SY Section Leadership

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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
Student and Early Career Rep Mariah Caballero mc152[at]wellesley.edu Apr 2028
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 Patrick Clemins patrick.clemins[at]uvm.edu Apr 2026
Social Media & Website Co-Coordinator Yurika Kato by.yurika.kato[at]gmail.com Apr 2027
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
Art & Science Track Co-Lead Tybur Casuse tcasuse[at]unm.edu Apr 2028
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
Community & Citizen Science Track Co-Lead Edgar Guerron Orejuela edgarguerron[at]usf.edu Apr 2028
Community & Citizen Science Track Co-Lead Ada Inman ada[at]epicn.org Apr 2028
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 Communication Track Co-Lead Bianca Corpuz mariajbgcorpuz[at]gmail.com Apr 2028
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
Science Policy Track Co-Lead Ellen Gertsen ellen[at]gertsen.space Apr 2028
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 Jagannathan

Kripa Jagannathan

President

Thushara Gunda

Thushara Gunda

President-elect

Sara Turner

Sara Turner

Secretary

Lucas Belury

Lucas Belury

Student and Early Career Rep

Matthew Bizer

Matthew Bizer

Student and Early Career Rep

Kyra Hagge

Kyra Hagge

Student and Early Career Rep




Mariah Caballero

Student and Early Career Rep

Shenyue Jia

Shenyue Jia

Annual Meeting Planning Committee Lead

Julian Reyes

Julian Reyes

Annual Meeting Planning Committee Lead

Aparna Bamzai-Dodson

Aparna Bamzai-Dodson

Honors Coordinator

Yolanda Lin

Yolanda Lin

OSPA Coordinator

Patrick Clemins

Patrick Clemins

Social Media & Website Co-Coordinator

Yurika Kato

Yurika Kato

Social Media & Website Co-Coordinator

Louise Arnal

Louise Arnal

Art & Science Track Co-Lead

Sarah Zhou Rosengard

Sarah Zhou Rosengard

Art & Science Track Co-Lead




Tybur Casuse

Art & Science Track Co-Lead

Sahil Bhandari

Sahil Bhandari

Community & Citizen Science Track Co-Lead

Kate Semmens

Kate Semmens

Community & Citizen Science Track Co-Lead




Ada Inman

Community & Citizen Science Track Co-Lead




Edgar Guerron Orejuela

Community & Citizen Science Track Co-Lead

Urooj Raja

Urooj Raja

Science Communication Track Co-Lead

Lyne Morissette

Lyne Morissette

Science Communication Track Co-Lead




Bianca Corpuz

Science Communication Track Co-Lead

Gifford Wong

Gifford Wong

Science Policy Track Co-Lead

Holly Mayton

Holly Mayton

Science Policy Track Co-Lead




Ellen Gertsen

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

  • Chris Hyun, Social Media Co-Coordinator & Webmaster, 2025
  • 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 Vano

Julie 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)