When BIO’s board of directors meets in New York City on Sunday May 19, following the Compleat Biographer conference, it will include lots of new members as a result of the 2013 elections that concluded on May 1. Elected for a two-year term on the board are: Marc Leepson, Carol Berkin, William Souder, Cathy Curtis, Lois Banner, Joshua Kendall, and Amanda Foreman. Kitty Kelley, an incumbent was reelected to another two-year term.

Nearly 50 percent of Active BIO members participated in the 2013 election.