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.

2020 - 2021 Governing Board

Title	First Name	Last Name	Organization	Email Link
Past President	Scott	Bonar	President of American Fisheries Society	scott_bonar@msn.com
Western Division	Daniel	Brauch		dan.brauch@state.co.us
Invasive and Introduced Species Section	Marybeth	Brey	USGS/UMESC La Crosse, WI	mkbrey@gmail.com
North Central Division	Joseph	Conroy	Ohio Division of Wildlife	joseph.conroy@dnr.state.oh.us
First Vice President	April	Croxton		april.croxton@noaa.gov
Fish Habitat Section	Kimberly	Dibble	U.S. Geological Survey	klellisdibble@gmail.com
Genetics Section	Marlis	Douglas	University of Arkansas	mrd1@uark.edu
Physiology Section	Susan	Edwards	Appalachian State University	edwardssl@appstate.edu
Emerging Leader	Janessa	Esquible	Orutsararmiut Native Council	jesquible@nativecouncil.org
North Central Division	Mark	Fincel	South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks	mark.fincel@state.sd.us
Fisheries Administration Section	James	Fredericks	Idaho Dept. Fish and Game	jim.fredericks@idfg.idaho.gov
Bioengineering Section	Daniel	Giza	ASA Analysis & Communication	dgiza@asaac.com
Northeastern Division	Edward	Hale	University of Delaware-Delaware Sea Grant	ehale@udel.edu
Canadian Aquatics Resources Section	Caleb	Hasler	The University of Winnipeg	cthasler@gmail.com
Emerging Leader	Corbin	Hilling		chilling@vt.edu
Water Quality Section	Henriette	Jager	Oak Ridge National Laboratory	jagerhi@ornl.gov
Second Vice President	Cecil	Jennings	GA Coop Unit	jennings@uga.edu
Estuaries Section	Catherine	Johnston	USFWS	catherine_johnston@fws.gov
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
International Fisheries Section	Karin	Limburg		klimburg@esf.edu
Fish Health Section	Thomas	Loch	Michigan State University	lochthom@cvm.msu.edu
Socioeconomics Section	Mackenzie	Mazur		mackenzie.mazur@maine.edu
Marine Fisheries Section	Jessica	Miller	Oregon State University	jessica.miller@oregonstate.edu
President	Brian	Murphy	Virginia Tech	murphybr@vt.edu
Equal Opportunities Section	Shivonne	Nesbit		shivonne.nesbit@noaa.gov
Southern Division	Jason	Olive	AGFC	jason.olive@agfc.ar.gov
Western Division	Todd	Pearsons	Grant Cnty PUD No. 2	tpearso@gcpud.org
President-Elect	Leanne	Roulson	HydroSolutions Inc	Leanne.h.roulson@gmail.com
Student and Early-Career Subsection	Macey	Rowan		rowan.maceyj@gmail.com
Constitutional Consultant	Randall	Schultz	Iowa DNR	randy.schultz@dnr.iowa.gov
Northeastern Division	Patrick	Shirey		patrickdshirey@gmail.com
Education Section	Trent	Sutton	University of Alaska Fairbanks	tmsutton@alaska.edu
Fisheries Information and Technologies Section	Paul	Venturelli	Ball State University	paventurelli@bsu.edu
Fish Culture Section	Michelle L.	Walsh	The College of the Florida Keys	michelle.walsh@fkcc.edu
Southern Division	Cindy	Williams	SD AFS	cawranch@protonmail.com

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

2020 - 2021 Governing Board

GOVERNING BOARD

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