Christina Marie Johansen Kastell

Background

Kastell, Christina Marie Johansen was born on May 19, 1961 in Champaign, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Mary Lou Kringel Johansen and Walter Henry Johansen.

Education

Bachelor in Anthropology, University Illinois, Urbana, 1987. Graduate Studies in Anthropology, University Wisconsin, Madison, 1988.

Career

Archaeological researcher State History Society Wisconsin, Burials Division, Madison, 1988. Archaeologist, architectural historian Great Lakes Archaeological Research Center, Milwaukee, 1988—1995. Editorial assistant, laboratory technical Office the Iowa State Archaeologist, Iowa City, 1995—1996.

Curator history The History Center, Cedar Rapids, 1997—2002. Curator history and anthropology Putnam Museum History and Natural Science, Davenport, since 2002. Board member Johnson County History Preservation Commission, Iowa City, 1996—2000, Cedar Rapids History Preservation Commission, 2000—2002.

Board directors Iowa Conservation and Preservation Consortium, since 2001. Consultant African American History Museum and Cultural Center Iowa, Cedar Rapids, 2002—2003, Iowa Masonic Library. and Museum, Cedar Rapids, 2002.

Achievements

• Christina Marie Johansen Kastell has been listed as a noteworthy curator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of Iowa Conservation and Preservation Consortium (president 2004-2006), Iowa Museum Association.

Connections

Father:

Mary Lou Kringel Johansen

Mother:

Walter Henry Johansen