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Organization
The Organization Structure of the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is based on that found in the Plymouth Colony. It is headed by a Governor who has an Assistant Governor (now called Deputy Governor) and a board consisting of Officers and a Board of Assistants.
Its 2026-2027 officers, Board of Assistants, committee chairs, appointees, colony officers and past governors are as follows:
Note - Any SMDPA member with an interest in open positions may contact the deputy governor at [email protected].
| Officers | |
| Governor: Michael Saunders * | Deputy Governor: James Campbell * |
| Secretary: open * Jim Campbell, Acting | Assistant Secretary: open * |
| Treasurer: open * Scott Bond, Acting | Assistant Treasurer: open * |
| Lead State Historian: Ginny Fossa * |
Co-Historian: Lois Howanec, Sharyn Davis, Kevin Smith
Assistant to Historian: Peggy Shaffer, Brenda Weaver (Researcher), Nan Ball, Sue Makosy
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| Registrar: Althea Fejes * | Assistant Registrar: Sue Henning* |
| Elder/Thanksgiving Service: Jim Buckner * | Captain: Keith Kammenzind* |
| Counselor: open * | Membership Officer: Lois Revenaugh* |
| Elder: James Buckner * | GSMD DGG - Michael Saunders |
| Surgeon: Ronald Simonsen, MD * | GSMD AG: - Sharon Saunders |
* Voting Member
| The Board of Assistants - (BOA at Large Dates) |
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| Kevin Smith * (2026-2029) | Lois Lang * (2024-2027) |
| Bradford Ridgeway * (2024-2027) | Pam Palchowski * (2025-2028) |
| Peter Bort * (2023-2026) | Sharyn Davis * (2024-2027) |
| Margaret Barnette * (2025-2028) | Thomas Ahern * (2026-2029) |
| Brian Atwood * (2025-2028) | |
| * Voting Member | |
| Colony Governors |
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Western (Pittsburgh Area) * Colony Governor - Keith Kammenzind. |
Susquehanna (Harrisburg Area) * |
| Committee Chairpersons ** |
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| Audit: open | Nominating: Chair: open |
| Archivist: Thomas Ahern | Parliamentarian (ad Hoc) Chair: open |
| Bylaws Committee (ad hoc): open | Photographer: James Buckner |
| Education and Scholarship: Lexie Kelly (Chair), James Buckner, Sue Makosy, Linda Molitaris, Christine Krem | Membership Officer/Chair: Lois Revenaugh |
| Finance Committee: Scott Bond (Chair), James Campbell, Melanie Lynagh, Jonathan Hunt, Mike Saunders | Publicity/Community/Marketing Relations: Chair: open |
| Junior Membership Co-Chairs: open | |
| Elder Thanksgiving Service: James Buckner | Society Liaison: James Campbell (chair) |
| Newsletter: Pam Palchowski |
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| Newsletter Co-Editor: Sharyn Davis |
Social Media:Lois Revenaugh |
| Sales (adhoc)**: open (Chair); Associate - open | Virtual Events (ad hoc): open |
| Social Events: James Campbell (Chair) | Web Committee: Laura Tyndall (Co-Chair) Scott Bond (Co-Chair) |
| **No voting rights | |
