Board of DirectorsThe Board of Directors serves as the governing board of Society and reviews and establishes policies and procedures. To conduct the business of the society, the Board meets throughout the year remotely and annually in-person at each NASBR symposium. Responsibilities can be found in the Board of Directors Guide. To nominate yourself or someone else for the NASBR Board, fill out this form. Members do NOT need to be on the Board of Directors to serve on one of these committees: (1) Auction; (2) Awards; (3) Bernado Villa Award Subcommittee; (4) Education and Outreach; (5) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; (6) Nominations; (7) Policy and Public Relations; (8) Spallanzani Award; and (9) Sponsorship. To join, contact the Chair of the Committee (listed below). 2024 Board MembersElected Board Members
NASBR Chair 2017-2027; Chair of Board; Finance; Miller Award; Kunz Award Chair Amanda Adams The Ohio State University 2019-2024; Chair of Nominations; Chair of Policy & Public Relations Michael Fishman 2022-2027; Secretary, Sponsorship Cristina Mac Swiney González Catherine G Haase State University of New York at Oswego 2014-2024; Spallanzani Chair American Museum of Natural History 2022-2027; Awards Chair; Spallanzani; Kunz Award; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Buena Vista University 2014-2024; Awards Elected Student RepresentativesAmanda Bevan University of Northern Colorado Student Representative 2022-2024; Kunz Award Phillip Oelbaum University of Toronto - Scarborough Student Representative 2023-2025; Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Appointed by the BoardUniversity of Wyoming Associate Program Director Bucknell University Treasurer Bucknell University Program Director; Finance University of Tennessee Associate Program Director
Melissa Ingala
Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityOmbudsperson University of Florida Levin College of Law Ombudsperson Local HostsCraig Willis Jorge Ortega Cristina Mac Swiney González Rodrigo A. Medellín
Matina Kalcounis-Ruppell University of Alberta Local Host 2025, Former Chair |
OTHER VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE MEMBERS (NOT ABOVE)Award: Beth Clare, Loren Ammerman |