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Marine Section Board of Directors

Chris Parsons, President
George Mason University, United Kingdom

John Cigliano, Finance Officer
Cedar Crest College, United States

Samantha Oester, Communication Officer
George Mason University

Miguel D. Fortes, International Officer
University of the Philippines, Philippines

Keryn Gedan, Board Member
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Thomas P. Good, Science Officer
NOAA Fisheries, United States

Hedley Grantham, Policy Officer
University of Queensland, Australia

Mandy Lombard, Marine Welfare Science (ad hoc) Member
University of Pretoria, South Africa

Leslie Cornick, Member at Large
Alaska Pacific University, Anchorage, AK, USA

Katheryn Patterson, Student Representative
George Mason University, United States

Martin Robards, Interdisciplinary Outreach Member (ad hoc)
Simon Fraser University, Canada

Jacob Levenson, Education Officer
Boston University

Brett Favaro, Publications Chair (ad hoc)
Simon Fraser University

Future Members

If you are interested in being a member of the Marine Board you must be a member of SCB and a member of the Section. Generally 2 to 4 board members are elected annually. The Call for Nominations goes out in September or October and the election runs in October or November. Each year section members receive an email about the open positions and the start of the election process. For more information about getting involved with this board, please contact a board member or info@conbio.org.