GOVERNING BOARD

The Governing Board is the ultimate authority for the operation of the society.

AFS is led by two governing bodies:
The Governing Board decides Society policies, leads Society strategic planning initiatives, and reviews Society business matters that need membership approval.

The Management Committee handles general oversight of Society operations, including budget approval; Executive Director activities and, through him/her, staff activities; society-wide meetings; communications with membership, external partners, and government entities; and matters related to and affecting Society Procedures.
See the AFS Rules for additional information on these two governing bodies including composition, voting status and responsibilities.

2018 - 2019 Governing Board

Title	Full Name	Organization	Email Link
AFS Executive Director (Non-Voting)	Dr. Douglas Austen	AFS Executive Director	dausten@fisheries.org
Fish Health Section President	Dr. Marilyn J. Blair	USFWS	guppyvet@yahoo.com
AFS President-Elect	Dr. Scott Bonar	USGS Arizona Coop Fish & Wildlife Reseach	sbonar@cals.arizona.edu
AFS Constitutional Consultant:	Dr. John G. Boreman		jgboremanjr@gmail.com
Equal Opportunities Section President	April Croxton		april.croxton@noaa.gov
Western Division President-Elect	Dr. Daniel C. Dauwalter	Trout Unlimited	ddauwalter@tu.org
Science Communication Section	Solomon R. David		solomonrdavid@gmail.com
Socioeconomics Section	Joshua Baine Etherton	rajabinoculata@gmail.com	rajabinoculata@gmail.com
Education Section President	Mark Fincel	South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks	mark.fincel@state.sd.us
North Central Division President	Heather Hettinger		hettingerh@michigan.gov
Introduced Fish Section	Kevin S. Irons	Illinois DNR	kevin.irons@illinois.gov
Student Subsection of the Education Section President	Lisa K. Izzo	Vermont Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit, University of Vermont	lisa.k.izzo@uvm.edu
North Central Division President-Elect	Mr. Jeffery Allen Kopaska	IA Dept of Natural Resources	jeff.kopaska@dnr.iowa.gov
Northeastern Division President-Elect	Jud F. Kratzer	Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife	jud.kratzer@vermont.gov
Fisheries Information and Technology Section President	Rebecca M. Krogman	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	rebecca.krogman@gmail.com
Southern Division President-Elect	Dr. Thomas J Kwak	USGS, NC Coop Research Unit	tkwak@ncsu.edu
Fish Habitat Section President	Mr. Thomas J. Lang, FPA	Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept.	tom.lang@tpwd.texas.gov
Fisheries Administration Section President	Joe G. Larscheid	IA Dept Nat Resources Joe Larscheid	Joe.Larscheid@dnr.iowa.gov
Emerging Leaders (non-voting)	Nathan Lederman		Nathan.Lederman@illinois.gov
International Fisheries Section President	Dr. Abigail Julia Lynch	USGS National Climate Adaptation Science Center - Reston, VA	ajlynch@usgs.gov
Emerging Leaders (non-voting)	Dr. Abigail Julia Lynch	USGS National Climate Adaptation Science Center - Reston, VA	ajlynch@usgs.gov
Northeastern Division President	Mr. John Magee		john.a.magee@wildlife.nh.gov
Canadian Aquatic Resources Section President	Dr. Nicholas E. Mandrak	University of Toronto Scarborough	nicholas.mandrak@utoronto.ca
AFS Immediate Past President	Dr. Steve L. McMullin	McMullin Training & Consulting, LLC	mcmullintraining@gmail.com
Marine Fisheries Section President	Dr. Richard D. Methot, Jr.	NOAA	richard.methot@noaa.gov
AFS 1st Vice President	Dr. Brian R. Murphy	Virginia Tech	murphybr@vt.edu
Physiology Section	Dr. Christopher A. Myrick	Colorado State University	Chris.Myrick@colostate.edu
Southern Division President	Dr. J. Wesley Neal	Mississippi State University	wes.neal@msstate.edu
Emerging Leaders (non-voting)	Cheyenne Owens	USFWS	cheyenne_owens@fws.gov
Early Life History Section President	Dr. Pierre Pepin		pierre.pepin@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Fisheries Management Section President	Quinton Phelps	West Virginia Un Iversity	quinton.phelps@mail.wvu.edu
Bioengineering Section President	Mr. Dana E. Postlewait	R2 Resource Consultants, Inc.	dpostlewait@r2usa.com
AFS 2nd Vice President	Ms. Leanne H. Roulson	HydroSolutions Inc	Leanne.h.roulson@gmail.com
Water Quality Section	Andrew Todd	EPA	cutthroat@gmail.com
AFS President	Jesse Trushenski	Evaqua Farms	jesse@springsalmonllc.com
Fish Culture Section President	Dr. Michelle L. MICK Walsh	Florida Keys Community College	michelle.walsh@fkcc.edu
Estuaries Section President	Lynn Waterhouse	John G. Shedd Aquarium	waterhlz@gmail.com
Western Division President	Ms. Jackie M. Watson	Utah Division of Wildlife	jackiewatsonafs@gmail.com
Emerging Leaders (non-voting)	Dr. Daniel M. Weaver	University of Maine	daniel.weaver@maine.edu
Genetics Section President	Andrew Whiteley	University of Montana	andrew.whiteley@umontana.edu

GOVERNING BOARD The Governing Board is the ultimate authority for the operation of the society.

2018 - 2019 Governing Board

GOVERNING BOARD

The Governing Board is the ultimate authority for the operation of the society.