Board of directors

WRHS Board of Directors and officers

The WRHS Board of Directors is elected by its members and every director serves a two-year term. Each WRHS member in good standing is eligible to vote and hold an office.

One of the attractions of serving on the WRHS Board is that at times, you can go places and do things that others can't. The photo at right shows the observation deck & parlor of Wabash Railroad business car #6, stored at the Monticello Ry. Museum. The WRHS Board has often held its meetings in this car: either here in the parlor section or in the cars' luxuriously-outfitted dining room.

The current WRHS Board of Directors officially took office in January 2021, and will serve until January 2023.

Officers and Board of Directors for the current term of office: 

President:	Randy Bible	Ohio
Vice-President:	Rick Davis	Ohio
Executive Secretary:	David Traxler	Illinois
Treasurer:	Mary Birdsell	Illinois

• Directors

  Randy Rippy	Minnesota
  John Bordner	Montana
  Bob Ballinger	Indiana



• Past President
  

  Louis "Eagle" Quint

  Missouri

Official WRHS e-mail address:

• e-mail (right-click; "copy e-mail address"; paste into the "To:" section of your email program)

Special Assignments/Committees

• WRHS Publications Editor
  David Ackerman
   925 Wilmington Ave.
  St. Louis, MO 63111
  e-mail (right-click; "copy e-mail address"; paste into the "To:" section of your email program)

• WRHS General Storekeeper
  Robert McNeill 
  10415 Ponderosa Dr. 
  Foristell, MO 63348-2355 
  e-mail (right-click; "copy e-mail address"; paste into the "To:" section of your email program) 

• WRHS Traveling Storekeepers
  Larry Van Houten 
  Robert McNeill
  Randy Bible
  

• WRHS Social Media Administrators:

Website

David Ackerman

Randy Bible 

Kyle Hawk                                                                                             

Facebook
Robert McNeill
Rick Davis
YouTube Channel
David Ackerman
James Holzmeier
Twitter feed
James Holzmeier
Instagram
James Holzmeier

Standing Committees

• Archival & Image Digitalization Committee

Robert McNeill (Chair)
James Holzmeier

Randy Rippy

John Sanner

This committee also includes David Huelsing of St. Louis as an ex-officio member. Mr. Huelsing is Pres. & Archivist of the Missouri Pacific Historical Society and St. Louis Chapter, NRHS.

• Publications Committee

Position Vacant (Chair)

David Ackerman (Publications Editor)

Randy Bible (ex officio as president)

John Bordner

Robert McNeill

Randy Rippy

Gary Roe

Larry Van Houten 

Dan Wright

 

• Annual Meeting Committee

Rick Davis (2025 Chair)

David Traxler (2026 Chair)

Randy Bible (2027 Chair)

TBD (2028 Chair)

• WRHS Way Forward Committee

Louis "Eagle" Quint

Dan Wright

 

• Banner Blue Heritage Fund (WRHS Endowment)

Mary Birdsell (ex officio as treasurer)

Mark Vaughan

Dan Wright