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
Executive Director	Douglas	Austen	AFS Executive Director	dausten@fisheries.org
	Lee	Benaka	NOAA Fisheries Service	Lee.Benaka@noaa.gov
	Troy	Brandt		tbrandt@riverdesigngroup.net
Western Division	Daniel	Brauch		danbrauchafs@gmail.com
	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
	Marlis	Douglas	University of Arkansas	mrdp539@gmail.com
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
Second Vice President	Miguel	Garcia	AFS Puerto Rico Chapter	isladelamona@gmail.com
Bioengineering Section	Daniel	Giza	ASA Analysis & Communication	dgiza@asaac.com
Equal Opportunities Section	Lian	Guo	California Sea Grant	lwguo@ucsd.edu
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
First Vice President	Cecil	Jennings	University of Georgia	cjennings@fisheries.org
Fisheries Management Section	Jeff	Koch	Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks	jeff.koch@ks.gov
Water Quality Section	Paul	Kusnierz	Avista	pkusnierz@alumni.nmu.edu
Science Communications Section	Sean	Landsman		landsman.sean@gmail.com
Student Subsection	Michael	Lawrence	University of Manitoba	m_lawrence27@live.ca
	Gary	Marty		Gary.Marty@gov.bc.ca
Socioeconomics Section	Mackenzie	Mazur		mackenzie.mazur@maine.edu
Marine Fisheries Section	Jessica	Miller	Oregon State University	jessica.miller@oregonstate.edu
Estuaries Section	John	Mohan	University of New England	jmohan@une.edu
Emerging Leader	Dan	Mosier II	KS Wildlife & Parks	dan.mosier@ks.gov
Past President	Brian	Murphy	Virginia Tech	bmurphy@fisheries.org
Emerging Leader	Christina	Murphy		christina.a.murphy@gmail.com
North Central Division	Brian	Nerbonne	MN DNR	michigander_guy@yahoo.com
Southern Division	Jason	Olive	AGFC	jason.olive@agfc.ar.gov
	Claire	Paris		cparis@rsmas.miami.edu
Canadian Aquatic Resources Section	Craig	Purchase	Memorial University Biology Dept	cfpurchase@mun.ca
	Andrea	Reid	University of British Columbia	a.reid@oceans.ubc.ca
	Mark	Rogers	USGS Tennessee Cooperative Fishery Research Unit	mwrogers@tntech.edu
President	Leanne	Roulson	Salus Resources	Lroulson@fisheries.org
	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
Education Section	Melissa	Wuellner	University of Nebraska at Kearney	wuellnermr@unk.edu
Emerging Leader	Kaylyn	Zipp		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.