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. As a virtual attendee, you will receive Zoom login information a few days before the event and again on the day of the event itself. Please check your spam folder if you do not see this email.
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 (Tentative)
Greeting and Welcome
- J. Fernando Peña, President
A moment of silence for members who passed away in the last year.
Reports of Officers
- Diane Dias De Fazio, Vice-President for Membership
- Danelle Moon, Vice-President for Programs
- Josef Beery, Vice-President for Publications
- Jim Kuhn, Treasurer
Report of the Nominating Committee and Election
- E. Haven Hawley, chair; Hosea Baskin, J. Fernando Peña, Sara T. Sauers, and Nina Schneider
Candidates for Election
- President (1st 2-year term): Virginia L. Bartow (New York, NY)
- Secretary (1st 2-year term): Michelle McCarthy-Behler (New York, NY)
- Treasurer (2nd 2-year term): Jim Kuhn (Austin, TX)
- Vice-President for Membership (2nd 2-year term): Diane Dias De Fazio (Pittsburgh, PA)
- Vice-President for Programs (1st 2-year term): Alexandria Post (San Francisco, CA)
- Vice-President for Publications (1st 2-year term): Todd Samuelson (Salt Lake City, UT)
- Trustee (first 3-year term): Seth Gottlieb (Washington, DC)
- Trustee (first 3-year term): Ana Rodríguez (Champaign, IL)
- Trustee (first full 3-year term): Amanda Stuckey (Summerdale, PA)
Report of the President
Presentation of the Mark Samuels Lasner Fellowship in Printing History
Presentation of APHA Awards
Officers and Trustees of the American Printing History Association
Officers for 2026 (presuming 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)
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
Paul Moxon, Web Editor
Sam Regal, Printing History Editor
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.
