GOVERNING BOARD: The Organization of Biological Field Stations is governed by its Members and a Board of Directors composed of Member-elected and Board-selected Officers, and Organizational Standing Committee Chairs. The Historian and Subcommittee chairs are non-voting participants.

The definitions, charges, duties, and responsibilities of the Board are explicitly defined and limited in the Constitution and Bylaws. Primary responsibilities include: selecting Annual Meeting sites and participating in Annual Meetings; coordinating and executing organization activities, goals and responsibilities as mandated by the Constitution, Bylaws, and the membership; researching new areas and initiating personal and organizational connections to promote OBFS activities, and exploring opportunities for OBFS and its members. Members of the Board work to further the goals, ideals, and vitality of the OBFS. They also represent the individual interests of the organization’s diverse membership.

Past minutes, document archive, Policies and Procedures Manual, and other organizational material useful to Members and Directors is available with member log-in.

Contact governance@obfs.org with any questions.

For more on the roles of the positions see governance.

The Executive Committee:

The Executive Committee is composed of all member-elected officers and the Past President, an ex officio position assumed by the out-going President.

President Rhonda Struminger 2024-2026 president@obfs.org	Past-President Lara Roketenetz 2024-2026 pastpresident@obfs.org	Vice President Skip Van Bloem 2023-2024 vicepresident@obfs.org	Treasurer Paul Wetzel 2023-2025 treasurer@obfs.org
Secretary Beth Norman 2022-2024 secretary@obfs.org	Member at Large 1 Sonia Nobrega 2023-2025 MAL1@obfs.org	Member at Large 2 Megan Napoli 2024-2026 MAL2@obfs.org	Member at Large Early Career Sofia Rodriguez 2024-2026 Earlycareer@obfs.org

 

Board Selected Officers:

Editor Stacy McNulty 2022-2024 editor@obfs.org

Network Coordinator Sarah Oktay 2024-2025 web_admin@obfs.org

 

Committee Chairs:

For more on the Committee activities see committees.

	Annual Meeting Planning Committee Chair: Skip Van Bloem
	Collaborations Committee Chair: Itchung Cheung
	Development Committee Co-chair: Brian Kloeppel Co-chair: Sarah Oktay
	Governance and Sustainability Committee Chair: Shane Waddell
	IDEA+ Committee Co-chair: Tori McDermott; vmmcdermott@alaska.edu Co-chair: Phoebe Jekielek;
	International Committee Chair: David Maneli
	Membership Committee Chair: Paul Wetzel
	Outreach and Communications Committee Chair: Conner Philson

 

Non-voting, Board Selected Positions:

	Historian Mary Hufty
	AIBS Liaison Paul Foster