Board of Directors

2018-2019 Board Members

Elected Board Members

Leanne Burns
Bat Biologist & Consultant
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Education & Outreach; Policy & Public Relations; Sponsorship; Webmaster








Nate Fuller
Texas Tech University
Policy & Public Relations








Erin Gillam
North Dakota State University
Secretary; Spallanzani Chair; Auction Chair, Newsletter Editor









Burton Lim
Royal Ontario Museum
Board Chair; Finance









Liam McGuire
Texas Tech University
Finance Chair; Policy and Public Relations Chair









Joy O'Keefe
Indiana State University
Awards; Sponsorship









Maria Sagot
State University of New York at Oswego
Nominations Chair; Sponsorship Chair; Diversity, Equity & Inclusion









Sharlene Santana
University of Washington
Awards Chair; Diversity, Equity & Inclusion









Heather York
Buena Vista University
Education and Outreach Chair; ; Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Chair; Awards

Elected Student Representatives

Alyson Brokaw
Texas A&M University
Student Representative 2017-2019









Alexis Brown
AMNH / Columbia University
Student Representative 2018-2020

Appointed by the Board

Riley Bernard
Pennsylvania State University
Associate Program Director









Matina Kalcounis-Ruppell
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Ombudsperson, Former Chair









Gary Kwiecinski
University of Scranton
Program Director; Finance









Shahroukh Mistry
Butte College & California State University, Chico
Associate Program Director









DeeAnn Reeder
Bucknell University
Treasurer









Luis Víquez
University of Ulm
Associate Program Director









Emma Wilcox
University of Tennessee
Associate Program Director; 2017 Co-host









Terry Zinn
University of Florida Levin College of Law
Ombudsperson

Local Hosts

Jorge Ortega Reyes
Instituto Politécnico Nacional
2018 Local Host; Bernardo Villa Chair









Amy Russell
Grand Valley State University
2019 Local Host









Maarten Vonhof
Western Michigan University
2019 Local Host









Angie McIntire
Arizona Game & Fish
2020 Local Host









Marianne Moore
Arizona State University
2020 Local Host