janice Sellers

Janice M. Sellers has worked in publishing for many years as an editor, indexer, translator, compsositor, and author (and occasionally as an artist). Currently she is also a professional genealogist specializing in black, Jewish, dual citizenship, forensic, and newspaper research. She is the editor of the quarterly journal of the San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Genealogical Society (SFBAJGS) and has previously edited four other genealogy publications. She is the publicity director, programming director, and a board member of SFBAJGS and a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy, Genealogical Speakers Guild, Genealogical Forum of Oregon, and Jewish Genealogical Society of Oregon. She has volunteered at Family History Centers since 2000 and gives presentations on many genealogical topics at the local, regional, state, and national/international levels. She has researched her own family history for more than 40 years.