Nominations are now underway for the 2019 American Philatelic Society elections. Each candidate who wishes to run must obtain 10 nominations, either from an APS chapter (often a local club) or a nominating form signed by 10 members.

The ballot is included each election in the May issue of the official journal American Philatelist. Those elected take office at the General Membership meeting during APS StampShow. This year, that will be held on August 3rd.

Those seeking office at this time are:

President
Robert Zeigler, Indianapolis, IN*

Board of Vice President (running as a team of 3)
Cheryl Ganz, Winfield, IL*
Patricia (Trish) Kaufmann, Lincoln, DE*
Jeff Shapiro, Fayville, MA*

Secretary
Stephen Schumann, Hayward, CA

Treasurer
Bruce Marsden, Short Hills, NJ

Directors-at-Large (4 will be chosen)

• Michael Bloom, Portland, OR
• Rich Drews, Palatine, IL
• Peter McCann, University Park, FL
• Mark Schwartz, Philadelphia, PA

All of these people are currently serving in these positions; there is one candidate for every open seat on the Board. Those with an * after their names have already obtain sufficient nominations to confirm their candidacies, as of the date of this posting (January 23, 2019).

In addition, APS members elect two of the Trustees on the American Philatelic Research Library board. This year’s candidates are:

• Greg Galletti, Mount Airy, MD
• Melanie Rogers, Chicago, IL*

Again there are two candidates at this time for two open seats. Neither is an incumbent, and I don’t believe either has served on the APRL board in the past.

As Chapter #1461, The Virtual Stamp Club is entitled to submit nominations. We are presently working out how that might be possible for a chapter that rarely meets physically.