2026 Candidate Angee Doerr

Angee Doerr (CV)
Associate Professor of Practice
Oregon State University, Oregon Sea Grant

Candidate for: Member of the Governing Board (incumbent)

Angee is an Associate Professor of Practice with Oregon State University and Oregon Sea Grant. Her work focuses on marine coastal resources, and she regularly conducts research, training, and community outreach to advance sustainable economic growth for coastal communities. Angee is also a captain in the US Navy Reserves, with more than 24 years of Active and Reserve service. She holds a BS, MS, MBA and PhD focused on marine social-ecological systems. Angee has been actively engaged with ESA for more than a decade. In that time, she’s been Vice Chair/Chair/Past Chair of the Early Career Section, continues as a member of the Publications Committee – including a stint as Chair of the Committee – and is a subject matter editor for Ecological Applications. Angee is regularly involved with ESA’s Career Central, serving on panels at Annual Meetings, conducting mock interviews, and providing webinars on topics relevant to students and early career ecologists. Angee has served as a member of ESA’s Governing Board for the past three years and is excited to serve a second term in support of ESA’s ongoing efforts.

What Interests, Experience or Skills Would You Bring to This Position?

I have sincerely enjoyed my time serving on ESA’s Governing Board. I have found the role thought-provoking, insightful, and worthwhile. I appreciate the work that ESA does and would like to continue to contribute to the growth and success of ESA. I’ve previously held several leadership positions within ESA, including Vice Chair and Chair of the Early Career Section and Chair of the Publications Committee. In addition to ESA, I serve on local and regional governing boards and advisory committees. These experiences have kept me informed on the needs and priorities of ESA and its members and taught me the importance of active participation in conversations that set the direction for organizations I care about. I am grateful for the opportunities I’ve had with ESA, while also recognizing that I am not a ‘standard’ member, and that there is value in providing diverse perspectives in leadership settings. I am a veteran and a queer woman, identities that are still somewhat underrepresented in the natural sciences. I am also a mid-career ecologist and can speak to both challenges unique to being early career while recognizing the continued efforts needed to advance professionally as a mid-career ecologist and beyond.

How Would You Support ESA’s Mission?

ESA’s mission, to advance ecology and “support ecologists throughout their careers”, is theoretically independent from partisanship and politics, as science seeks to exist in a space governed by ‘fact’ rather than ‘beliefs’. However, the world — and perhaps the United States in particular — is in a period of turmoil, and scientists are regularly being impacted by state and federal decisions. Many of these impacts are novel and negative for our members. As a professional society, ESA has a role to play in helping current and future members navigate these changes. My career, as a Sea Grant Extension specialist, is non-traditional; I work within academia but am not a typical tenure-track faculty member. I have extensive experience in outreach, engagement, and communications due to the nature of my position, and have worked across disciplines and ecological systems for nearly two decades. My own lived experiences, in professional roles that place me at the intersection of science and policy, and of human and natural systems, have made me especially interested in working on teams that value both scientists and their science. The ESA Governing Board is an exemplar of such teams, and I am eager to continue to contribute to its mission.