Staff Directory

ESA Headquarters

1990 M Street NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036

Phone: (202) 833-8773
Fax: (202) 833-8775
Email: gro.asenull@qhase

Executive Office

Executive Director
Catherine O’Riordan (ext. 206)

Chief Financial Officer
Elizabeth Biggs
(ext. 203)
Budgets and any other financial matters

Administration and Finance

Director of Finance
Rashaun Poore
Finance and Accounting Associate
Aye Thaingi Kyaw (ext. 208)
Questions pertaining to billing
Administrative / Governance Assistant
George Stephan (ext. 201)

Public Affairs Office

Director of Public Affairs
Alison Mize (ext. 205)
Public Affairs Manager
Mayda Nathan

Education & Diversity Programs

General: gro.asenull@noitacude
Director of Education and Diversity Programs
Teresa Mourad (ext. 234)
Diversity Programs Manager
Fred Abbott (ext. 235)
Diversity Programs Coordinator
Suhey Ortega
Education Programs Assistant
Joey Moreno
Education Programs Assistant
Aboli Dahiwadkar

Publishing

Publishing General: gro.asenull@slanruojase
Director of Publishing
Adrienne Sponberg
Past-Publishing Director
Rich Wallace
Publications Manager
Sabrina Levey
Managing Editor (Ecosphere)
Ellen Cotter
Managing Editor (Ecology, Ecological Applications, Ecological Monographs)
Heather Carlo
Managing Editor (Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment)
Peter Mooreside
Senior Assistant Editor (Ecosphere, The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America)
Sarah Schneider
Senior Assistant Editor (Ecology, Ecological Applications, Ecological Monographs)
Bradley Walker
Assistant Editor
Hayley K. Williams
Assistant Editor
Madeline Lee

Meetings and Operations

Meeting General: gro.asenull@sgniteem
Director, Meetings and Operations
Christi R. Nam (ext. 213)
Director of Information Technology
Thet Oo (ext. 230)
Meeting Program Associate
Jennifer Riem (ext. 218)
Exhibit, Sponsorship, and Advertising Manager
Wendy Ashburn (240-416-4227)
Information Systems Manager
Gordon Potter (ext. 204)
Websites
Society Programs Associate
Alexis Conley

Membership

Membership General: gro.asenull@pihsrebmem
Director of Membership and Communications
Jonathan Miller (ext. 236)
Professional Programs Coordinator
Sandra Del Río (ext. 237)

Emeritus Staff

Executive Director Emeritus:
Katherine S. McCarter

News

Recent research news from the Ecological Society of America

The influence of changing rainfall on invasive grasses, how a major crop pest responds to heat waves, the substitution of one group of predators for another in salt marshes and the impacts of herbivores on grassland to shrubland transition in the Chihuahuan Desert.

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Restoring peatlands to their (almost) natural state

A new study shows that artificial ponds created to restore peatlands exploited by humans achieve a balance similar to that of natural ponds, but it takes time.

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Mixed forests reduce the risk of forest damage in a warmer climate

Swedish forests with few tree species pose considerably higher risk of being damaged — and especially vulnerable is the introduced lodgepole pine.

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The Hidden Disease Risks of Modern Housing Development in Rural Africa

New research reveals modern housing in rural Kenya attracts bats, potentially increasing human exposure to bat-borne pathogens.

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Journals & Publications

Explore ESA's publishing program

The Ecological Society of America has over 100 years of journal publishing history and offers some of the most widely read and cited journals in the field of ecology. The seven journals in our portfolio encompass a wide range of paper types to include an array of aims and scope of study, making them an important and accessible outlet for scientists, researchers, practitioners, professionals, citizen scientists, and others seeking to publish their work. ESA staff provide editorial support with our publishing partner, John Wiley & Sons, and several discounts towards publication in ESA journals are available from our publisher and from ESA. Publishing in ESA journals contributes to ESA programs for students, early career researchers, and underrepresented groups, and we thank our editors, reviewers, authors, and readers for their support.

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