SIA Board of Directors
There are 12 voting members: the 4 elected officers, 7 elected directors and the Past President (ex-officio). Non-voting ex-officio members include the Executive Secretary, publications editors, and chapter presidents. Elections are held and new directors take office at the SIA’s annual meeting each spring.
The SIA Board meets on a quarterly basis and meetings are open to members of the Society. Meetings take place in person or online. If you are interested in participating in an online meeting, contact SIA headquarters (sia@siahq.org) to receive a meeting link. The next scheduled meetings of the Board are as follows:
- SIA Spring Board Meeting: Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 3:00-5:30 PM Eastern Time
- Board meeting held in conjunction with 2026 SIA Annual Conference in Norfolk, Virginia)
- SIA Fall Board Meeting: Saturday, August. 29, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 NOON Eastern Time (via Zoom)
- SIA Winter Board Meeting: Saturday, December 5, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 NOON Eastern Time (via Zoom)
Officers
Dave Vago |
Mary Habstritt |
Steven Walton |
Nanci K. Batchelor |
Directors
Anthony Meadow (Director) 2024-2027 |
Jacob Kaplan (Director) 2024-2027 |
Colin Batchelor (Director) 2025-2028 |
Marty Johnston (Director) 2025-2028St. Paul, MN MEJOHNSTON@stthomas.edu |
Meg Kindelin (Director) 2026–2029 |
Lesa Thornton (Director) 2026–2029 |
Sean Gohman (Director) 2026–2029 |
Fred Quivik (Past President) 2026-2028 |
Non-voting Members
Steven Walton, Executive Secretary
Ted Grevstad-Nordbrock, Editor, IH: The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology
Marni Blake Walter, Editor, SIA Newsletter
SIA Chapter Presidents are also non-voting ex-officio members of the SIA National Board





Marty Johnston (Director) 2025-2028

