Who We Are
Our Leadership
Our non-profit association is made up of 91 societies and organization members that individually and collectivity advance the biological sciences.
To lead the way, we rely on talented and experienced people in management, advisory, and director roles.
Board of Directors
In accordance with our Constitution and Bylaws, AIBS is governed by a board of directors that is elected each year. (We also have an ethics policy which governs our actions.)
Key
- Member of the Executive Committee
- Board Executive Committee Representative
- Committee Chair
- Ex-officio
Officers
President, 2025-2026
Judy Skog1
George Mason University
Vice President, 2026-2027
Michael Willig1
University of Connecticut (Retired)
Secretary, 2026-2028
Richard Nakamura1
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Mental Health (Retired)
Treasurer, 2025-2027
Betsy Myers1
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (Retired)
Board Members Elected by the Board
Henry L. Bart Jr, 2026-2028
Tulane University
Prosanta Chakrabarty, 2025-2027
Louisiana State University
Todd Crowl, 2025-2027
Florida International University
Christine Cutucache, 2025-2027
Cutucache Consolidated, Inc.
Nyeema Harris, 2025-2027
Yale University
Bishakha Mona, 2026-2028
Science Philanthropy Alliance
Veronica Segarra, 2026-20282
Goucher College
Lydia Villa-Komaroff, 2026-2028
Intersections Science, Business, Diversity Consulting
Board Members Elected by the AIBS Council of Member Societies and Organizations
John Bates, 2026-2028
American Ornithological Society
Bryan C. Carstens, 2026-2028
Society of Systematic Biologists
Sharon K. Collinge, 2026-2028
Ecological Society of America
Libby Ellwood, 2026-2028
iDigBio
Conner Philson, 2026-2028
Organization of Biological Field Stations
Amy Zanne, 2026-2028
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Committees
Our current leadership committees include the Education Committee, Finance Committee, Fundraising Committee (Ad Hoc), Leadership Development Committee, Personnel Committee, Publications Committee, and the Strategic Planning and Sustainable Development Committee.
Education Committee
Libby Ellwood3, Florida Museum of Natural History
Prosanta Chakrabarty, Louisiana State University
Todd Crowl, Florida International University
Nyeema Harris, Yale University
Michael Willig, University of Connecticut (Retired)
Amy Zanne, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Jyotsna Pandey4, American Institute of Biological Sciences
Finance Committee
Betsy Myers3, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (Retired)
Todd Crowl, Florida International University
Christine Cutucache, Cutucache Consolidated, Inc.
Richard Nakamura, National Institutes of Health and National Institute of Mental Health (Retired)
Connor Philson, University of California, Santa Barbara
Scott Glisson4, American Institute of Biological Sciences
Fundraising Committee (Ad Hoc)
Betsy Myers3, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (Retired)
Todd Crowl, Florida International University
Christine Cutucache, Cutucache Consolidated, Inc.
Jyotsna Pandey, American Institute of Biological Sciences
Connor Philson, University of California, Santa Barbara
James Verdier, American Institute of Biological Sciences
Scott Glisson4, American Institute of Biological Sciences
Leadership Development Committee
John Bates3, Field Museum of Natural History
Sharon Collinge, University of Arizona
Bishakha Mona, Science Philanthropy Alliance
Lydia Villa-Komaroff, Intersections Science, Business, Diversity Consulting
Michael Willig, University of Connecticut (Retired)
Amy Zanne, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Scott Glisson4, American Institute of Biological Sciences
Personnel Committee
Pamela S Soltis3, University of Florida
John Bates, Field Museum of Natural History
Richard Nakamura, National Institutes of Health and National Institute of Mental Health (Retired)
Publications Committee
Michael Willig3, University of Connecticut (Retired)
Hank Bart, Tulane University
Jannette Boughman, Michigan State University
Bryan Carstens, The Ohio State University
Pamela Diggle, University of Connecticut
Allen Moore, University of Georgia
Charles Fenster4, Editor-in-Chief, BioScience
James Verdier4, American Institute of Biological Sciences
Strategic Planning and Sustainable Development Committee
Christine Cutucache3, Cutucache Consolidated, Inc.
Sharon Collinge, University of Arizona
Bishakha Mona, Science Philanthropy Alliance
Veronica Segarra, Goucher College
Judy Skog, George Mason University
Scott Glisson4, American Institute of Biological Sciences