Standing Committees

Audit Committee (Reports to VP for Finance)

Charles Canham, Chair
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
PO Box AB
Millbrook, NY 12545
Emailccanham@ecostudies.org

Deborah E. Goldberg
University of Michigan
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1048
Email: degold@umich.edu

Mimi Lam
University of British Columbia
Aquatic Ecosystems Research Lab
2202 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC  V6T 1Z4
CANADA
Email: m.lam@fisheries.ubc.ca

Awards

Alan Hastings, Chair (2011-2014)
University of California, Davis
Department of Environmental Science & Policy
One Shields Ave
Davis, CA 95616
Email: amhastings@ucdavis.edu

Student Awards (Buell/Braun) Subcommittee

Andy McCall, Chair (2009-2012)
Denison University
Department of Biology
Box M
Granville, OH 43023
Email: mccalla@denison.edu

Jennifer Lau
Deborah Marr
Chris Sacchi                                                                       

Cooper Award Subcommittee

David Ackerly, Chair
University of California – Berkeley
1005 VLSB, MC #3140
Berkeley, CA 94720
Emaildackerly@berkeley.edu

Julio Betancourt
Paul Fine
Louis Iverson
Jason McLachlan
Jake Weltzin                      

Eminent Ecologist Award & Distinguished Service Citation Subcommittee

Robert Holt (2009-2012)
University of Florida
Department of Zoology
223 Bartram Hall, PO Box 118525
Gainesville, FL 32611
Email: rdholt@ufl.edu
                       
Merryl Alber
Carla D’Antonio
Peter Groffman
Tom Whitham
Mark Berkness

Fellows and Early Career Fellows Selection Committee

Margaret Palmer, Chair (2012-2013)

Diana Wall
Kay Gross
John Moore

Honorary Member Award Subcommittee

Indy Burke, Chair (2009-2012)
University of Wyoming
Environment and Natural Resources
Dept. 3971, 1000 E. University
Laramie, WY 82071
Email: iburke@uwyo.edu

Jayne Belnap (2009-2012)
Denise Breitburg (2009-2012)
Denise Dearing (2009-2012)

MacArthur Award Subcommittee

Monica Turner, Chair (2011-2012)
430 Lincoln Dr.
Madison, WI 53706
Email: turnermg@wisc.edu  

James H. Brown (2007-2010)
Gary Mittelbach (2007-2010)
Claudia Neuhauser (2007-2010)

Gaius Shaver (2007-2010)
Sharon Y. Strauss (2007-2010)

Mercer Award Subcommittee

Jonathan Levine, Chair (2009-2012)
University of California, Santa Barbara
Dept. of Ecology, Evolution, and Biology
Santa Barbara, CA  93106
Email: levine@lifesci.ucsb.edu

Daniel Bolnick
Peter Morin
Diana Pilson
Mary Ruckelshaus
Jay Stachowicz
     
National and International Award Nominations Subcommittee
(vacant)

Odum Education Award Subcommittee

Kenneth Klemow, Chair
Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766
Email: kenneth.klemow@wilkes.edu
                                      
Stephanie Bestelmeyer
Margaret Lowman
Kathy Shea

Sustainability Science Award Subcommittee

Lisa J. Graumlich, Chair           

Dean, College of the Environment
Virginia and Prentice Bloedel Professor
University of Washington
Ocean Sciences Building, Suite 200
Seattle, WA 98195-5355
Email: graumlic@u.washington.edu

F. Stuart Chapin
William Clark
Ron Carroll
Gary Kofinas

Grants and Fellowships (to be appointed by VP of Education)

Jessica Gurevitch, Chair
Stony Brook University
Dept. of Ecology and Evolution
Stony Brook, NY 11794
Email: jgurvtch@life.bio.sunysb.edu

Development Committee(Reports to VP for Finance)

Leslie (Les) Real, Chair
Emory University
Dept. of Biology, Center for Disease Ecology
1510 Clifton Rd.         
Atlanta, GA 30322
Email: lreal@emory.edu
           
Carol Brewer
Norm Christensen
Kay Gross
Pam Matson
James McMahon

Committee on Diversity and Education (Chaired by VP of Education & HR)

Julie A. Reynolds, Chair
Duke University
Department of Biology
Box 90338
Durham, NC 27708
Email: julie.a.reynolds@duke.edu

Bob Pohlad      (Education Section, Past Chair)   
Carolyn Thomas   (Education Section, Chair-elect)
Jeff Corney   (Education Section, Chair)
Elizabeth Schultheis  (Student Section)
Leanne Jablonski /George Middendorf      (EJ Section)
Ken Klemow    (liaison to Publications Committee)
Ron Trosper     (TEK Section)
Samir Doshi      (2011-2014)
Joel Abraham     (2012-2015)

Meetings Committee (Reports to VP of Science)

Kiyoko Miyanishi, Co-Chair and Future Meeting Chair (2010-2013)

University of Calgary

Dept. of Biological Sciences

Calgary,
AB T2N 1N4

CANADA

Phone: (403) 282-4911
Fax: (403) 289-9311

Email: kmiyanis@ucalgary.ca

Brian McCarthy, Co-Program Chair (2012-2013)
Ohio University
Environment  Plant Biology
317 Porter Hall
Athens, OH 45701
Email: mccarthy@ohio.edu

Debra Peters, Program Chair (2012-2013)
USDA/ARS
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Email: debpeter@ad.nmsu.edu

Mitch Cruzen (2011-2013)
Todd Rosentiel (2011-2013)
Debra Peters (201102014)
Lee Frelich (2011-2014)
Joey Bernhardt (2012-2013)
Harold Balbach (2012-2014)
Carol Brewer (2013-2015)
Charles Canham, ESA Secretary (ex-officio)

Rob Jackson, VP of Science (ex-officio)

Historical Records (Reports to Secretary)

Dennis Knight, Chair (2010-2013)
1912 Custer St.
Laramie, WY 82070
Email: dhknight@uwyo.edu

Vice Chair – NONE

Secretary – NONE

Harold Balbach, Member (2010-2013)
Installations Division
US Army ERDC
PO Box 9005
Champaign, IL 61826-9005
Email: hal.e.balbach@usace.army.mil

Kara Blue, Member (2010-2013)
PO Box 301
Brodhead, WI 53520
Email: kellen21@hotmail.com

Gregg Mitman, Member (2010-2012)
Interim Director, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies William Coleman Professor of the History of Science Professor of Medical History and Science & Technology Studies The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies University of Wisconsin - Madison
122 Science Hall, 550 North Park Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53706-1491

Douglas G Sprugel, Member (2010-2012)
School of Forest Resources
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
Email: sprugel@uw.edu

Michael Huston, Member (2012 – 2015)
University of Texas, San Marco
Supple Building
San Marcos, TX 78666
Email: hustonma@txstate.edu

Scott Franklin, Member (2010-2012)
Sally White, Member (2010-2013)

Daniel S. Song, Member (2010-2012)
Alan Covich, Member (2010-2014)
Jean Langenheim, Member (2010-2014)
Juliana Mulroy, Member (2010-2013)
Bob Peet, Member (2010-2012)

Nominations

F. Stuart Chapin, Chair
University of Alaska
Inst. of Arctic Biology
902 Koyukuk St., Irving I Building
Fairbanks, AK 99775
Email: terry.chapin@alaska.edu

Mimi E. Lam
Andrea H. Lloyd
Sonia Ortega
Elena Bennet
Kathie Weathers
Rich Pouyat

Professional Ethics and Appeals (Reports to VP of Education & HR)

Dr. Patricia A Flebbe (2007-10)
USFS Southern Research Station
1650 Ramble Road
Blacksburg, VA 24060
Email: paflebbe@gmail.com  

Ralph Boerner (2007-2010)
Nathanial "Than" Hitt (2006-2009)
Debby Potter (2006-2009)
Kristina Stinson (2006-2009)
Kate LeJeune (2007-2010)
Jessica Mikels-Carrasco (2007-2010)
           
Public Affairs (Chaired by VP of Public Affairs)

Sharon K. Collinge (2011-2014)
University of Colorado
Department of EBIO
Campus Box 334
Boulder, CO 80309
Email: Sharon.collinge@colorado.edu

David Goldston, (appt. 2009-2012)
Natural Resources Defense Council
Email: David.goldston@gmail.com

Marcia Wolfe, (appt. 2010-2013)
MH Wolfe and Associates
Environmental Consulting, Inc
Bakersfield, CA
Email: mwolfe@mhwolfeassoc.com

Cynthia Chang, (appt. 2011-2013)
Student Representative
Yale University
Email: Cynthia.chang@yale.edu

Ex-officio

ESA Public Affairs Office
FAX: (202) 833-8775

Nadine Lymn, Director of Public Affairs
Washington, DC
Phone: (202) 833-8773 ext. 205
Email: nadine@esa.org

Terence Houston, Science Policy Analyst
Washington, DC
Phone: (202) 833-8773 ext. 224
Email: Terence@esa.org

Liza Lester, Communications Officer
Washington, DC
Phone: (202) 833-8773 ext. 211
Email: llester@esa.org

Publications (Reports to VP of Science)

Josh Schimel
University of California, Santa Barbara
Dept of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Email: schimel@lifesci.ucsb.edu

J. David Baldwin (ex officio)
Emily Bernhardt
Howard V. Cornell 
Aaron Ellison (ex officio)
Alexander S. Flecker 
Christine V. Hawkes
Henry Hugh
Edward A. Johnson (ex officio)
William K. Michener
Stephen C. Pennings
David S. Schimel (ex officio)
Diane Schmidt
Sue Silver (ex officio)
Donald R. Strong (ex officio)       

Science Committee (Chaired by VP of Science)

Deborah E. Goldberg (2011-2013)
University of Michigan
Dept of Eco & Evolutionary Biology
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Email: degold@umich.edu           

Jim Boyd
Jessica Hellmann
Jeff Herrick
Elisabeth Huber-Sannwald
Lawrence Kapustka
Andrea Kuchy
Andrew Latimer
Diane Pataki
Rich Pouyat

Vegetation Panel (Reports to VP of Science)

Scott Franklin, Chair
University of Northern Colorado
Dept of Biological Sciences
501 20th Street
Greeley, CO 80639
Email: Scott.Franklin@unco.edu

Pat Comer
Ralph Crawford
Don Faber-Langendoen
Exequiel Ezcurra
William Gould
Eileen Helmer
Michael D. Jennings
Todd Keeler-Wolf
Chris Lea
Orie L. Loucks
Alexa McKerrow
Esteban Muldavin
Robert Peet
Serguei Ponomarenko
Dave Roberts
John Sawyer
Ayzik Solomeshch
Alan Weakley