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Board of Directors

The Board of Directors serves as the governing board of Society and reviews and establishes policies and procedures. To conduct the business of the society, the Board meets throughout the year remotely and annually in-person at each NASBR symposium. Responsibilities can be found in the Board of Directors Guide

To nominate yourself or someone else for the NASBR Board, fill out this form.

Members do NOT need to be on the Board of Directors to serve on one of these committees: (1) Auction; (2) Awards; (3) Bernado Villa Award Subcommittee; (4) Education and Outreach; (5) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; (6) Nominations; (7) Policy and Public Relations; (8) Spallanzani Award; and (9) Sponsorship. To join, contact the Chair of the Committee (listed below).

2023 Board Members

Elected Board Members


Leanne Burns
Bat Biologist & Consultant
2018-2023; Auction Chair; Sponsorship 




Gerald Carter
The Ohio State University
2019-2024; Webmaster; Nominations Chair; Education & Outreach; Policy & Public Relations




Nate Fuller
Texas Tech University
2018-2023; Sponsorship Chair, Auction, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Policy & Public Relations




Burton Lim
Royal Ontario Museum
2013-2023; Board Chair; Miller Award Chair; Kunz Award Chair; Finance




Liam McGuire
University of Waterloo
2017-2027; Finance Chair; Policy & Public Relations Chair





Michael Fishman
Edgewood Environmental Consulting, LLC
2022-2027; Secretary, Sponsorship





Maria Sagot
State University of New York at Oswego
2014-2024; Spallanzani Chair; Sponsorship; Diversity, Equity & Inclusion





Angelo Soto-Centeno
Rutgers University
2022-2027; Awards Chair; Spallanzani; Kunz Award






Heather York
Buena Vista University
2014-2024; Education and Outreach Chair; ; Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Chair; Awards







Elected Student Representatives


Dana Green
University of Regina
Student Representative 2019-2023





Amanda Bevan

Universidad Veracruzana/ UNAM

Student Representative 2022-2024




Appointed by the Board


Riley Bernard
Pennsylvania State University
Associate Program Director




DeeAnn Reeder
Bucknell University
Treasurer





Luis Víquez
University of Ulm
Program Director






Emma Wilcox
University of Tennessee
Associate Program Director




Matina Kalcounis-Ruppell
University of Alberta 
Ombudsperson, Former Chair





Terry Zinn
University of Florida Levin College of Law
Ombudsperson





Local Hosts


Liam McGuire
University of Waterloo
2022 Local Host




Tigga with a little friend in Kenya

Tigga Kingston
Texas Tech University
2022 Local Host




Craig Willis | The Erica and Arnold Rogers Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarship | The University of Winnipeg

Craig Willis
University of Winnipeg
2023 Local Host




Jorge Ortega
UNAM
2024 Local Host




Cristina Mac Swiney González 
Veracruz University
2024 Local Host




Rodrigo Medellino
UNAM
2024 Local Host
(pic by Raul Ivan Martinez)




OTHER VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE MEMBERS (NOT ABOVE)

Award: Anna Dotty
Auction: Mark Brigham
Bernardo Villa: Jorge Ortega Reyes
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Jorge Ortega Reyes, Amy Russell, Riley Bernard, Alyson Brokaw
Education and Outreach: Ashley Wilson, Dave Johnston, Aja Sherman, Veronica Brown
Gerritt Miller Award: All past winners
Nominations: Deanna Byrnes and Allen Kurta
Spallanzani: Tigga Kingston, Paul Racey, Craig Willis, Angelo Soto-Centeno, Mark Brigham
Kunz Award: Winifred Frick, Gary McCracken, Brock Fenton

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