SY Section Leadership

Seeking Future Leaders

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
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
Social Media & Website Co-Coordinator	Domani Turner-Ward	ghostbirding.art[at]gmail.com	Apr 2028
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