Committees & Committee Officers
Standing Committees:
Board of Directors
- Vivian Negron-Ortiz (2024), President
- Michael Donoghue (2023), Past President
- Brenda Molano-Flores (2025), President-Elect
- Norm Wickett (2024), Secretary
- Allison Miller (2025), Treasurer
- Melanie Link-Perez (2023), Program Director
- Eli Hartung (2024), Student Representative
- Ioana Anghel (2023), Student Representative
- Emily Sessa (2025), At-Large Director - Publications
- Jennifer Cruse-Sanders (2023), At-Large Director - Development
- Chelsea Specht (2023), At-Large Director - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Rachel Jabaily (2024), At-Large Director - Education
Executive Committee
(designated in bylaws)
- Vivian Negron-Ortiz (2024), President
- Michael Donoghue (2023), Past President
- Brenda Molano-Flores (2025), President-Elect
- Norm Wickett (2024), Secretary
- Allison Miller (2025), Treasurer
- Melanie Link-Perez (2023), Program Director
Committee on Committees
- Brenda Molano-Flores (2023), President Elect, Chair
- Norm Wickett (2024), Secretary
- Chase Mason (2023)
- Jenny Xiang (2023)
- Gretchen North, DEI Chair (2023)
- Wendy Clement (2024)
- Steven Handel (2025)
- Cynthia Huebner (2025)
Other Committees:
Annual Meeting Program Committee
- Melanie Link-Perez (2023), Program Director (Chair)
- Program Organizer of each Section
- Chair, Local Organizing Committee
- Johanne Stogran, Conference Staff
- Representatives of Other Societies meeting with BSA
Development Committee
- Jennifer Cruse-Sanders (2023), At-Large Director - Development, Chair
- Ned Friedman (2023)
- Rebecca Rooney (2023)
- Peter Wilf (2023)
- Joe Williams (2023)
- Katherine Charton, Graduate Student Representative (2024)
- Jennifer Ackerfield (2025)
- Heather Cacanindin, Executive Director, ex officio
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
- Chelsea Specht (2023), Chair
- Janelle Burke (2023)
- Charles Bush, Undergraduate Student Representative (2023)
- Kadeem Gilbert (2023)
- Keri Maricle (2023)
- Madhav Nepal (2023)
- Manya Singh, Graduate Student Representative (2023)
- R. Shawn Abrahams (2024)
- Ana Almeida (2024)
- Rocio Deanna (2024)
- Gretchen North (2024)
- Adam Ramsey (2024)
- Anna Monfils, PI PLANTS III
- Melanie Link-Perez (2023), Program Director, ex officio
- Vivian Negron-Ortiz (2023), President, ex officio
- Heather Cacanindin, Executive Director, ex officio
Early Career Professional Development Committee
- Ioana Anghel (2023) - BSA Student Representative
- Eli Hartung (2024) - BSA Student Representative
- Ben Blackman (2024)
- Karolina Heyduk (2024)
- Miranda Sinnott-Armstrong (2024)
- Jill Spear (2025)
- Min Ya (2025)
Education Committee
- Rachel Jabaily (2024), Chair and At-Large Director - Education
- Kiana Lee, Graduate Student Representative (2023)
- Jorge Mena-Ali (2023)
- Helen Holmlund (2024)
- Terian Koscik, Undergraduate Student Representative (2024)
- Karen Wellner (2024)
- Emily Rollinson (2025)
- Sonali Saha (2025)
- Catrina Adams, BSA Education Director, ex officio
- Phil Gibson, Editor, PlantED, ex officio
- Ben Montgomery, Teaching Section Chair, ex officio
- Norm Wickett (2024), Secretary, ex officio
- Vivian Negron-Ortiz (2023), President, ex officio
Election Committee
- Michael Donoghue (2022), Past President, Chair
- Michael McKain (2023)
- Imeña Valdes (2024), Graduate Student Representative
- Lauren Eserman (2025)
- Kathleen Pryer (2025)
- Norm Wickett (2024), Secretary, ex officio
Finance Advisory Committee
- Larry Hufford (2024), Chair
- Sandra Davis (2023)
- Alan Yocca (2023)
- Laura Galloway (2024)
- Linda Watson (2025)
- Allison Miller (2025), Treasurer, ex officio
Information Technology Committee
- Jill Wegrzyn (2023), Chair
- Jasmine Zenderland, Graduate Student Representative (2024)
- Eric Wada (2025)
- Cheng-Chiang Wu (2025)
- Rob Brandt, BSA Manager Technology Development, ex officio
- Heather Cacanindin, Executive Director, ex officio
International Affairs Committee
- Shengchen Shan (2024), Chair
- Johanne Brunet (2023)
- Suman Nupane (2023)
- Oluwatobi Oso, Graduate Student Representative (2024)
- Julie Barcelona (2025)
- Funmilola Ojo (2025)
- Susanne S. Renner (2025)
- Heather Cacanindin, Executive Director, ex officio
- Melanie Link-Perez, Program Director, ex officio
- Vivian Negron-Ortiz, President, ex officio
Investment Committee
- Kent Holsinger (2024), Chair
- Peter Crane (2023)
- Cecilia Ezeanya, Student Representative (2023)
- Ned Friedman (2023)
- Larry Hufford (2024)
- Janice Coons (2025)
- Maia Thomas (2025), Probono Professional advisor
- Vivian Negron-Ortiz (2023), President, ex officio
- Allison Miller (2025), Treasurer, ex officio
- Heather Cacanindin, Executive Director, ex officio
Public Policy Committee
- Krissa Skogen (2023), Co-Chair
- Tanisha Williams (2023), Co-Chair
- Michelle Gaynor, Graduate Student Representative (2023)
- Scott Gevaert (2023)
- Andrew Pais (2024)
- Travis Marsico (2025)
- Heather Cacanindin, Executive Director, ex officio
Publications Committee
- Emily Sessa, BSA Director at large - Publications (2025), Chair
- Rebecca Barrone - Student Representative (2023)
- Rupesh Kariyat (2023)
- Thales Leandro (2023)
- Nora Mitchell (2023)
- Jordan Dowell (2024)
- H. Jochen Schenk (2025)
- Pamela Diggle, Editor, AJB, ex officio
- Briana Gross, Editor, APPS, ex officio
- Mackenzie Taylor, Editor, PSB, ex officio
- Amy McPherson, AJB Managing Editor, ex officio
- Richard Hund, AJB Production Editor, ex officio
- Beth Parada, APPS Managing Editor, ex officio
Publications Ethics Committee
Honors and Awards Committees:
AJB Synthesis Prize Committee
- Richard (Dick) Olmstead (2023)
- Cate Macinnis-Ng (2023)
- Nora Mitchell (2023)
Cheadle Award Committee
- Jessical Budke (2022), Chair as Chair of D&S Section
- Andrew Doust (2022)
- Carol Wilson (2023)
- Heather Cacanindin, Executive Director, ex officio
Corresponding Members Committee
(Past Presidents)
- Michael Donoghue (2025), Past President, Chair, ex officio
- Cynthia Jones (2024)
- Linda Watson (2023)
Darbaker Prize Committee
- In partnership with the Phycological Society of America
- Heather Cacanindin, Executive Director, ex officio
Distinguished Fellow and Emerging Leader Award Committee
- Ann Sakai (2023), Chair
- David Lee (2023)
- Jim Leebens-Mack (2025)
- Stacey Smith (2025)
- Vivian Negron-Ortiz (2023), President, ex officio
Donald R. Kaplan Memorial Lecture Committee
- Mark Olson (2023), Chair
- Ned Friedman (2024)
- Maria Alejandra Gandolfo (2025)
- Heather Cacanindin, Executive Director, ex officio
Esau Award Committee
- Cheng-Chiang Wu (2022)
- Rebecca Povilus (2023)
- Luke Nikolov (2024)
- Heather Cacanindin, Executive Director, ex officio
Graduate Student Dissertation Award in Phylogenetic Comparative Plant Biology
- Michael Donoghue, Chair
- Petra De Block
- Joyce Onyenedum
- Ken Systma
- David Tank
- Barbara Whitlock
BSA Graduate Student Research Award Committee (Including the J.S. Karling Award)
- Richard Moore (2025), Chair
- Lisa Boucher (2023)
- Jamie Kostyun (2023)
- Elena Peredo (2023)
- Norm Wickett (2023)
- Liming Cai (2024)
- Stephanie Conway (2024)
- Cheryl Dunn (2024)
- Helen Michaels (2024)
- Michael Moody (2025)
- Yujing Yan (2025)
- Heather Cacanindin, Executive Director, ex officio
Additional Members as Needed
- Monica Carlsen-Krause (1-Year Term, 2021)
- Shawn Krosnick (1-Year Term, 2021)
- Lucas Majure (2-Year term, 2021)
- Allison Miller (1-Year Term, 2021)
- Nora Mitchell (2-Year term, 2021)
- Daniel Spalink (2-Year term, 2021)
- Cynthia Huebner (1- Year term, 2021)
- Madelaine Bartlett (1-Year term, 2020)
- Hannah Marx (1 - Year term, 2020)
- Jason Cantley (1-Year Term, 2019)
- Abigail Moore (1-Year Term, 2019)
Grady L. Webster and Barbara D. Webster Structural Botany Publication Award Committee
Kaplan Dissertation Improvement Award in Comparative Morphology Committee
Moseley Award Committee
- Chelsea Specht (2022)
- Luiza Teixeira-Costa (2023)
- Kelly Matsunaga (2024)
- Heather Cacanindin, Executive Director, ex officio
Pelton Award Committee
- Andrew Doust (2022)
- Rob Baker (2023)
- Yaowu Yuan (2024)
- Heather Cacanindin, Executive Director, ex officio
Ad Hoc Committees:
Website Redesign (Ad Hoc)
- Heather Cacanindin, Chair
- Marian Chau
- Karolina Heyduk
- Tanisha Williams, Student Representative
- Min Ya, Student Representative
- Rob Brandt, Staff Representative, ex-officio
Representatives to Various Organizations:
AAAS COUNCIL
- Cindi Jones (2021), President
AIBS COUNCIL
- Krissa Skogen (2020-2022), AIBS Board member, BSA Public Policy Committee Co-Chair
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