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Section Officers
2026–2027
Terms: Chair—1 year; Vice-Chair—1 year; Secretary-Treasurer—1 year
Blair R. Tormey
Chair
Western Carolina University
Phone
(828) 227-2536
Stephen A. Leslie
Chair-Elect
James Madison University
Phone
(540) 568-613
Clark R. Alexander, Jr.
Vice-Chair
University of Georgia
Phone
(912) 598-2329
Katie Luciano
Secretary-Treasurer
South Carolina Geological Survey
Phone
(843) 953-6843
Management Board
The management board includes officers, officers-elect, and past officers. Council members within the Section serve ex officio. Committee chairs are voting ex officio members. Incoming officers join before the annual meeting, while retiring officers remain briefly after transition.
Izuchukwu Oguejiofo Ezukanma
Student Representative
University of Florida
Brian G. Katz
GSA Councilor, ex-officio, non-voting
Christopher Bailey
GSA Councilor, ex-officio, non-voting
Southeastern Region
In the United States:
The states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
In Mexico:
The states of Campeche, Quintana Roo, and Yucatán.
Note: Section boundaries were revised 24 April 2004 by GSA Council to add Puerto Rico; section boundaries were again revised 7 October 2024 by GSA Council to add the U.S. Virgin Islands. The affiliation of the state of Louisiana changed from the Southeastern Section to the South-Central Section in 1997.
Membership:
2,419 voting members of the Section as of 31 December 2025.
SAPROLITE
Saprolite is the newsletter of GSA’s Southeastern Section, connecting geoscientists across the Southeast and Puerto Rico. It shares regional news, opportunities, meeting updates, and community highlights while inviting members to contribute news, propose sessions, and help shape future Section meetings. It’s a resource for students, new members, and geoscientists throughout the region.
