Current Section Officers

Agriculture, Forestry & Aquaculture

Position	Name & Term of Office	Contact Information
Chair	Tim Durham (interim)	tdurham@ferrum.edu
Vice-Chair	(Vacant)
Secretary	(Vacant)
Editor	(Vacant)
Councilor	Tim Durham (interim)	tdurham@ferrum.edu

Archeology: This Section is Inactive

Position	Name	Contact Information
Chair	(Vacant)
Vice-Chair	(Vacant)
Secretary	(Vacant)
Editor	(Vacant)
Councilor	(Vacant)

Astronomy, Math & Physics

Position	Name	Contact Information
Chair	Craig Group (2023-2026)	University of Virginia Physics rcg6p@virginia.edu
Vice-Chair	Scott Ransom (2025-2026)	National Radio Astronomy Observatory sransom@nrao.edu
Secretary	Joseph D. Rudmin (2010-2026)	James Madison University Dept. of Integrated Sciences & Technology rudminjd@jmu.edu
Editor	Desmond Villaba (2024-2026)	University of Mary Washington Physics and Applied Physics dvillalb@umw.edu
Councilor	Marco Aldi (2024-2026)	Virginia Commonwealth University Dept. of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics maldi2@vcu.edu

Position

Name

Contact Information

Chair

Craig Group

(2023-2026)

University of Virginia

Physics

rcg6p@virginia.edu

Vice-Chair

Scott Ransom

(2025-2026)

National Radio Astronomy Observatory

sransom@nrao.edu

Secretary

Joseph D. Rudmin

(2010-2026)

James Madison University

Dept. of Integrated Sciences & Technology

rudminjd@jmu.edu

Editor

Desmond Villaba

(2024-2026)

University of Mary Washington

Physics and Applied Physics

dvillalb@umw.edu

Councilor

Marco Aldi

(2024-2026)

Virginia Commonwealth University

Dept. of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics

maldi2@vcu.edu

Biology

Position	Name	Contact Information
Chair	Ginny Morriss (2024-2026)	University of Mary Washington Dept. of Biological Sciences gmorriss@umw.edu
Vice-Chair	Amanda Starr (2025-2026)	Longwood Biological-Environmental Sciences starram@longwood.edu
Secretary	Deborah O'Dell (2025-2026)	University of Mary Washington Dept. of Biological Sciences dodell@umw.edu
Editor	(Vacant)
Councilor	Parrish Waters (2025-2028)	University of Mary Washington Dept. of Biological Sciences rwaters@umw.edu

Biomedical & General Engineering

Position	Name	Contact Information
Chair	Paul Wetzel (2022-2023)	Virginia Commonwealth University Dept. of Biomedical Engineering pawetzel@vcu.edu
Vice-Chair	Rupak Dua (2022-2023)	Hampton University Dept. of Chemical Engineering rupak.dua@hamptonu.edu
Secretary	Shawn DiRocco (2022-2023)	Virginia Commonwealth University Dept. of Biomedical Engineering diroccosj@vcu.edu
Editor
Councilor	Thomas W. Haas (2024-2025)	Professor Emeritus Virginia Commonwealth University Dept. of Biomedical Engineering thaas@vcu.edu

Botany

Position	Name	Contact Information
Chair	W. John Hayden (2025-2026)	University of Richmond jhayden@richmond.edu
Vice-Chair	Marion Lobstein (2025-2026)	Virginia Native Plant Society mblobstein@earthlink.net
Secretary	W. John Hayden (2025-2026)	University of Richmond jhayden@richmond.edu
Editor	(vacant)
Councilor	Conley McMullen (2025-2028)	James Madison University Dept. of Biology mcmullck@jmu.edu

Chemistry

Position	Name	Contact Information
Chair	Thomas C. Devore	James Madison University Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry devoretc@jmu.edu
Vice-Chair	(vacant)
Secretary	Thabiso Kunene	Hampton University Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry thabiso.kunene@hamptonu.edu
Editor	Thomas C. Devore	James Madison University Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry devoretc@jmu.edu
Councilor	Peter N. Njoki	Hampton University Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry peter.njoki@hamptonu.edu

Data Science, Computing & Statistics

Position	Name	Contact Information
Chair	(Vacant)
Vice-Chair	Mary Ann Hoppa (2022-2025)	Norfolk State University Dept. of Computer Science mahoppa@nsu.edu
Secretary	(Vacant)
Editor	Yen-Hung (Frank) Hu (2022-2025)	Norfolk State University Dept. of Computer Science yhu@nsu.edu
Councilor	Susan Zehra (2022-2025)	Old Dominion University Dept. of Computer Science szehra@odu.edu

Education

Position	Name	Contact Information
Chair	Deborah Neely-Fisher (2025-2026)	Reynolds Community College School of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics DNeely-Fisher@Reynolds.edu
	Melani Loney (2025-2026)	Old Dominion University The Center for Educational Partnerships mloney@odu.edu
Secretary	(Vacant)
Editor	(Vacant)
Councilor	Deborah Neely-Fisher (2025-2026)	Reynolds Community College School of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics DNeely-Fisher@Reynolds.edu

Entomology

Position	Name	Contact Information
Chair	Laura McHenry (2025-2026)	Virginia Tech Dept. of Entomology mchenryl@vt.edu
Vice-Chair	Vacant
Secretary	Vacant
Editor	Vacant
Councilor	Vacant

Environmental and Conservation Sciences

Position	Name	Contact Information
Chair	James Haluska (2022-2025)	Retired Oceanographer jdhaluska@gmail.com
Vice-Chair	Katherine O'Neill (2022-2025)	Roanoke College Dept. of Environmental Studies ONeill@Roanoke.edu
Secretary	Chelsea Peters (2022-2025	Dept. of Environmental Studies
Editor	(Vacant)
Councilor	William Kissner (2022-2025)	Environmental Science Teacher Dinwiddie County High School wkissner@dcpsnet.org

Geology

Position	Name	Contact Information
Chair	Parvinder Sethi	Radford University psethi@radford.edu
Vice-Chair	Grant Euen	geuen@radford.edu
Secretary	Amy Edwards	Hanover County Government aeedwards@hanovercounty.gov
Editor	(Vacant)
Councilor	Parvinder Sethi	psethi@radford.edu

Materials Science

Position	Name	Contact Information
Chair	Doyle Weishar	University of Virginia Dept. of Material Sciences & Engineering mvr9uh@virginia.edu
Vice Chair	Farzad Bastani	University of Virginia Dept. of Material Sciences & Engineering smm9wb@virginia.edu
Secretary	TBD
Editor	TBD
Councilor	Silvina Pagola	Old Dominion University Chemistry & Biochemistry spagola@odu.edu

Medical Sciences

Position	Name	Contact Information
Chair	(Vacant)
Vice-Chair	(Vacant)
Secretary	(Vacant)
Editor	(Vacant)
Councilor	(Vacant)

Natural History & Biodiversity

Position	Name	Contact Information
Chair	(Vacant)
Vice-Chair	(Vacant)
Secretary	(Vacant)
Editor	(Vacant)
Councilor	(Vacant)

Psychology

Position	Name	Contact Information
Chair	Sage Hawn (2024-2025)	Old Dominion University shawn@odu.edu
Vice-Chair	Samuel West (2024-2025)	Virginia State University, sawest@vsu.edu
Secretary	Abby Braitman (2024-2025)	Old Dominion University abraitman@odu.edu
Editor	Ivan Ash	Old Dominion University, iash@odu.edu
Councilor	(Vacant)

Structural Biology, Biochemistry & Biophysics

Position	Name	Contact Information
Chair	Nathan T. Wright (2022-2026)	James Madison University Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry wrightnt@jmu.edu
Vice-Chair	Randall Reif (2022-2026)	University of Mary Washington Dept. of Chemistry rreif@umw.edu
Secretary	Christopher Berndsen (2022-2026)	James Madison University Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry berndsce@jmu.edu
Editor	(Vacant)
Councilor	RandallReif (2024-2027)	University of Mary Washington Dept. of Chemistry rreif@umw.edu