American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists

Meet the DEIB committee here

Committee Members:
Cristina Cox Fernandes
Kory Evans
Kassandra Ford
Matthew Fujita
Lameace Hussain (Herpetology 2026 Co-Chair)
Katriina Ilves (Ichthyology 2026 Co-Chair)
Randy Singer

Email: diversitycommitteeasih@gmail.com

(members updated 2025-6-30)

OFFICERS

César Fuentes-Montejo (2025 Chair) – cefmontejo14@gmail.com
Taegan Perez (Chair-Elect) – tjmperez@yorku.ca
Hadeel Saad (Secretary) – hhsaad@umich.edu
Kaleigh Arnold (Travel Award Coordinator) – Ka63@rice.edu
Esme Macpherson (Web Coordinator) – esb.macpherson@gmail.com
Jackie Galvez (JMIH Liaison) – jacquelyngalvez@berkeley.edu
Miguel Montalvo (International Liaison) – mmontalvo@vims.edu

REPRESENTATIVES

Collections Committee:
Kaleigh Arnold – Ka63@rice.edu

Conservation Committee:
Jack Dirck – jack.dirck.506@my.csun.edu

Long Range Planning and Policy Committee:
Khalil Russell – ktrussell@ucdavis.edu

COSP COMMITTEES

Book Raffle Committee:

Miguel Montalvo (2025 Chair) – mmontalvo@vims.edu
Emma Pollackov, Kaleigh Arnold, Esme Macpherson, Hadeel Saad

Outreach Commitee:
Hadeel Saad (2025 Chair) – hhsaad@umich.edu
Kaleigh Arnold, Aleida Iriarte, Cesar Fuentes-Montejo, Khalil Russell

Social Committee:

Desi Joseph (2025 Chair) – desi.wilson@okstate.edu
Cole Schmitt, Roman Ferraro, Kiedon Bryant

Workshop Committee:

Santoshi Mutyala (2025 Chair) – mutyalas@moravian.edu
Jack Dirck, Griffin Nicholson, Desi Joseph

(updated 2025-04-17)

Chris Distel – cadistel@schreiner.edu
Bernie Kuhajda – brk@tnaqua.org
Melissa Youngquist – myoungquist@sheddaquarium.org
Jack K. Dirck (student rep) – jack.dirck.506@my.csun.edu

(updated 2025-08-11)

[last chaired by Michael Pauers and Sara Ruane in 2021]

(updated 2023-07-02)

Dahiana Arcila (Co-Chair 2023-2028) — dahiana.arcila@ou.edu
Lily Hughes (Co-Chair 2026–) — lily.hughes@naturalsciences.org
Chris Beachy (2023-2028) — christopher.beachy@southeastern.edu
Matthew Craig (Treasurer) — matthewcraig4@gmail.com
Margaret Neighbors (2023-2028)

(Updated 2026-1-5)

Dahiana Arcila, Co-Chair, ENFC — dkarcila@ucsd.edu
Hank Bart, Jr., Past President — hank.bart@gmail.com
Matthew Craig, Officer—Treasurer — matthewcraig4@gmail.com
TBD — diversitycommitteeasih@gmail.com
Robert Espinoza, Prior Past Pres & Co-Chair, LRPP — robert.e.espinoza@csun.edu
Terry Grande, Officer—Editor — Tgrande@luc.edu
Lily Hughes, ENFC Co-Chair — lily.hughes@naturalsciences.org
Taegan Perez, Chair, Student Participation Comm — tjmperez@yorku.ca
Dustin Siegel, Officer—President — dsiegel2@gmail.com
Carol Spencer, Officer—Secretary — atrox@berkeley.edu
Deanna Stouder, Co-Chair, LRPP — deanna@execvisionvalue.com

(updated 2026-1-5)

Lauren M. Chan (2026 Chair) – chanlm@calpoly.edu
Daniel Warner – dan.warner@auburn.edu
TDB

(updated 2026-1-5)

Alison R. Davis Rabosky (2026 Chair) — ardr@umich.edu
Raul Diaz (2027 Chair)
Jon Davenport (2028 Chair) — davenportjm@appstate.edu

(updated 2026-1-5)

Christopher Parkinson (Chair) - viper@clemson.edu
Jennifer Deitloff
Matthew Gifford
Sean Graham
Alan Savitzky
David Steen

(reviewed 2021-02-16)

Eric Hilton (Co-Chair) – ehilton@vims.edu
Aaron Bauer (Co-Chair) – aaron.bauer@villanova.edu
Katherine Bemis
Inci Bowman
Gregory Watkins-Colwell

(updated 2024-06-23)

Terry Grande - Tgrande@luc.edu - ICH, appointed in 2023
Kirk O. Winemiller - Kirk.Winemiller@ag.tamu.edu - ICH, appointed in 2023

Sarah Huber (Chair) – skhuber@vims.edu
Jessa Watters (Vice Chair) – jwatters@ou.edu
Kaleigh Arnold (Student Representative) – Ka63@rice.edu
Daniel Akin, Kate Bemis, Dave Boyd, Emily DeArmon, James Erdman, Ben Frable, Cesar Fuentes, Andrew Gallardo, Matt Girard, Terry Grande, Marta Hess, Allison Julien, Chun Kamei, Esther Langan, Bill Ludt, Leo Macleod, Rene Martin, Katherine Maslenikov, Joshua Mata, Caleb McMahan, Susan Mochel, Diance Pitassy, Sinlan Poo, Anthony Rajkumar, Abby Reft, Coleman Sheehy, Randy Singer, Daniel Sinopoli, Carol Spencer, H.J. Walker, Rowan Ward, Greg Watkins-Colwell, David Werneke

(updated 2024-06-24)

Jacqueline Webb (Chair) — jacqueline_webb@uri.edu
Kevin W. Conway — Kevin.Conway@ag.tamu.edu
Phillip Harris — pharris@ua.edu

(updated 2026-1-5)

Thomas J. Near (2026 Chair) — thomas.near@yale.edu
Diego Elias (2027 Chair)
John Sullivan (2028 Chair) — jpsullivan65@gmail.com

(updated 2026-1-5)

Juan Schmitter-Soto (Chair) - juan.schmitter-soto@fulbrightmail.org

Katherine Bemis
Thomas Dowling 
Lloyd Findley
Matthew G. Girard
Dean A. Hendrickson
Katriina Ilves 
Katherine Maslenikov 
Gorgonio Ruiz-Campos 
Christopher Scharpf 
H.J. Walker, Jr.

(updated 2026-1-5)

Carole Baldwin (2026 Chair) — baldwinc@si.edu
Eric Hilton (2027 Chair)
Brian Sidlauskas (2028 Chair)

(updated 2026-1-5)

Robert Espinoza (Co-Chair) — robert.e.espinoza@csun.edu
Deanna Stouder (Co-Chair) — deanna@execvisionvalue.com
Larry Allen — larry.allen@csun.edu
Terry Grande — tgrande@luc.edu
Eric Hilton — ehilton@vims.edu
Margaret Neighbors — mneighbors@prodigy.net
Hanna Lois Owens — howens@flmnh.ufl.edu
Helen Plylar — helen.plylar@usu.edu
TBD (student representative) —

(reviewed 2026-1-5)

Karen Lips (2026 Chair HERP) — klips@umd.edu
Luiz Rocha (2027 Chair ICH)
Christopher Beachy (2028 Chair HERP) — christopher.beachy@selu.edu

(updated 2026-1-6)

Arianna Kuhn — (HERP)
William Ludt (ICH) — wludt@nhm.org
Rene Martin (ICH) — rmartin52@unl.edu
Chip Cotton (AES representative)
Allyson Fenwick–Chair (SSAR representative)
David Green (ex officio as Program Officer)
Matthew Craig (ex officio as ASIH Treasurer) – matthewcraig4@gmail.com

(updated 2025-12-1)

Jennifer A. Moore (2026 Chair) — moorejen@gvsu.edu
Robert E. Espinoza (2027 Chair)
John Maerz (2028 Chair)

updated 2026-1-8

Adam Summers (2026 Chair) –fishguy@uw.edu
William Bemis (2027 Chair) – web24@cornell.edu
Kyle Piller (2028 Chair)

updated 2026-1-5

Lisa Barrow (elected in 2024, became Chair in 2025) – lnbarrow@unm.edu

Robert Espinoza (ex. officio HERP) –robert.e.espinoza@csun.edu
Matthew L. Holding (elected in 2025 HERP) – venomatt@umich.edu
Paula M. Mabee (elected in 2025 ICH) – mabee@battelleecology.org
Bruno F. Melo (elected in 2025 ICH) –brunfmelo@gmail.com

(updated 2025-11-03)

Terry Grande (Chair) - Tgrande@luc.edu
Catherine Bevier
Molly Bletz
Matthew Craig
Jon Davenport
Matthew Davis
Robert Espinoza
Julián Faivovich
Matthew Girard
Allison Litmer
Caleb McMahan
Frank McCormick
Joseph Milanovich
James Orr
Roberto Reis
Dustin Siegel
Phil Skipwith
Amanda Sparkman
Kevin Tang

(updated 2026-1-5)

Terry Grande (Chair) - Tgrande@luc.edu
Mia Adreani
Catherine R. Bevier
Matthew T. Craig
Jon Davenport
Matthew P. Davis
Robert Espinoza
Julián Faivovich
Matthew Girard
Terry Grande
Malorie Hayes
Jacob Kerby
Jennifer Y. Lamb
Jacqueline Litzgus
James Orr
Roberto E. Reis
Dustin Siegel
Joel M. Snodgrass
Bryan Stuart

(updated 2026-1-5)

Bill Ludt (2026 Chair) — wludt@nhm.org
Emily DeArmon (2027 Chair)

(updated 2026-1-5)

Prosanta Chakrabarty
Bobby Espinoza
Frank McCormick
Mark Sabaj
Deanna Stouder

(updated 2026-1-5)

Thomas Munroe (2026 Chair) — munroet@si.edu
Jonathan Armbruster (2027 Chair)
Katriina L. Ilves (2028 Chair)

(updated 2026-1-5)

Carol Johnston (2026 Chair) — johnsc5@auburn.edu
Malorie Hayes (2027 Chair)
Melanie Stiassny (2028 Chair)

(updated 2026-1-5)

VACANT

Randy Singer (2026 Chair ICH) — rsinger@augusta.edu
Lauren Scheinberg (2027 Chair HERP)
Jacqueline F. Webb (2028 Chair ICH)

(updated 2026-1-5)

Kyle Piller (ex officio Chair) — kyle.piller@selu.edu

(updated 2026-1-5)

Anat Belasen
Kassandra Ford
Melissa Gibbs
Caleb McMahan (Chair)
Wm. Leo Smith (appointed in 2025)
James Watling
Jackie Webb

(updated 2025-6-26)

Eric Hilton (Chair)
Ben Frable
Ralph Saporito
Jessica Tingle

updated 2024-7-20

American Elasmobranch Society
Charles "Chip" Cotton - ccotton@fsu.edu

American Fisheries Society
Marlis R. Douglas - mrd1@uark.edu

American Institute of Biological Sciences
Alan Savitzky - savitzky@usu.edu

BioOne
Alan Savitzky - savitzky@usu.edu

Herpetologist' League
Alan Savitzky - savitzky@usu.edu

Natural Science Collections Alliance
Casey Dillman — cbd63@cornell.edu

Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections
Randy Singer - rsinger@flmnh.ufl.edu

Society for Study of Amphibiams and Reptiles
Alan Savitzky - savitzky@usu.edu

Societies Consortium on Sexual Harassment in STEMM
VACANT (Lynne Parenti stepped down in 2025)

(reviewed 2026-1-5)

Prosanta Chakrabarty — Facebook (Moderator) — prosanta@lsu.edu
Adela Roa-Varon — Facebook (Moderator) — Roa-VaronA@si.edu
Luiz Rocha — Facebook (Admin) — lrocha@calacademy.org
Mark Sabaj — Facebook (Admin) — mhs58@drexel.edu
Wm. Leo Smith — Facebook (Admin) — leosmith@ku.edu
Sarah Gibson — Instagram — Szgibson@stcloudstate.edu
Dustin Siegel — Twitter — dsiegel2@gmail.com
Milton Tan — Twitter — miltont@illinois.edu

updated 2022-07-07