Society Committees

Awards Committees, 2019 – 2020

Paleontological Society Medal

• Arnie Miller, Chair, [email protected]
• Dan Hembree, [email protected]
• Dana Royer, [email protected]
• Brian Huber, [email protected]
• Linda Ivany, [email protected]
• Kay Behrensmeyer, [email protected]
• Derek Briggs, [email protected]

Charles Schuchert Award

• Arnie Miller, Chair, [email protected]
• Julie Bartley, [email protected]
• Jonathan Wilson, [email protected]
• John Flynn, [email protected]
• Rob Feranec, [email protected]
• Caroline Stromberg, [email protected]
• Shanan Peters, [email protected]

Strimple Award

• Bill DiMichele, Chair, [email protected]
• Anthony Fiorillo, [email protected]
• Steven Rosscoe, [email protected]
• Jocelyn Sessa, [email protected]
• Selena Smith, [email protected]

Pojeta Award

• Bill DiMichele, Chair, [email protected]
• Phoebe Cohen, [email protected]
• Gabriela Mángano, [email protected]
• Patricia Kelley, [email protected]

Fellows

• Peter Wilf, Chair, [email protected]
• Susannah Porter, [email protected]
• Charles Marshall, [email protected]
• Bonnie Jacobs, [email protected]
• Laurel Collins, [email protected]
• Jim Doyle, [email protected]
• Christine Janis, [email protected]
• Peter Wagner, [email protected]
• Sally Walker, [email protected]

Grants Committees

PalSIRP Sepkoski Grants

• Ronald L. Parsley, Chair, [email protected]
• Sarah Sheffield, [email protected]
• Nigel Hughes, [email protected]
• Carrie Schweitzer, [email protected]

Boucot Grants

• Sally Walker, Chair, [email protected]
• Bonnie Jacobs, bjac[email protected]
• Sandy Carlson, [email protected]
• Karen Chin, [email protected]

Newell Grants

• Phil Novack-Gottshall, Chair, [email protected]
• Ellen Currano, [email protected]
• Ryosuke Motani, [email protected]

Student Research Grants Committee

• Karen A. Koy, Chair, [email protected]
• Sarah Greene, [email protected]
• Brad Deline, [email protected]
• Rebecca McKean (Schmeisser), [email protected]
• Jonathan Wilson, [email protected]
• Paul Harnik, [email protected]
• Carrie Tyler, [email protected]
• Celina Suarez, [email protected]
• Lydia Tackett, [email protected]

Operations Committees

Financial Management and Investments Committee

• Roy Plotnick, Chair, [email protected]
• Sandy Carlson, [email protected]

Joint Technical Program Committee

• Pincelli Hull, [email protected]
• Erin Saupe, [email protected]

Diversity and Inclusion Committee

• Dena M. Smith, Chair, [email protected]
• Tristan Baris
• Robyn Dahl
• Margaret Fraiser
• Pedro Marenco
• Pedro Monarrez
• Shamindri Tennakoon
• Paul Harnik
• Carmi Milagros Thompson

Education/Outreach

• Rowan Lockwood, [email protected]

Government Affairs Committee

• Sandy Carlson, Chair, Professor, UC Davis, [email protected]
• Mary Droser, Professor, UC Riverside
• Caitlin Keating-Bitonti, AAAS Fellow, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian
• Bryce Koester, 2018 Summer AGI/PS Geoscience Policy Intern
• Josh Lively, Instructor, University of Illinois at Springfield; Ph.D. candidate at UT Austin
• Linda McCall, Past-President, North Carolina Fossil Club; Research Fellow UT Austin
• Lydia Tackett, Asst. Professor, North Dakota State University

Development Committee

• Patricia Kelley, Co-chair, University of North Carolina—Wilmington, [email protected]
• Roy Plotnick, Co-Chair, University of Illinois—Chicago, [email protected]
• Jennifer Bauer, University of Michigan
• Michal Kowalewski, University of Florida
• Anne Raymond, Texas A&M University
• Alycia Stigall, Ohio University (ex officio)

Annual Banquet Committee (ad hoc)

• Bridget Kelly, University of California—Riverside, Chair, [email protected]
• Annaka Clement, North Dakota State University
• Margaret Frazier, National Science Foundation
• Kris Kusernick, University of Florida
• Carmi Thompson, University of Florida
• Peg Yacobucci, Bowling Green State University
• Claudia Johnson, Indiana University (ex officio)

Membership 

• Phoebe Cohen, [email protected]

Nominating Committee

• Julia Clarke, Chair,  [email protected]
• Corinne Myers, [email protected]
• Lisa White, [email protected]
• Seth Finnegan, [email protected] 
• Matthew Powell, [email protected]
• Francisca Oboh-Ikuenobe, mailto:[email protected]

Program Coordinator

• Matthew Clapham, [email protected]

Business Office Manager

• Jon Korman, [email protected]

Ethics Committee

Ethics Committee [email protected]

•     Arnie Miller, [email protected]
•     Dena Smith, [email protected]
•     Phoebe Cohen, [email protected]
•     Paul Koch, [email protected]
•     Seth Finnegan, [email protected]
•     Brenda Hunda, [email protected]
•     Kristopher Kusnerik, [email protected]

Communications

Communications Officer

• Taormina (Tara) Lepore, [email protected]

Social Media Communications Team

• Jen Bauer
• Samantha Ocon
• Chelsea Moreno
• Tara Lepore

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Distinguished Lecture Series Coordinator

• Gabriela Mángano, [email protected]

Diversity and Inclusion Committee

• Dena M. Smith, Chair, [email protected]
• Pedro Monarrez
• Shamindri Tennakoon

Education & Outreach Committee

• Rowan Lockwood, Chair, [email protected]

Priscum Editor

• Leigh Fall, [email protected]

Web Manager

• TBD – please contact Tara Lepore – [email protected]