The Board for Certification of Genealogists consists of fifteen trustees and a professional executive director. All trustees are certified and all serve without compensation. BCG’s associates elect one-third of the trustees each year.
Voting officers of the executive committee (President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Member at Large) are elected annually by the trustees. Three additional non-voting members complete the committee: the most recent past President willing to serve as an ex officio member for one year after leaving office, the Executive Director, and General Counsel.
Trustees serve three-year terms and may only serve for three consecutive terms. Former trustees regain eligibility to serve after two years.
Board of Trustees
President | Faye Jenkins Stallings, CG |
Vice-President | David S. Ouimette, CG, CGL |
Secretary | Gary Ball-Kilbourne, CG |
Treasurer | Shannon Green, CG, CGG |
Member at Large | Karen Stanbary, CG, CGG |
Member at Large | Scott Wilds, CG |
Trustee | Matthew Blaine Berry, CG |
Trustee | Catherine B.W. Desmarais, CG |
Trustee | LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, JD, LLM, CG, CGL, FASG |
Trustee | Jari Christopher Honora, CG |
Trustee | Barbara Vines Little, CG, FNGS, FUGA, FVGS |
Trustee | Angela Packer McGhie, CG, FUGA |
Trustee | Mary Kircher Roddy, CG |
Trustee | Richard G. Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA |
General Counsel to the Board
Michael S. Ramage, JD, CG
Executive Director
Darcie Hind Posz, CG, FASG
Board for Certification of Genealogists
P.O. Box 14291
Washington, DC 20044
Appointments and Committees
BCG’s president, the board of trustees, or executive committee appoints committees, assistant officers, managers, or delegates as necessary. Appointments include:
ACTION List | Angela Packer McGhie, CG; Mary Penner, CG |
Advertising Manager | Shannon Terwedo, CG |
Assistant Secretary | Darcie Hind Posz, CG, FASG |
Booth Coordinator | Mary Kircher Roddy, CG; Stephanie O’Connell, CG |
Conference Committee | Shannon Green, CG; Angela Packer McGhie, CG |
Family Search Library Liaison | Nicole Gilkison LaRue, CG |
DNA Committee | Karen Stanbary, CG |
Intellectual Property | Carolyn Ladd, JD, CG; Pam Pracser Anderson, CG |
Marketing Committee | Julie Walker, CG |
Nominating Committee | Richard G. Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA |
OnBoard editors | Gary Ball-Kilbourne, CG, editor; Michael J. Leclerc, CG, assistant editor |
News Release and Calendar Coordinator | Lisa S. Gorrell, CG |
Records Preservation and Access Committee Delegate | Jennifer Zinck, CG |
Social Media | Sara Gredler, CG |
Springboard Blog Editor | Jean Atkinson Andrews, CG |
Webinar Committee | Margaret Fortier, CG |
Webmaster | Patricia Lee Hobbs, CG |
Website Coordinator | Matthew Blaine Berry, CG |