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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.

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

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
Jill Turman (2009)
2nd Vice President
527 23rd Ave., Apt 213
Oakland, CA 94606
Cell: 510-355-2003
jill@abana.org
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

John H. Yust Jim Masterson Kim Saliba

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
Linda Tanner

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

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

Don Kemper (2008)
20100 NW 61st Avenue
Ridgefield, WA 98642
H: 360-887-3903
dkemper@abana.org

Eric Ryser (2008)
Secretary

510 Thurston
Manhattan, KS. 66502
Cell: 785-341-5859
FAX: 785-456-2691
eryser@abana.org

Peyton Anderson  (2009)
309 Second Ave.
Farmville, VA 23901
434-390-6203
peyton@abana.org
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