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.

2021 - 2022 Governing Board

Title	First Name	Last Name	Organization	Email Link
Cooperative Research with Stakeholders Section	Lee	Benaka	NOAA Fisheries Service	Lee.Benaka@noaa.gov
Western Division	Daniel	Brauch		danbrauchafs@gmail.com
Invasive and Introduced Species Section	Marybeth	Brey	USGS	mbrey@usgs.gov
President-Elect	April	Croxton		april.croxton@noaa.gov
Northeastern Division	Susan	Cushman	Hobart & William Smith Colleges	cushman@hws.edu
Genetics Section	Marlis	Douglas	University of Arkansas	mrd1@uark.edu
Western Division	Laurie	Earley	US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE	laurieearley@outlook.com
Physiology Section	Susan	Edwards	Appalachian State University	edwardssl@appstate.edu
North Central Division	Mark	Fincel	South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks	mark.fincel@state.sd.us
Emerging Leader	Brian	Gallagher	Concordia University	brian.kenneth.gallagher@gmail.com
2nd Vice President	Miguel	Garcia	AFS Puerto Rico Chapter	isladelamona@gmail.com
Bioengineering Section	Daniel	Giza	ASA Analysis & Communication	dgiza@asaac.com
Fish Culture Section	Jeff	Heindel	McMillen Jacobs Associates	heindel@mcmjac.com
Fisheries Information and Technology Section	Tiffany	Hopper	Texas Parks and WIldlife	tlhopper@gmail.com
1st Vice President	Cecil	Jennings	GA Coop Unit	cjennings@fisheries.org
Fisheries Management Section	Jeff	Koch	Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism	jeff.koch@ks.gov
Science Communications Section	Sean	Landsman		landsman.sean@gmail.com
Emerging Leader	Michael	Lawrence	University of Manitoba	m_lawrence27@live.ca
Fish Health Section	Gary	Marty		Gary.Marty@gov.bc.ca
Socioeconomics Section	Mackenzie	Mazur		mackenzie.mazur@maine.edu
Estuaries Section	John	Mohan	University of New England	jmohan@une.edu
Emerging Leader	Dan	Mosier	KS Wildlife, Parks & Tourism	dan.mosier@ks.gov
Emerging Leader	Christina	Murphy		christina.a.murphy@gmail.com
Past President	Brian	Murphy	Virginia Tech	bmurphy@fisheries.org
North Central Division	Brian	Nerbonne	MN DNR	michigander_guy@yahoo.com
Equal Opportunities Section	Shivonne	Nesbit		shivonne.nesbit@noaa.gov
Southern Division	Jason	Olive	AGFC	jason.olive@agfc.ar.gov
Early Life History Section	Claire	Paris		cparis@rsmas.miami.edu
International Fisheries Section	Andrea	Reid	University of British Columbia	a.reid@oceans.ubc.ca
Southern Division (as of 2-2022)	Mark	Rogers	USGS Tennessee Cooperative Fishery Research Unit	mwrogers@tntech.edu
President	Leanne	Roulson	Salus Resources	Lroulson@fisheries.org
Constitutional Consultant	Randall	Schultz	Iowa DNR	randy.schultz@dnr.iowa.gov
Northeastern Division	Patrick	Shirey	University of Pittsburgh	patrickdshirey@gmail.com
Fish Habitat Section	David	Thorne	West Virginia Division of Natural Resources	david.w.thorne@wv.gov
Fisheries Administration Section	Gary	Whelan	MI DNR Fisheries Division	whelang@michigan.gov
Southern Division	Cindy	Williams	SD AFS	cawranch@protonmail.com
Education Section	Melissa	Wuellner	University of Nebraska at Kearney	wuellnermr@unk.edu
Emerging Leader	Kaylyn	Zipp	West Virginia University	kz00001@mix.wvu.edu

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

2021 - 2022 Governing Board

GOVERNING BOARD

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