Elections for SOA Officers and Council are held each spring, with terms beginning and ending at the close of the spring annual meeting.
Candidate statements are included in the spring issue of the Ohio Archivist and online two weeks before the election. See the Nominating Committee page for more information on leadership opportunities.
See a list of former officers at our past SOA Officer and Council Member List.
President, 2025-2026
Jennifer Long Morehart
she/her
University Archivist
Bowling Green State University
(419) 372-9614
[email protected]
Vice President/President-Elect, 2025-2026
Kristen Newby
she/her
Special Collections Supervisor, Local History & Genealogy
Columbus Metropolitan Library
96 S. Grant Ave., Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 849-1244
[email protected]
Secretary, 2025-2027
Shelby Beatty
she/her
Archivist & Records Manager
Sinclair Community College
444 W. Third Street, Dayton, OH 45402
(937) 512-2319
[email protected]
Treasurer, 2024-2026
Sophia McGuire
she/her
Deputy Clerk of Council, City of Gahanna
200 S. Hamilton Rd., Gahanna, OH 43230
(614) 342-4092
[email protected]
Council Member, 2024-2026
Jim DaMico
he/him
Archivist, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Edward L. Pratt Research Library
3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 3012, Cincinnati, OH, 45229
513-636-2857
[email protected]
Council Member, 2025-2027
Darrell Blevins Jr.
He/Him
Recent Public History graduate, Wright State University, Master of Arts
937-896-7372
[email protected]
Justice, Equity, Diversity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (JEDAI) Committee Co-Chair (voting rights), 2025-2027
Michelle Ganz
she/her
Director of Archives
Dominican Sisters of Peace,
Columbus, OH 43219
614-416-1031
Justice, Equity, Diversity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (JEDAI) Committee Co-Chair (voting rights), 2025-2026
Hannah Kemp-Severence
She/her
University Records Manager
The University of Akron Archives and Special Collections, Polsky Building, Rm. LL-10
225 S. Main St., Akron, OH 44325-1702
(330)972-8182
[email protected]
Editor, Ohio Archivist, 2022-2024 (Ex-Officio)
Jessica Heys
she/her
Archives Contractor
Kettering Foundation
200 Commons Road, Dayton, OH 45459
[email protected]
Past-President, (Ex-Officio)
Matt Francis
he/him
Archivist
Ohio Northern University
525 S. Main St., Ada, OH 45810
419-772-1925
[email protected]
Last Updated on May 27, 2025 by Emily Gainer