Who We Are
Our Leadership
Our non-profit association is made up of 115 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, 2020-2021
Judith Skog1
George Mason University
Secretary, 2020-2022
Steward T. A. Pickett1
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Treasurer, 2019-2021
Michael G. Cato1
Bowdoin College
Board Members Elected by the Board
John Burris, 2019-2021
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
De'Broski Herbert, 2020-2022
University of Pennsylvania
Eric S. Nagy, 2019-2021
University of Virginia
Richard Nakamura, 2020-2022
National Institutes of Health and National Institute of Mental Health (Retired)
Kathie Olsen, 2020-2022
KLO International
Clifton Poodry, 2019-2021
University of Oregon
Muriel Poston, 2019-2021
Pitzer College
Board Members Elected by the AIBS Council of Member Societies and Organizations
Gabriela Chavarria, 2019-2021
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Krissa Skogen, 2020-2022
Chicago Botanic Garden
Pamela S Soltis, 2019-2021
University of Florida
Michael Willig, 2020-2022
University of Connecticut
Board Members Elected by the AIBS Individual Membership
Lisa Gaines, 2020-2022
Oregon State University
Raymond Mejia2, 2020-2022
Society for Mathematical Biology; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - National Institutes of Health (Retired)
Committees
Our current leadership committees include the Finance Committee, Leadership Development Task Committee, Personnel Committee, Public Policy Review Committee, Publications Committee, and the Strategic Planning and Sustainable Development Committee.
Finance Committee
Michael G. Cato3, Bowdoin College
John Burris, Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Charlie Fenster, South Dakota State University
Lisa Gaines, Oregon State University
Judy Skog, George Mason University
Scott Glisson4, American Institute of Biological Sciences
Leadership Development Task Committee
Kathie Olsen3, KLO International
John Burris, Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Judy Skog, George Mason University
Scott Glisson4, American Institute of Biological Sciences
Personnel Committee
Eric Nagy3, University of Virginia
Steward T. A. Pickett, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Krissa Skogen, Botanical Society of America
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, Denver Museum of Nature and Science
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
Strategic Planning and Sustainable Development Committee
Kathie Olsen3, KLO International
Michael Cato, Bowdoin College
Eric Nagy, University of Virginia
Richard Nakamura, National Institutes of Health and National Institute of Mental Health (Retired)
Michael Willig, University of Connecticut
Charles Fenster4, AIBS President
Scott Glisson4, 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. Current ad-hoc commitees include:
- Ad Hoc Diversity Committee
- Ad Hoc Education Committee
- Ad Hoc Membership Committee