Who We Are
Our Leadership
Our non-profit association is made up of 113 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, 2021-2022
Charles Fenster1
South Dakota State University
Vice President, 2022-2023
Eric S. Nagy1
University of Virginia
Secretary, 2020-2022
Steward T. A. Pickett1
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Treasurer, 2020-2022
Michael G. Cato1
Bowdoin College
Board Members Elected by the Board
Gabriela Chavarria, 2022-2024
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture at the University of Washington, Seattle
Todd Crowl, 2022-2024
Florida International University
De'Broski Herbert, 2020-2022
University of Pennsylvania
Betsy Myers, 2022-2024
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (Retired)
Richard Nakamura, 2020-2022
National Institutes of Health and National Institute of Mental Health (Retired)
Kathie Olsen, 2020-2022
KLO International
Clifton Poodry, 2022-2024
University of Oregon
Muriel Poston, 2022-2024
Claremont McKenna College
Board Members Elected by the AIBS Council of Member Societies and Organizations
Raymond Mejia2, 2020-2022
Society for Mathematical Biology
Susan Perkins, 2022-2024
American Society of Parasitologists
Krissa Skogen, 2020-2022
Botanical Society of America
Pamela S Soltis1, 2022-2024
American Society of Plant Taxonomists
Michael Willig, 2020-2022
University of Connecticut
Committees
Our current leadership committees include the Finance Committee, Diversity Committee, Leadership Development Task Committee, Personnel Committee, Public Policy Review Committee, and the Publications Committee.
Diversity Committee
DaJoie Croslan3, American Institute of Biological Sciences
Gabriela Chavarria, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture at the University of Washington, Seattle
Stephen Gallo, American Institute of Biological Sciences
Richard Nakamura, National Institutes of Health and National Institute of Mental Health (Retired)
Jyotsna Pandey, American Institute of Biological Sciences
Susan Perkins, The City College of New York
Steward T. A. Pickett, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Clifton Poodry, University of Oregon
Judith Skog, George Mason University (ad-hoc)
Krissa Skogen, Chicago Botanic Garden
Mariam Zaka, American Institute of Biological Sciences
Finance Committee
Michael G. Cato3, Bowdoin College
John Burris, Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Charlie Fenster, South Dakota State University
Betsy Myers, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (Retired)
Eric Nagy, University of Virginia
Scott Glisson4, American Institute of Biological Sciences
Leadership Development Task Committee
Kathie Olsen3, KLO International
Charlie Fenster, South Dakota State University
Eric Nagy, University of Virginia
Richard Nakamura, National Institutes of Health and National Institute of Mental Health (Retired)
Susan Perkins, The City College of New York
Clifton Poodry, University of Virginia
Pamela S Soltis, University of Florida
Scott Glisson4, American Institute of Biological Sciences
Lisa Thompson4, American Institute of Biological Sciences
Personnel Committee
Krissa Skogen3, Chicago Botanic Garden
Steward T. A. Pickett, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Michael Willig, University of Connecticut
Public Policy Review Committee
Keith Crandall3, Society of Systematic Biologists
Carol Baldwin, Smithsonian Institution
Todd Crowl, Association of Ecosystem Research Centers
Paul Foster, Organization of Biological Field Stations
Thomas Sanger, Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
Al Savitzky, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
Krissa Skogen, Botanical Society of America
Andrea Sweigart, Society for the Study of Evolution
Kal Tuominen, Botanical Society of America
Jyotsna Pandey4, American Institute of Biological Sciences
Publications Committee
Gabriela Chavarria3, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture at the University of Washington, Seattle
Jannette Boughman, Michigan State University
Pamela Diggle, University of Connecticut
Raymond Mejia, NIH, Retired
Allen Moore, University of Georgia
Michael Willig, University of Connecticut
Scott Collins4, Editor-in-Chief, BioScience
Charles Fenster4, AIBS President
James Verdier4, American Institute of Biological Sciences
Ad-Hoc Committees
Ad-hoc committees are formed at the Board President’s discretion for a period of twelve months. Our current ad-hoc commitees include the Education Committee and Strategic Planning and Sustainable Development Committee.
Education Committee
Raymond Mejia3, Society for Mathematical Biology; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - National Institutes of Health (Retired)
Todd Crowl, Florida International University
Charlie Fenster, South Dakota State University
Clifton Poodry, University of Oregon
Muriel Poston, Claremont McKenna College
Krissa Skogen, Chicago Botanic Garden
Michael Willig, University of Connecticut
Diane Bosnjak4, American Institute of Biological Sciences
Strategic Planning and Sustainable Development Committee
Kathie Olsen3, KLO International
Michael Cato, Bowdoin College
De'Broski Herbert, University of Pennsylvania
Eric Nagy, University of Virginia
Richard Nakamura, National Institutes of Health and National Institute of Mental Health (Retired)
Michael Willig, University of Connecticut
Charles Fenster, AIBS President
Scott Glisson4, American Institute of Biological Sciences