Officers & Councilors
OFFICERS: July 2026–June 2027
PRESIDENT
Glenn Thackray
Idaho State University
Pocatello, Idaho, USA
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Anke Friedrich
University of Munich (LMU)
Munich, Germany
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Nathan A. Niemi
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
TREASURER
Brian G. Katz
Environmental Consultant
Weaverville, North Carolina, USA
COUNCIL MEMBER-AT-LARGE
Martha Cary (Missy) Eppes
University of North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO / SECRETARY
Bridgette Moore
(interim, ex officio, non-voting)
Geological Society of America
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Term: July 2023–June 2027
Craig H. Jones
University of Colorado
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Patricia Persaud
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, USA
Nicholas P. Lang
Divisions Liaison
NASA Planetary Science Division
Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Term: July 2024 – June 2028
Martha Cary (Missy) Eppes
University of North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Eric Kirby
Penn State University
University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
Darryl Reano
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona USA
Term: June 2025 – June 2029
Alyssa A. Abbey
California State University
Long Beach, California, USA
Kathleen Counter Benison
West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
James A. Heller
Alabama Dept Environmental Management
Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Term: July 2026–June 2030
Tandis Bidgoli
Sections Liaison
California State University-San Bernardino
San Bernardino, California, USA
Jason A. Flaum
U.S. Geological Survey
Denver, Colorado, USA
Eugene Szymanski
Utah Geological Survey
Holladay, Utah, USA
GSA Student Advisory Council
The Chair and Immediate Past Chair of the GSA Student Advisory Council (SAC) serve on GSA Council as full voting members.
CHAIR
Gladys Pantoja
Clarkson University
Potsdam, New York, USA
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Ester Oyedele
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
Contact Information
GSA Executive Director: GSAExecDirector@geosociety.org
GSA President: President@geosociety.org
GSA President-Elect: President-Elect@geosociety.org
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