Panel Members
Chair:
Patrick McIntyre (2026 – 2028)
NatureServe
Executive Committee Members:
Rachelle Boul (2025 – 2028)
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
Scott Franklin (2024 – 2027)
University of Northern Colorado
Mario Bretfeld (2024 – 2027)
Kennesaw State University
Jack Triepke (2025 – 2028)
USDA Forest Service (Region 3)
Marji Patz (2026 – 2029)
USDA – NRCS Soil and Plant Sciences Division
General Members:
Joanne Baggs (ex-officio)
USDA Forest Service
Paige Copenhaver-Parry (2026 – 2029)
University of Wyoming
Anne Davidson (2026 – 2029)
Boise State University
Michelle DePrenger-Levin (2024 – 2026)
Denver Botanic Gardens
Julie Evens (2025 – 2028)
California Native Plant Society
Don Faber-Langendoen (2025 – 2028)
NatureServe
Inga La Puma (2026 – 2029)
USDA Forest Service, LANDFIRE
Amanda Kennedy (2025 – 2026)
University of New Mexico
Chris Lea (2023 – 2026)
Ecology and Environment, Inc. (Napa, CA)
Jim Malusa (2026 – 2029)
University of Arizona
Alexa McKerrow (ex-officio)
USGS Core Science Analytics, Synthesis and Libraries
Esteban Muldavin, Editor in Chief(ex-officio)
University of New Mexico
Kyle Ann Palmquist (2024 – 2026)
Marshall University
Robert Peet (2023 – 2026)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Jeffery Ott (2025 – 2028)
University of Nevada, Reno
Jaime Ratchford (2024 – 2027)
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Joe Rocchio (2023 – 2026)
Washington Department of Natural Resources
Carol Spurrier (2025 – 2026)
USDA Forest Service, Retired
Aaron Wells (2023 – 2026)
AECOM Technical Services
Tom Wentworth (2024 – 2027)
North Carolina State University
Brenda Wichmann (2025 – 2028)
Colorado Natural Heritage Program (Colorado State University)
Mark Wiltermuth (ex-officio)
USGS Core Science, Science, Synthesis, Analysis, and Research
The ESA Panel on Vegetation Classification was constituted in January 1995, by the Ecological Society of America, and became a Permanent Standing Committee in 2009.
Throughout the years, many vegetation ecologists have served on the Panel. A list of past and present members is available at the link below: