2023-2024 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.

• Wade Cavender, President
• Sascha Hallett, President Elect
• Jesse Trushenki, Vice President
• Carolyn Richards, Secretary-Treasurer
• Anita Kelly, Past President
• Amy Long, Technical Standards Committee Chair
• Matt Stinson, Professional Standards Committee Chair

Standing Committees

Professional Standards Committee (elected)

• Joe Marcino, Secretary to Chair
• Matt Stinson, Chair, 3rd Year
• Nora Hickey, 2nd Year
• Megan Shavalier, 1st Year

Nominating and Balloting Committee (elected)

• Timothy Bruce, Chair, 3rd Year
• Amber Johnston, 2nd Year
• Alison Johnson, 1st Year
• Anita Kelly, Past President

Policy/Position Development Committee (elected)

• Sascha Hallett, Chair, President Elect
•  Jesse Trushenski, Vice President
• Janet Whaley, 3rd Year
• Myron Kebus, 2nd Year
• Jayde Ferguson, 1st Year

Archives (appointed)

• Matt Stinson, Chair
• Beth Peterman, Member
• Sue Marcquenski, Member

Awards (appointed)

• Ben LaFrentz, Chair
• Heather Walsh, Member
• Danielle Van Vliet, Member

Continuing Education (appointed)

• George Sanders, Chair
• Carla Savage, Member
• Sean Roon, Member
• Christine Parker-Graham, Member

NEW- Inspections Standards Committee

• Position #1: Epidemiology (pending)
• Position #2: Statistics and modeling (pending)
• Position #3: Veterinarian (pending)
• Position #4: FHS certified Fish pathologist (pending)
• Position #5: FHS certified Aquatic Animal Health Inspector (pending)
• Position #6: Administrative chair (pending)

NEW – Testing Standards Committee

• Position #3 minimum – 6 maximum: Test procedure development and validation experience
  (pending)

Ad Hoc Committees

International Meeting Oversight Committee

• David Groman, Chair
• Andy Kane, Member
• Jerri Bartholomew, Member
• Fernando Mardones, Member

Section Communications Committee

• Stacy Strickland, Chair, Listserv Editor
• Hayden Krause, Website Editor
• Amber Johnston, Member

Recruitment and Student Involvement Committee

• Nicholas Phelps, Chair
• Megan Shavalier, Member
• Matt Griffin, Member
• James Tuttle, 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
• 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