Board of Directors
The Board of Directors exists to ensure that the mission of the Presbyterian Historical Society is achieved in the most effective and efficient manner in support of the PC(USA) and in faithfulness to God's call.
The Board of Directors acts as committed stewards anticipating changing environments by:
- setting strategic directions and measuring effectiveness and outcomes,
- providing oversight and accountability to the church at large,
- ensuring financial stability, and
- serving as advocates for internal and external stakeholders.
The Board is comprised of up to twenty four members who are elected to four-year terms by the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly (COGA) and confirmed by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
- Susan Aggarwal (Malvern, PA)
- Deborah Block (Milwaukee, WI)
- Anita Coleman (Irvine, CA)
- Cornell Edmonds (Princeton Junction, NJ)--Board Chair
- Robert Galloway (Charlotte, NC)
- Lynn Hargrove (Houston, TX)--Liaison to COGA
- Madeline Hart-Andersen (Santa Fe, NM)
- Marsha Heimann (Bristol, ME)--Secretary
- Tim Hoogland (Minnetonka, MN)
- Cynthia Jarvis (Ambler, PA)
- Jin Kim (Columbia Heights, MN)
- Joanna Kim (Irving, TX)--Vice Chair
- Michael Livingston (Trenton, NJ)
- June Lorenzo (Paguate, NM)
- Debra Love (Birmingham, AL)
- Michael Meloy (Swarthmore, PA)
- Rosemary Mitchell (Mount Desert, ME)
- Gradye Parsons (Kodak, TN)
- Virginia Rainey (State College, PA)
- Raúl F. Santiago Rivera (Caguas, PR)
- Douglass Sullivan-González (Oxford, MS)
- Jerry Van Marter (Louisville, KY)--Treasurer
- Byron A. Wade (Garner, NC)
Open Meeting Policy
As approved by the 209th General Assembly (1997) and amended by the 218th General Assembly (2008), the Open Meeting Policy applies to the General Assembly and its related entities and work groups.