Meet the Team

Upcoming Officers

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Officer Roles

Click here for descriptions of each officers’ role (including appointed and elected officer positions).

Current Officers

Section Co-founders

Clarisse Hart (bio), Holly Menninger (bio), Bethann Garramon Merkle (bio), Molly Mehling (bio), Chris Chreese (bio)

Past Officers

2020-2021: Bob Newman (chairperson); Skylar Bayer (secretary), Elizabeth Cook (chairperson-elect), Kirsten Schwarz (past chairperson), Ajisha Alwin (liaison to student section), Linh Anh Cat (liaison to policy section; bio)
2019-2020: Kirsten Schwarz (chairperson), Skylar Bayer (secretary), Bob Newman (chairperson-elect), Annaliese Hettinger (past chairperson; bio), Linh Anh Cat (liaison to policy section), Emily Whalen (liaison to student section; bio)
2018-2019: Annaliese Hettinger (chairperson), Jennifer Purrenhage (secretary; bio), Kirsten Schwarz (chairperson-elect), Bethann Garramon Merkle (past chairperson; bio), Skylar Bayer (liaison to policy section), Emily Whalen (liaison to student section)
2017-2018: Bethann Garramon Merkle (chairperson; webmaster), Jennifer Purrenhage (secretary), Annaliese Hettinger (chairperson-elect), Kika Tuff (past chairperson; bio)
2016-2017: Kika Tuff (chairperson), Annaliese Hettinger (secretary), Bethann Garramon Merkle (chairperson-elect; webmaster), Holly Menninger (past chairperson)
2014-2016: Holly Menninger (chairperson; bio), Clarisse Hart (secretary; bio), Bethann Garramon Merkle (webmaster)

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News

Resource of the Week: Teaching Science Communication

C&E Section leadership co-facilitated a discussion around teaching science communication as part of ESA’s Water Cooler series. Follow this link for a list of valuable resources.

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Announcement: New Chair-Elect, Elizabeth Cook

Receiving only one nomination for this role, we are delighted to introduce to you the C&E Section’s new Chair-Elect: Dr. Elizabeth Cook. Elizabeth’s nomination is posted below, so you can get to know her better. She will assume the Chair-Elect role in August, when Bob Newman (current chair-elect) transitions into the role of Chairperson and Kirsten Schwarz moves into the…

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NEW: Awards for Science Communication from C&E Section

Recognition of important work matters. Since our inception, the Communication and Engagement Section has intended to offer awards to recognize the intellectual, scientific, and civic contributions made by ESA members active in public engagement and science communication. For years, our section has worked toward being able to put money, and the credibility of a professional society, into our efforts to…

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Resource of the Week: We Rep STEM + Juneteenth

We Rep STEM “believe[s] science is for everyone and […]want to celebrate everyone in the field — NOT just the loudest people in the room. This website aims to celebrate STEM minorites — people of colour, professionals with disabilites, members of the LGBTQ community, Indigenous researchers, women of all races, scientists in niche areas of expertise — and everyone in between.”…

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