Detailed descriptions of our committees can be found in the Leadership Manual
Council
Executive
| Greg Watkins-Colwell, President Suzanne Ryder, Interim President-Elect Julian Carter, Past President | Theresa Reilly, Treasurer Shelley James, Secretary Scott Rufolo, Managing Editor Suzanne Ryder, Membership |
Members-at-Large
| Irene Finkelde (2022-2025) Jennifer Trimble (2022-2025) Dirk Neumann (2023-2026) Stéphanie Tessier (2023-2026) Adania Flemming (2024-2027) Laura Rincón (2024-2027) |
Standing Committees
Archives:
Carol Kelloff, Chair
Lisa F. Palmer
Meghann Toner
Best Practices:
| Emily Braker, Co-chair Genevieve Tocci, Co-chair Miora Andriambelomanana Andy Bentley Eva Biedron Matthew Brown Christina Byrd Julian Carter Julia Colby Michelle Coyne Jessica Cundiff Raharisoanarindra Dianah Carrie Eaton Leanne Elder Nicole Fisher Marilyn Fox Anya Friedrichs Magdalena Grenda-Kurmanow Shelley James Mariko Kageyama Carol Kelloff Stevie Kennedy-Gold Adam Kowalczyk | Erica Krimmel Carrie Levitt-Bussian Meredith Mahoney Katherine Mallalieu Paul Mayer Tommy McElrath Amanda Millhouse William Moser Dirk Neumann Katie Pearson Ann Pinzl Nicole Seiden Randy Singer Hayley Singleton Jennifer Trimble Greg Watkins-Colwell Dan Young Breda Zimkus Citations Subcommittee: Margaret Landis, Chair Mariko Kageyama Ann Pinzl |
Biodiversity Crisis Response:
Alina Freire Fierro, Co-chair
Mike Rutherford, Co-chair
Martin Alvarez
Arturo H. Arino
Usman Atique
Andy Bentley
Jutta Buschbom
Jason Comer
Libby Ellwood
Aisling Farrell
Jean-Marc Gagnon
Rachel Hackett
Sara Hansen
Brigitte Howarth
Austin Mast
Anna Monfils
Gil Nelson
Emily Sessa
Barbara Thiers
Andrea Thomer
Greg Watkins-Colwell
Erica Wheeler
Martin Wiemers
Bylaws:
Julian Carter, Chair (Past President)
Laura Abraczinskas
Andy Bentley
Tiffany Adrain (Secretary)
Conference:
Suzanne Ryder, Co-chair (President-Elect)
Cindy Opitz, Co-chair
Paul Mayer, Sponsor Liaison (North America)
Clare Valentine, Sponsor Liaison (Europe)
Sankurie Pye, 2022 Meeting Liaison, Scotland
Moe Flannery 2023 Meeting Liaison, San Francisco, USA
Laura Eklund 2023 Meeting Liaison, San Francisco, USA
Shelley James, 2024 Meeting TDWG Liaison, Okinawa, Japan
Tiffany Adrain
Irene Finkelde
Elise LeCompte
Tim White
Conservation:
| Fran Ritchie, Chair Gretchen Anderson, Resources (RDU) USA Julian Carter, Resources (RDU) Europe Mariana Di Giacomo, Resources (RDU) South America Luci Cipera, Environmental Specifications & Museum Sustainability Carolyn Leckie, Environmental Specifications & Museum Sustainability Robert Waller, Value Change Estimation Bethany Palumbo, Food Service Meghan Abercrombie Rachel Arenstein Lori Benson Stephanie Black Sophie Cersoy Silvia Da Rocha Liatte Dotan Lisa Elkin Nicole Feldman Irene Finkelde Alice Gimat | Lisa Goldberg Catherine Hawks Becky Kaczkowski Devon Lee Dani Measday Armando Mendez Eugenie Milroy Rebecca Newberry Cindy Opitz Shelley Paine Sophie Phillips Halina Piasecki Veronique Rouchon Dee Stubbs-Lee Julia Sybalsky Sheldon Teare Anastasia van Gaver Tim White |
Education:
| Molly Phillips, Chair Liz Leith, Co-secretary Jennifer Bauer, Co-secretary Maria Armour Anthony Baniaga Lori Benson Vicky Chan Christina Chandler Jason Comer Annmarie Fearing Anja Friederichs Corinne Fuchs Jean-Marc Gagnon | Rachel Hackett Kari Harris Stephanie Killingsworth Adam Kowalczyk Linda Lassiter Gastón A., Martini Anna Monfils Darin Penneys Julia Robinson Chris Tacker Greg Watkins-Colwell Jessa Watters Luc Willemse |
Elections:
Bethany Palumbo, Co-Chair
Jean-Marc Gagnon, Co-Chair
Emerging Professionals:
(see Networking and Career Development)
Finance:
Greg Watkins-Colwell, President, Co-chair
Barbara Thiers, Co-chair
Theresa Reilly, Treasurer
Janaki Krishna, Deputy Treasurer
Carol Kelloff
Irene Finkelde
Suzanne B. McLaren
Cindy Opitz
Scott Rufolo, SPNHC Managing Editor
Suzanne Ryder, SPNHC Membership Committee Chair
Shelley James, SPNHC Secretary
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access Committee (IDEA)
Vanessa Delnavaz, Co-chair
Meghann Toner, Co-chair
Molly Phillips, Co-secretary
Hayley Singleton Hyde, Co-secretary
Gretchen Anderson
Lyndell Bade
John Bates
Alnycea Blackwell
Laura Briscoe
Julian Carter
Bianca Crowley
Amalia Diaz
Ron Eng
Adania Flemming
Lisa Goldberg
Shelley James
Talia Karim
Jennifer Lanman
Paul Mayer
Anna Monfils
Rebecca Newberry
Deb Paul
Theresa Reilly
Marcy Revelez
Fran Ritchie
Randy Singer
Barbara Thiers
Genevieve Tocci
Richard Wittie
Breda Zimkus
Legislation and Regulations:
Dirk Neumann, Co-chair
Breda Zimkus, Co-chair
Mariel Campbell
Adam Ferguson
Geoff Keel
Bill Moser
Diane Pitassy
Lori Schlenker
Greg Watkins-Colwell
Andrew Bentley, Transport of Dangerous Goods
Fire Safety Subcommittee:
Paul Morris, Co-chair
Robert Waller, Co-chair
John E. Simmons, Co-chair
Long-Range Planning:
| Greg Watkins-Colwell, Co-chair (President) Suzanne Ryder, Co-chair (Interim President Elect) Laura Abraczinskas Tiffany Adrain Annmarie Fearing Shelley James Anna Monfils Dirk Neumann Cindy Opitz Deborah Paul Ann Pinzl Hayley Singleton Barbara Thiers |
Membership:
| Suzanne Ryder, Chair Tiffany Adrain Elena Benamy | Talia Karim Ann Pinzl Greg Watkins-Colwell SPNHC Treasurer |
Networking and Career Development:
| Kevin Krajcir, Co-chair Jessie Nakano, Co-chair Marie Angel Elana Benamy Christina Byrd Robyn Crowther Kari Harris Gil Nelson Rusty Russell | Elise LeCompte, Chair – Travel Grants subcommittee| Meghann Toner, Co-chair – Mentorship subcommittee Open Position, Co-chair – Mentorship subcommittee |
Professional Development:
(see Networking and Career Development)
Publications:
| Mariel Campbell, Chair, Managing Editor Scott Rufolo, Co-Production Editor Mariana di Giacomo, Associate Editor, Collection Forum Shelley James, Associate Editor, Collection Forum Genevieve Tocci, Associate Editor, Collection Forum Liath Appleton, Editor, SPNHC Connection | Lori Schlenker, Assistant Editor, SPNHC Connection Lisa Goldberg, Associate Editor Book Reviews Breda Zimkus, Technical Leaflets Editor Carol Kelloff, Archives Chair Advertising: (open position) |
Recognition and Grants:
Julian Carter, Chair (Past President)
Andy Bentley
Jean-Marc Gagnon
Suzanne B. McLaren
Web and Social Media:
| Liath Appleton, Chair Jessica Utrup, Jobs Board Manager Open Position, Events Calendar Manager Jessica Utrup, NHCOLL-L List Manager James Macklin, Consultant Social Media Team Mariana DiGiacomo – Twitter Aditi Jayarajan – Twitter Liath Appleton – Instagram, Facebook Website Editors Laura Abraczinskas, Bylaws Tiffany Adrain, Secretary Suzanne Ryder, Membership Shelley James Anna Monfils Molly Phillips Theresa Reilly, Treasurer Lori Schlenker, SPNHC Connection Jessica Utrup, Jobs Board Manager | YouTube Managers Andy Bentley Emily Braker, Best Practices Genevieve Tocci, Best Practices Paul Mayer Slack Administration Mariana DiGiacomo Deborah Paul Genevieve Tocci Greg Watkins-Colwell |
Sessional Committees
Collection Theft and Security Monitoring of Collections:
Paul Mayer, Co-chair
Rob Zschernitz, Co-chair
US Federal Collections:
Janaki Krishna, Co-chair
Carrie A. Eaton, Co-chair
Greg Liggett, Co-chair
Bernd Bock
Stephanie Carson
Fernando A. Cervantes
Lauren Cohen
Rachel Delovio
Katrina Derieg
Kelsey Falquero
Julia Grasso
Erin Gredell
John Harwick
Jasmine Heckman
Kathy A. Hollis
Kelly Hood
Mariko Kageyama
Anya Kitterman
Laura Knutson Murray
Erica Krimmel
Jennifer Leasor
Liz Leith
Carrie Levitt Bussian
Kirsten MacKenzie
William Moser
Jessica Nakano
Conni O’Connor
Kari Alyssa Prassack
Tiana F. Rehman
L. Catherine Riddle
Fran E Ritchie
Shannen Robson
Adam Rountrey
Kara Schneiderman
Bruce Schumacher
Steven Sullivan
Meghan Truckey
Jacob Van Veldhuizen
Nicole Volden
Miriam Watson
Justin Wilkins
Representatives/Liaisons
The Alliance of Natural History Museums of Canada (ANHMC): Jean-Marc Gagnon
The American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works (AIC): POSITION OPEN
American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS): Anna Monfils
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH): Randy Singer
The American Society of Mammalogists (ASM): Suzanne McLaren
American Society of Plant Taxonomists (ASPT): Harlan Svoboda
Association for Materials and Methods in Paleontology (AMMP): Christina Byrd
Association of Registrars and Collections Specialists (ARCS): John E Simmons
Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG): James Macklin
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) – Jutta Buschbom
SPNHC Liaison to the Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities (CETAF) – Jutta Buschbom
Entomological Collections Network (ECN): Dan Young
Geological Curators’ Group (GCG): Andrew Haycock
The Geological Society of America (GSA): Chris Tacker
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): James Macklin
Heritage Emergency National Task Force (HENTF): Lisa Palmer
Integrated Digitized Biocollections (iDigBio): Katelin Pearson
International Council of Museums – Natural History (ICOM-NATHIST): OPEN POSITION
International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER): Cynthia Wang-Claypool
The Natural Sciences Collections Association (NatSCA): Bethany Palumbo
Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSCA ): John Bates
Managers of Australasian Herbarium Collections — Councils of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (MAHC–CHAH) — Alison Vaughan
The Paleontological Society (paleosoc): Jessica D. Cundiff
SciColl: Scientific Collections International (SciColl): Barbara Thiers
Small Collections Network (SCNet): Anna Monfils
Society of Herbarium Curators (SHC): Harlan Svoboda
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP): Matthew Brown