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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.

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.  


ABANA 2009 Board of Directors

Peyton 'the kid' Anderson Paul Boulay
Peyton Anderson  (2009)
Secretary
6720 Military Rd.
Amelia VA 23002
434-390-6203
Andrew L. Blair, Jr. (2011)
3436 Benchmark Lane
Stevensville, MT 59870
H: 406-777-5207
Cell: 303-523-1417
Paul Boulay (2011)
1st Vice President
201 Hardy Ave
Campbell, CA 95008
(408) 483-1986
Rome Hutchins David Hutchison
Lance Davis (2010)
259 Muddy Fork Rd.
Jonesborough,
TN 37659-4813
423-913-1015
Rome Hutchings (2010)
President
13633 Ferman Ave. N.W.
Clearwater, MN 55320
H: 763-878-1694<
David Hutchison (2011)
2nd Vice President
Cordova, Maryland
410-310-3347
Doug Kluender Len Ledet Jim Masterson
Doug Kluender (2009)
73 W. Holly St.
Phoenix AZ 85003
602-818-1230
Len Ledet (2010)
24200 N Alma School Rd.
Scottsdale, AZ 85255
480-502-9498

Jim Masterson (2009)
374 Metal Museum Dr.
Memphis, TN 38106
901-774-6380

Ken Prieser William Rogers Linda Tanner
Ken Preiser (2011)
Manchester, Tennessee
931-393-1610

William Rogers (2009)
Cullowhee, North Carolina
828-293-3777
Linda Tanner (2010)
Treasurer

15421 Five Forks Road
Amelia, VA 23002
H: 804-561-5399
W: 434-645-7741
Cell: 804-690-9642
Bruce Woodward John Yust
Jack Parks (2009)
PO Box 394
Piedmont, SD 57769
605-787-5634
Bruce Woodward (2011)
6374 Lake Road West
Madison, OH 44057
440-428-0822
John H. Yust (2010)
256 Goodrich Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55102
651-225-9601

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 15 editorial deadline for the magazine will also have candidates statements published in the Anvil's Ring.

2009 ELECTION TIMETABLE
March 5, 2009: Notice of election published in the Winter issue of
The Anvil's Ring
June 15, 2009: Nominations deadline for candidate’s statements
to be published in the election issue of the Anvil's Ring.
July 1, 2009: Nominations deadline date, submitted to the
ABANA Central Office,  15754 Widewater Drive,  Dumfries, VA 22025-1212
September 5, 2009: Ballot mailing in the Summer issue of The Anvil's Ring
October 26, 2009: Postmark deadline for completed ballots
November 4, 2009: Notification to elected Board members
Notifications will be made as soon as possible.
December 3, 2009: Board Meeting starts at the Metal Museum in Memphis.
New Board members assume their duties.

 

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