American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists

Committees

  • Meet the DEIB committee here

    Committee Members:
    Kory Evans
    Kassandra Ford (Co-Chair)
    Matthew Fujita
    Matthew Holding
    Lameace Hussain (Co-Chair on EXEC)
    Katriina Ilves 
    Adela Roa-Varón
    Randy Singer
    Shanelle Wikramanayake

    Email: diversitycommitteeasih@gmail.com

    (members updated 2024-6-23)

  • OFFICERS

    Khalil Russell (2024 Chair) - ktrussell@ucdavis.edu
    César Fuentes (Chair-Elect)
    Hadeel Saad (Secretary)
    Taegan Perez (Travel Award Coordinator)
    Kaleigh Arnold (Web Coordinator)
    Jackie Galvez (JMIH Liaison)
    Patricia Torres-Pineda (International Liaison)

    REPRESENTATIVES

    Collections Committee:
    Khalil Russel - ktrussell@ucdavis.edu

    Conservation Committee:
    Victoria Assad

    Long Range Planning and Policy Committee:
    Khalil Russell

    COSP COMMITTEES

    Book Raffle Committee:

    Kaleigh Arnold (2024 Chair)
    Lauren Houstoun
    Esme Macpherson
    Taegan Perez
    Patricia Torres-Pineda

    Outreach Commitee:
    Kaleigh Arnold (2024 Chair)
    Cesar Fuentes
    Patricia Torres-Pineda

    Social Committee:

    Jackie Galvez (2024 Chair)
    Adania Flemming
    Hadeel Saad
    Jonas Santos

    Workshop Committee:

    Jack Dirck (2024 Chair)
    Kaleigh Arnold
    Lauren Houstoun
    Adania Flemming
    Patricia Torres-Pineda

    (updated 2024-01-19)

  • Chris Distel – cadistel@schreiner.edu
    Melissa Youngquist – myoungquist@sheddaquarium.org
    Jack K. Dirck (student rep) – jack.dirck.506@my.csun.edu

    (updated 2024-09-4)

  • [last chaired by Michael Pauers and Sara Ruane in 2021]

    (updated 2023-07-02)

  • Dean Adams (co-chair 2021-2025) - dcadams@iastate.edu
    Dahiana Arcila (co-chair 2023-2028) - dahiana.arcila@ou.edu
    Chris Beachy (2023-2028) - christopher.beachy@southeastern.edu
    Katherine Maslenikov (Treasurer) - pearsonk@uw.edu
    Margaret Neighbors (2023-2028)

    (Updated 2024-06-23)

  • Dean Adams (Co-Chair ENFC 2021-2025) - dcadams@iastate.edu
    Dahiana Arcila (Co-Chair ENFC) - dahiana.arcila@ou.edu
    Henry Bart, Jr. (President Elect) – hbartjr@tulane.edu
    Prosanta Chakrabarty (Past President) – prosanta@lsu.edu
    Robert Espinoza (President and Co-Chair LRPP)
    Lameace Hussain (Chair, DEIB Committee) - diversitycommitteeasih@gmail.com
    Katherine Maslenikov (Treasurer)
    Khalil Russell (Chair CoSP) - ktrussell@ucdavis.edu
    Emily Taylor (Prior Past President) - etaylor@calpoly.edu
    Mark Sabaj (Secretary) - mhs58@drexel.edu
    W. Leo Smith (Editor) - leo@ichsandherps.org
    Deanna Stouder (Co-Chair LRPP)

    (updated 2024-06-23)

  • Anna Savage (2025 Chair) – Anna.Savage@ucf.edu
    Lauren M. Chan (2026 Chair) – chanlm@calpoly.edu
    Daniel Warner – dan.warner@auburn.edu

    (updated 2024-11-14)

  • Lorin A. Neuman-Lee (2025 Chair) – lneumanlee@AState.edu
    Alison R. Davis Rabosky (2026 Chair)
    Raul Diaz (2027 Chair)

    (updated 2024-09-09)

  • Christopher Parkinson (Chair) - viper@clemson.edu
    Jennifer Deitloff
    Matthew Gifford
    Sean Graham
    Alan Savitzky
    David Steen

    (reviewed 2021-02-16)

  • David G. Smith (Co-Chair) – smithd@si.edu
    Aaron Bauer (Co-Chair) – aaron.bauer@villanova.edu
    Katherine Bemis
    Inci Bowman
    Eric Hilton
    Gregory Watkins-Colwell

    (updated 2024-06-23)

  • Terry Grande - Tgrande@luc.edu - ICH, appointed in 2023
    Kirk O. Winemiller - Kirk.Winemiller@ag.tamu.edu - ICH, appointed in 2023

  • Sarah Huber (Chair) – skhuber@vims.edu
    Jessa Watters (Vice Chair) – jwatters@ou.edu
    Khalil Russell (Student Representative) – ktrussell@ucdavis.edu
    Daniel Akin, Kate Bemis, Dave Boyd, Emily DeArmon, James Erdman, Ben Frable, Cesar Fuentes, Andrew Gallardo, Matt Girard, Terry Grande, Marta Hess, Allison Julien, Chun Kamei, Esther Langan, Bill Ludt, Leo Macleod, Rene Martin, Katherine Maslenikov, Joshua Mata, Caleb McMahan, Susan Mochel, Diance Pitassy, Sinlan Poo, Anthony Rajkumar, Abby Reft, Coleman Sheehy, Randy Singer, Daniel Sinopoli, Carol Spencer, H.J. Walker, Rowan Ward, Greg Watkins-Colwell, David Werneke

    (updated 2024-06-24)

  • [last chaired by Phil Harris ca. 2019]

    (updated 2023-07-02)

  • Luiz Rocha (2024 Chair)
    Matthew Girard (2025 Chair)
    Thomas J. Near (2026 Chair)

    (updated 2024-1-23)

  • Juan Schmitter-Soto (Chair) - juan.schmitter-soto@fulbrightmail.org

    Kate Bemis
    Thomas Dowling 
    Lloyd Findley
    Matthew G. Girard
    Dean A. Hendrickson
    Katriina Ilves 
    Katherine Maslenikov 
    Gorgonio Ruiz-Campos 
    Christopher Scharpf 
    H.J. Walker, Jr.

    (updated 2024-03-04)

  • Sarah Z. Gibson (2025 Chair) – szgibson@stcloudstate.edu
    Carole Baldwin (2026 Chair)
    Eric Hilton (2027 Chair)

    (updated 2024-09-09)

  • Robert Espinoza (Co-Chair) — robert.e.espinoza@csun.edu
    Deanna Stouder (Co-Chair) — deanna@execvisionvalue.com
    Larry Allen — larry.allen@csun.edu
    Terry Grande — tgrande@luc.edu
    Eric Hilton — ehilton@vims.edu
    Margaret Neighbors — mneighbors@prodigy.net
    Hanna Lois Owens — howens@flmnh.ufl.edu
    Helen Plylar — helen.plylar@usu.edu
    Khalil Russell — ktrussell@ucdavis.edu

    (reviewed 2024-07-07)

  • Wm. Leo Smith (2025 Chair ICH)
    Karen Lips (2026 Chair HERP)

    (updated 2024-11-18)

  • Kyle Piller (Chair) – kyle.piller@selu.edu
    Rebecca Johansen (2022–) – johansenr@apsu.edu
    Rocky Parker (2023–) – parke3mr@jmu.edu
    Chip Cotton (AES representative)
    Allyson Fenwick (SSAR representative)
    David Green (ex officio as Program Officer)

    (updated 2024-06-23)

  • Alison Davis-Rabosky (2024 Chair)
    Brian Todd (2025 Chair)
    Jennifer Moore (2026 Chair)

    (updated 2024-01-31)

  • Ed Heist (2023 Chair) - edheist@siu.edu
    Chris Lowe (2024 Chair)
    Marianne Porter (2025 Chair)

    updated 2022-10-24

  • Carol Spencer (elected in 2022, became Chair in 2023) – atrox@berkeley.edu
    Rayna Bell (elected in 2023 HERP)
    Emily Taylor (ex. officio HERP)
    Eric Hilton (elected in 2023 ICH)
    Adela Roa-Varón (elected in 2023 ICH)

    (updated 2024-06-23)

  • W. Leo Smith (chair) - leo@ichsandherps.org
    Mia Adreani
    Catherine R. Bevier
    Matthew T. Craig
    Jon Davenport
    Matthew P. Davis
    Robert Espinoza
    Julián Faivovich
    Matthew Girard
    Terry Grande
    Malorie Hayes
    Jacob Kerby
    Jennifer Y. Lamb
    Jacqueline Litzgus
    James Orr
    Roberto E. Reis
    Dustin Siegel
    Joel M. Snodgrass
    Bryan Stuart

    (updated 2024-06-23)

  • Kevin Tang (2024) Chair – kltang@umich.edu
    Pam Hart (2025 Chair)
    Bill Ludt (2026 Chair)

    (updated 2024-02-28)

  • Bobby Espinoza
    Ben Frable
    Malorie Hayes
    Frank McCormick
    Chris Murray
    Randy Singer
    Luke Tornabene

    (updated 2024-06-23)

  • Kate Bemis (2025 Chair) – bemisk@si.edu
    Thomas Munroe (2026 Chair)
    Jonathan Armbruster (2027 Chair)

    (updated 2024-09-09)

  • Breanna J. Putman (2025 Chair) – putman.bree@gmail.com
    Carol Johnston (2026 Chair)
    Malorie Hayes (2027 Chair)

    (updated 2024-09-09)

  • Jessa Watters (2025 Chair HERP) – jwatters@ou.edu
    Randy Singer (2026 Chair ICH)
    Lauren Scheinberg (2027 Chair HERP)

    (updated 2024-09-09)

  • Henry Bart, Jr. (ex officio Chair) — hbartjr@tulane.edu

    (updated 2024-06-23)

  • Melissa Gibbs
    Anat Belasen
    Kassandra Ford
    Caleb McMahan (Chair)
    James Watling
    Jackie Webb

    (updated 2022-10-3)

  • Eric Hilton (Chair)
    Ben Frable
    Ralph Saporito
    Jessica Tingle

    updated 2024-7-20

  • American Elasmobranch Society
    Charles "Chip" Cotton - ccotton@fsu.edu

    American Fisheries Society
    Marlis R. Douglas - mrd1@uark.edu

    American Institute of Biological Sciences
    Alan Savitzky - savitzky@usu.edu

    BioOne
    Alan Savitzky - savitzky@usu.edu

    Herpetologist' League
    Alan Savitzky - savitzky@usu.edu

    Natural Science Collections Alliance
    VACANT

    Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections
    Randy Singer - rsinger@flmnh.ufl.edu

    Society for Study of Amphibiams and Reptiles
    Alan Savitzky - savitzky@usu.edu

    Societies Consortium on Sexual Harassment in STEMM
    Lynne Parenti - parentil@si.edu

    (reviewed 2021-2-17)

  • Prosanta Chakrabarty — Facebook (Moderator) — prosanta@lsu.edu
    Adela Roa-Varon — Facebook (Moderator) — Roa-VaronA@si.edu
    Luiz Rocha — Facebook (Admin) — lrocha@calacademy.org
    Mark Sabaj — Facebook (Admin) — mhs58@drexel.edu
    Wm. Leo Smith — Facebook (Admin) — leo@ichsandherps.org
    Sarah Gibson — Instagram — Szgibson@stcloudstate.edu
    Dustin Siegel — Twitter — dsiegel2@gmail.com
    Milton Tan — Twitter — miltont@illinois.edu

    updated 2022-07-07