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
Executive Director	Douglas	Austen	AFS Executive Director	dausten@fisheries.org
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
Western Division	Julie	Carter	Arizona Game and Fish Department	jcarter@azgfd.gov
Fish Health Section	Wade	Cavender	Utah Division of Wildlife Resources	wadecavender@gmail.com
Fisheries Information & Technology Section	Patrick	Cooney	Smith-Root	pcooney@smith-root.com
Past President	April	Croxton		april.croxton@noaa.gov
Invasive and Introduced Species Section	Wesley	Daniel	USGS - Wetland and Aquatic Research Center	wdaniel@usgs.gov
Equal Opportunities Section	Emily	Dean	Michigan State Univ Fisheries & Wldlf Dept	deanemi2@msu.edu
Western Division	Eric	Fetherman		Eric.Fetherman@state.co.us
President-Elect	Miguel	Garcia	AFS Puerto Rico Chapter	isladelamona@gmail.com
Education Section	Martin	Hamel	University of Georgia, Warnell School	hamel@uga.edu
Emerging Leader	Kyler	Hecke	Arkansas Tech University	khecke@atu.edu
Emerging Leader	Drew	Holloway	Muncie Sanitary District Bureau of Water Quality	dholloway@msdeng.com
	Michael	Homer	Texas Parks & Wldlf Dept	michael.homer@tpwd.texas.gov
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
Emerging Leader	Jo	Johnson		rjosephinejohnson@gmail.com
Fisheries Management Section	Jeffery	Kopaska	IA Dept of Natural Resources	jeff.kopaska@dnr.iowa.gov
Water Quality Section	Jonathan	Leiman	Maryland Department of the Environment	leimanjs@gmail.com
Early Life History Section	Stuart	Ludsin	The Ohio State University	ludsin.1@osu.edu
Socioeconomics Section	Gabriella	Marafino	University of Maine
Genetics Section	Garrett	McKinney		Garrett.Mckinney@dfw.wa.gov
Canadian Aquatic Resources Section	Fielding	Montgomery	Nova Scotia Salmon Association	Fieldingm@cwf-fcf.org
Fish Culture Section	Dan	Mosier	KS Wildlife & Parks	dan.mosier@ks.gov
Science Communications Section	Karen	Murchie	Shedd Aquarium	karen.murchie@gmail.com
Second Vice President	Margaret	Murphy	Vermont Fish And Wildlife Department	margaret.murphy@vermont.gov
Bioengineering Section	Patrick	O'Rouke	Georgia Power	pmorouke@southernco.com
Southern Division	Anthony	Overton	Samford University	aoverton@samford.edu
Student and Early Career Professionals Subsection	Carrie	Pershyn	Ausable River Association	cpershyn@ausableriver.org
Marine Fisheries Section	Susan	Piacenza	Oregon State University	susiepiacenza@gmail.com
Fisheries Administration Section	Lynn	Quattro	SC DNR	QuattroL@dnr.sc.gov
Cooperative Research with Stakeholders Section	Jocelyn	Runnebaum	The Nature Conservancy - Brunswick, ME	jocelyn.runnebaum@tnc.org
Constitutional Consultant	Randall	Schultz	Iowa DNR	randy.schultz@dnr.iowa.gov
International Fisheries Section	Luiz	Silva	Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia	lumartins@ethz.ch
Estuaries Section	Justin	Stevens	Maine Sea Grant - Orono ME	justin.stevens@maine.edu
Northeastern Division	Heather	Stewart	Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission	hadar.stewart@gmail.com
North Central Division	Sara	Thomas		thomass35@michigan.gov
Physiology Section	Anne	Todgham	University of California Davis	todgham@ucdavis.edu
First Vice President	Gary	Whelan	MI Dept of Natural Resources	gwhelan1957@gmail.com
Emerging Leader	Matthew	Wipf	Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks	matt.wipf@mt.gov

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.