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.

2023 - 2024 Governing Board

Title	First Name	Last Name	Organization	Email Link
Northeastern Division	Andrew	Bade	CT Dept of Energy and Environmental Protection	andrew.bade@ct.gov
Southern Division	Jessica	Baumann	North Carolina State University	jessrbaumann@gmail.com
Fisheries Information & Technology Section	Patrick	Cooney	Smith-Root	pcooney@smith-root.com
President-Elect	Miguel	Garcia	AFS Puerto Rico Chapter	isladelamona@gmail.com
Education Section	Martin	Hamel	University of Georgia, Warnell School	hamel@uga.edu
North Central Division	Daniel	Isermann	USGS-WI Co-op Fishery Research Unit	daniel.isermann@uwsp.edu
President	Cecil	Jennings	University of Georgia	cjennings@fisheries.org
	Fielding	Montgomery	Canadian Wildlife Federation	Fieldingm@cwf-fcf.org
Fish Culture Section	Dan	Mosier	KS Wildlife & Parks	danmosierii@gmail.com
Second Vice President	Margaret	Murphy	Vermont Fish And Wildlife Department	margaret.murphy@vermont.gov
	Dominique	Robert	Université du Québec à Rimouski	dominique_robert@uqar.ca
Cooperative Research with Stakeholders Section	Jocelyn	Runnebaum	The Nature Conservancy - Brunswick, ME	jocelynrunnebaum@gmail.com
Constitutional Consultant	Randall	Schultz	Iowa DNR	randy.schultz@dnr.iowa.gov
First Vice President	Gary	Whelan	MI Dept of Natural Resources	gwhelan1957@gmail.com

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

2023 - 2024 Governing Board

GOVERNING BOARD

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