Officers & Councilors

Meet Your Fiscal Year 2025 Officers & Councilors

OFFICERS:   July 2024–December 2024

 

ACTING PRESIDENT

Christopher (Chuck) Bailey

Christopher (Chuck) Bailey
William & Mary
Williamsburg, Virginia, USA

 

ACTING IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

Mark Gabriel Little

Mark Gabriel Little
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

 

PRESIDENT-ELECT

Nathan A. Niemi

Nathan A. Niemi
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

 

TREASURER

Brian G. Katz

Brian G. Katz
Environmental Consultant
Weaverville, North Carolina, USA

 

COUNCIL MEMBER-AT-LARGE

Kathleen DeGraaff Surpless

Kathleen DeGraaff Surpless
Trinity University
San Antonio, Texas, USA

 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO / SECRETARY

Melanie Brandt

Melanie Brandt (ex officio, non-voting)
Geological Society of America
Boulder, Colorado, USA

 

Councilors

Term: July 2021–June 2025

J. Wright Horton, Jr.

J. Wright Horton, Jr.
U.S. Geological Survey
Reston, Virginia, USA

Jean C. C. Hsieh

Jean C. C. Hsieh
Sedimentary Geology Consultants
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Donna M. Jurdy

Donna M. Jurdy
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois, USA

Term: July 2022–June 2026

Richard M. Ortiz

Richard M. Ortiz
Lettis Consultants International, Inc. (LCI)
Sacramento, California, USA

Carol D. Frost

Carol D. Frost
University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming, USA

Kathleen DeGraaff Surpless

Kathleen DeGraaff Surpless
Sections Liaison for Council
Trinity University
San Antonio, Texas, USA

Term: July 2023–June 2027

Craig H. Jones

Craig H. Jones
University of Colorado
Boulder, Colorado, USA

Patricia Persaud

Patricia Persaud
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, USA

Nicholas P. Lang

Nicholas P. Lang
Divisions Liaison for Council
NASA Planetary Science Division (two-year assignment)
Mercyhurst University
Erie, Pennsylvania, USA

Term: July 2024 – June 2028

Martha Cary (Missy) Eppes

Martha Cary (Missy) Eppes
University of North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Eric Kirby

Eric Kirby
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Darryl Reano

Darryl Reano
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona USA

Council Invitee (effective until 30 June 2026)

Abhijit Mukherjee

Abhijit Mukherjee
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Kharagpur, West Bengal, India

GSA Student Advisory Council

Madison Rafter

SAC Chair:
Madison Rafter

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Matt Dorsey

SAC Immediate Past Chair:
Matt Dorsey

Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas, USA

The Chair and Immediate Past Chair of the GSA Student Advisory Council (SAC) serve on GSA Council as full voting members. The SAC is comprised of student representatives on GSA Divisions, Sections, or Standing Committees.

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Contact Information

GSA Executive Director: GSAExecDirector@geosociety.org
GSA President: President@geosociety.org
GSA President-Elect: President-Elect@geosociety.org

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