Membership Committee Listing

Membership Committee

The Membership Committee maintains or increases Society membership and recommends appropriate measures to attract new members and retain existing members. It monitors attitudes of members toward the Society by means of surveys, correspondence, and other avenues of communication. It recommends programs to address membership professional needs and problems.

The Membership Committee is composed of up to nine members with staggered two-year terms; half of whom are appointed by each new AFS President who designates the Chair from among the Committee. Members will include the AFS First Vice-President, Second Vice-President, President-Elect, and Chairs of Division Membership Committees. All members of this Committee are voting members with the exception of the AFS President and staff.

Title	Full Name	Organization	Email
Chair	Dr. Justin A. VanDeHey		Justin.VanDeHey@uwsp.edu
Co-Chair	Kerry E. Flaherty-Walia	Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission	kerry.flaherty-walia@myfwc.com
Member	Patrick Cooney	Smith-Root	pcooney@smith-root.com
Member	Dr. Patrick D. Shirey		patrickdshirey@gmail.com
Member	Ms. Cindy A. Williams	SD AFS	cawranch@msn.com
Member	Dr. John R. Jackson	Arkansas Tech University	jjackson@atu.edu
Member	Mr. Jeffery Allen Kopaska	IA Dept of Natural Resources	jeff.kopaska@dnr.iowa.gov
Member	Mr. Daniel E. Brauch		dan.brauch@state.co.us
Member	Dr. Douglas Austen	AFS Executive Director	dausten@fisheries.org
Member	Ms. Heather Ann Stewart	McGill University	hadar.stewart@gmail.com
Non-Voting Member	Margaret Hoerath	AFS Headquarters	mhoerath@fisheries.org
Non-Voting Member	Eva Przygodzki, CAE	AFS Headquarters	eprzygod@fisheries.org
Non-Voting Member	Katrina Dunn	AFS	kdunn@fisheries.org
Non-Voting Member	Lauren Maza	AFS Headquarters	lmaza@fisheries.org