About Our Board of Directors

SAHS Board Directors play an important role in the success of the organization. By serving on an array of committees, Board Directors allow the Society to fulfill our mission to record and interpret the Swedish presence in America. Our directors have a diversity of backgrounds and are drawn from both academia and the wider Swedish American public. The Society is very proud of its Board's accomplishments.

Directors are elected for a term of three years and may serve an unlimited number of terms; however, after serving two full consecutive terms, they may not sit on the Board again until at least one year has passed. 

 

 

SAHS Board of Directors

  • Jennifer Eastman Attebery, Pocatello, ID (2026)
  • Chad Eric Bergman, Chicago, IL (2025)
  • Klas Bergman, Los Angeles, CA (2026)
  • Carrie Danielson, Tallahassee, FL (2026)
  • Maria Erling, Gettysburg, PA (2024)
  • Philip Friedlund, St. Paul, MN (2025)
  • Saniya Ghanoui, Wichita, KS (2026)
  • Mark A. Granquist, Northfield, MN (2024)
  • Anita Olson Gustafson, Macon, GA (2024)
  • David M. Gustafson, Deerfield, IL (2024)
  • Lucas Henry Hamilton, Waikato, Aotearoa New Zealand (2026)
  • Adam Hjorthén, Stockholm, Sweden (2024)
  • James Holst, Moraga, CA (2025)
  • Karen Humphrey, Saint Paul, MN (2024)
  • Anne Jenner, Seattle, WA (2025)
  • Ronald J. Johnson, Madison, WI (2025)
  • Kerstin Lane, Glenview, IL (2026)
  • Joy K. Lintelman, Minneapolis, MN (2024)
  • Donald Olson, Northbrook, IL (2025)
  • Kurt Peterson, Chicago, IL (2025)

Swedish–American Historical Society Officers

  • Chair, ANNE JENNER, Seattle, WA
  • Vice-Chair, KERSTIN LANE, Glenview, IL
  • Secretary, LUCAS HENRY, Hamilton, Waikato, Aotearoa New Zealand
  • Treasurer, CARL ANDERS (ANDY) JOHNSON, Chicago, IL
  • At Large, ANNE-CHARLOTTE HARVEY, San Diego, CA
  • Quarterly/Swedish American Studies Editor, MARK SAFSTROM, Rock Island, IL
  • Quarterly/Swedish American Studies Associate and Book Review Editor, ADAM HJORTHÉN, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Production Editor, SANDY NELSON, Seattle, WA
  • Editor Emeritus, BYRON J. NORDSTROM, LeSueur, MN
  • Editor Emeritus, KEVIN PROESCHOLDT, Minneapolis, MN
  • Archivist, ANDREW MEYER, Chicago, IL
  • Office Manager, AUBREY PRESTWICH, Chicago, IL

The Nominating Committee welcomes inquiries from Society members who may wish to serve on the Board or nominate a member to serve on the Board.

E-mail Us: info (at) swedishamericanhist.org