{"id":4130,"date":"2014-06-22T16:26:44","date_gmt":"2014-06-22T16:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/advancingecocomm.wordpress.com\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2025-05-01T19:27:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T19:27:40","slug":"meet-the-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/about\/meet-the-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row section\">\n<h2>Current Officers (2024-2025)<\/h2>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;border-style: none;height: 365px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 177px\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 177px;text-align: center;vertical-align: top\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Gina Errico<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Co-Chairperson<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4472 size-medium img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2022\/12\/IMG_8340-2-237x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2022\/12\/IMG_8340-2-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2022\/12\/IMG_8340-2-810x1024.jpg 810w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2022\/12\/IMG_8340-2-768x971.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2022\/12\/IMG_8340-2-1214x1536.jpg 1214w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2022\/12\/IMG_8340-2-1619x2048.jpg 1619w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2022\/12\/IMG_8340-2-300x379.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2022\/12\/IMG_8340-2-scaled.jpg 2024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" style=\"width: 100%\" href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/about\/meet-the-team\/gina-errico\/\">View bio<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 177px;vertical-align: top\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Elsa Jos<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Co-Chairperson<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4638 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2025\/05\/elsa-223x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2025\/05\/elsa-223x300.png 223w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2025\/05\/elsa-761x1024.png 761w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2025\/05\/elsa-768x1034.png 768w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2025\/05\/elsa-300x404.png 300w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2025\/05\/elsa.png 1126w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" style=\"width: 100%\" href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/about\/meet-the-team\/elsa-jos\/\">View bio<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 188px\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 188px;vertical-align: top\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Gloria Jin<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Media Relations Officer<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4545  img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2024\/08\/IMG_0604-scaled-e1743111964485-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"307\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2024\/08\/IMG_0604-scaled-e1743111964485-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2024\/08\/IMG_0604-scaled-e1743111964485-1024x746.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2024\/08\/IMG_0604-scaled-e1743111964485-768x559.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2024\/08\/IMG_0604-scaled-e1743111964485-1536x1118.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2024\/08\/IMG_0604-scaled-e1743111964485.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" style=\"width: 100%\" href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/about\/meet-the-team\/gloria-jin\/\">View bio<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 188px;vertical-align: top\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Kathryn (Kat) Beheshti<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Past Co-Chairperson<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4471  img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2022\/12\/70D329AA-6053-453C-9F5D-3FC6F429D192-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"335\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2022\/12\/70D329AA-6053-453C-9F5D-3FC6F429D192-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2022\/12\/70D329AA-6053-453C-9F5D-3FC6F429D192-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2022\/12\/70D329AA-6053-453C-9F5D-3FC6F429D192-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2022\/12\/70D329AA-6053-453C-9F5D-3FC6F429D192-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2022\/12\/70D329AA-6053-453C-9F5D-3FC6F429D192-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" style=\"width: 100%\" href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/about\/meet-the-team\/kathryn-beheshti\/\">View bio<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row section\">\n<h3>Upcoming Officers<\/h3>\n<p>Keep an eye out on our social media or the website for information about section elections and incoming officers! Elections are generally held during the ESA annual meeting, during the C&amp;E section business meeting. (Date TBD)<\/p>\n<h3>Officer Roles<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9YDBc-12g\">Click here<\/a> for descriptions of each officers\u2019 role (including appointed and elected officer positions).<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row section\">\n<h3>Section Co-founders<\/h3>\n<p>Clarisse Hart (<a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/about\/meet-the-team\/clarisse-hart\/\">bio<\/a>), Holly Menninger (<a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/about\/meet-the-team\/holly-l-menninger\/\">bio<\/a>), Bethann Garramon Merkle (<a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/about\/meet-the-team\/bethann-g-merkle\/\">bio<\/a>), Molly Mehling (<a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/about\/meet-the-team\/molly-mehling\/\">bio<\/a>), Chris Chreese (<a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/about\/meet-the-team\/chris-creese\/\">bio<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section\">\n<h3>Past Officers<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2023-2024: Kathryn Beheshti (co-chairperson; <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/about\/meet-the-team\/kathryn-beheshti\/\">bio<\/a>), Gina Errico (co-chairperson; <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/about\/meet-the-team\/gina-errico\/\">bio<\/a>),\u00a0Kelsey Fisher (secretary; <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/about\/meet-the-team\/kelsey-fisher\/\">bio<\/a>), Gloria Jin (social media intern; bio),\u00a0Katherine Hannibal (past chairperson; <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/about\/meet-the-team\/katherine-hannibal\/\"> bio<\/a>), Meghan Zulian (past chairperson; <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/about\/meet-the-team\/meghan-zulian\/\">bio<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>2021-2022: Katherine Hannibal (co-chairperson), Meghan Zulian (co-chairperson), Kelsey Fisher (secretary), Kathryn Beheshti (chairperson elect), Gina Errico (social media officer), Elizabeth Cook (past chairperson; <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/elizabeth-cook\/\">bio<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>2020-2021: Bob Newman (chairperson); Skylar Bayer (secretary), Elizabeth Cook (chairperson-elect), Kirsten Schwarz (past chairperson), Ajisha Alwin (liaison to student section), Linh Anh Cat (liaison to policy section; <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/about\/meet-the-team\/linh-anh-cat\/\">bio<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>2019-2020: Kirsten Schwarz (chairperson), Skylar Bayer (secretary), Bob Newman (chairperson-elect), Annaliese Hettinger (past chairperson; <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/about\/meet-the-team\/annaliese-hettinger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bio<\/a>), Linh Anh Cat (liaison to policy section), Emily Whalen (liaison to student section; <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/about\/meet-the-team\/emily-whalen\/\">bio<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>2018-2019: Annaliese Hettinger (chairperson), Jennifer Purrenhage (secretary; <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/about\/meet-the-team\/jennifer-purrenhage\/\">bio<\/a>), Kirsten Schwarz (chairperson-elect), Bethann Garramon Merkle (past chairperson; <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/about\/meet-the-team\/bethann-g-merkle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bio<\/a>), Skylar Bayer (liaison to policy section), Emily Whalen (liaison to student section)<\/li>\n<li>2017-2018: Bethann Garramon Merkle (chairperson; webmaster), Jennifer Purrenhage (secretary), Annaliese Hettinger (chairperson-elect), Kika Tuff (past chairperson; <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/about\/meet-the-team\/kika-tarsi-tuff\/\">bio<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>2016-2017: Kika Tuff (chairperson), Annaliese Hettinger (secretary), Bethann Garramon Merkle (chairperson-elect; webmaster), Holly Menninger (past chairperson)<\/li>\n<li>2014-2016: Holly Menninger (chairperson; <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/about\/meet-the-team\/holly-l-menninger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bio<\/a>), Clarisse Hart (secretary; <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/about\/meet-the-team\/clarisse-hart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bio<\/a>), Bethann Garramon Merkle (webmaster)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Current Officers (2024-2025) Gina Errico Co-Chairperson View bio Elsa Jos Co-Chairperson View bio Gloria Jin Media Relations Officer View bio Kathryn (Kat) Beheshti Past Co-Chairperson View bio Upcoming Officers Keep an eye out on our social media or the website for information about section elections and incoming officers! 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