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Board of Directors

Requirements

Members of the Board of Directors must be ACRES members in good standing to be nominated and elected to office. New Board members shall take office immediately following the annual business meeting at the national conference to serve three (3)-year terms. Board members cannot serve more than two (2) consecutive terms. The Chair and Historian will serve three (3)-year terms as Chair-elect/Chair/Past Chair or Apprentice Historian/Historian/Consulting Historian. The Secretary and Treasurer shall be elected annually. National Coordinator(s) and Editor(s) shall be appointed by the board to serve five (5) year renewable terms.

A description of roles can be found in the ACRES Bylaws also at that site. All nominees for the Board must be ACRES members in good standing (dues paid to date) and nominees for officer positions must have prior service as a Board member (at least one year).

Directions for Nominations

Positions to be filled for the coming year will be announced to all membership via email. 

Please send nominations to ACRES Headquarters staff at acres-sped@mail.wvu.edu.

Nominate Yourself

To nominate yourself, please send your name, the role for which you are nominating yourself, a brief explanation of why you feel you are qualified for office, and your previous involvement in ACRES.

Nominate Others

To nominate others, please confirm with the individual that s/he is willing to serve and send the name(s) and the role(s) for which you are nominating the person, a brief explanation of why you feel s/he is qualified for office, and his/her previous involvement in ACRES.

Current Board of Directors

2025-2026 Executive Board

  • Todd Sundeen
    University of Northern Colorado
    President

  • Annemarie Horn
    Radford University
    President-elect

  • Pamina Abkowitz
    St. Bonaventure University
    Past President

  • Louise Yoho
    Black Hills State University
    Secretary

  • MaryAnn Fleury
    Black Hills State University
    Treasurer

  • Channon Horn
    Radford University
    Past Historian

  • Joanna Ryan
    University of North Dakota
    Historian

  • Cathy Galyon
    East Tennessee State University
    Apprentice Historian

Members at large Affiliation Term Expires
Brittany Hott (1)
Oklahoma University
2026 Conference
Matt Jameson (1) University of Utah 2026 Conference



Mark Butler (1)
Anderson University 2027 Conference
Chris Closson (1)
SUNY-Fredonia  2027 Conference
Colleen Wood-Fields (1) West Virginia University 2027 Conference



Stephanie Baker  Northern Illinois University   2028 Conference
Cindy Baughan   Anderson University 2028 Conference
Channon Horn   University of Kentucky 2028 Conference
Christine Powell Radford University 2028 Conference



Student Member:
Tara Harmon (Graduate)

University of Louisville

2026 Conference
* Number in parenthesis represent term of service. Members at Large can only serve two consecutive terms and then must sit out one year before seeking election. 

Board Members-Past and Present