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, 2024-2025
Matt Francis
he/him/his
Archivist
Ohio Northern University
525 S. Main St., Ada, OH 45810
419-772-1925
[email protected]

Vice President/President-Elect, 2023-2024
Jennifer Long Morehart
she/her/hers
University Archivist
Bowling Green State University
(419) 372-9614
[email protected]

Secretary, 2023-2025
Shelby Beatty
she/her/hers
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/hers
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, 2023-2025
Kristen Newby
she/her/hers
Special Collections Supervisor, Local History & Genealogy
Columbus Metropolitan Library
96 S. Grant Ave., Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 849-1244
[email protected]

Editor, Ohio Archivist, 2022-2024 (Ex-Officio)
Jessica Heys
she/her/hers
Archives Contractor
Kettering Foundation
200 Commons Road, Dayton, OH 45459
[email protected]

Past-President,  (Ex-Officio)
Melissa Dalton
she/her/hers
Principal
Preserve It, LLC, Dayton, OH 45424
(937) 232-7174
[email protected]

Last Updated on April 18, 2025 by Emily Gainer