New Board Takes Office

The National Genealogical Society's 2024-2026 Board of Directors officially takes office today, 1 October 2024. Elected in August, the new board includes 16 officers and directors. Executive Director Matt Menashes, CAE, is a non-voting member of the board bringing the total to 17 members. One officer vacancy will be filled before the end of the year.

The new board is led by President David E. Rencher, AG, CG, FUGA, FIGRS, FNGS, and Vice President Rebecca Koford, CG, CGL.

Additional board members are:

Secretary Ellen Pinckney Balthazar, MS

Treasurer Doug Klein, CPA

Director, Region One Reem Awad-Rashmawi, JD

Director, Region Two Lisa Fanning

Director, Region Three Marlis Humphrey

Director, Region Four Pamela Sayre, CG Emeritus, FUGA

Director at Large Ed Donakey

Director at Large John Dougan

Director at Large Janice Cross Gilyard

Director at Large Andre Kearns

Director at Large Judy Nimer Muhn

Director at Large Cheri Hudson Passey

Director at Large Fr. Symeon Williams

Past President Kathryn Doyle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Invitation to Submit Recommendations to NGS Nominating Committee (deadline = 19 Feb 2016)

The following NGS positions are open for election at the Annual Members Meeting at the NGS Annual Conference to be held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Saturday, May 7, 2016:

OFFICERS

• President
• Vice-president
• Secretary
• Treasurer

Terms for officers run from 1 October 2016 through 30 September 2018.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Director, Region 3
• Director, Region 4
• Director at Large (two positions open)

Terms for directors run from 1 October 2016 through 30 September 2020.

For purpose of the election of directors, the United States is divided into four regions, along state boundary lines, which have been designated as Regions 1, 2, 3 and 4.  Regional directors must be residents of the region which they are elected to represent.  All members of NGS have the right to vote for all regional directors.  Only the Regional Director positions for Regions 3 and 4 are open for election.  A PDF of a map showing the four regions is available on the NGS website.  In addition, two Director at Large positions are open for election. 

The NGS Nominating Committee, whose members are Barbara Vines Little (Chair), Victor S. Dunn, Janet A. Alpert, Nicki Peak Birch, & Barbara Renick, invites NGS members to submit recommendations in writing to the committee for consideration.  Members who wish to suggest a possible candidate for an office should send their recommendations to the NGS Nominating Committee chair at nominations2016@ngsgenealogy.org or via U.S. Mail to 3108 Columbia Pike, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22204-4370.  To be considered for the 2016 election, recommendations must be received before 19 February 2016 and should include the potential candidate's name, a brief biography, and contact information.

Candidates must have been a member of NGS for at least one full year prior to nomination.

The NGS Board of Directors is a working board.  Board members spend on the average of twenty or more hours a month in a variety of activities.  Each member is expected to either chair a committee or actively participate on one or more committees.  Board members pay their own expenses (travel, food and lodging) to the three board meeting held each year.  Board meetings are typically held at the annual conference (usually the day before the conference), and at the NGS headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, and in Salt Lake City.  Additional meetings are held as needed by conference call.  Attendance at the annual conference is also expected.

This full announcement is available at http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/board_call_for_nominations

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NGS Board Nominations Now Being Accepted

Source:  League of Women Voters of California, http://www.flickr.com/photos/lwvc/6306132745/

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The election of NGS officers and board members will be held at the annual meeting at the NGS Conference in Richmond, Virginia, on Saturday, 10 May 2014. The following positions are open for election this term:

Terms for officers run from 1 October 2014 through 30 September 2016:

President

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer.

Terms for directors run from 1 October 2014 through 30 September 2018:

Director, Region 1

Director, Region 2

Director at Large (three candidates).

A PDF of the map showing the various regions is available on the NGS website at http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/board_nominations.

Members who wish to suggest a possible candidate for an office may e-mail their suggestions to the committee chair, Terry Koch-Bostic, at kochbostic@aol.com, by Friday, 28 March 2014. Please include the potential candidate’s name, a brief biography, and contact information. Candidates must have been a member of NGS for at least one full year prior to nomination.

The NGS Board is a working board. Board members spend on average twenty or more hours a month in a variety of activities. Each member is expected to either chair a committee or actively participate on one or more committees. Board members pay their expenses (travel, food, and lodging) to the three board meetings held each year; one meeting is by teleconference. Board meetings are typically held at the annual conference (usually the day before the conference), at the NGS headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, and in Salt Lake City. Additional meetings are held as needed by conference call. Attendance at the annual conference is also expected.

NGS Nominating Committee:

Terry Koch-Bostic, Committee Chair

Diane Gravel, cg

Connie Lenzen, cg

Charles S. Mason Jr., cg

Judy Russell, jd, cg, cgl

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The National Genealogical Society Announces New Director: Robert Raymond

The National Genealogical Society (NGS) announces the appointment of Robert Raymond to the Board of Directors. Robert, a resident of Utah, was selected to serve as an NGS Director at Large by President Ann Christnacht Hilke. Ms. Hilke stated, “We are pleased that Robert Raymond has agreed to join the board of NGS as he adds to the breadth of excellent business, technology, and genealogical skills our organization has set as goals for our future board development.”

Robert Raymond is a deputy to FamilySearch Chief Genealogical Officer, David Rencher, helping to increase genealogical soundness of FamilySearch products and improving relationships with the genealogical community. Additionally, Robert helps set the record acquisition and publication strategy.

Robert is a popular speaker and writer. His blog (authored pseudonymously) has won many awards and recognitions and is consistently ranked among the top ten genealogical blogs. He is the author of an acclaimed family history website where he has published hundreds of digitized genealogical records and personal histories, written numerous articles, and created several maps. Before FamilySearch, Robert worked at Ancestry.com and before that he was vice president of an award-winning technology company.

Robert is a genealogy technologist with more than forty years experience in genealogy, and thirty years in technology. Robert holds over a dozen technology patents and earned a masters degree in electrical (computer) engineering from Brigham Young University where he was honored as a Kimball Scholar. He is a volunteer at a FamilySearch Family History Center where he can be found in the trenches every Wednesday night.