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Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society

Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society

Dedicated to preserving & disseminating the historical record of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Supporters of railfanning, archeology & scale modeling of this great pioneer railroad

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Society Organization

The Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society is recognized as a non-profit educational organization under IRS section 501(c) (3). 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 EXPIRES
David Coscia 2026
Fred Hill 2026
Richard Overton 2026
Andrew (A. J.) Chier 2024
Ed Hall 2024
Al Novak 2024
Ben Kletzer 2025
Andrew Novak 2025
Peter Savoy 2025

Officers and Staff

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

PRESIDENT David Coscia
VICE PRESIDENT Ed Hall
SECRETARY Andrew Novak
TREASURER Ted Kimball
EDITOR-NEWSLETTER Andrew Novak
EDITOR-TRAINLINE John Signor
BUSINESS MANAGER Chris Karasek
ARCHIVIST Joe Strapac
WEBMASTER Jenai May

US Mail for any Director or Officer may be directed to the Society’s address:

SPH&TS
1525 Howard Access Road, Suite E
Upland, CA 91786-2582

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

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