October 22 & 23 Schedule & Registration
Thursday, October 22, 2026
Writing History: An American Inspiration Author Event and Dinner
American Inspiration Conversation:
Writing History: David S. Reynolds talks with Ryan J. Woods about "Two Ships: Jamestown 1619, Plymouth 1620, and the Struggle for the Soul of America"
Thursday October, 22, 2026 | 5:00 – 6:15 p.m. (ET)
American Ancestors headquarters, 97 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116
Cocktail Reception & Dinner:
Dinner with David Reynolds
Thursday October, 22, 2026 | 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. (ET)
Chilton Club, 152 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02116
Join us for this revelatory evening viewing our country’s history through the prism of two ships that brought people and new ideas to the North and South. The evening begins with prize-winning historian David Reynolds and Ryan J. Woods of American Ancestors exploring the colonial settlements of Plymouth and Jamestown and their war of ideas, as well as the craft of researching and writing history. Then, join us—and Mr. Reynolds—for a cocktail reception and dinner at the Chilton Club.
One ticket, two events!
Thursday, October 22, 2026
3:00 p.m.- Executive Committee Meeting, London Boardroom
Participants: Executive Committee Members Only, registration required
Executive Committee Members: David M.Trebing (Chair); M. David Sherrill (Vice Chair); John E. Corcoran (Second Vice Chair); Eric N. Ward (Secretary); Gerard A. Halpin, III (Treasurer); Mark Kimball Nichols (Corresponding Secretary); Brenda Johnson (Trustee); Bonnie A. Reilly (Trustee); Mark Thomas Cox, IV (Trustee); Ryan J. Woods (President & CEO)
Friday, October 23, 2026 Board Meetings
9:00 a.m.- Breakfast, Brue Family Learning Center
9:30 a.m.- Finance Committee Meeting, London Boardroom
Participants: Finance Committee Members, registration required
Finance Committee Members: Gerard A. Halpin, III (Treasurer & Chair); Mark Thomas Cox, IV (Trustee); John Corcoran (Trustee); Andrew P. Langlois (Trustee); Mark Ferguson (Trustee); Marc E. Chardon (Trustee); M. David Sherrill (Trustee); Jonathan B. Treat (Trustee); Beverly L. Hamilton (Trustee); Jennifer London (Trustee); Brent J. Andersen (Councilor); Prudence S. Crozier (Councilor); Michael Dunn (Councilor); Cheryl L. Edwards (Councilor); Sarah Gunderson (Councilor); Edmund D. Kellogg (Councilor); Alice B. Schroeder (Councilor); Roger T. Servison (Councilor); David N. Smith (Councilor); Thomas R. Wilcox, Jr. (Councilor); Frank C. Ripley (Honorary Trustee); David M. Trebing (ex-officio); Ryan J. Woods (President & CEO)
10:30 a.m. - Audit Committee Meeting, London Boardroom
Participants: Investment Committee Members, registration required
Audit Committee Members: David M Trebing; M. David Sherrill; John Corcoran; John Fleming; Gerard A. Halpin, III; Bill Griffeth, Thomas Wilcox, Ryan J. Woods (President & CEO)
11:00 a.m.- Investment Committee Meeting, London Boardroom
Participants: Investment Committee Members, registration required
Investment Committee Members: Jonathan B. Treat (Chair); Gerard A. Halpin, III (Treasurer); Mark T. Cox, IV (Trustee); John Corcoran (Trustee); Andrew P. Langlois (Trustee); Mark Kimball Nichols (Trustee); Ryan D. Taliaferro (Trustee); Eric N. Ward (Trustee); Beverly L. Hamilton (Trustee); Scott Tracy (Councilor); Bill Griffeth (Councilor); Stephen J. McCarthy (Councilor); David M. Trebing (ex-officio); Ryan J. Woods (President & CEO)
12:00 p.m.- Lunch, Brue Family Learning Center
1:00 p.m.- Plenary Session, Brue Family Learning Center
Participants: All Trustees and Councilors
2:00 a.m.- Advancement Committee Meeting, Brue Family Learning Center
Participants: Advancement Committee Members, registration required
Advancement Committee Members: M. David Sherrill (Chair); Robb Aley Allan (Trustee); Brady Brim-DeForest (Trustee); Richard Batchelder (Councilor); Keli Levine (Councilor); Rebecca Rogers (Councilor); Betsy Vitton (Councilor); Susan Van Allen (Councilor); Tawny Welch (Councilor); David M. Trebing (ex-officio); Dorothy Kauffman (CAO); Ted MacMahon (VP of Planned Giving); Ryan J. Woods (President & CEO)
3:00 - 3:15 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m.- Board of Trustees Meeting, London Boardroom
Participants: Board of Trustees only, registration required
Board of Trustees: Andrew P. Langlois, Bonnie A. Reilly, Brady Brim-DeForest, Brenda L. Johnson, Brenda M. Williams, Beverly Hamilton, David M. Trebing (Chair), Eric N. Ward (Secretary), Gerard A. Halpin, III (Treasurer), Gwill York, Helen E. R. Sayles, Jennifer London, John E. Corcoran (Second Vice Chair), John S. Rando, Jr., Marc Chardon, M. David Sherrill (Vice Chair), Mark T. Cox IV, Mark Ferguson, Mark Kimball Nichols (Corresponding Secretary), Robb Aley Allan, Ryan Taliaferro, Ryan J. Woods (President & CEO)
Future Meetings
Thursday, January 28, 2027, 6:00 p.m.
American Inspiration virtual event featuring Nathaniel Philbrick
Friday, January 29, 2027, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
January Winter Quarterly Business Meetings
Thursday, April 22, 2027, 6:00 p.m.
American Stories, American Lives 2027 Gala
Friday, April 23, 2027, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Annual Meeting and April Spring Quarterly Board Meetings