SY Section Leadership

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We are seeking future leaders for our executive committee. If you are interested or have a colleague you want to nominate, please fill out this form. Feel free to contact current SY volunteers listed below to learn more.

SY Leaders Calendar

SY members elect our SY President-elect and SY Secretary every 2 years often in September. The SY President-elect then becomes the SY President (2 years) who in turn becomes the SY Past President (2 years). You may nominate yourself or others for these and our other leadership positions by submitting the form.

  • Monthly: SY Leaders meetings
  • March: SY Leaders Retreat with AGU staff
  • April-May (tentative): SY Leadership turnover period
  • September: President and Secretary elections (every 2 years)
  • December: SY Leaders Lunch at AGU Annual Meeting

SY Section Executive Committee

5th SY Retreat with SY Executive Committee & AGU Staff (March 2025)
Role Name Contact Term End
Past President Kevin Reed kevin.reed[at]stonybrook.edu Dec 2026
President Kripa Jagannathan kripajagan[at]berkeley.edu Dec 2026
President-elect Thushara Gunda tgunda[at]sandia.gov Dec 2026
Secretary Sara Turner rturners425[at]gmail.com Dec 2026
Student and Early Career Rep Lucas Belury lbelury[at]arizona.edu Apr 2026
Student and Early Career Rep Matthew Bizer matthew.bizer[at]uconn.edu Apr 2027
Student and Early Career Rep Kyra Hagge haggek19[at]students.ecu.edu Apr 2027
Fall Meeting Planning Committee Lead Shenyue Jia jiashenyue[at]gmail.com Apr 2026
Fall Meeting Planning Committee Rep Julian Reyes jreyes[at]blm.gov Dec 2026
Honors Coordinator Aparna Bamzai-Dodson abamzai[at]usgs.gov Apr 2027
OSPA Coordinator Yolanda Lin ycl[at]unm.edu Apr 2026
Social Media & Website Co-Coordinator Chris Hyun chrish[at]berkeley.edu Apr 2025
Social Media & Website Co-Coordinator Patrick Clemins patrick.clemins[at]uvm.edu Apr 2026
Art & Science Track Co-Lead Louise Arnal arnal.louise[at]ouranos.ca Apr 2026
Art & Science Track Co-Lead Sarah Zhou Rosengard srosengard[at]saic.edu Apr 2027
Community & Citizen Science Track Co-Lead Sahil Bhandari sbhandari[at]edf.org Apr 2026
Community & Citizen Science Track Co-Lead Kate Semmens kalese[at]gmail.com Apr 2027
Science Communication Track Co-Lead Urooj Raja uraja[at]luc.edu Apr 2026
Science Communication Track Co-Lead Lyne Morissette lyne[at]m-expertisemarine.com Apr 2027
Science Policy Track Co-Lead Gifford Wong gwong[at]ida.org Apr 2026
Science Policy Track Co-Lead Holly Mayton hollymayton[at]gmail.com Apr 2027
Social & Behavioral Sciences Track Co-Lead Haley Crim haley.crim[at]noaa.gov Apr 2026
Social & Behavioral Sciences Track Co-Lead Christine Kirchhoff cxk475[at]psu.edu Apr 2027
Kevin Reed
Kevin Reed
Past President

Kripa JagannathanKripa Jagannathan
President

Thushara GundaThushara Gunda
President-elect

Sara TurnerSara Turner
Secretary

Lucas Belury
Student and Early Career Rep

Matthew BizerMatthew Bizer
Student and Early Career Rep

Kyra HaggeKyra Hagge
Student and Early Career Rep

Shenyue JiaShenyue Jia
Fall Meeting Planning Committee Lead

Julian Reyes
Julian Reyes
Fall Meeting Planning Committee Rep
Aparna Bamzai-Dodson
Aparna Bamzai-Dodson
Honors Coordinator

Yolanda LinYolanda Lin
OSPA Coordinator

Chris Hyun
Chris Hyun
Social Media & Website Co-Coordinator
Patrick Clemins
Patrick Clemins
Social Media & Website Co-Coordinator
Louise Arnal
Louise Arnal
Art & Science Track Co-Lead

Sarah Zhou RosengardSarah Zhou Rosengard
Art & Science Track Co-Lead

Sahil BhandariSahil Bhandari
Community & Citizen Science Track Co-Lead

Kate SemmensKate Semmens
Community & Citizen Science Track Co-Lead

Urooj RajaUrooj Raja
Science Communication Track Co-Lead

Lyne MorissetteLyne Morissette
Science Communication Track Co-Lead

Gifford WongGifford Wong
Science Policy Track Co-Lead

Holly MaytonHolly Mayton
Science Policy Track Co-Lead

Haley Crimm
Haley Crim
Social & Behavioral Sciences Track Co-Lead

Christine Kirchhoff
Social & Behavioral Sciences Track Co-Lead

Past SY Executive Committee Members

  • Julie Vano, Past President, 2024
  • Kristin Timm, Science Communication Track Lead, 2023
  • Maggie Walser, Past President, 2022
  • Heidi Roop, Secretary, 2022
  • James Neely, Student Rep, 2022
  • Chris Clavin, Honors Coordinator, 2022
  • Kathie Dello, Fall Meeting Planning Committee Lead, 2022

Julie VanoJulie Vano
Kristin TimmKristin Timm Maggie Walser
Maggie Walser
 Heidi Roop
Heidi Roop
James Neely
James Neely
 Chris Clavin
Chris Clavin
 Kathie Dello
Kathie Dello

SY Leadership Photo Archive

SY Executive Committee at AGU24 (Dec 2024)

4th SY Retreat with SY Executive Committee & AGU Staff (March 2024)

SY Executive Committee at AGU23 (Dec 2023)

3rd SY Retreat with SY Executive Committee & AGU Staff (March 2023)


Finally Together! AGU SY Executive Committee at AGU22

2nd SY Retreat with SY Executive Committee & AGU Staff (March 2022)
First SY Retreat with SY Executive Committee & AGU Staff (March 2021)