Committees
2021 Elections
The link to cast ballots was emailed to AFS-FHS members Monday, April 19th. The election will run from Monday, April 19th through Friday, May 7th. Read Biosketches for 2021 nominees.
2020-2021 Committees
Below are all the committees for the FHS. The FHS Procedures Manual has now been posted as a reference for all FHS members. Its function is to provide current and future FHS members with a reference document that specifies the functions and duties of all offices, committees and other workings of the Section.
Executive Committee (elected)
The ExCom is composed of voting members elected by the FHS and the non-voting chairs of all FHS committees. The ExCom determines section policy, chooses the winner of the Snieszko award, conducts business consistent with objectives of the Section, and authorizes all expenditures of section funds. Click here for a list of all Past Presidents of the Fish Health Section.
- Gary Marty, President
- Anita Kelly, President Elect
- Wade Cavender, Vise President
- Carolyn Richards, Secretary-Treasurer
- Thomas Loch, Past President
- Kathleen Hartman, Technical Standards Committee Chair
- Brandon Taro, Professional Standards Committee Chair
Standing Committees
Technical Standards Committee (elected)
- Kathleen Hartman, Chair, 3rd Year
- Stephen Reichley, 2nd Year
- Amy Long, 1st Year
Professional Standards Committee (elected)
- Brandon Taro, Chair, 3rd Year
- Joe Marcino, 2nd Year, Secretary to Chair
- Matt Stinson, 1st Year
Nominating and Balloting Committee (elected)
- Jayde Ferguson, Chair, 3rd Year
- Nicholas Phelps, 2nd Year
- Timothy Bruce, 1st year
- Thomas Loch, Past President
Policy/Position Development Committee (elected)
- Anita Kelly, Chair, President Elect
- Wade Cavender, Vice President
- Gael Kurath, 3rd Year
- Jesse Trushenski, 2nd Year
- Janet Whaley, 1st Year
Archives (appointed)
- Barb Johnston, Chair
- Matt Stinson, Member
- Sue Marcquenski, Member
Awards (appointed)
- Nicole Nietlisbach, Chair
- Isaac Standish, Member
- Luke Iwanowicz, Member
Continuing Education (appointed)
- George Sanders, Chair
- Tom Waltzek, Member
- Mark Fast, Member
- Sascha Hallett, Member
Ad Hoc Committees
Handbook Revision and Oversight Committee
- Stephen Reichley, Co-Chair, AFS-TSC, Year 2
- Kathleen Hartman, FHS-TSC, Co-Chair, Year 3
- Amy Long, FHS-TSC, Year 1
- Gary Marty, President (Ex-officio)
International Meeting Oversight Committee
- David Groman, Chair
- Andy Kane, Member
- Jerri Bartholomew, Member
Section Communications Committee
- Stacy Strickland, Chair, Listserv Editor
- Benjamin Americus, Website Editor
- Amber Johnston, Member
Recruitment and Student Involvement Committee
- Nicholas Phelps, Chair
- Megan Shavalier, Member
- Matt Griffin, Member
Fish Health Laboratory QA/QC Committee
- Wade Cavender, Chair
- Aimee Reed, Executive Secretary
- Chris Wilson, Member
- Joe Marcino, Member
- Joel Bader, Member
- Janet Warg, Member
- Hui-Min Hsu, Member
- Victoria Vincent, Member
- Huseyin Kucuktas, Member
- Rick Cordes, Member
Extramural Funding Committee
- Janet Warg, Advisory Member
- Jesse Trushenski, Member
- Nicholas Phelps, Member
- Timothy Bruce, Member
- Ken Cain, Member
- Jan Lovy, Member
- Joel Bader, Member
- Marcia House, Member
- Thomas Loch, Member
Long-Range Planning Committee
- Stacy Strickland, Member
- Myron Kebus, Member
- Andy Goodwin, Member
- Jim Winton, Member
- Courtney Harrison, Member
- Taylor Heckman, Member
- Esteban Soto, Member
- Nicole Nietlisbach, Member
- Ben LaFrentz, Member
- Thomas Loch, Member
Editors of Journal of Aquatic Animal Health
- Shona Whyte, Editor
- Jeffrey Wolf, Editor