American Association For State and Local History
615-320-3203
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2021 21st Avenue South, Suite 320
Nashville, TN 37212
Organization Details

Executive Director


Executive Director Dr. John Dichtl
E-mail dichtl@aaslh.org
Term Start May 2015
John's Experience: Dichtl has been President & CEO of the AASLH since May 2015. Prior to that he was Executive Director of the National Council on Public History, in Indianapolis, Indiana, from 2006 to 2015. Before that he was Deputy Executive Director at the Organization of American Historians (OAH), in Bloomington, Indiana, which is the largest professional and scholarly organization for practitioners of U.S. history. Dichtl was also Interim Executive Director at OAH and worked there from 1991 to 2005. He has also been president of the National Coalition for History, currently serves on its Policy Board, and currently is on the Executive Committee of the History Relevance Campaign. He has a PhD (2000) and MA (1995) from Indiana University in early American history.

Senior Staff


Name Title
Bethany Hawkins Chief of Operations
Dr John Marks Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives
Ashley Bouknight Senior Manager, Professional Development
Reynard Regenstreif-Harms Senior Manager, Membership and Development

Staff

Full Time Staff 11
Part Time Staff 0
Volunteers 275
Contractors 0
Retention Rate 90%

Plans & Policies

Does your organization have a Fundraising Plan? Yes
Does your organization have a Strategic Plan? Yes
Years Strategic Plan Considers 3
When was the Strategic Plan adopted? June 2019
Does your organization have a Management Succession Plan? Yes
Does your organization have a Policy and Procedure Plan? Yes
Does the organization have a Nondiscrimination Policy? Yes
Does the organization have a Whistle Blower Policy? Yes
Does the organization have a Document Destruction Policy? Yes

Evaluation

Is there a formal evaluation for... Frequency (if applicable)
CEO/Executive Director Yes Annually
Senior Management Yes Annually
Non-Management Yes Annually