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, and other organizational material useful to Members and Directors is available with member log-in.

Contact governance@obfs.org with any questions. You can check out our Policies and Procedures Manual.

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 Conner Philson 2026 & 2027 president@obfs.org	Past President Rhonda Struminger 2026 & 2027 pastpresident@obfs.org	Vice President Jessica Malisch 2025 & 2026 vice-president@obfs.org	Treasurer Paul Wetzel 2026 & 2027 treasurer@obfs.org
Secretary Beth Norman 2026 & 2027 secretary@obfs.org	Member at Large 1 Sheena Parsons 2025 & 2026	Member at Large 2 Suzanne Olyarnik 2026 & 2027	Member at Large Early Career Kerry Wininger 2026 & 2027 Earlycareer@obfs.org

 

Board Selected Officers:

Editor Stacy McNulty 2022-2026 newsletter@obfs.org

Network Coordinator Sarah Oktay 2024-2026 web_admin@obfs.org

 

Committee Chairs:

For more on the Committee activities see committees.

	Annual Meeting Planning Committee Tri-Chair: Hannah Webber Tri-Chair: David Maneli Tri-Chair: Martin Duval annual-meeting@obfs.org
	Collaborations Committee Chair: Itchung Cheung
	Development Committee Co-chair: Brian Kloeppel Co-chair: Sarah Oktay dev@obfs.org
	Governance and Sustainability Committee Chair: Shane Waddell governance@obfs.org
	IDEA+ Committee  Co-chair: Stefanie Whitmire Co-chair: Jessica Malisch ideaplus@obfs.org
	International Committee Co-Chair: David Maneli Co-Chair: Rhonda Struminger international@obfs.org
	Membership Committee Co-chair: Lara Roketenetz Co-chair: Megan Napoli membership@obfs.org
	Outreach and Communications Committee Chair: Janelle Bohey comms@obfs.org

 

Board Selected Positions:

	Historian Mary Hufty
	AIBS Liaison Paul Foster aibs_liaison@obfs.org