The Annual Meeting of the National Genealogical Society (NGS) will be held virtually at 8:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, 17 August 2022. During the annual meeting, results of the 2022 NGS Board elections will be shared with the membership.
The 2022 election of officers and board members will be conducted entirely online.
The election will open at noon EDT on Friday, 12 August 2022, and close at 8:15 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, 17 August 2022. Once you vote, you will not be able to revise your vote.
For information on the 2022 election, a map of the director regions, and requirements for board membership, see
2022 Election Positions.
In addition to nominations made by the committee, nominations may be made by a petition. For more information on the petition process see
2022 Election Positions or contact NGS by phone at 703-525-0050 or 800-473-0060 to start the process.
Elected officers will serve a two-year term beginning 1 October 2022, and directors will serve a four-year term beginning 1 October 2022, unless they are filling an unexpired term.
The nominations made by the NGS Nominating Committee are:
To review biographical information of the nominees, please click here.
| Position |
Name |
Home State |
Term |
|---|
| President |
Kathryn M. Doyle |
California |
2022–2024 |
| Vice President |
Ellen Pinckney Balthazar, MS |
Texas |
2022–2024 |
| VP of Society & Org. Management / Director at Large |
Cheri Hudson Passey |
South Carolina |
2022–2024 |
| Secretary |
W. Samuel Williams |
Virginia |
2022–2024 |
| Treasurer |
Douglas Klein, CPA |
Ohio |
2022–2024 |
| Director, Region One |
Sara Gredler, CG, AG |
Colorado |
2022–2026 |
| Director, Region Two |
Robert Johnson, JD, CG |
Minnesota |
2022–2026 |
| Director, Region Three |
Marlis Humphrey |
Florida |
2022–2026 |
| Director, Region Four 1 |
Lisa Fanning |
Maryland |
2022–2026 |
| Director at Large |
Ed Donakey |
Utah |
2022–2026 |
| Director at Large |
Janice Cross-Gilyard |
New Jersey |
2022–2026 |
| Director at Large |
Ashley Gonzalez |
Florida |
2022–2026 |
| Director at Large |
David E. Rencher CG, AG |
Utah |
2022–2026 |
1Unexpired seat through Sept. 2024 and two-year term 2024-2026 in order to have a balanced number of board seats up for election each cycle.