Governing Board
Effective spring 1995, ESA shifted to a Governing Board that makes most decisions, currently consisting of nine elected officers. The Vice-Presidents and Secretary serve 3-year terms. The President serves a total of three years on the Governing Board, including one as President-elect and one as Past President. Responsibilities are summarized below each office; see Society Bylaws for additional details.
In addition to the Officers, three Members-at-large are elected for two-year terms.
President: Primary spokesperson for ESA
Vice-President for Science:
- Standing Committee on Science, Meetings and Publications
- Representatives to other scholarly societies as designated
- Editors-in-Chief of the Society journals
Vice-President for Public Affairs:
- Standing Committee on Public Affairs
- Standing Committee on International Relations
- Representatives to AAAS, AIBS and other scholarly societies
Vice-President for Finance:
- Standing Committee on Audit
- Standing Committee on Development
Vice-President for Education and Human Resources:
- Standing Committees on Awards
- Standing Committee on Diversity and Education
- Standing Committee on Grants and Fellowships
- Standing Committee on Professional Ethics
- Board of Professional Certification
Secretary: records the proceedings of the Society and its Governing Board
- Standing Committee on Historical Records
[…] In the Society’s early decades, the President was elected annually to serve for one calendar year. By 1950, the annual meeting had settled into mid-year dates and was no longer held in late December. Therefore, beginning in 1968, the term of office was changed to run from one annual meeting, currently held in August, to the next. The President serves on the Governing Board. […]