The Board of Trustees of the American Printing History Association warmly invites you to join us for our 2026 Annual Meeting!
The meeting is free and will take place in person in New York City and virtually via Zoom. If you cannot attend or do not plan to attend in person, please cancel this reservation and instead register to attend virtually, which will allow you to receive login codes to access the meeting.
APHA members in good standing (i.e., current and valid membership status) are invited to vote on the proposed officers and trustees during the election. Vote will be conducted as a secret ballot; if you cannot attend, you may vote by proxy by contacting memberships@printinghistory.org.
Program
Greeting and Welcome
J. Fernando Peña, President
Reports of Officers
Diane Dias De Fazio, Vice-President for Membership
A moment of silence for members who have passed away in the last year.
Danelle Moon, Vice-President for Programs
Josef Beery, Vice-President for Publications
Jim Kuhn, Treasurer
Report of the Nominating Committee and Election
Committee: E. Haven Hawley (Chair), Hosea Baskin, J. Fernando Peña, Sara T. Sauers, and Nina Schneider
Candidates for Election
- President (first two-year term): Virginia L. Bartow (New York, NY)
- Secretary (first two-year term): Michelle McCarthy-Behler (New York, NY)
- Treasurer (second two-year term): Jim Kuhn (Austin, TX)
- Vice-President for Membership (second two-year term): Diane Dias De Fazio (Pittsburgh, PA)
- Vice-President for Programs (first two-year term): Alexandria Post (San Francisco, CA)
- Vice-President for Publications (first two-year term): Todd Samuelson (Salt Lake City, UT)
- Trustee (first three-year term): Seth Gottlieb (Washington, DC)
- Trustee (first three-year term): Ana Rodríguez (Champaign, IL)
- Trustee (second three-year term): Amanda Stuckey (Summerdale, PA)
Report of the President
Presentation of the Mark Samuels Lasner Fellowship in Printing History
Committee: Melanie Leung (Chair), Johanna Drucker, and E. Haven Hawley
2026 Fellow: Jennifer Anne (Manitowoc, Wisconsin), “Reactivating Historic English Wood Type Manufacturing”
Presentation of APHA Awards
Committee: Diane Dias De Fazio (Chair), Sarah Allison, and Kara McLaughlin
Other Business, Closing Remarks and Announcements from the Floor
Reception
Officers and Trustees of the American Printing History Association
Officers for 2026 (presuming election or re-election)
Virginia L. Bartow, New York, NY, President
Diane Dias De Fazio, Pittsburgh, PA, Vice President for Membership
Alexandria Post, San Francisco, CA, Vice President for Programs
Todd Samuelson, Salt Lake City, UT, Vice President for Publications
Jim Kuhn, Austin, TX, Treasurer
Michelle McCarthy-Behler, Secretary
Non-Elected Officers
J. Fernando Peña, Immediate Past President
Trustees
Joan Boudreau, Washington, DC (year 2, term 2, re-elected in 2025)
Seth Gottlieb, Washington, DC (year 1, term 1, elected in 2026)*
Melanie Leung, Washington, DC (year 3, term 1, elected in 2024)
Richard Minsky, Hudson, NY (year 2, term 2, re-elected in 2025)
Pranav Prakash, Oxford, UK (year 3, term 1, elected in 2024)
Larissa Randall, Bentonville, AR (year 3, term 1, elected in 2024)
Ana Rodríguez, Champaign, IL (year 1, term 1, elected in 2026)*
Jessica Salinas, New York, NY (year 2, term 1, elected in 2025)
Amanda Stuckey, Summerdale, PA (year 1, term 2, re-elected in 2026)*
(* presuming election or re-election)
Ex-Officio Board Members
Lauren Emeritz, President, Chesapeake Chapter
Jordan Goffin, President, New England Chapter
Carrie Valenzuela, President, Upstate New York Chapter
Gary Walton, President, Ohio River Valley Chapter
TBA, Presidents of New York, Northern California & Southern California Chapters
Editors
Sam Regal, Printing History Editor
Paul Moxon, Web Editor
Paul W. Romaine, APHA Eblast
Maggie Erwin, Social Media
Officer terms are two years, elected in even years. Trustee terms are three years.
Elected officers and trustees are restricted to two terms in the same position, except the Treasurer.
