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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
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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
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