Current Members of Council
VAS COUNCIL MEMBERS
Internal Council List and Page
These will be updated as positions are filled.
2025-2026 VAS COUNCIL MEMBERS
Note: The composition and responsibilities of Council are covered in Article VII of the VAS Constitution.
Elected VAS Officers
| Position | Name | Contact Information | 
|---|---|---|
| President | Christopher Osgood | cosgood@odu.edu | 
| President-Elect | Craig Group | rcg6p@virginia.edu | 
| Vice President | Matthew Brynteson | brynteson_m@lynchburg.edu | 
| Secretary | Melani Loney | mloney@odu.edu | 
| Treasurer | Robin Curtis | associate-director@vjas.org | 
Most Recent Past-Presidents (3)
| Position | Name | Contact Information | 
|---|---|---|
| Past-President (2024-2025) | Parrish Waters | rwaters@umw.edu | 
| Past-President (2023-2024) | Conley McMullen | mcmullck@jmu.edu | 
| Past-President (2022-2023) | Deborah Neely-Fisher | dneely-fisher@reynolds.edu | 
Directors
| Position | Name | Contact Information | 
|---|---|---|
| Director, VJAS | Susan Booth | director@vjas.org | 
| Associate Director, VJAS (non-voting) | Robin Curtis | associate-director@vjas.org | 
| Director, Visiting Scientists Program/VRSN | (Vacant) | 
Section Council Representatives
| Section | Name | Contact Information | 
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry & Aquaculture | (Vacant) | |
| Archeology-Inactive | (Vacant) | |
| Astronomy, Math & Physics | Marco Aldi | maldi2@vcu.edu | 
| Biology | Parrish Waters | rwaters@umw.edu | 
| Biomedical & General Engineering | Thomas W. Haas | thaas@vcu.edu | 
| Botany | Conley McMullen | mcmullck@jmu.edu | 
| Chemistry | Peter N. Njoki | peter.njoki@hamptonu.edu | 
| Data Science, Computing & Statistics | Susan Zehra | szehra@odu.edu | 
| Education | Deborah Neely-Fisher | dneely-fisher@reynolds.edu | 
| Entomology | Parvinder Sethi | psethi@radford.edu | 
| Environmental & Conservation Sciences | William N. Kissner | wkissner@dcpsnet.org | 
| Geology | Sethi Parvider | psethi@radford.edu | 
| Material Sciences | Silvina Pagola | spagola@odu.edu | 
| Medical Sciences | (Vacant) | |
| Natural History & Bioadversity | (Vacant) | |
| Psychology | (Vacant) | |
| Structural Biology, Biochemistry & Biophysics | Randy Reif | rreif@umw.edu | 
Standing Committee Chairs
| Committee | Name | Contact Information | 
|---|---|---|
| Archives | Michael Price | msprice2@liberty.edu | 
| Awards | D'Arcy Mayes | dpmays@vcu.edu | 
| Constitution & ByLaws | Gary D. Isaacs | gdisaacs@liberty.edu | 
| Environment | Upadhyaya Shallini | supadhyaya@reynolds.edu | 
| Finance & Endowment | Gary D. Isaacs | dpmays@vcu.edu | 
| Fund Raising | Deborah Neely-Fisher | dneely-fisher@reynolds.edu | 
| Junior Academy of Science | Susan Booth | director@vjas.org | 
| Long Range Planning | Michael Wolyniak | mwolyniak@hsc.edu | 
| Membership | Craig Group | rcg6p@virginia.edu | 
| Nominations and Elections | Deborah Neely-Fisher | dneely-fisher@reynolds.edu | 
| Publications | Christopher Osgood William Kissner | |
| Research | Chris Berndsen | berndsce@jmu.edu | 
| Science Advisory | Iordanka Panayotova | iordanka.panayotova@cnu.edu | 
| Science Education | Mike Wolyniak | mwolyniak@hsc.edu | 
| Trust | Elsa Falls | defalls4ur@aol.com | 
| Virginia Flora | Woodward Bousquet | woodward.bousquet@su.edu | 
Editors
| Position | Name | Contact Information | 
|---|---|---|
| Editor, VA Journal of Science | Chris Osgood | cosgood@odu.edu | 
| Co-Editors, VA Scientists | William N. Kissner Deborah Neely-Fisher | 
Representatives
| Position | Name | Contact Information | 
|---|---|---|
| AAAS/NAAS Representative | Susan Booth | susan.science@gmail.com | 
| SMV Trustee Representative (Ex-officio) | Elsa Falls | defalls4ur@aol.com | 
| VAS Representative to Jeffress & Gwathmey Allocations Committee | D'Arcy Mays | dmays@vcu.edu | 
| VAS Representative to VRUEC (Virginia Resource-Use Education Council) | Katherine O'Neill | oneill@roanoke.edu | 
Others Expected to Attend Council Meetings
| Position | Name | Contact Information | 
|---|---|---|
| VAS Executive Officer (non-voting) | Jonathon Tolbert | vasoffice@vacadsci.org | 
| VAS Executive Officer Emeritus (non-voting) | Arthur Conway | caconway@vcu.org | 
| VAS Associate Executive Officer Emeritus (non-voting) | Carolyn Conway | caconway@vcu.org | 
| SMV Representative to VAS Council (non-voting) | (Vacant) | |
| Representative(s) from Annual Meeting Local Arrangements Committee | (Vacant) | 
