APG Announces Newly-Elected Officers, Board and Nominations Committee Members

5 November 2025

The Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), the world’s largest association for the genealogical profession, has announced the results of its recent election. The APG membership elected four officers and six board members for a two-year term (2026–2028) and two Nominations Committee members were elected for one-year terms; terms begin on 1 January 2026.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (TWO-YEAR TERM)
President
Tricia Seguine, MAcc, MLIS, Florida, USA

Vice President
Karin Coppernoll, PLCGS, Washington, USA

Secretary
Belinda Brouette, Texas, USA

Treasurer
​Diana Bawn, CPA, Massachusetts, USA

BOARD OF DIRECTORS (TWO-YEAR TERM)
Jenifer Kahn Bakkala, Massachusetts, USA
Michelle C. Bates, Oklahoma, USA
Fiona Brooker, Christchurch, New Zealand
Sarah Day, AG­®, Utah, USA
Elizabeth Murray Vargas, FSAScot, New Jersey, USA
Mark A. Wentling, CG­®, Massachusetts, USA

NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE (ONE-YEAR TERM)
Theodore Georgas, CG­®, Illinois, USA
Deborah Harvey, CG­®, Virginia, USA

APG would like to thank the members of the Nominations Committee for their work on this year's election: Shannon Combs-Bennett, MSc, QG, FSAScot (Chair), Erica Cousins Curtis, and Kristin Dennis.