KEVIN LEE COMBS

Seasoned senior commercial underwriter, archivist, and public historian with expertise in delegating tasks to team members based on their individual strengths. Adept at collaborating with project stakeholders to assess project needs and facilitate effective communication throughout the process.

• Indiana Association of Historians, Appointed Treasurer, 02/10, 02/19
• Organization of American Historians, 2009
• American Historical Association, 2009
• National Council on Public History, 2006
• Indiana Land Title Association, 1992

• The Courthouse: A Road Map for Land Research, Part 1, Connections: The Hoosier Genealogist, Spring/Summer 2017
• A Basic Explanation of the Indiana County Court House From A to T, Indiana Historical Society Basic Cemetery Preservation Workshop Handbook, 05/12
• A Quick Reference Guide For Genealogists and Other Researchers of Indiana Land Records and Legal Documents, Indiana Historical Society Basic Cemetery Workshop Handbook, 05/12
• Welcome to the Courthouse: Deeds, Transfers, Tax Registers oh my!, Indiana Historical Society, 05/12
• The Historical Foundations of Land Ownership, Indiana Historic Bureau, 10/11
• You’re Not Like the Others: Biography of Federal Judge Larry J. McKinney, 09/09
• Indiana African-American Draftees in World War I, Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History, Summer 2008
• World War I African-American Draftees from Indiana, Phi Alpha Theta Conference, 04/08
• Poverty and Piety: The Manner by which the Reformation Modernized Social Concepts of Charity and Good Works, Phi Alpha Theta Conference, 04/07
• The Vienna Conference of 1815 and the Treaty of Versailles 1919, Phi Alpha Theta Conference, 04/06
• Aaron Richard ‘Cap’ Fisher: A Tribute, Black History News & Notes, 02/02
• Marion County and the Chain of Title, Oral Presentation to MIBOR, Spring 2002
• Tax Sales in Indiana: The Clock Begins to Tick, Handbook and Oral Presentation, Fall 2001

• American Baptist Stipended Volunteer, Regional Foodbank of Northeastern New York
• Night Manager, Interfaith Shelter For the Homeless, Albany, New York
• Battlefield Guide, Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site, Perryville, Kentucky

• Moderator of Decatur Central High School University Division Mock 'Meet The Press', 10/08, 10/09, 11/10
• Decatur Township Educational Foundation, Executive Board Member/ Grant Committee, 01/05, 04/12
• Decatur Township Growth For Education Committee, 2005-2008, 2002-2003
• Decatur Township Democratic Club, Precinct Chairman, 2002-2008
• Decatur Township Lions Club, 1999-Present
• Decatur Youth Athletic Association, Girl’s Softball Coach, 2002-2010
• Coordinator of Needy Family Holiday Assistance Program, First American Title Insurance Company, 1995-2008
• Adult Vision Screener, Prevent Blindness Indiana, 2003-2008
• Decatur Township Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project, 1999-2005

• Dr. Melissa Bingmann, University of West Virginia Department of History, melissa.bingmann@mail.wvu.edu
• Dr. Monroe Little, IUPUI Department of History, Cavanaugh Hall 503A, 274-0098, mlittle@iupui.edu
• Dr. Kevin Robbins, IUPUI Department of History, Cavanaugh Hall 503Q, 274-5819, krobbin1@iupui.edu
• Dr. Michael Snodgrass, IUPUI Department of History, Cavanaugh Hall 503S, 278-7761, misnodgr@iupui.edu

• Indiana Land Title Association
• Indiana Association of Historians
• Organization of American Historians
• National Council on Public History

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