Officers
Elected 2026 – Business Meeting – Boston, MA – May 2026
The Manuscript Society membership in attendance at the Business Meeting on May 27, 2026 elected a new slate trustees and officers. Below is a complete list of both new and continuing officers and trustees.
Trustees
Ending 2026:
- Dan Hamelberg, Champaign, IL
- George Snook, New York, NY
Ending 2027:
- Gerald “Jay” Gaidmore, Williamsburg, VA
- Vernon Morris, Jr., Sebring, FL
- Scott Mubarak, Poway, CA
Ending 2028:
- Ellen M. Clark, Arlington, VA
- Michael Exstein, Goshen, CT
- Caroline Mengon, Ambridge, PA
The Board of Trustees includes:
Former Presidents: Edward N. Bomsey, Michael J. Dabrishus, Beverly Hill, Robert Hopper, Ellen H. Myers, Kenneth W. Rendell, Douglass L. Rohrman, Mary C. Schlosser, John D. Haskell, Jr., Scott W. Petersen, and Barton L. Smith
Committees
Annual Meeting (2027):
Peter Klarnet, 284 5th Avenue, #4F, New York, NY 10001 pklarnet@gmail.com
Archives and History:
Robert Hopper, 3440 So. Jefferson St, Apt 519, Falls Church, VA 22041, hopbandc@gmail.com
Executive:
Peter Klarnet, 284 5th Avenue, #4F, New York, NY 10001 pklarnet@gmail.com
Finance:
Anthony Loscalzo, 9511 Collins Avenue, #611, Surfside, FL 33154, aloscalzo@msn.com
Governance:
Douglass Rohrman, 3576 Avendida Amorosa, Escondido, CA 92029, drohrman@rohrman.us
Marketing and Outreach:
Diana Arfine, PO Box 25, Grand Isle, VT 05458, executivedirector@manuscript.org
Nominations:
Jim West, 608 Wilder Avenue, Aberdeen, NC 28315, jwest@wrx900.com
Publications:
Ashley Cataldo, American Antiquarian Society, 185 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA 01609, acataldo@mwa.org
Replevin Education:
Douglass Rohrman, 3576 Avendida Amorosa, Escondido, CA 92029, drohrman@rohrman.us
Scholarship:
Ellen Howell Myers, 307 Arcadia Place, San Antonio, TX 78209, myers@manuscript.org
