Committees & Committee Officers

STANDING COMMITTEES
Board of Directors*	Committee Members
Executive Committee	Committee Members
Committee on Committees^†	Committee Members	Committee Description

OTHER COMMITTEES
Annual Meeting Program Committee	Committee Members	Committee Description
Development Committee*^†	Committee Members	Committee Description
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee*	Committee Members	Committee Description
Early Career Professional Development Committee*	Committee Members	Committee Description
Education Committee*^†	Committee Members	Committee Description
Election Committee*^†	Committee Members	Committee Description
Finance Advisory Committee*^†	Committee Members	Committee Description
Information Technology Committee*^†	Committee Members	Committee Description
International Affairs Committee*^†	Committee Members	Committee Description
Investment Committee*^†	Committee Members	Committee Description
Public Policy Committee*^†	Committee Members	Committee Description
Publications Committee*^†	Committee Members	Committee Description
Publications Ethics Committee	Committee Members

HONORS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE
Cheadle Award Committee	Committee Members	Committee Description
Corresponding Members Committee	Committee Members	Committee Description
Darbaker Prize Committee	Committee Members
Distinguished Fellow and Emerging Leader Award Committee^†	Committee Members	Committee Description
Donald R. Kaplan Memorial Lecture Committee	Committee Members
Esau Award Committee	Committee Members	Committee Description
Graduate Student Research Award Committee^†	Committee Members	Committee Description
Grady L. Webster and Barbara D. Webster Structural Botany Publication Award	Committee Members	Committee Description
Kaplan Dissertation Improvement Award in Comparative Morphology Committee	Committee Members
Moseley Award Committee	Committee Members	Committee Description
Pelton Award Committee^†	Committee Members	Committee Description

AD HOC COMMITTEES
Website Redesign (Ad Hoc) Committee*	Committee Members

*These committees have students that serve as committee members. Click here for more information on student representatives on committees.
^†These committees currently have openings.
Years denoted below in paranthesis indicates the final year of service.

BSA Representatives to Other Societies

Standing Committees:

Board of Directors

Michael Donoghue (2023), President
Vivian Negron-Ortiz (2024), President-Elect
Cynthia Jones (2022), Past President
J. Chris Pires (2024), Secretary
Lucinda McDade (2022), Treasurer
Melanie Link-Perez (2023), Program Director
Imeña Valdes (2022), Student Representative
Ioana Anghel (2023), Student Representative
Emily Sessa (2022), At-Large Director - Publications
Jennifer Cruse-Sanders (2023), At-Large Director - Development
Chelsea Specht (2023), At-Large Director - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Rachel Jabaily (2024), At-Large Director - Education

Executive Committee

(designated in bylaws)

Michael Donoghue (2023), President
Vivian Negron-Ortiz (2024), President-Elect
Cynthia Jones (2022), Past President
J. Chris Pires (2024), Secretary
Lucinda McDade (2022), Treasurer
Melanie Link-Perez (2023), Program Director

Committee on Committees

Vivian Negron-Ortiz (2022), President Elect, Chair
J. Chris Pires (2022), Secretary
David Tank (2022)
Chase Mason (2023)
Jenny Xiang (2023)
Brenda Molano-Flores (2023)
Gretchen North, DEI Chair (2023)
Wendy Clement (2024)

Other Committees:

Annual Meeting Program Committee

Melanie Link-Perez (2023), Program Director (Chair)
Program Organizer of each Section
Chair, Local Organizing Committee
Johanne Stogran, Conference Staff
Representatives of Other Societies meeting with BSA

Development Committee

Jennifer Cruse-Sanders (2023), At-Large Director - Development, Chair
Edward Schneider
Ned Friedman (2023)
Rebecca Rooney (2023)
Peter Wilf (2023)
Joe Williams (2023)
Heather Cacanindin, Executive Director, ex officio

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee

Chelsea Specht (2023), Chair
Adriana Hernandez, Graduate Student Representative (2022)
Janelle Burke (2023)
Charles Bush, Undergraduate Student Representative (2023)
Kadeem Gilbert (2023)
Keri Maricle (2023)
Madhav Nepal (2023)
Manya Singh, Graduate Student Representative (2023)
R. Shawn Abrahams (2024)
Ana Almeida (2024)
Rocio Deanna (2024)
Gretchen North (2024)
Adam Ramsey (2024)
Anna Monfils, PI PLANTS III
Melanie Link-Perez (2022), Program Director, ex officio
Michael Donoghue (2022), President, ex officio
Heather Cacanindin, Executive Director, ex officio

Early Career Professional Development Committee

Ben Blackman (2024)
Karolina Heyduk (2024)
Miranda Sinnott-Armstrong (2024)

Education Committee

Rachel Jabaily (2024), Chair and At-Large Director - Education
Ken Cameron (2022)
Susan Pell (2022)
Kiana Lee, Graduate Student Representative (2023)
Jorge Mena-Ali (2023)
Helen Holmlund (2024)
Karen Wellner (2024)
Catrina Adams, BSA Education Director, ex officio
Phil Gibson, Editor, PlantED, ex officio
Kyra Krakos, Teaching Section Chair, ex officio
J. Chris Pires (2022), Secretary, ex officio
Michael Donoghue (2022), President, ex officio
Open Position, Undergraduate Student Representative

Election Committee

Cynthia Jones (2022), Past President, Chair
Chelsea Specht (2022)
Shannon Straub (2022)
Chelsea Pretz, Student Representative (2022)
Michael McKain (2023)
J. Chris Pires (2024), Secretary, ex officio

Finance Advisory Committee

Larry Hufford (2022), Chair
Laura Galloway (2022)
Jun Wen (2022)
Sandra Davis (2023)
Alan Yocca (2023)
Lucinda McDade (2022), Treasurer, ex officio

Information Technology Committee

Mike Ballou, Student Representative (2022)
Alex Harkess (2022)
Matt Johnson (2022)
Jill Wegrzyn (2023)
Rob Brandt, BSA Manager Technology Development, ex offico
Heather Cacanindin, Executive Director, ex officio

International Affairs Committee

Hugo Cota-Sanchez (2022)
Carol Sinascalchi (2022)
Ceclila Zumajo, Student Representative (2022)
Johanne Brunet (2023)
Suman Nupane (2023)
Shengchen Shan (2024)
Heather Cacanindin, Executive Director, ex officio
Melanie Link-Perez, Program Director, ex officio
Michael Donoghue, President, ex officio

Investment Committee

Toby Kellogg (2022), Chair
Maia Thomas (2022), Probono Professional advisor
Larry Hufford (2022)
Peter Crane (2023)
Cecilia Ezeanya, Student Representative (2023)
Ned Friedman (2023)
Kent Holsinger (2023)
Michael Donoghue (2022), President, ex officio
Lucinda McDade (2022), Treasurer, ex officio
Heather Cacanindin, Executive Director, ex officio

Public Policy Committee

Krissa Skogen (2023), Co-Chair
Tanisha Williams (2023), Co-Chair
Norm Ellstrand (2022)
Michelle Gaynor (2023)
Scott Gevaert (2023)
Andrew Pais (2024)
Heather Cacanindin, Executive Director, ex officio

Publications Committee

Emily Sessa, BSA Director at large - Publications (2022), Chair
Sean Graham (2022)
Rebecca Barrone - Student Representative (2023)
Rupesh Kariyat (2023)
Thales Leandro (2023)
Nora Mitchell (2023)
Jordan Dowell (2024)
Pamela Diggle, Editor, AJB, ex officio
Briana Gross, Editor, APPS, ex officio
Mackenzie Taylor, Editor, PSB, ex officio
Amy McPherson, AJB Managing Editor, ex officio
Richard Hund, AJB Production Editor, ex officio
Beth Parada, APPS Managing Editor, ex officio

Publications Ethics Committee

Cindi Jones (2022), Past President, Chair, ex officio
Briana Gross: blgross@d.umn.edu
Pamela Diggle: pamela.diggle@uconn.edu
Sean Graham: swgraham@mail.ubc.ca
Judy Jernstedt: jjernstedt@ucdavis.edu
Cynthia Jones: cynthia.s.jones@uconn.edu
Karen Koster: Karen.Koster@usd.edu
Amy McPherson: amcpherson@botany.org
Beth Parada: bparada@botany.org
Andrew Schnabel: aschnabe@iusb.edu
Mackenzie Taylor: MackenzieTaylor@creighton.edu

Honors and Awards Committees:

Cheadle Award Committee

Jessical Budke (2022), Chair as Chair of D&S Section
Andrew Doust (2022)
Carol Wilson (2023)
Heather Cacanindin, Executive Director, ex officio

Corresponding Members Committee

(Past Presidents)

Cynthia Jones (2024), Past President, Chair, ex officio
Linda Watson (2023)
Andi Wolfe (2022)

Darbaker Prize Committee

In partnership with the Phycological Society of America
Heather Cacanindin, Executive Director, ex officio

Distinguished Fellow and Emerging Leader Award Committee

Vivian Negron-Ortiz (2022), Chair
Allison Snow (2022)
David Lee (2023)
Ann Sakai (2023)
Michael Donoghue (2022), President, ex officio

Donald R. Kaplan Memorial Lecture Committee

Madelaine Bartlett (2022), Chair
Mark Olson (2023)
Ned Friedman (2024)
Heather Cacanindin, Executive Director, ex officio

Esau Award Committee

Cheng-Chiang Wu (2022)
Rebecca Povilus (2023)
Luke Nikolov (2024)
Heather Cacanindin, Executive Director, ex officio

BSA Graduate Student Research Award Committee (Including the J.S. Karling Award)

Morgan Gostel (2022)
Tanya Livschultz (2022)
Richard Moore (2022)
Lisa Boucher (2023)
Jamie Kostyun (2023)
Elena Peredo (2023)
Norm Wickett (2023)
Liming Cai (2024)
Stephanie Conway (2024)
Cheryl Dunn (2024)
Helen Michaels (2024)
Heather Cacanindin, Executive Director, ex officio

Additional Members as Needed

Monica Carlsen-Krause (1-Year Term, 2021)
Shawn Krosnick (1-Year Term, 2021)
Lucas Majure (2-Year term, 2021)
Allison Miller (1-Year Term, 2021)
Nora Mitchell (2-Year term, 2021)
Daniel Spalink (2-Year term, 2021)
Cynthia Huebner (1- Year term, 2021)
Madelaine Bartlett (1-Year term, 2020)
Hannah Marx (1 - Year term, 2020)
Jason Cantley (1-Year Term, 2019)
Abigail Moore (1-Year Term, 2019)

Grady L. Webster and Barbara D. Webster Structural Botany Publication Award Committee

Kaplan Dissertation Improvement Award in Comparative Morphology Committee

Lena Hileman (2023), Chair
Sean Graham (2022)
Joe Williams (2022)
Jessica Budke (2024)
Paula Rudall (2024)

Moseley Award Committee

Chelsea Specht (2022)
Luiza Teixeira-Costa (2023)
Kelly Matsunaga (2024)
Heather Cacanindin, Executive Director, ex officio

Pelton Award Committee

Andrew Doust (2022)
Rob Baker (2023)
Yaowu Yuan (2024)
Heather Cacanindin, Executive Director, ex officio

Ad Hoc Committees:

Website Redesign (Ad Hoc)

Heather Cacanindin, Chair
Marian Chau
Karolina Heyduk
Tanisha Williams, Student Representative
Min Ya, Student Representative
Rob Brandt, Staff Representative, ex-officio

Representatives to Various Organizations:

AAAS COUNCIL

Cindi Jones (2021), President

AIBS COUNCIL

Krissa Skogen (2020-2022), AIBS Board member, BSA Public Policy Committee Co-Chair

ANNUAL INCORPORATION, STATE OF CONNECTICUT

Heather Cacanindin, Executive Director

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