ESA Council
The Council of the Society serves as a forum for member participation in governance and strategy. Its responsibilities include
- Providing input during the development of the Society’s strategic plan
- Receiving reports from Committees, Sections and Chapters
- Approving the establishment and dissolution of Sections and Chapters
- Removing Governing Board members
- Approving changes in the Bylaws.
Council Leadership Team
The purpose of the Leadership Team is to coordinate the meetings and work of the Council, to nominate the Speaker-Elect, and to bring ideas to Council when needed. The Leadership Team shall consist of the Speaker-Elect, Speaker, Past Speaker, President, and Secretary.
| Council Speaker-elect Emilie Graves, Policy Section |
Speaker of the Council Lin Meng, Human Ecology |
Past Speaker Ariane Peralta, Microbial Ecology |
| Ex-officio Members |
ESA President Sharon Collinge |
ESA Secretary Emilio Bruna |
Council Representatives
The following ESA members have been selected to represent their respective sections and chapters on the ESA Council.
| Section/Chapter | Representative | |
|---|---|---|
| Agroecology | Amber Kerr | ude.yelekrebnull@rreka |
| Applied Ecology | Kaydee Barker | ude.etatsolocnull@rekrab.eedyak |
| Aquatic Ecology | David Manning | moc.liamgnull@gninnampwd |
| Asian Ecology | Lixin Wang | ude.iupuinull@gnawxl |
| Biogeosciences | Daniela Cusack | ude.etatsolocnull@kcasuc.aleinad |
| Black Ecologists | Matt McCary | moc.liamgnull@yraccm.ttam |
| Communication and Engagement | Kat Beheshti | ude.bscunull@ithsehebtak |
| Disease Ecology | Ana Bento | ude.uinull@otneba |
| Early Career Ecologist | Kathleen Carroll | ude.csiwnull@7llorrack |
| Ecological Restoration | Anisha Malik | moc.ltnirekabmnull@kilam.ahsina |
| Education | David Bowne | ude.nwotenull@denwob |
| Environmental Justice | Maha Nusrat Giuliani | moc.liamgnull@tarsunaham |
| Human Ecology | Lin Meng | vog.lblnull@gnemnil |
| Inclusive Ecology | Allyson Salisbury | moc.liamgnull@yrubsilas.nosylla |
| Invasion Ecology | Rebecca Lemons | ude.etatsnogeronull@snomel.acceber |
| Long Term Studies | Morgan Ernest | ude.lfunull@enagromks |
| Microbial Ecology | Ariane Peralta | ude.ucenull@aatlarep |
| Natural History | Susannah Lerman | vog.adsunull@namrel.b.hannasus |
| Open Science | Marcel Carita Vaz | moc.liamgnull@zavlecram |
| Paleoecology | Rachel Reid | ude.tvnull@dierber |
| Physiological Ecology | Michael Loik | ude.cscunull@kiolm |
| Plant Population Ecology | Jennifer Gremer | ude.sivadcunull@remergrj |
| Policy | Emilie Graves | ude.sivadcunull@sevargee |
| Rangeland Ecology | Daniel Rubenstein | ude.notecnirpnull@rid |
| Researchers at Undergraduate Institution | Daniel Scholes | ude.ydniunull@dselohcs |
| Soil Ecology | Lydia Zeglin | ude.usknull@nilgezl |
| Statistical Ecology | Diogo Borges Provete | rb.smfunull@etevorp.ogoid |
| Student Section | Cole Brookson | ac.atreblaunull@noskoorb |
| Theoretical Ecology | Hengxing Zou | ude.ecirnull@07zh |
| Traditional Ecological Knowledge | Robert Newman | ude.dnunull@namwen.trebor |
| Urban Ecosystem Ecology | Mitchell Pavao-Zuckerman | ude.dmunull@rekcuzpm |
| Vegetation | Martin Dovciak | ude.fsenull@kaicvodm |
| Canada Chapter | Mark Boyce | ac.atreblaunull@ecyob |
| Great Lakes Chapter | Lekeah Durden | ude.anaidninull@nedrudl |
| Latin America and the Caribbean Chapter | Olivia Tabares Mendoza | xm.manu.saicneicnull@mto |
| Mid-Atlantic Chapter | Vince D'Amico | moc.liamgnull@ocimadecniv |
| Southeast Chapter | Charles Kwit | ude.ktunull@tiwkc |
| Southwest Chapter | Brooke Osborne | vog.sgsunull@enrobsob |