Regional Coordinators
SMH Regional Coordinators have access to Society funds to support military history activities in their regions. For more information, contact your regional coordinator.
A Request Form seeking funding for such activities can be downloaded here.
Region I: Europe, Africa, Middle East
Sebastian Cox
Head of Air Historical Branch (RAF), RAF Northolt
West End Road
Ruislip, Middlesex HA4 6NG United Kingdom
E-mail: seb.cox438@mod.gov.uk
Telephone: 44 (0)20 8833 8150
Region II: Eastern Canada, New York and New England (Quebec, Maritime Provinces, CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT)
Dr. Nicholas Sarantakes
Associate Professor
U.S. Naval War College
686 Cushing Road
Newport, RI 02840
(401) 841-1249
Email: Nick.Sarantakes@usnwc.edu
Deputy Regional Coordinator
Dr. Jason W. Smith
Southern Connecticut State University
501 Crescent Street
New Haven, CT 06515
Email: smithj131@southernct.edu
Telephone: (203) 392-5352
Region III: Mid-Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA, WV)
Dr. Frank Blazich, Jr.
Division of Armed Forces History
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History
14th St and Constitution Ave NW
MRC 620 PO Box 37012
Washington, DC 200136-7012
Phone: (202) 633-7665
Email: blazichf@si.edu
Region IV: South (AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC, TN, APO Miami, Caribbean, Central and South America)
Dr. Robert H Clemm
Global College of PME, Air University
51 Maxwell Blvd
Maxwell AFB AL 36112-6426
Email: Robert.Clemm.1@au.af.edu
(334) 953-6180
Region V: Midwest (IL, IN, KY, MI, OH, WI, Ontario)
Dr. Hal M. Friedman
History Program
Department of Social Sciences
School of Liberal Arts
Henry Ford College
K-106 Walter Reuther Liberal Arts Building
5101 Evergreen Road
Dearborn, Michigan 48128-1495
313-845-6387
FAX 313-845-9778
Email: friedman@hfcc.edu
Region VI: Great Plains (CO, IA, KS, MN, MO, MT, NE, ND, SD, UT, WY, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan)
George Eaton, (also Coordinator for the Missouri Valley History Conference)
smhatmvhc@gmail.com
Mike Burns, Deputy Coordinator for the Northern Great Plains History Conference
smhatngphc@gmail.com
Daniel Sauerwein, Assistant Coordinator, Membership Liaison
daniel.sauerwein@gmail.com
Brian Laslie, Assistant Coordinator, Membership Liaison - Colorado area
brian.d.laslie.civ@mail.mil
Taylor Hamblin, Assistant Coordinator, Educational Outreach (high school, teacher training)
HistoryForge.contact@gmail.com
Region VII: Southwest (AR, AZ, LA, NM, OK, TX, Mexico)
Dr. Timothy C. Hemmis
Assistant Professor of History
Texas A&M University - Central Texas
Email: themmis@tamuct.edu
Region VIII: Pacific Coast (CA, ID, NV, OR, WA, BC, Yukon, NWT,)
Dr. Brian D. Turner
Associate Professor
Department of History
Portland State University
PO Box 751
Portland, OR 97207-0751
email: brian.turner@pdx.edu
Region IX: Pacific (AK, HI, Asia, Oceania, Pacific Islands)
Nathan Finney, PhD
Goodpaster Scholar, U.S. Army
Nathan.finney@alumni.duke.edu
Brian Farrell, Deputy Regional Coordinator
Professor of History
National University of Singapore
Email: Home - hisbpf@nus.edu.sg
Margaret Hutchison, Deputy Regional Coordinator
Australian Catholic University
Margaret.Hutchison@acu.edu.au
Tristan Moss, Deputy Regional Coordinator
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
University of New South Wales, Canberra
t.moss@adfa.edu.au
