| The Artist-Blacksmith's Association of North America, Inc. (ABANA) is run by a board of 15 directors elected by the membership. These elected volunteers serve as officers, committee chairpersons and members of committees. Five of the 15 directors are elected each year for a three-year term.
To run for election, one is required to be an ABANA member in good standing and provide the following:
• A nominating petition signed by at least 10 ABANA members,
• submitted with a photograph
• and candidate statement
to the central office by June 15 of the election year.
All candidates who meet this deadline will be listed on the official ballot form.
All candidates statements will be published on this web site as they are available.
Candidates meeting all the criteria above by the June 1 editorial deadline for the magazine will also have caddidates statements published in
the Anvil's Ring.
2008 ELECTION TIMETABLE
May 1, 2008: Notice of election published in the Spring issue of
The Anvil's Ring
June 1, 2008: Nominations deadline for candidates statements to be published in the election issue of the Anvil's Ring.
June 15, 2008: Nominations deadline date, submitted to the
ABANA Central Office, P.O. Box 3425
Knoxville, TN 37927-3425
August 1, 2008: Ballot mailing in the Summer issue of The Anvil's Ring
September 15, 2008: Postmark deadline for completed ballots
October 1, 2008: Notification to elected Board members
Business meetings of the ABANA Board are held annually near the 15th of November. On the even years, an additional meeting is held at the ABANA international conference in typically June or July. Between meetings, business is conducted by phone, mail, fax, and email, followed by a quarterly board mailing, distributed by the Central Office.
2008 ABANA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Elizabeth Brim (2009)
P.O. Box 22
Penland, NC 28765
H: 828-765-8748
ebrim@abana.org |
Wayne Coe (2010)
729 Peters Ford Road
Sunbright, TN 37872
H: 423-628-6444
waynecoe@abana.org
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Jill Turman (2009)
2nd Vice President
527 23rd Ave., Apt 213
Oakland, CA 94606
Cell: 510-355-2003
jill@abana.org |
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Maegan Crowley (2008)
PO Box 1076
Dolores, CO 81323
H: 970-882-2422
Cell: 973-600-6643
mcrowley@abana.org |
Rome Hutchings (2010)
1st Vice President
13633 Ferman Ave. N.W.
Clearwater, MN 55320
H: 763-878-1694
e-mail Rome... |
Doug Kluender (2009)
73 W. Holly St.
Phoenix AZ 85003
H: 602-818-1230
dougKluender@msn.com
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John H. Yust (2010)
256 Goodrich Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55102
651-225-9601
jyust@abana.org |
Jim Masterson (2009)
374 Metal Museum Dr.
Memphis, TN 38106
W. 901-774-6380
jim@abana.org |
Kim Saliba (2010)
10 Burbank Pl.
Hamilton, ON LK8 4A8
H: 905-560-4533
kim@abana.org |
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Linda Tanner (2010)
Treasurer
15421 Five Forks Road
Amelia, VA 23002
H: 804-561-5399
W: 434-645-7741
Cell: 804-690-9642
lindatanner@abana.org
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Paul Boulay (2008)
201 Hardy Ave.
Campbell, CA 95008
Cell: 408-483-1986
pboulay@earthlink.net |
Chris Winterstein (2008)
President
60 S. Mitchell Avenue
Bakersville, NC 28705
H: 828-467-2280
cwinterstein@abana.org
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Don Kemper (2008)
20100 NW 61st Avenue
Ridgefield, WA 98642
H: 360-887-3903
dkemper@abana.org
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Eric Ryser (2008)
Secretary
510 Thurston
Manhattan, KS. 66502
Cell: 785-341-5859
FAX: 785-456-2691
eryser@abana.org
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Peyton Anderson (2009)
309 Second Ave.
Farmville, VA 23901
434-390-6203
peyton@abana.org
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