Accreditation of National Exhibitions and Judges (CANEJ)
Responsible for all matters pertaining to philatelic and literature judging and those philatelic exhibitions conducted under the auspices of the American Philatelic Society (APS), or qualifying as APS World Series of Philately (WSP) shows.
| Chairperson | |
| Stephen Reinhard | P.O. Box 110, Mineola, NY 11501 |
| Vice Chairperson | |
| Committee Members (voting) | |
| Mark Banchik Tim Bartshe Darrell Ertzberger Jamie Gough Jim Graue |
Liz Hisey David McNamee Wade Saadi Phil Stager Kent Wilson |
| Ex-Officio Members (non-voting) | |
| Ann Triggle (Immediate Past CANEJ Chair) Peter McCann (Senior FIP Representative) David Piercey (Canadian Judging Committee Chair) Ken Martin (APS Executive Director) |
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Affiliate Co-ordination
Works with APS staff to promote national specialty organizations affiliated with the APS and encourages communications among the groups and with the APS.
| Chairperson | |
| James McDevitt | 3561 Country Ct., N. Mobile, AL 36619-5335 |
| Committee Members | |
| Deane Briggs | Guy Dillaway |
| John Cali | Judy Johnson, Staff Liaison |
Awards
Promotes, solicits nominations and makes recommendations for the Luff, Hall of Fame, Kehr, Peterson, USSS Barbara Mueller and Volunteer Recognitions awards.
| Chairperson | |
| Joann Lenz | P.O. Box 296, Sterling Hts., MI 48311-0296 |
| Committee Members | |
| Wade Saadi | Ken Martin, Staff Liaison |
Awards - Luff Award
The highest award given by the Society. The committee recommends worthy candidates to the APS Board.
| Chairperson | |
| Roger Brody | |
| Committee Members | |
| Kees Adema | Randy Neil |
| John Hotchner | Steve Schumann |
| Peter McCann | Harlan Stone |
Awards - Hall of Fame
For deceased philatelists who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of national or international philately.
| Chairperson | |
| Randy Neil | P.O. Box 8512, Shawnee Mission, KS 66208 |
| Committee Members | |
| Steven Rod | Alan Warren |
Awards - Ernie Kehr Future of Philately
For the living philatelist who for at least five years has made the hobby attractive to newcomers.
| Chairperson | |
| MaryAnn Bowman | |
| Committee Members | |
| Steven Rod | Karen Weigt |
Awards - United States Stamp Society Barbara Mueller Award
For the best annual article in The American Philatelist.
| Chairperson | |
| Peter Butler | |
| Committee Members | |
| Michael Schreiber | Kent Wilson |
Awards - Charles J. Peterson Philatelic Literature Life Achievement Award
For furthering philatelic knowledge through philatelic literature.
| Chairperson | |
| Ken Grant | |
| Committee Members | |
| Roger Brody | David Straight |
Awards - Nicholas G. Carter Volunteer Recognition Awards
National/Promotion Service - For outstanding service/innovation to the hobby on the national level. This might involve work with an affiliate or an APS committee.
| Chairperson | |
| James McDevitt | |
| Committee Members | |
| Nick Lombardi | Ken Martin |
Local Promotion/Service - For outstanding local or regional service/innovation to the hobby. Efforts on behalf of a chapter, federation or a show would all qualify.
| Chairperson | |
| Thomas Fortunato | |
| Committee Members | |
| Edgar Hicks | Judy Johnson |
Outstanding Young Adult Philatelist - Award for outstanding service/innovation by an individual age 25-40.
| Chairperson | |
| MaryAnn Bowman | |
| Committee Members | |
| Kristin Patterson | Gretchen Moody |
Outstanding Young Philatelist - Award for outstanding service/innovation by an individual age 15-24.
| Chairperson | |
| Chery Edgcomb | |
| Committee Members | |
| Steve Zwillinger | Janet Houser |
By-Laws
The Committee provides the necessary language, tools and advice to the Board of Directors in regards to periodically updating the APS Bylaws.
| Chairperson | |
| Daniel J. Siegel, Esquire | P.O. Box 336 Broomall, PA 19008-0336 Phone: 610-446-3457 |
| Committee Members | |
| Virginia Eisenstein, Society Attorney | Ken Martin, Staff Liaison |
Campaign for Philately
Created to develop a successful fundraising program, create awareness of ways to contribute, and develop and administer a donor recognition program.
| Chairperson | |
| Alfredo Frohlich | |
| Committee Members | |
| Roger Brody | Gordon Morison |
| Michael Dixon | Steven Rod |
| Ken Grant | Wade Saadi |
| Alex Haimann | Mick Zais |
| Ken Martin |
Chapter Activities (CAC)
Acts as a conduit of ideas by and for the nearly 600 local clubs that belong to the APS.
| Chairperson | |
| Thomas M. Fortunato | 28 Amberwood Pl, Rochester, NY 14626 |
| Committee Members | |
| MaryAnn Bowman | Don Schilling |
| Jane King Fohn | Judy Johnson, Staff Liaison |
Diversity Committee
The APS leadership strives to broaden and diversify our membership base while continuing to serve and value our current members. For more information see the APS Diversity Committee Operating Guidelines.
| Chairperson | |
| Ann Dunkin | |
| Committee Members | |
| None currently listed |
Entry Level Collectors
To provide assistance to the APS Education Department to enable it to broaden its reach and effectiveness to youth and entry-level adult stamp collectors .
| Chairperson | |
| Needs Filled | |
| Staff Liaison | |
| Gretchen Moody |
Ethics in APS
Responsible for the promotion and interpretation of the APS Code of Ethics by providing advice to the APS Board, officers and members.
| Chairperson | |
| Gordon Morison | |
| Committee Members | |
| Arlene Dunn | Kalman Illyefalvi |
| Cheryl Ganz | Edward Jarvis |
| Ken Martin, Staff Liaison |
International
Acts as a liaison between the APS and international philately.
| Chairperson | |
| Stephen D. Schumann | Visit the FIP Postal Stationery Commission website 2417 Cabrillo Dr. Hayward, CA 94545 |
| Committee Members | |
| Michael Dixon | Reuben A. Ramkissoon |
| Darrell Ertzberger | Stephen Reinhard (CANEJ Chair.) |
| Yamil H. Kouri Jr. | Wade Saadi |
| Ronald E. Lesher Sr. | Stephen D. Schumann |
| James P. Mazepa (FIAF President) | W. Danforth Walker |
| Peter McCann (FIP Vice President) | Patricia Stilwell Walker |
| Robert P. Odenweller | Terry S. Watson |
Joint Finance
Monitors APS/APRL finances, reviews and makes recommendations on the APS/ARPL budget and investments, and supervises the annual audit.
| Chairperson | |
| Kathy Johnson | |
| Committee Members | |
| John Barwis | Bruce Marsden |
| Roger Brody | Ken Nilsestuen |
| Ned Case | Wade Saadi |
| Kathy Johnson | Lamar Stout |
| Dwayne Littauer | Rick Banks - Staff Liaison |
| Ken Martin - Staff Liaison | |
Membership Promotion and Recruiting
Considers and recommends ideas to promote APS membership and to recruit new members.
| Chairperson | |
| Steven Rod | |
| Committee Members | |
| Diane Clark | Matthew Liebson |
| Donald Chenevert, Jr. | James Weigant |
| Diane DeBlois | Staff - Judy Johnson |
| Terry Dempsey | Staff - Ken Martin |
| Edgar Hicks |
Oversight
Responsible for monitoring progress on implementation of the Society and Library’s long range plan providing annual updates to both boards.
| Chairperson | |
| Roger Brody | |
| Committee Members | |
| Jack Flannery | Dan Walker |
| Wade Saadi |
Personnel
Serves as an advisory committee to the Executive Director with regard to personnel and staffing issues. Also assists the President in the review and selection of the Executive Director.
| Chairperson | |
| Wade Saadi | |
| Committee Members | |
| Roger Brody | Janet Klug |
| Ken Grant | Steven Rod |
Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials
Provides in depth information to philatelic community and assists members with their needs.
| Chairperson | |
| Roger Rhoads | Visit their Home Page |
| Committee Members | |
| David Herendeen | Mercer Bristow, Staff Liaison |
| Alan Warren |
Publications
Selects, reviews and recommends literature to be published by the APS that generates sufficient sales to cover all costs and a measurable profit to the APS, publicizes the APS and provides an incentive to join, increases the value of membership, and fills gapes in the current body of philatelic literature.
| Chairperson | |
| Peter Martin | P.O. Box 6074, Fredericksburg, VA 22403 |
| Committee Members | |
| Ken Martin | Alan Warren |
| Bob Odenweller | Wayne Youngblood |
| Michael Schreiber | |
| David Straight |
"Speaking of Stamps" Committee
Works to create presentations on stamp collecting for non-philatelic audiences and solicits individuals to arrange and make presentations to non-philatelic groups.
| Chairperson | |
| Tom Broadhead |
Stamp Theft
Assists APS members in the case of any theft of philatelic materials.
| Chairperson | |
| Nick Lombardi | Stamp Theft Help |
| Staff Liaison | |
| Tom Horn |
Technology
Reviews and evaluate technology-based opportunities that might allow the American Philatelic Society and American Philatelic Research Library to better serve their membership and to make the hobby more attractive to new members.
| Chairperson | |
| Clark Frazier | |
| Committee Members | |
| Doug Drumheller | Bob Swanson |
| Mike Lampson | Wendy Masorti |
| Gary Loew |
Translation
Provides translation services to APS members.
| Chairperson | |
| Bobby Liao | c/o APS, 100 Match Factory Pl., Bellefonte, PA 16823 Visit the Translation Committee Website |
