{"id":18,"date":"2024-01-15T23:11:24","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T05:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa.org\/greatlakes\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2026-01-22T23:08:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T05:08:31","slug":"chapter-leadership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/greatlakes\/chapter-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Chair<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Sara E. Campbell (she\/her)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Current job\/title:<\/strong> Senior Policy Advisor, Fisheries and Oceans Canada<\/span>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Affiliation:<\/strong> Ottawa, ON, Canada<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Contact:<\/strong>\u00a0saraecampbell25@gmail.com<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Sara received her BSc in Biological Sciences from the University of Vermont (2013) and her PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Toronto (2020). She completed a post-doc at the University of Toronto (2020-2021) with Dr. Nicholas Mandrak before beginning a post-doc with Dr. Daniel Simberloff at the University of Tennessee Knoxville.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sara has been an ESA member since 2014 and has broad research interests in community ecology, invasion biology, data science, and biodiversity conservation. Her doctoral and some postdoctoral work has focused on examining patterns of biodiversity in the Great Lakes fish communities, the mechanisms that structure biodiversity, and developing tools to predict invasion success of non-native fish species. More recently, her postdoctoral work has focused on syntheses of invasion science literature.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In her spare time, Sara enjoys hiking, running, scent detection with her two dogs, and spending time with her family.<\/p>\n

Past Chair<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Andrea<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Andrea Corbett (she\/her)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Current job\/title:<\/strong> Associate <\/span> College Lecturer\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Affiliation:<\/strong> Cleveland State University, Cleveland OH\u00a0\u00a0
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Contact:\u00a0a.corbett@csuohio.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Andrea has lived in and around the Great Lakes her whole life.\u00a0 After growing up in the Toronto area, Andrea earned a BSc in Biology at Queen\u2019s University (Kingston, ON) and then headed to Michigan where she completed her PhD in Plant Community Ecology at Michigan State University in 1998.\u00a0 She then moved to Cleveland, OH where she was a part-time instructor in the Dept. of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences at Cleveland State University for 20 years.\u00a0 In Fall 2018, she became a full-time Lecturer in the Department.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Andrea has been an ESA member since 1992, and served as the inaugural Secretary of the Great Lakes Chapter from 2020 \u2013 2024. Over the years, ESA membership has provided her with resources to assist with improving her teaching and opportunities to keep up with current research.<\/p>\n

When not taking walks or trying as many different restaurants as possible with her husband, Andrea enjoys singing, reading, yoga, jigsaw puzzles knitting and a volunteer treasurer job. They have two children \u2013 one working as a computer engineer, the other in a non-degree post-secondary program.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Secretary<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Laura Lawlor (she\/her)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Current job\/title: <\/strong>Nature-based Solutions Lead<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Affiliation:<\/strong> Americas at GHD<\/span>
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Contact: laura.lawlor<\/span>@ghd.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

As a certified senior ecologist with more than 20 years of experience in multi-disciplinary consulting, Laura works with clients, partners, stakeholders and rightsholders to develop tailored approaches to addressing complex challenges.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0She is motivated by the opportunity to support clients in addressing the sustainability challenges of our time through a suite of nature-based solutions that value natural capital, biodiversity, ecosystem services, and blue\/green infrastructure.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Her broad technical knowledge partnered with an instinct for holistic solutions drives sustainable and pragmatic outcomes for nature, society and clients.<\/p>\n

Laura\u2019s time outside of work involves running and cycling, eating with family and friends, and enjoying adventures with her kids and husband.<\/p>\n

Treasurer<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Manish<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Manish Sarkar (he\/his)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Current job\/title: <\/strong>PhD Student<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Affiliation: <\/strong>Case Western Reserve University,\u00a0<\/p>\n

Cleveland OH<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Contact:\u00a0mxs1908@case.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Currently, I am in the fourth year of my PhD at Case Western Reserve University. My research interests are in the field of theoretical ecology, i.e., I am using\/developing mathematical and computational models to answer ecological questions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Student Representative<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Saliha<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Saliha Ahmad (she\/her)<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Current job\/title:<\/strong> PhD Student<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Affiliation:<\/strong> Case Western Reserve University,\u00a0 Cleveland OH<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Contact:\u00a0sxa1192@case.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Saliha<\/span>\u00a0is a PhD candidate in Dr. Burns\u2019 Lab at Case Western Reserve University, studying the interaction between\u00a0soil microbes and plants. She aims to develop a microbial compost that would lead to disease-resistant\u00a0and high-yielding plant species. She is also\u00a0passionate about badminton\u00a0and volleyball.\u00a0<\/p>\n

ESA Council Representative<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Jon<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Jon Van Gray<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Current job\/title:<\/strong> Associate Professor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Affiliation:<\/strong> Ohio State University \u2013 Wooster Agricultural Technical Institute, Wooster OH<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Contact:\u00a0vangray.1@osu.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Jonathon Van Gray is an associate professor at Ohio State University\u2019s Agriculture Technical Institute. His background is in aquatic microbial ecology with interests in the structural and functional dynamics of bacterial communities in headwater streams. He is an Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Level 2 credible data collector of stream and headwater habitat assessment data, and a Level 1 trainer for the Citizen Qualitative Habitat Evaluation Index assessment program.<\/p>\n

Social Media Master<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Osmary A. Medina-B\u00e1ez (she\/her)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Current job\/title:<\/strong> Postdoctoral Associate and NSF Postdoctoral Fellow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Affiliation:<\/strong> University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Knoxville TN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Contact:\u00a0osmary.medina2@gmail.com<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Osmary received her BSc in Biology from the University of Puerto Rico \u2013 Mayag\u00fcez (2016) and her MSc in Biology from John Carroll University (2020). She is currently a PhD candidate at Case Western Reserve University working with Dr. Karen Abbot. Osmary has been an ESA member since 2022, and joined the Great Lakes Chapter in 2023.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Osmary is interested in species response to climate change, thermal physiology, and conservation. Her master\u2019s work focused on studying populations and thermal physiology of a declining tropical salamander. Her current doctoral work is focused on using butterfly physiological traits to predict their vulnerability to climate change.<\/span><\/p>\n

In her spare time, Osmary enjoys spending time with her family (partner, dog, cat and tortoise).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Webmaster<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Liane<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
D. Liane Cochran-Stafira (she\/her)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Current job\/title:\u00a0<\/strong>Adjunct Professor of Biology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Affiliation:\u00a0<\/strong>College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn IL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Contact:\u00a0cochran-stafirad@cod.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Liane received her BSc in Biological Sciences from Elmhurst College, an MSc in Biological Sciences from DePaul University and a PhD in Biological Sciences with a concentration in Ecology and Evolution from Northern Illinois University. \u00a0She then completed a teaching\/research postdoc with Mathew Leibold and Ellen Sims at the University of Chicago, after which she taught as a lecturer in Ecology and Evolution for the Biological Sciences division of the Undergraduate College.\u00a0 From 1999 through 2022 she was an associate professor in the Biological Sciences Department at Saint Xavier University in Chicago. Liane has been an ESA member since 1988, and a member of the Great Lakes Chapter since 2020.\u00a0 She is also a member of the Aquatic Ecology and Natural History sections.<\/p>\n

Liane\u2019s research involves the model community of bacteria, protozoans, rotifers, mites, and dipteran larvae that lives in the vase-shaped, rainwater-filled leaves of the carnivorous pitcher plant Sarracenia purpurea<\/em>.\u00a0 She continues to study the interactions between members of the community, and is also studying the population genetics and adaptations of the pitcher plant rotifer Habrotrocha rosa<\/em>.<\/p>\n

When not hiking across bogs, Liane teaches as an adjunct Professor of Biology at the College of DuPage, in Glen Ellyn, IL, and continues to prepare manuscripts based on numerous faculty-student collaborative research project that she guided at Saint Xavier University.\u00a0 She\u2019s also working on a book based on her Natural History of the Great Lakes Region<\/em> course.\u00a0 When not wearing her science hat, Liane enjoys gardening, playing cello, listening to classical music, especially opera, and reading.\u00a0 She lives with her husband and an undetermined number of fish in four aquariums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chair Sara E. Campbell (she\/her) \u00a0 Current job\/title: Senior Policy Advisor, Fisheries and Oceans Canada\u00a0 Affiliation: Ottawa, ON, Canada Contact:\u00a0saraecampbell25@gmail.com Sara received her BSc in Biological Sciences from the University of Vermont (2013) and her PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Toronto (2020). She completed a post-doc at the University of Toronto (2020-2021) with Dr. Nicholas…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/greatlakes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/greatlakes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/greatlakes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/greatlakes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/greatlakes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":43,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/greatlakes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":795,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/greatlakes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions\/795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/greatlakes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}