ABC Officers/Directors

The Association for Business Communication is governed by the Board of Directors, which includes the Executive Committee, a Vice President from each of the nine regions, and six Directors at Large.

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is comprised of the President, the Vice President, the Immediate Past President, and the Executive Director of the Association.

President, Judith Ainsworth

Vice President, Patricia Harms

Past President, Barbara Shwom

Executive Director, Kathryn Rybka

ABC Past Presidents at the
2023 Annual Conference

Regional Vice Presidents

The Regional Vice Presidents are responsible for representing the best interests of members from their regions at all meetings of the Board and for fostering the objectives of the Association among members from their regions.

Asia and the Pacific, Misa Fujio

Canada, Valerie Creelman

Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America,
Ana Lucia Magalhaes

Europe, Africa, and the Middle East,
Ursula Lutzky

Eastern U.S., Nancy Mahon

Midwestern U.S., Paula Lentz

Southeastern U.S., Barbara Bolt

Southwestern U.S., Lucia Sigmar

Western U.S., Ann Springer and Scott Springer

Directors at Large

The Directors at Large are responsible for representing the best interests of members at all meetings of the Board and for executing the objectives of the Association by serving on ad-hoc committees and spreading awareness of the Association.

William Christopher Brown

Christina McDowell

Leslie Ramos Salazar

Leslie Seawright

Lisa Gueldenzoph Snyder

Christopher Toth