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.

• Thomas Loch, President
• Gary Marty, President Elect
• Anita Kelly, Vice President
• Carolyn Richards, Secretary-Treasurer
• Ben LaFrentz, Past President
• Kathleen Hartman, Technical Standards Committee Chair
• Wes Baumgartner, Professional Standards Committee Chair

Standing Committees

Technical Standards Committee (elected)

• Kathleen Hartman, Chair, 3rd Year
• Nilima Renukdas, 2nd Year
• Stephen Reichley, 1st Year

Professional Standards Committee (elected)

• Wes Baumgartner, Chair, 3rd Year
• Al Camus, Member
• Brandon Taro, 2nd Year
• Joe Marcino, Secretary to Chair, 1st Year

Nominating and Balloting Committee (elected)

• Danielle Van Vliet, Chair, 3rd Year
• Jayde Ferguson, 2nd Year
• Nicholas Phelps, 1st Year
• Ben LaFrentz, Past President

Policy/Position Development Committee (elected)

• Gary Marty, Chair, President Elect
• Anita Kelly, Vice President
• Carl Smith, 3rd Year
• Gael Kurath, 2nd Year
• Jesse Trushenski, 1st Year

Archives (appointed)

• Barb Johnston, Chair
• Matt Stinson, Member
• Sue Marcquenski, Member

Awards (appointed)

• Luke Iwanowicz, Chair
• Nicole Nietlisbach, Member
• Isaac Standish, Member

Continuing Education (appointed)

• George Sanders, Chair
• Tom Waltzek, Member
• Mark Fast, Member
• Sascha Hallett, Member

Ad Hoc Committees

Handbook Revision and Oversight Committee

• Devin Chappell, USFWS, Co-Chair, Year 2
• Kathleen Hartman, FHS-TSC, Co-Chair, Year 2
• Gavin Glenny, USFWS, Year 3, Outgoing
• Mohamed Faisal, FHS-TSC, Past chair, Year 3
• Nilima Renukdas, FHS-TSC, Year 1
• Joel Bader, USFWS NAAHC, Ex-officio
• Thomas Loch, AFS-FHS Chairman, Ex-officio
• Janet Whaley, NOAA FSNAAHC, Ex-officio
• Janet Warg, USDA-APHIS, 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

• Katharine “Ono” Onofryton, Chair
• Nicholas Phelps, Member
• 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
• Huseyin Kucuktas, Member
• Rick Cordes, Member

Editors of Journal of Aquatic Animal Health

• Shona Whyte, Editor
• Jeffrey Wolf, Editor