Vernacular Architecture Forum
Contact UsJoin the VAF

About the VAF

Past Boards of Directors

2010-2011

Officers

President: Boyd Pratt, Mulno Cove Farm
First Vice President: James Buckley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Second Vice President: Marcia Miller, Maryland Historical Trust
Secretary: Gabrielle Lanier, James Madison University
Treasurer: Don Linebaugh, University of Maryland

Elected Directors

David Bergstone, Old Salem Museum & Gardens
Andrew Dolkart, Columbia University
Gail Dubrow, University of Minnesota
Jennifer Elliott, University of Virginia
Cynthia Falk, Cooperstown Graduate Program
Susan Garfinkel, Library of Congress
Marianne Hurley, California State Parks
Susan Kern, College of William and Mary
Jeff Klee, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Rachel Leibowitz, Texas Historical Commission
Kathryn Rogers Merlino, University of Washington
Janet Ore, Colorado State University
Philip Pendelton, Independent Consultant
Jonathan Poston, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Southwest Office

Appointed Directors

VAN Editor: Marvin Brown, URS Corporation
Buildings & Landscapes Editors: Marta Gutman, City College of the City University of New York and Louis Nelson, University of Virginia
Special Series Editors: Anna Andrzejewski, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Thomas Carter, University of Utah
Website Editors: Susan Gafinkel, Library of Congress and Eugenia Woo, Historic Seattle
Archivist: Claire Dempsey, Boston University
2010 Conference Coordinator: Richard Longstreth, George Washington University
2011 Conference Coordinator: Louis Nelson, University of Virginia
2012 Conference Coordinator: Anna Andrzejewski, University of Wisconsin-Madison

2009-2010

Officers

President: Boyd Pratt, Mulno Cove Farm
First Vice President: Gary Stanton, University of Mary Washington
Second Vice President: Marcia Miller, Maryland Historical Trust
Secretary: Gabrielle Lanier, James Madison University
Treasurer: Don Linebaugh, University of Maryland
Preservation Officer: Anthony Veerkamp, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Western Office

Elected Directors

Mary Beth Betts, NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
Lisa Davidson, Historic American Buildings Survey
Andrew Dolkart, Columbia University
Cynthia Falk, Cooperstown Graduate Program
Susan Garfinkel, Library of Congress
Marianne Hurley, California State Parks
Susan Kern, College of William and Mary
Jeff Klee, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Rachel Leibowitz, Texas Historical Commission
Robert Mellin, McGill University
Kathryn Rogers Merlino, University of Washington
Christine O’Malley, St. Olaf College
Janet Ore, Colorado State University
Jonathan Poston, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Southwest Office
Arijit Sen, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Appointed Directors

VAN Editor: Marvin Brown, URS Corporation
Buildings & Landscapes Editors: Marta Gutman, City College of the City University of New York and Louis Nelson, University of Virginia
Special Series Editors: Anna Andrzejewski, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Thomas Carter, University of Utah
Webmaster (Website Co-Editors): Susan Garfinkel, Library of Congress and Eugenia Woo, Historic Seattle
Archivist: Claire Dempsey, Boston University
2009 Conference Coordinator: Rolene Schliesman, Montana State Historic Preservation Office
2010 Conference Coordinator: Richard Longstreth, George Washington University
2011 Conference Coordinator: Louis Nelson, University of Virginia
Immediate Past President: Kim Hoagland, Michigan Technological University

2008-2009

Officers

President: Kim Hoagland, Michigan Technological University
First Vice President: John Larson, Old Salem Museum and Gardens
Second Vice President: Marcia Miller, Maryland Historical Trust
Secretary: Gabrielle Lanier, James Madison University
Treasurer: Don Linebaugh, University of Maryland
Preservation Officer: Anthony Veerkamp, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Western Office

Elected Directors

Mary Beth Betts, NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
Gretchen Buggeln, Valparaiso University
Lisa Davidson, Historic American Buildings Survey
Cynthia Falk, Cooperstown Graduate Program
Susan Garfinkel, Library of Congress
J. Ritchie Garrison, Winterthur Program, University of Delaware
Thomas Hubka, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Jeff Klee, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Robert Mellin, McGill University
Kathryn Rogers Merlino, University of Washington
Christine O’Malley, St. Olaf College
Janet Ore, Colorado State University
Arijit Sen, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Eugenia Woo, Artifacts Consulting, Inc., Tacoma/Seattle

Appointed Directors

VAN Editor: Marvin Brown, URS Corporation
Buildings & Landscapes Editors: Howard Davis, University of Oregon and Louis Nelson, University of Virginia
Special Series Editors: Anna Andrzejewski, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Thomas Carter, University of Utah
Archivist: Claire Dempsey, Boston University
2008 Conference Coordinator: Karana Hattersley-Drayton, City of Fresno
2009 Conference Coordinators: Maire O’Neill, Montana State University and Rolene Schliesman, Montana State Historic Preservation Office
2010 Conference Coordinator: Richard Longstreth, George Washington University