Rebecca Whitman Koford holds credentials as a Certified Genealogist® and as a Certified Genealogical Lecturer®. She focuses on research in Maryland, Upstate New York, Virginia, the District of Columbia, colonial records, military records from the Revolution through the Civil War, federal records at the National Archives (D.C.), and land records of all types. She has published articles in genealogical publications, including the Maryland Genealogical SocietyJournal and is co-author of the NGS Research in the States series book on Maryland. She served as the ProGen Study Group Administrator from 2015–2020. She speaks at national conferences and regularly teaches at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) and the Institute of Genealogical and Historical Research (IGHR). She served as Executive Director of the Board for Certification of Genealogists® from 2018–2024. Rebecca was vice-president of the National Genealogical Society from 2024–2026. She is currently the Director of the Genealogical Institute on Federal Records (Gen-Fed) in Washington, D.C.