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2024 Candidates for Election

ESA members will elect their next cohort of leaders when the annual Governing Board and Board of Professional Certification election opens in September. The Nominations Committee has put forward this slate of individuals who have accepted their candidacy. It is the goal of the Nominations Committee to ensure a diversity of perspectives as they add to ESA’s leadership, broadly inclusive of axes of personal and professional diversity.

We have partnered with Survey & Ballot Systems to administer the 2024 election. Voting instructions will be sent to all members in September. To assure your election-specific broadcast email arrives safely in your inbox, simply add noreply@directvote.net as an approved sender in your email account, or contact your host’s IT admin to have it whitelisted.

President-Elect

Role and responsibilities of ESA Presidents

Secretary

Role and responsibilities of the Secretary

Member of the Governing Board

Role and responsibilities of individual Members of the Governing Board

Voters will select two from the list below

Board of Professional Certification

Members will vote on the full slate rather than individuals on it; the Board of Professional Certification recommends adding these candidates to its ranks.

    Congratulations to the candidates, and thanks to all who entered the nomination process!

    Current ESA Governing Board (as of August 9, 2024)

    • President Stephanie Hampton, Carnegie Institution for Science
    • Past President Shahid Naeem, Columbia University
    • President-Elect Peter Groffman, City University of New York
    • Secretary Emilio Bruna, University of Florida (through 2025)
    • Vice President for Finance Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Harvard University (through 2026)
    • Member of the Governing Board Angee Doerr, Oregon State University (through 2027)
    • Member of the Governing Board Jay Lennon, University of Indiana (through 2025)
    • Member of the Governing Board Alex Moore, University of British Columbia (through 2027)
    • Member of the Governing Board Yude Pan, USDA Forest Service (through 2027)
    • Member of the Governing Board Kelly Ramirez, University of Texas at El Paso (through 2025)
    • Member of the Governing Board James Rattling Leaf, University of Colorado (through 2026)

    Current Board of Professional Certification (through December 31, 2024)

    • Chair Justin Compton, Stonehill College
    • Arvind Bhuta, USDA Forest Service
    • Audrey Mayer, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
    • Drew Rayburn, The Nature Conservancy in Colorado
    • Susan Sherrod, Biohabitats
    • Kat Superfisky, City of Los Angeles
    • Roger Viadero, Western Illinois University