LEADERSHIP AND STAFF • ADVISORY COUNCIL

The Antiquities Coalition unites a wide range of experts in the fight against cultural racketeering. We bring with us the experience and skills of these diverse backgrounds as we work together to safeguard our shared cultural heritage.

Leadership and Staff

Deborah Lehr
Founder of the Antiquities Coalition, Chairman, Board of Directors

Claire Buchan Parker
Vice Chair, Board of Directors

Erin Durkin
Treasurer and Secretary, Board of Directors

Tess Davis
Executive Director

Helena Arose
Director of Programs

Abir Chorfa
Program Director

Khora Nano
Program Director

Nina Youkhana
Program Manager

Liz Fraccaro
Legal Consultant

Parker Blackwell
Executive Assistant

Yousra Abdelhameed
Fellow

Advisory Council

Dr. Eric H. Cline
Professor of Classics and Anthropology, Director of the GWU Capitol Archaeological Institute

Dr. Zahi Hawass
Honorary Chairman, Antiquities Coalition Advisory Council, Egyptologist and Former Minister of Antiquities of Egypt

Ambassador Yasser Elnaggar
Chief Executive Officer of EN Investment

Peter Herdrich
Co-Founder of the Antiquities Coalition

Brigadier General (Ret.) Russell Howard
Founding Director of the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point

Joan McEntee
Chairman and CEO of Middle Kingdom Business Consultants (MKBC INTL)

Dr. Laurie Ossman
Independent Scholar

Brian Rose
James B. Pritchard Professor of Archaeology, University of Pennsylvania

Larry Schwartz
Foreign Affairs Consultant