The Arlington Historical Society will hold its annual meeting of members on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at 7:00 pm. The meeting will be held BOTH on Zoom and in person at the Reinsch Library Auditorium on the main campus of Marymount University. If you are a member and plan to attend by Zoom, please register at this link: https://forms.gle/UGEVTB3hCpfViSc98 (This is the same link for Zoom access to the monthly event which will immediately follow the brief members’ meeting: “Early Days of Civil War Defenses of Washington: From Fort Sumter to First Bull Run” with Brian Cheeseboro. See more details about that presentation here: )
The AHS Board has voted to amend Article V, Paragraph 3 of the By-Laws to contemplate the implementation of the Advisory Board by adding the words “an Advisory Board and”, so the Paragraph now reads as follows:
“The President, with the approval of the Board of Directors, may establish an Advisory Board and such other temporary or permanent committees as are necessary.”
The Nominating Committee intends to nominate the following for election as officers and directors at the meeting:
Officers
- President: Peter Vaselopulos
- Vice President: Sean Denniston
- Treasurer: Richard Samp
- Secretary: Harry Evans
Members of the Board of Directors
- George Axiotis
- Bethany Baker
- Annette Benbow
- Jessica Kaplan
- Andy McLeod
- Annette Scherber
- Martin Suydam
In addition, the AHS Board intends to announce the establishment of an AHS Advisory Board. At this time, the following individuals are anticipated to be named to the Advisory Board. We are also approaching other candidates for this board.
Advisory Board Members:
- David Pearson (Chair)
- Catherine Aselford
- Duke Banks
- Dr. Mark Benbow
- Sue Eisenfeld
- Sunny Evans
- Cathy Hix
- Patrick Hope
- Michael Schaffner
- Dale Smith
We look forward to seeing you there as we announce our governing structure.
