Chairman of American Mensa

Three American Mensa chairmen together at a local Mensa party: Amy Shaughnessy, Elissa Rudolph, and Bob Beatty

The Chairman of American Mensa presides over meetings of the American Mensa Committee and the Annual Business Meeting of American Mensa. He or she is a voting member of the AMC, and while it is traditional for the chairman to abstain from voting except in the case of ties, this is not required.

Chairmen of American Mensa

1. John Codella (1961-1966)
2. Jules Singer (1966-1967)
3. Herb Ahrend (1967-1969)
4. Sander Rubin (1969-1973)
5. Marvin Grosswirth (1973-1975)
6. Charles Fallon (1975-1979)
7. Gabriel Werba (1979-1983)
8. Henry Schofield Noble (1983-1985)
9. Amy Shaughnessy (1985-1989)
10. Ralph Rudolph (1989-1991)
11. Dave Felt (1991-1993)
12. Dick Amyx (1993-1995)
13. Darlene Criss (1995)
14. Dave Remine (1995-1999)
15. Bob Beatty (1999-2001)
16. Jean Becker (2001-2005)
17. Russ Bakke (2005-2009)
18. Elissa Rudolph (2009-)