Standing Committees

Audit Committee (Reports to VP for Finance)

Charles Canham, Chair
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
PO Box AB
Millbrook, NY 12545
Phone: (845) 677-5343
Fax: (608) 265-2340
Email: ccanham@ecostudies.org

Deborah E. Goldberg
University of Michigan
Dept of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1048
Phone: (734) 615-4912
Fax: (734) 763-0544
Email: degold@umich.edu

Mimi Lam
University of British Columbia
Aquatic Ecosystems Research Lab
2202 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC  V6T 1Z4
CANADA
Phone: (360) 305-2535
Email: m.lam@fisheries.ubc.ca

Awards
Alan Hastings, Chair (2011-2014)
University of California, Davis
Dept. 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
Phone: 740-587-8554
Email: mccalla@denison.edu

Jennifer Lau
Deborah Marr
Chris Sacchi

Cooper Award Subcommittee
John (Jack) Warren Williams, Chair (2009-2012)
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Department of Geography
550 North Park St., Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608-265-5537
Fax: 608-265-3991
Email: jww@geography.wisc.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
Phone: (352) 392-6917
Email: rdholt@ufl.edu

Merryl Alber
Carla D’Antonio
Peter Groffman
Tom Whitham
Mark Berkness

Honorary Member Award Subcommittee
Indy Burke, Chair (2009-2012)
University of Wyoming
Environment and Natural Resources
Dept. 3971, 1000 E. University
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (970) 222-1800
Fax: (970) 491-2156
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
Phone: (608) 833-4137
Fax: (608) 265-6320
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
Fax: (805) 893-4724
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
Carmen R. Cid, Chair (2009-2012)
Eastern Connecticut State University
School of Arts and Sciences
83 Windham Street
Willimantic, CT 06226
Phone: (860) 465-5295

Fax: (860) 465-4575

Email: cid@easternct.edu

Stephanie Bestelmeyer
Margaret Lowman
Kenneth Klemow
Kathy Shea

Sustainability Science Award Subcommittee
Eleanor J. Sterling, Chair (2010-2013)
Center for Biodiversity and Conservation
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West @ 79th St.
New York, NY 10024
Phone: (769) 526-6212
Fax: (769) 529-2212
Email: sterling@amnh.org

F. Stuart Chapin
William Clark
Ron Carroll
Gary Kofinas

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
Phone:
Fax: (404) 727-2880
Email: lreal@emory.edu

Carol Brewer
Norm Christensen
Kay Gross
Pam Matson
James McMahon

Education and Human Resources Committee (Chaired by VP of Education & HR)
Margaret Lowman, Vice President of Education & Human Resources (2006-2009; 2009-2012)
VP Education & Human Resources (2006-2009; 2009-2012)
Director, Nature Research Center
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Professor, North Carolina State University
11 W. Jones Street
Raleigh NC 27601
Phone: (919) 733-7450 x238
Email: meg.lowman@ncdenr.gov
canopymeg@gmail.com

Bob Pohlad (Education Section Past Chair, ex officio)
Chris Beck (Education Section Past Chair, ex officio)
Julie Reynolds (Education Section Past Chair, ex officio)
Jeff Corney (Education Section Chair, ex officio)
Aurora MacRae-Crerar (Student Section)
Leanne Jablonski (EJ Section)
George Middendorf (EJ Section)
Mimi Lam (TEK Section)
Catherine Cardelus (2007-2012)
DC Randle (2007-2012)
Sonia Ortega (2007-2012)
Carlos de la Rosa, Ph.D (2007-2012)
Carmen Cid (2009-2012)
Ken Klemow (2010-2012)
Samir Doshi (2011-2014)
Rachel Muir (2008 – 2012)

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

Tom Jurik, Co-Chair (2011-2012)
Department of Ecology Evolution and Organismal Biology
Iowa State University
253 Bessey Hall
Ames, Iowa 50011
Phone: (515) 294-5617
Fax: (515) 294-1337
Email: jurik@iastate.edu

Brian McCarthy, Program Chair (2011-2012)
Ohio University
Environment  Plant Biology
317 Porter Hall
Athens, OH 45701
740-593-2979
Fax: 740-593-1130
mccarthy@ohio.edu

Norma Fowler (2008-2012)
Brian McCarthy (2010-2013)
Mitch Cruzen (2011-2013)
Todd Rosentiel (2011-2013)
Debra Peters (201102014)
Lee Frelich (201102014)
Jorge Ramos (2011-2012)
Charles Canham, ESA Secretary (ex-officio)
Rob Jackson, VP of Science (ex-officio)

Grants and Fellowships (to be appointed by VP of Education)
Carolyn Thomas, Chair (2009-2012)
Ferrum College
Life Sciences
80 Wiley Drive
Ferrum, VA 24088
Fax: (540) 365-4375
Email: cthomas@ferrum.edu

Historical Records (Reports to Secretary)
Dennis Knight, Chair (2010-2013)
1912 Custer St.
Laramie, WY 82070
Phone: (307) 742-0078
Fax: (307) 766-2851
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

Kara Blue, Member (2010-2013)
PO Box 301
Brodhead, WI 53520

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
Box 352100
16 Winkenwerder

Michael Huston, Member (2012 – 2015)
University of Texas, San Marco
Supple Building
San Marcos, TX 78666
(512) 245-2129
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
Phone: (907) 474-7922
Fax: (907) 414-6967
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
Phone: (540) 231-7202
Fax: (540) 231-1383
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
Phone: (303) 475-7815
Fax: (303) 492-8699
Email: Sharon.collinge@colorado.edu

David Goldston
[appt. 2009-2012]
Natural Resources Defense Council
(703) 908-9854
David.goldston@gmail.com

Marcia Wolfe
[appt. 2010-2013]
MH Wolfe and Associates
Environmental Consulting, Inc
Bakersfield, CA
(661) 837-1169
mwolfe@mhwolfeassoc.com

Cynthia Chang
[appt. 2011-2013]
Student Representative
Yale University
Cynthia.chang@yale.edu

Ex-officio

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

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

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

Communications Officer
(Currently Vacant)
Washington, DC
(202) 833-8773 ext. 211

Publications (Reports to VP of Science)
Josh Schimel
University of California, Santa Barbara
Dept of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Phone: (805) 965-8116
Fax: (805)-893-4724
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
Phone: (734) 615-4912
Fax: (734) 763-0544
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
Fax: (901) 678-2335
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