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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. (in 2009 it is actually 3-5 December.) 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.

Note that the officers below reflect the 2009 assignments; officers for 2010 will be elected at the board meeting.


ABANA 2010 Board of Directors

Peyton 'the kid' Anderson Paul Boulay
Peyton Anderson  (2012)
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 Geoege Matthews
Doug Kluender (2012)
73 W. Holly St.
Phoenix AZ 85003
602-818-1230
Len Ledet (2010)
24200 N Alma School Rd., Res#32
Scottsdale, AZ 85255
480-502-9498

George Matthews (2011)
P. O. Box 25
Saluda, NC 28773
828-749-2346
Cell 828-243-6579

John McLelland Mike O'Heeron Jack Parks
John McLelland (2011)
6961 Horseshoe Bar Rd
Loomis, CA 95650-9710
916-539-5790

Mike O'Heeron (2012)
Stony Ridge Forge
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325
717-642-6415

Jack Parks (2012)
PO Box 394
Piedmont, SD 57769
605-787-5634
Linda Tanner Steve Williamson John Yust
Linda Tanner (2010)
Treasurer

15421 Five Forks Road
Amelia, VA 23002
H: 804-561-5399
W: 804-561-5141
Cell: 804-690-9642

Steve Williamson (2012)
3434 Pulaski Hwy
Columbia, TN 38401
H: 931-381-7910
Cell: 931-374-1190


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.

2010 ELECTION TIMETABLE
(2010 dates still TBD)

March 20, 2010: Notice of election published in the Winter issue of
The Anvil's Ring
June 15, 2010: Nominations deadline for candidate’s statements
to be published in the election issue of the Anvil's Ring.
July 1, 2010: Nominations deadline date, submitted to the
ABANA Central Office,  15754 Widewater Drive,  Dumfries, VA 22025-1212
September, 2010: Ballot mailing
October, 2010: Postmark deadline for completed ballots
October, 2010: Notification to elected Board members
Notifications will be made as soon as possible.
November, 2010: Board Meeting starts at the Metal Museum in Memphis.
New Board members assume their duties.

 

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