Officers and Regents

Academy members elect four officers and four regents for two-year terms. Each year the membership elects a Vice President, who serves as Vice President for a year, then President for a year, then Regent for Nominations for a year. The remaining Officers and Regents are elected by the membership for two-year terms:

• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Regent for Examination Development
• Regent for Examination Administration
• Regent for Certification Maintenance
• Regent for Outreach
• Regent for Member Services

The ACA Advisory Board, composed of past presidents, provides informal guidance and institutional knowledge to the President and Board. Various other volunteers round out the Academy’s governance through service as our webmaster, job coordinator, and on committees or working groups. Together, the Officers and Regents comprise the Board of Regents, which governs the Academy.

President (2025-26)
Stephanie Bayless, CA
National Archives and Records Administration
San Francisco, CA
president@certifiedarchivists.org

Vice-President/President-Elect (2025-26)
Rosemary Pleva Flynn, CA
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND
vicepresident@certifiedarchivists.org

Treasurer (2024-26)
Mary McRobinson, CA
Oregon State Archives
Salem, OR
treasurer@certifiedarchivists.org

Secretary (2025-27)
Helen Macqueen, CA
History Factory
Washington D.C.
secretary@certifiedarchivists.org

Regent for Certification Maintenance (2025-27)
Amanda Focke, CA
Rice University
Houston, TX
certificationmaintenance@certifiedarchivists.org

Regent for Examination Administration (2025-27)
Gina Nichols, CA
U.S. Navy Seabee Museum
Port Hueneme, CA
examadmin@certifiedarchivists.org

Regent for Examination Development (2024-26)
Cheryl Oestreicher, CA
Boise State University
Boise, ID
examdevelopment@certifiedarchivists.org

Regent for Outreach (2024-26)
Dina Mazina, CA
US Senate Historical Office
Washington D.C.
outreach@certifiedarchivists.org

Regent for Member Services (2025-27)
Samantha Dodd, CA
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
memberservices@certifiedarchivists.org

Past President / Regent for Nominations (2025-27)
Dara Baker, CA
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Washington D.C.
pastpresident@certifiedarchivists.org

Association Managers
Stuart Bishop and Johnny Hadlock
Phone: (518) 694-8471
office@certifiedarchivists.org

Job Coordinator
Laura DeMuro, CA
jobs@certifiedarchivists.org

Webmaster
Alexandra Vargas-Minor, CA