Janneken Smucker—public and digital historian, author, and teacher—has served on the Alliance board since 2005.  A 5th generation Mennonite quiltmaker, Janneken is author of Amish Quilts: Crafting an American Icon (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013). As Assistant Professor of History at West Chester University, she specializes in digital history and American material culture.  Learn more at www.janneken.org.