Governance

Executive Board

Susan Galatowitsch

Susan Galatowitsch, PhD

President

University of Minnesota

Eric Stein

Dr. Eric Stein, PhD

President-elect

Southern California Coastal Water Research Project

William Kleindl

William Kleindl, PhD

Past President

Montana State University

Kai Rains

Kai Rains, PhD

Secretary General

University of South Florida

Lori Sutter

Lori Sutter, PhD

Treasurer

University of NC-Wilmington

Yvonne Vallette

Yvonne Vallette, SPWS, SWSPCP

Treasurer-elect

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Chapter Presidents

Asia - Wei-Ta Fang, PhD, Graduate Institute of Environmental Education, National Taiwan Normal University
Canada - Susan Glasauer, PhD, University of Guelph
Central - Tim Fobes, PWS, HDR
China - Xianguo Lyu, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology
Europe - Matthew Simpson, PWS, 35percent Ltd.
International - Tatiana Lobato de Magalhães, PhD, PWS, Autonomous University of Queretaro & Alanna Rebelo, PhD, Stellenbosch University
Mid-Atlantic - Adam Gailey, Gailey Environmental, LLC
New England - Dwight Dunk, LPD, PWS, Epsilon Associates, Inc.
North Central- Casey Judge, WPIT, Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship
Oceania - Maria Vandergragt, Dept Science, Information Technology, Innovation & The Arts
Pacific Northwest- Josh Wozniak, PWS, Parametrix
Rocky Mountain - Rebecca Pierce, State of Colorado
South Atlantic - Richard Chinn, SPWS, Richard Chinn Environmental Training, Inc.
South Central - Jodie Murray Burns, PWS, MEd, MS, Cattails Environmental, LLC
West - Richard Beck, PWS, CPESC, CEP, Michael Baker International

Section Chairs

Biogeochemistry - Havalend Steinmuller, PhD, Florida International University
Education - Darold Batzer, PhD, University of Georgia
Global Change Ecology - Wei Wu, PhD, University of Southern Mississippi
Peatlands - Bin Xu, PhD, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Center for Boreal Research
Public Policy and Regulation - John Lowenthal, PWS
Ramsar - Nicholas Davidson, Nick Davidson Environmental
Student - Deja Newton, University of San Francisco
Wetland Restoration - Dr. Kurt Kowalski, US Geological Survey
Wildlife - Andy Nyman, PhD, Louisiana State University
Women in Wetlands - Dr. Rachel Schultz, SUNY Brockport

Committee Chairs

Awards - Amanda Nahlik, PhD, US Environmental Protection Agency
Education and Outreach - Jeffrey Matthews, PhD, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Human Diversity - Kwanza Johnson, IBSS/NOAA Fisheries & Jacoby Carter, PhD, U.S. Geological Survey
Meetings - Yvonne Vallette, PWS, US Environmental Protection Agency
Membership - Leandra Cleveland, PWS, HDR, Inc
Publications - Keith Edwards, University of South Bohemia
Ways and Means - Lori Sutter, PhD, University of Georgia
Wetlands of Distinction - Steffanie Munguia, Florida International University; Roy Messaros, PhD, US Army Corps of Engineers; & Jason Smith, PWS, Hanover Engineering Associates

Representatives

PCP - Christine VanZomeren, PhD, U.S. Engineer Research and Development Center
Wetlands (non-voting position) - Marinus Otte, PhD, North Dakota State University
Wetland Science & Practice (non-voting position) - Ralph Tiner, PWS Emeritus
NAWM (non-voting position) - Jill Aspinwall, State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
AIBS (non-voting position) - Dennis Whigham, PhD, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Past Presidents

Bylaws

Updated on June 2018

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Standing Rules

Updated on 19 September 2019

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Code of Ethics

Updated on 29 September 2020

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2020-2025 SWS Strategic Plan

Updated on 05 November 2020

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