Committees and Other Positions
Appointments to committees and other positions were made in June 2025 unless a different date is shown as [mm/yy]. In most cases, their terms expire when their successors are appointed, usually at the next June Business Meeting; when there is some other known expiration date, it is indicated as [to mm/yy]. Some relatively quiet positions may have been "held over" (and so marked) from previous years.
We also keep an extensive history of committee memberships.
Standing Committees:
Clubhouse Committee
Stephanie Shields(c), Dave Anderson, David G. Grubbs, Chip Hitchcock, Michael Kerpan, Rick Kovalcik, Kelly Persons, Kristin Seibert, Tim Szczesuil
Finance Committee[3frt]
Rick Kovalcik(c), Tim Szczesuil(x), Ann Broomhead, Sharon Sbarsky, Boskone 62/63 Treasurer (Judy Bemis), plus former Boskone and NESFA Treasurers as needed
Gaming Committee
Stephanie Shields(c), Dave Anderson, Michael Kerpan, Mary Olszowka, Kelly Persons
Hotel Committee
Gay Ellen Dennett(c), Rick Kovalcik, Paul Kraus, Jim Mann, Tim Szczesuil, Sharon Sbarsky, Ben Yalow
Hotel Search
Paul Kraus (chair), Gay Ellen Dennett, Michael Kerpan, Rick Kovalcik, Peter Olszowka, Sharon Sbarsky, Kristin Seibert
IT Committee [a.k.a. Computer, Web, Geeks]
Rick Kovalcik(c), Dave Anderson, David G. Grubbs, Mike Kerpan, Mary Olszowka, Peter Olszowka, Sharon Sbarsky, Tim Szczesuil
Webmasters: David G. Grubbs, Rick Kovalcik, Sharon Sbarsky
Email Administrators: David G. Grubbs, Rick Kovalcik, Sharon Sbarsky
Library Committee
Mike Kerpan(c), Wes Brodsky, Gay Ellen Dennett, Chip Hitchcock, Paula Lieberman, Kelly Persons, Kristin Seibert, Rick Kovalcik, Sharon Sbarsky, Nancy Shapiro, LB Lee
Donations & Extras: Mike Kerpan, Chip Hitchcock
Catalog: Mike Kerpan, Chip Hitchcock, Rick Kovalcik, Sharon Sbarsky, Nancy Shapiro, LB Lee
Membership Committee[3rsb]
Gay Ellen Dennett(c), Wes Brodsky, Gloria Lucia Albasi, Lis Carey
Nominating Committee[j]
TBD
Rules Committee[3orsb]
Dave Anderson(c), Dave Cantor, Joe Ross, Rick Kovalcik
Outreach Committee (incl. Recruitment & WIndow Display)
Kristin Seibert(c), Mike Kerpan, Rick Kovalcik, Sharon Sbarsky, Stephanie Shields, Julia Tenney
Ad-Hoc Committees:
Social Media
Facebook Page: Mike Kerpan, Rick Kovalcik, Sharon Sbarsky, Kristin Seibert
Meet-Up: Rick Kovalcik, Michael Kerpan
Instagram: Stephanie Shields
Bluesky: ?
Reddit: ?
Insurance Committee
Dave Cantor
Activities
Halloween Party: Stephanie Shields
NESFA Picnic: Gay Ellen Dennett(l), Rick Kovalcik, Joe Ross
Media Days: Mike Kerpan(l)
NESFA Reading Group: Wes Brodsky, David G. Grubbs
NESFA Writes: Lewis Galvez, Mary Olszowka
Boskone:
Boskone 62 Chair
Joni Dashoff
Boskone 62 Treasurer
Judy Bemis
Boskone 63 Chair
Maria Daggett
Boskone 63 Treasurer
Judy Bemis
Internet Management:
DNS administrator
Dave Anderson, David G. Grubbs
Domain Registration
Dave Anderson
ISP Contacts:
Dreamhost (DNS, email, website, Domain Registration)
David G. Grubbs, Sharon Sbarsky, Rick Kovalcik, Dave Anderson
RCN [now Accord] (connectivity)
Dave Anderson
Telephony contacts:
Vonage account (voice line)
Dave Anderson
eFax account (Fax line)
Dave Anderson
Other Positions:
Archivist
Kelly Persons
Fellowship of NESFA Administrator
Rick Kovalcik
Gaughan Award Administrator
Joni Brill Dashoff(l)
Gaughan Award Judges[a]
Lauren Panepinto, Regina Flath, Christine Foltzer
Lexicon/Relaxacon
Rick Kovalcik
MCFI Liaison
Rick Kovalcik
Online Liaison
Rick Kovalcik, Sharon Sbarsky
Procurement
Dave Anderson(l), Rick Kovalcik, Stephanie Shields
Short Story Contest
Kylie Selkirk(c); First Round Readers: Ann Crimmins, Chip Hitchcock, Kylie Selkirk, Liz Patton, Steven Lee; Final Judges: TBD; Admin/email aide: David G. Grubbs
Skylark Award Administrator
Joe Ross
Worldcon Liaison
Sharon Sbarsky
NESFA Press:
Business/Production Manager
Tim Szczesuil
Amazon.Com Database Updates
Tim Szczesuil, Peter Olszowka
Baker & Taylor Database Updates
TBD
Bowker Database Updates
TBD
Sending out review books:
[OPEN]
Primary Book &/or Dustjacket Designer
David G. Grubbs, Matt Smaldone
Book Editors:
David G. Grubbs, Jim Mann, Tim Szczesuil
Boskone Book:
David G. Grubbs
Boskone Book Advance Orders
Gay Ellen Dennett
NESFA Sales:
Committee
Tim Szczesuil(c), Judy Bemis, Sharon Sbarsky, David G. Grubbs, Rick Kovalcik
Mail Order
Tim Szczesuil, Sharon Sbarsky, Rick Kovalcik
Credit card processing
Sharon Sbarsky & the usual suspects
Ecommerce / Miva
Sharon Sbarsky, Judy Bemis
PSS Driving
David G. Grubbs, Tim Szczesuil
Stock Room Organizing
Kelly Persons
Speaker to Amazon.com
Tim Szczesuil
Zettle
Dave Anderson
At-Con Sales
Boskone 63
TBD
Boston Book Festival
Gay Ellen Dennett, Kristin Siebert
Readercon 2025
Gay Ellen Dennett
Vermont Expo 2025
Stephanie Shields
Flags:
[Note: When removing entries from this file, add the names/dates/etc. to data.nesfa.org/committees/history.html]
+: both explicitly appointed and an ex-officio member.
3: requires at least three members (in addition to any ex-officio members).
5: appointments to be made in June, July, or August of the second calendar year prior to the Boskone.
a: requires approval by the Membership to appoint or remove.
b: no one may serve on both the Membership and Rules Committees.
c: committee chair.
f: requires approval by the Membership to appoint or remove; removal requires a secret ballot.
i: interim appointment made due to vacancies caused by previous incumbents having been elected to office.
l: lead person for activity
j: appointments to be made no later than the first meeting in January.
o: must not be an Officer.
r: must be a Voting Member (FKA Regular Member)
s: requires approval by the Membership by secret ballot to appoint or remove.
t: includes the NESFA Treasurer and all active Boskone® treasurers as ex-officio members.
x: an ex-officio member who was not explicitly appointed.