“Annual farm and home week,” Federal Art Project (WPA), sponsor, 1941. Library of Congress POS - WPA - ILL .01 .A57, no. 1 (B size)
Current Officers
Sarah T. Phillips, President
Boston University
James C. Giesen, Vice President/President-Elect
Mississippi State University
Wayne Anderson, Executive Secretary
University of Iowa, Wayne-anderson@uiowa.edu
Sara Morris, Treasurer
University of Kansas, semorris@ku.edu
Drew Swanson, Editor
dswanson@georgiasouthern.edu
2024-2025 Executive Committee
The executive committee consists of the five officers, six elected committee members who serve three-year terms, and the two immediate past presidents.
Sarah T. Phillips, Boston University, President
James C. Giesen, Mississippi State University, Vice President/President-Elect
Cherisse Jones-Branch, Arkansas State University, Past President
Shane Hamilton, University of York, Past President
Drew Swanson, Editor
Wayne Anderson, University of Iowa, Executive Secretary
Sara Morris, University of Kansas, Treasurer
Diana Alejandra Méndez Rojas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Elected
David Vail, University of Nebraska, Kearney, Elected
Tore Olsson, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Elected
Peter Moser, Archives of Rural History, Elected
Tim Lorek, College of St. Scholastica, Elected
Amrys Williams, Connecticut League of Museums, Elected
Terms of Office to Expire After Annual Meeting in:
2025 Shane Hamilton, Peter Moser, Tore Olsson
2026 Cherisse Jones-Branch, David Vail, Diana Alejandra Méndez Rojas
2027 Sarah T. Phillips, Amrys Williams, Tim Lorek
Elected Members of the Executive Committee
2022-2025 Peter Moser (international), Tore Olsson
2023-2026 Diana Alejandra Méndez Rojas (recent PhD), David Vail
2024-2027 Amrys Williams (non-traditional), Tim Lorek
2025 Conference Program Committee
Rebecca Kaplan, Oklahoma State University, Chair
Micah Chang, Montana State University
Kristen Greteman, Iowa State University
Hanna Lipsey, Gulf Coast University
Michele Sollai, University of Zurich
Presidents Committee
Sarah T. Phillips
Cherisse Jones-Branch
Shane Hamilton
Nominating Committee
2022-2025 Casey M. Lurtz, Chair
2023-2026 Helen Anne Curry
2024-2027 Rebecca Woods
Peterson Fund Committee
Cynthia Prescott, Chair
Nancy Berlage
Kristin Ahlberg
See here for past officers and other officials.