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 (2026-27)
Rosemary Pleva Flynn, CA
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND
president@certifiedarchivists.org

Vice-President/President-Elect (2026-27)
Meghan Guthorn, CA
Library of Virginia
Richmond, VA
vicepresident@certifiedarchivists.org

Treasurer (2026-28)
Jami Murphy, CA
Auburn Avenue Research Library
Atlanta, GA
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 (2026-28)
Mott Linn, CA
[INSTITUTION]
[CITY, STATE]
examdevelopment@certifiedarchivists.org

Regent for Outreach (2026-28)
Hannah Pryor, CA
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
outreach@certifiedarchivists.org

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

Past President / Regent for Nominations (2026-27)
Stephanie Bayless, CA
National Archives and Records Administration
San Francisco, CA
pastpresident@certifiedarchivists.org

Association Manager
Johnny Hadlock
Phone: (518) 694-8471
office@certifiedarchivists.org

Job Coordinator
Laura DeMuro, CA
jobs@certifiedarchivists.org

Communications/Webmaster
Alexandra Vargas-Minor, CA
communications@certifiedarchivists.org