Current Officers of the Botanical Society of America

Board of Directors


PRESIDENT* Dr. Brenda Molano-Flores (2022-2025) University of Illinois molano1@illinois.edu	PAST PRESIDENT* Dr. Vivian Negron-Ortiz (2021-2024) Department of Biology U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service vivian_negronortiz@fws.gov	PRESIDENT ELECT* Dr. Jenny Xiang (2023-2026) North Carolina State University qyxiang@ncsu.edu


SECRETARY* Dr. Norman Wickett (2022-2024) Clemson University nwicket@clemson.edu	TREASURER* Dr. Allison Miller (2022-2025) St. Louis Univeristy Danforth Plant Science Center allison.j.miller@slu.edu	PROGRAM DIRECTOR* Dr. Melanie Link-Perez (2020-2026) University of Tampa mlinkperez@gmail.com


Director at Large for Development Jennifer Cruse-Sanders (2020-2026) State Botanical Garden of Georgia University of Georgia crusesanders@uga.edu	Director at Large for Education Rachel Jabaily (2021-2024) Assistant Professor Organismal Biology & Ecology, Southwest Studies Colorado College rjabaily@coloradocollege.edu	Director at Large for Publications Emily Sessa (2019-2025) University of Florida esessa@nybg.org


Director at Large for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Karolina Heyduk (2023-2026) University of Connecticut karolina.heyduk@uconn.edu	STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE Eli Hartung (2022-2024) Kansas State University elishartung@gmail.com	STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE Josh Felton (2023-2025) Cornell University feltonjosh@icloud.com


	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Heather Cacanindin Botanical Society of America Ph. 314-577-9566 hcacanindin@botany.org

Publications Officers


EDITOR IN CHIEF AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY Pamela Diggle (2015-2025) University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 06269 pamela.diggle@uconn.edu	EDITOR PLANT SCIENCE BULLETIN Mackenzie Taylor (2015-2025) Assistant Professor Plant Reproductive Biology and Development Clare Boothe Luce Chair for Women in Science Department of Biology Creighton University 2500 California Plaza Omaha, NE 68178-0103 Office: Hixson-Lied 424 Lab: Rigge Science 505 Ph. 402-280-2157 MackenzieTaylor@creighton.edu	EDITOR IN CHIEF APPLICATIONS IN PLANT SCIENCES Briana L. Gross (2022-2027) University of Minnesota Duluth 207 Swenson Science Building 1035 Kirby Drive Duluth MN 55812 Ph. 218-726-7722 blgross@d.umn.edu

* indicates a member of the BSA Board of Directors Executive Committee

Sectional Representatives

The Council also consists of representatives from each of the following 19 sections:

BSA Sectional Officers

Past BSA Officers

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