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

Cindi Jones (2022), President
Michael Donoghue (2023), President-Elect
Linda Watson (2021), Past President
Rachel Spicer (2021), Secretary
Lucinda McDade (2022), Treasurer
Melanie Link-Perez (2023), Program Director
Michelle Gaynor (2021), Student Representative
Imeña Valdes (2022), 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
Chris Martine (2021), At-Large Director - Education

Executive Committee

(designated in bylaws)

Cindi Jones (2022), President
Michael Donoghue (2023), President-Elect
Linda Watson (2021), Past President
Rachel Spicer (2021), Secretary
Lucinda McDade (2022), Treasurer
Melanie Link-Perez (2023), Program Director

Committee on Committees

Michael Donoghue (2021), President Elect, Chair
Rachel Spicer (2021), Secretary
James McDaniel (2021)
David Tank (2022)
Chase Mason (2023)
Jenny Xiang (2023)
Brenda Molano-Flores (2023)
Chelsea Specht, DEI Chair (2023)

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
Amy Litt
Edward Schneider
Ned Friedman (2023)
Peter Wilf (2023)
Joe Williams (2023)
Heather Cacanindin, Executive Director, ex officio

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee

Chelsea Specht (2023), Chair
Jim Cohen (2021)
Anna Monfils (2021)
Muriel Poston (2021)
Roland Roberts (2021)
Adriana Hernandez, Student Representative (2022)
Maya Allen, Student Representative (2022)
Janelle Burke (2023)
Kadeem Gilbert (2023)
Keri Maricle (2023)
Madhav Nepal (2023)
Ann Sakai, PI PLANTS
Melanie Link-Perez (2021), Program Director, ex officio
Cindi Jones (2021), President, ex officio
Heather Cacanindin, Executive Director, ex officio

Early Career Professional Development Committee

This committee is new for 2021.

Education Committee

Chris Martine (2021), Chair and At-Large Director - Education
Dori Contreras (2021)
Karolina Heyduk (2021)
Ben Stone, Graduate Student Representative (2021)
Ken Cameron (2022)
Susan Pell (2022)
Jorge Mena-Ali (2023)
Catrina Adams, BSA Education Director, ex officio
Phil Gibson, Editor, PlantED, ex officio
Kyra Krakos, Teaching Section Chair, ex officio
Rachel Spicer (2021), Secretary, ex officio
Cindi Jones (2021), President, ex officio

Election Committee

Linda Watson (2021), Past President, Chair
Chelsea Specht (2022)
Shannon Straub (2022)
Chelsea Pretz, Student Representative (2022)
Michael McKain (2023)
Rachel Spicer (2021), Secretary, ex officio

Finance Advisory Committee

Larry Hufford (2022), Chair
Laura Galloway (2022)
Jun Wen (2022)
Sandra Davis, (2023)

Information Technology Committee

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

International Affairs Committee

Rosa Rodriguez (2021)
Hugo Cota-Sanchez (2022)
Carol Sinascalchi (2022)
Ceclila Zumajo, Student Representative (2022)
Johanne Brunet (2023)
Suman Nupane (2023)
Heather Cacanindin, Executive Director, ex officio
Melanie Link-Perez, Program Director, ex officio
Cindi Jones, President, ex officio

Investment Committee

Toby Kellogg (2022), Chair
Ian Gilman Student Representative (2021)
Maia Thomas (2022), Probono Professional advisor
Larry Hufford (2022)
Peter Crane (2023)
Ned Friedman (2023)
Kent Holsinger (2023)
Cindi Jones (2021), 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
Ingrid Jordon-Thaden (2021)
Mary Sagatelova, Student Representative (2021)
Norm Ellstrand (2022) Scott Gevaert (2023)
Heather Cacanindin, Executive Director, ex officio

Publications Committee

Emily Sessa, BSA Director at large - Publications (2022), Chair
Laryssa Baldridge Student Representative (2021)
Maribeth Latvis (2021)
Sean Graham (2022)
Rupesh Kariyat (2023)
Thales Leasndro (2023)
Nora Mitchell (2023)
Pamela Diggle, Editor, AJB, ex officio
Theresa Culley, 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

Linda Watson (2021), Past President, Chair, ex officio
Theresa Culley: theresa.culley@uc.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)

Linda Watson (2023), Past President, Chair, ex officio
Andi Wolfe (2022)
Loren Rieseberg (2021)

Darbaker Prize Committee

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

Distinguished Fellow and Emerging Leader Award Committee

Michael Donoghue (2021), Chair
Allison Snow (2022)
David Lee (2023)
Ann Sakai (2023)
Cindi Jones (2021), President, ex officio

Donald R. Kaplan Memorial Lecture Committee

Toby Kellogg (2021)
Madelaine Bartlett (2022)
Mark Olson (2023)
Heather Cacanindin, Executive Director, ex officio

Esau Award Committee

Kurt Neubig (2021)
Cheng-Chiang Wu (2022)
Rebecca Povilus (2023)
Heather Cacanindin, Executive Director, ex officio

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

Andy Crowl (2021)
Elliot Gardner (2021)
Jennifer Weber (2021)
Morgan Gostel (2022)
Tanya Livschultz (2022)
Richard Moore (2022)
Lisa Boucher (2023)
Jamie Kostyun (2023)
Elena Peredo (2023)
Norm Wickett (2023)
Heather Cacanindin, Executive Director, ex officio

Additional Members as Needed

Nora Mitchell (1-Year term, 2020)
Madelaine Bartlett (1-Year term, 2020)
Hannah Marx (1 - Year term, 2020)
Lucas Majeure (1-Year term, 2020)
Cynthia Huebner (1- Year term, 2020)
Daniel Spalink (1-Year term, 2020)
Abigail Moore (1-Year Term, 2019)
Jason Cantley (1-Year Term, 2019)

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

Chair, Pamela Diggle

Kaplan Dissertation Improvement Award in Comparative Morphology Committee

Steve Weller, Chair
Sean Graham
Lena Hileman
Cindi Jones
Joe Williams

Moseley Award Committee

Fabiany Herrera (2021)
Chelsea Specht (2022)
Luiza Teixeira-Costa (2023)
Heather Cacanindin, Executive Director, ex officio

Pelton Award Committee

Andrew Doust (2021)
Rob Baker (2022)
Yaowu Yuan (2023)
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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