Society Organization

Members of the Society elect its Board of Directors, which in turn elects the Officers. Except for the President, there is no requirement for an Officer to be a member of the Board of Directors. This enables the Board to find the most qualified person available to serve as an officer of the Society. The Board sets out the general policies of the Society, and the Officers are charged with carrying out these policies.

View a list of all past officers and board members here.

Board of Directors

The Board consists of nine Directors, who serve overlapping three-year terms. Officers of the Society are elected annually by the Board. The present members of the Board, with their term expiration dates and their director assignments, are:

Name Email Expires Assignments
Kerry Sullivan 2011 Corporate Secretary, Newsletter Editor
Paul Lyons 2011 Convention Director, acting Chief Financial Officer
Fred Hill 2011 Membership Chair
Paul Chandler 2010 Publications Chair, Website
Paul C. Koehler 2010 Business Manager
Richard Newkirk 2010 Elections and Nominating Committee
David Coscia 2012 Archives Chair
Tony Thompson 2012 Development
Rod Crossley 2012 Sales and Marketing Director

Officers and Staff

The current Officers and Staff of the Society, as elected by the Board, are:

President Paul Lyons
Vice President Paul Chandler
Secretary Kerry Sullivan
Chief Financial Officer Paul Lyons (acting)
Editor-Newsletter Kerry Sullivan
Editor-Trainline John Signor
Business Manager Sherry Kilcoin
Legal Counsel Bob Dewitt
Archivist Joe Strapac
Webmaster Danielle Signor

Mail addressed to any Director or Officer may be directed to the Society's address:

SPH&TS
1523 Howard Access Rd Suite A
Upland, CA 91786-2582

Email questions about membership, subscriptions and other Society business may be directed to our .