SY Section Leadership

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 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.



SY Section Executive Committee

Second SY Retreat with SY Executive Committee & AGU Staff (March 2022)



Role Name Contact Term End
Past President Julie Vano jvano[at]agci.org Dec 2024
President Kevin Reed kevin.reed[at]stonybrook.edu Dec 2024
President-elect Kripa Jagannathan kripajagan[at]berkeley.edu Dec 2024
Secretary Rosie Oakes Dec 2024
Student Rep Sara Turner turners425[at]gmail.com Dec 2023
Student Rep Position open Please fill out form
Honors Coordinator Margaret Hurwitz margaret.hurwitz[at]noaa.gov
Fall Meeting Planning Committee Lead Julian Reyes julian.reyes[at]usda.gov Dec 2023
Fall Meeting Planning Committee Rep Position open Please fill out form
Social Media Coordinator & Webmaster Chris Hyun chrish[at]berkeley.edu Dec 2023
Social Media Co-Coordinator & Webmaster Position open Please contact chrish[at]berkeley.edu
Art & Science Track Co-Lead Kathryn Semmens kalese[at]gmail.com Dec 2023
Art & Science Track Co-Lead Dwight Owens dwowens[at]uvic.ca Jan 2025
Community & Citizen Science Track Co-Lead Ryan Meyer rmmeyer[at]ucdavis.edu Dec 2023
Community & Citizen Science Track Co-Lead Todd Harwell
Science Communication Track Co-Lead Kristin Timm kmtimm[at]alaska.edu Dec 2023
Science Communication Track Co-Lead Stefania Acosta Ramirez stefania-acostaramirez[at]uiowa.edu Dec 2023
Science Policy Track Co-Lead Gifford Wong gwong[at]ida.org Dec 2023
Science Policy Track Co-Lead Karen Akerlof kakerlof[at]gmu.edu May 2025
Social & Behavioral Sciences Track Co-Lead Aparna Bamzai-Dodson abamzai[at]usgs.gov Aug 2025
Social & Behavioral Sciences Track Co-Lead Position open Please contact abamzai[at]usgs.gov

Julie Vano
Julie Vano
Past President
 Kevin Reed
Kevin Reed
President
 Kripa Jagannathan
Kripa Jagannathan
President-elect
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Rosie Oakes
Secretary
 Sara Turner
Sara Turner
Student Rep
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[Position not filled]
Student Rep
Margaret Hurwitz
Margaret Hurwitz
Honors Coordinator
Julian Reyes
Julian Reyes
Fall Meeting Planning Committee Lead
 Chris Hyun
Chris Hyun
Social Media Coordinator & Webmaster
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[Position not filled]
Social Media Co-Coordinator & Webmaster
 Kathryn Semmens
Kathryn Semmens
Art & Science Track Co-Lead
 Dwight Owens
Dwight Owens
Art & Science Track Co-Lead
Ryan Meyer
Ryan Meyer
Community & Citizen Science Track Co-Lead
 Todd Harwell
Todd Harwell
Community & Citizen Science Track Co-Lead
 Kristin Timm
Kristin Timm
Science Communication Track Co-Lead
Stefania Acosta Ramirez
Stefania Acosta Ramirez
Science Communication Track Co-Lead
 Gifford Wong
Gifford Wong
Science Policy Track Co-Lead
 KL Akerlof
Karen Akerlof
Science Policy Track Co-Lead
Aparna Bamzai-Dodson
Aparna Bamzai-Dodson
Social & Behavioral Sciences Track Co-Lead
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[Position not filled]
Social & Behavioral Sciences Track Co-Lead

Past SY Executive Committee Members

  • Maggie Walser, Past President, Dec 2022
  • Heidi Roop, Secretary, Dec 2022
  • James Neely, Student Rep, Dec 2022
  • Chris Clavin, Honors Coordinator, Dec 2022
  • Kathie Dello, Fall Meeting Planning Committee Lead, Dec 2022

Maggie Walser
Maggie Walser
 Heidi Roop
Heidi Roop
 James Neely
James Neely
Chris Clavin
Chris Clavin
 Kathie Dello
Kathie Dello

SY Leadership Photo Archive

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