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AAHGS 2025 Elected Officers
Contact Information


LaJoy Y. Mosby
President
president@aahgs.org

Vacant
Vice President Conference Planning, History & Education

Vacant
Vice President Membership and Chapters

Vacant
Secretary
secretary@aahgs.org 

Taneya Y. Koonce
National Treasurer
treasurer@aahgs.org

Angela Brice-Smith
Director
Director1@aahgs.org
 
Stephanie Woods Miller
Director
Director2@aahgs.org

Dawyna Lindsey
Director
Director3@aahgs.org

Tammy Ozier
Director
Director4@aahgs.org

AAHGS 2025 Contact Information


Guy Weston
Director of Publications
Journal Editor
publications@aahgs.org

Mary Crosby
AAHGS Newsletter Editor
newsletter@aahgs.org

Stella Pierce
Chapters Committee Chair
chapters@aahgs.org 

Vacant
Membership Chair

Gary Franklin
NGS Delegate
ngsdelegate@aahgs.org

Sybil Williams
DC Secretary
dcsecretary@aahgs.org

Baba Gene Stephenson
Immediate Past President
pastpresident@aahgs.org

Barbara Dodson Walker
President Emerita

AAHGS Board Committees 2025


Dean Henry
National Awards
awards@aahgs.org

Judy Rose Weaver
Special Projects
projects@aahgs.org

Carolyn Rowe
Bereavement Committee
bereavement@aahgs.org

Diane Thompkins
Bylaws
Bylaws@aahgs.org

Jackie Tillman Lewis
International Book Awards
bookawards@aahgs.org

Vacant
Marketing/Communications

Past National Presidents

 

James Dent Walker (1977–1981)*

Charles Johnson, Jr. (1981–1983)

Jean Sampson Scott (1984–1987)*

Asa J. Davis (1987–1988)*

Sylvia Cooke Martin (1989–1990)* 
Fath Davis Ruffins (1991–1992)

Barbara Dodson Walker (1993–2002)

Carolyn C. Rowe (2003–2006)

Khadijah Matin (2007–2009)

Charles Howard (2010–2012) 
Tamela Tenpenny-Lewis (2012–2015)

Sherrita Camp (2016–2018)

Baba Gene R. Stephenson II (2018–2022)

LaJoy Y. Mosby (2022–present)

*Beloved Ancestor

The AAHGS national board of directors salutes the past members of the national executive board who have contributed their time, talents and treasure over the years to the betterment and sustainability of our society. Due to their efforts, we are poised to move forward into the future. To our past leaders, we say thank you, and we appreciate your efforts.



 

National Office
 

Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc.

P. O. Box 73067
Washington, DC 20056-3067

202.234.5350

info@aahgs.org
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