
Back row left to right: Gerry Curry, Kelsey Camello, Patty Lacy, Marjory Begley
Front row left to right: Al Nagy, Tim Swenson, Stuart Guedon, Libby Macris.
Below left: Zoom Board meeting, January 2021; below right: Tom Heater (alongside Patty Lacy)


Elections take place in January of each year. For more information, please call the museum at (510) 623-7907 or email us at info@museumoflocalhistory.org.
Current Board as of 2024
Kelsey Camello, President

Patty Lacy, Vice President

Gerry Curry, Treasurer

Tim Swenson, Secretary
Tim has had “Assassination in Decoto” published by Mines Road Books and “Images of America: Union City” published by Arcadia Press.

Marjory Begley, Member at Large

Alan Nagy, Member at Large
Al feels it is important to capture the unique history of Newark and recently became acquainted with the Washington Township Museum of Local History. The organization has a formal process for cataloging and storing articles, photos and artifacts which reflect the history of this area in years past. His goal is to provide a virtual history of Newark in an online website.
In addition to his Council duties, Al is a founding Board Member of the Viola Blythe Center, the Newark Library League and serves on the Newark Graffiti Abatement team. He was Newark’s Volunteer of the Year in 2009 and has been awarded a JCI Senatorship and lifetime membership in JCI International.

Stuart Guedon, Member at Large
His 1978 Master thesis in Historical Geography from California State University Hayward [East Bay] examined the break up and related boundary persistence of Rancho Potrero de los Cerritos, Ex-Mission San Jose, and Rancho Agua Caliente. Between 1978 and 1984 he was free-lance Historical Geographer/Archaeologist on numerous projects throughout California and since 1984, an employee of Basin Research Associates.
Mr. Guedon has a wide range of interests including land tenure, historical maps/cartography, historical architecture, historical preservation, industrial archaeology, the genealogy of Washington Township settlers; historical land use including the development of the transportation network and subdivisions in Washington Township.

Elizabeth Macris, Alternate
Libby has lived in the Bay Area since 1980. She has worked in various capacities in the Finance department of a Research Institute on the Peninsula. For the last 10 years, she has been an Accounting Manager. Libby currently works for the Institute half time.
Libby has lived in Newark since 2006. She is a volunteer for three other non-profit organizations besides WTMLH. Libby is the Treasurer of the board for Viola Blythe Community Service Center of Newark, CA. She is also Treasurer of the board for Metas, Inc., a Latina High School mentoring organization. Libby is also the chairperson for the Newark Days Celebration Community Information Faire. This event is held annually in September for the birthday party for Newark. She is also a R.A.V.E.N. volunteer for Newark PD. Her volunteer duties for them include Graffiti Abatement. Libby was also appointed to an oversight committee.
Libby has one daughter and one granddaughter. She enjoys spending time with them as much as possible.

Barbara Baxter, Alternate

Committee Members & Regular Museum Staff
- Patricia Schaffarczyk: Collections Manager, Docent
- Dianne Holmes: Education Director, Docent
- Janet Barton: Chinese History Project
- Kel Kanady, Museum Sitter
- Tracy Van Zanten, Museum Sitter
- Caroline Harris, Gardener, Docent