{"id":157,"date":"2017-07-28T00:34:37","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T00:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virtuallearn.wpengine.com\/fits\/?page_id=157"},"modified":"2026-02-16T14:15:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T20:15:50","slug":"officers-and-committees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/fits\/about\/officers-and-committees\/","title":{"rendered":"Executive Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-157 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/fits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/02\/Chelsea-McBurney-Bio-Pic_logo_removed-scaled.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/fits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/02\/Chelsea-McBurney-Bio-Pic_logo_removed-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/fits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/02\/Chelsea-McBurney-Bio-Pic_logo_removed-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/fits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/02\/Chelsea-McBurney-Bio-Pic_logo_removed-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/fits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/02\/Chelsea-McBurney-Bio-Pic_logo_removed-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2121'>\n\t\t\t\tChelsea Myles-McBurney <div> President <\/div> \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/fits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/08\/BrianBeckleyHeadshot.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/fits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/08\/BrianBeckleyHeadshot-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Brian Beckley, new Pres-Elect of the Data and Technology Section\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/fits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/08\/BrianBeckleyHeadshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/fits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/08\/BrianBeckleyHeadshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/fits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/08\/BrianBeckleyHeadshot-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2057'>\n\t\t\t\tBrian Beckley <div>President Elect<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/fits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/01\/amberle_jones_DTS.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/fits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/01\/amberle_jones_DTS-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/fits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/01\/amberle_jones_DTS-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/fits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/01\/amberle_jones_DTS-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/fits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/01\/amberle_jones_DTS-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/fits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/01\/amberle_jones_DTS-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/fits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/01\/amberle_jones_DTS-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2022'>\n\t\t\t\tAmberle Jones <div>Treasurer <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/fits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/02\/Jennifer_Moran_Bio_Pic_DATS_logo_removed-scaled.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/fits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/02\/Jennifer_Moran_Bio_Pic_DATS_logo_removed-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/fits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/02\/Jennifer_Moran_Bio_Pic_DATS_logo_removed-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/fits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/02\/Jennifer_Moran_Bio_Pic_DATS_logo_removed-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/fits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/02\/Jennifer_Moran_Bio_Pic_DATS_logo_removed-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2120'>\n\t\t\t\tJennifer Moran <div>Secretary<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/fits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2024\/01\/Patrick-Cooney-Bio-Pic-FITS.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/fits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2024\/01\/Patrick-Cooney-Bio-Pic-FITS-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/fits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2024\/01\/Patrick-Cooney-Bio-Pic-FITS-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/fits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2024\/01\/Patrick-Cooney-Bio-Pic-FITS-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/fits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2024\/01\/Patrick-Cooney-Bio-Pic-FITS-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1913'>\n\t\t\t\tPatrick Cooney <div>Past President<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"accordion \">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"accordion-title\">2025-2026 Officers<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\"><h3>President<\/h3>\n<p>Chelsea Myles-McBurney<\/p>\n<h3>President-elect<\/h3>\n<p>Brian Beckley<br \/>\nVodaIQ<\/p>\n<h3>Treasurer<\/h3>\n<p>Amberle Jones<br \/>\nArizona Game and Fish Department<\/p>\n<h3>Secretary<\/h3>\n<p>Jennifer Moran<\/p>\n<h3>Past-President<\/h3>\n<p>Patrick Cooney<br \/>\nSmith-Root\u00a0\u2503\u00a0Technology for Fisheries Conservation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"accordion-title\">2024-2025 Officers<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\"><h3>President<\/h3>\n<p>Patrick Cooney<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Smith-Root\u00a0\u2503\u00a0Technology for Fisheries Conservation<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">16603 NE 50th Avenue<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vancouver, Washington 98686, USA<\/p>\n<p>Email: pcooney@smith-root.com<\/p>\n<h3>President-elect<\/h3>\n<p>Chelsea Myles-McBurney<\/p>\n<h3>Treasurer<\/h3>\n<p>Amberle Jones<\/p>\n<p>Arizona Game and Fish Department<\/p>\n<h3>Secretary<\/h3>\n<p>Jennifer Moran<\/p>\n<h3>Past-President<\/h3>\n<p>Tiffany Hopper<\/p>\n<p>Texas Parks and Wildlife Department<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"accordion-title\">2023-2024 Officers<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\"><h3>President<\/h3>\n<p>Patrick Cooney<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Smith-Root\u00a0\u2503\u00a0Technology for Fisheries Conservation<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">16603 NE 50th Avenue<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vancouver, Washington 98686, USA<\/p>\n<p>Email: pcooney@smith-root.com<\/p>\n<h3>President-elect<\/h3>\n<p>Chelsea Myles-McBurney<\/p>\n<h3>Treasurer<\/h3>\n<p>Kayla Key<\/p>\n<p>Tennessee Cooperative Fishery Research Unit<br \/>\nBox 5114 Tennessee Tech University<br \/>\nCookeville, TN 38505<br \/>\nEmail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:knkey42@students.tntech.edu\">knkey42@students.tntech.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Secretary<\/h3>\n<p>Jennifer Moran<\/p>\n<h3>Past-President<\/h3>\n<p>Tiffany Hopper<\/p>\n<p>Texas Parks and Wildlife Department<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"accordion-title\">2021-2023 Officers<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\"><h3>President<\/h3>\n<p>Tiffany Hopper<\/p>\n<p>Texas Parks and Wildlife Department<\/p>\n<h3>President-elect<\/h3>\n<p>Patrick Cooney<\/p>\n<h3>Secretary-Treasurer<\/h3>\n<p>Kayla Key<\/p>\n<p>Tennessee Cooperative Fishery Research Unit<br \/>\nBox 5114 Tennessee Tech University<br \/>\nCookeville, TN 38505<br \/>\nEmail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:knkey42@students.tntech.edu\">knkey42@students.tntech.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Past-President<\/h3>\n<p>Paul Venturelli<\/p>\n<p>Ball State University<br \/>\n121 Cooper Building<br \/>\nMuncie IN 47306<br \/>\nPhone: 765-285-8812<br \/>\nEmail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:paventurelli@bsu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">paventurelli@bsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"accordion-title\">2019-2021 Officers<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\"><h3>President<\/h3>\n<p>Paul Venturelli<\/p>\n<p>Ball State University<br \/>\n121 Cooper Building<br \/>\nMuncie IN 47306<br \/>\nPhone: 765-285-8812<br \/>\nEmail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:paventurelli@bsu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">paventurelli@bsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>President-elect<\/h3>\n<p>Tiffany Hopper<\/p>\n<p>Texas Parks and Wildlife Department<\/p>\n<h3>Secretary-Treasurer<\/h3>\n<p>Kayla Key<\/p>\n<p>Tennessee Cooperative Fishery Research Unit<br \/>\nBox 5114 Tennessee Tech University<br \/>\nCookeville, TN 38505<br \/>\nEmail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:knkey42@students.tntech.edu\">knkey42@students.tntech.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Past-President<\/h3>\n<p>Rebecca M. Krogman<\/p>\n<p>Iowa Department of Natural Resources<br \/>\n24570 U.S. Highway 34<br \/>\nChariton, IA 50049<br \/>\nPhone: 641-774-2958<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:Rebecca.Krogman@dnr.iowa.gov\">Rebecca.Krogman@dnr.iowa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"accordion-title\">2017-2019 Officers<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\"><h3>President<\/h3>\n<p>Rebecca M. Krogman<\/p>\n<p>Iowa Department of Natural Resources<br \/>\n24570 U.S. Highway 34<br \/>\nChariton, IA 50049<br \/>\nPhone: 641-774-2958<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:Rebecca.Krogman@dnr.iowa.gov\">Rebecca.Krogman@dnr.iowa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>President-elect<\/h3>\n<p>Paul Venturelli<\/p>\n<p>Ball State University<br \/>\n121 Cooper Building<br \/>\nMuncie IN 47306<br \/>\nPhone: 765-285-8812<br \/>\nEmail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:paventurelli@bsu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">paventurelli@bsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Secretary-Treasurer<\/h3>\n<p>Kayla Key<\/p>\n<p>Tennessee Cooperative Fishery Research Unit<br \/>\nBox 5114 Tennessee Tech University<br \/>\nCookeville, TN 38505<br \/>\nEmail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:knkey42@students.tntech.edu\">knkey42@students.tntech.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Past-President<\/h3>\n<p>Julie Defilippi Simpson<\/p>\n<p>Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program<br \/>\n1050 N. Highland St., Suite 200 A-N<br \/>\nArlington, VA 22201<br \/>\nPhone: 703-842-0787<br \/>\n<a class=\"mailto\" href=\"mailto:julie.defilippi@accsp.org\">julie.defilippi@accsp.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"accordion-title\">2015-2017 Officers<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\"><h3>President<\/h3>\n<p>Julie Defilippi Simpson<\/p>\n<p>Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program<br \/>\n1050 N. Highland St., Suite 200 A-N<br \/>\nArlington, VA 22201<br \/>\n703.842.0787 Phone<br \/>\n<a class=\"mailto\" href=\"mailto:julie.defilippi@accsp.org\">julie.defilippi@accsp.org<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>President-elect<\/h3>\n<p>Rebecca M. Krogman<\/p>\n<p>Iowa Department of Natural Resources<br \/>\n24570 U.S. Highway 34<br \/>\nChariton, IA 50049<br \/>\n641.774.2958 Phone<\/p>\n<h3>Secretary-Treasurer<\/h3>\n<p>Nick Sievert<\/p>\n<p>Missouri Coop Unit<br \/>\n302 Anheuser-Busch Natural Resources Bldg<br \/>\nUniversity of Missouri<br \/>\nColumbia, MO 65211<br \/>\n<a class=\"mailto\" href=\"mailto:NAS4tf@mail.missouri.edu\">NAS4tf@mail.missouri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Past-President<\/h3>\n<p>Thom Litts<\/p>\n<p>Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources<br \/>\n2065 Highway 278 SE<br \/>\nSocial Circle, GA 30025<br \/>\n706.557.3236\u00a0 Phone<br \/>\n<a class=\"mailto\" href=\"mailto:thom.litts@dnr.state.ga.us\">thom.litts@dnr.state.ga.us<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"accordion-title\">2013-2015 Officers<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\"><h3>President<\/h3>\n<p>Thom Litts<\/p>\n<p>Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources<br \/>\n2065 Highway 278 SE<br \/>\nSocial Circle, GA 30025<br \/>\n706.557.3236\u00a0 Phone<br \/>\n<a class=\"mailto\" href=\"mailto:thom.litts@dnr.state.ga.us\">thom.litts@dnr.state.ga.us<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>President-elect<\/h3>\n<p>Julie Defilippi Simpson<\/p>\n<h3>Secretary-Treasurer<\/h3>\n<p>Andy Loftus, Loftus Consulting<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"accordion-title\">2011-2013 Officers<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\"><h3>President<\/h3>\n<p>Jodi Whittier, University of Missouri<\/p>\n<h3>Secretary-Treasurer<\/h3>\n<p>Andy Loftus<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"accordion-title\">2008-2011 Officers<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\"><h3>President<\/h3>\n<p>Jeff Kopaska, Iowa Department of Natural Resources<\/p>\n<h3>Secretary-Treasurer<\/h3>\n<p>Andy Loftus<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"accordion-title\">2007-2008 Officers<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\"><h3>President<\/h3>\n<p>Bill Fisher<\/p>\n<h3>Secretary-Treasurer<\/h3>\n<p>Andy Loftus<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"accordion-title\">2005-2007 Officers<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\"><h3>President<\/h3>\n<p>Fred Janssen<\/p>\n<h3>Secretary-Treasurer<\/h3>\n<p>Andy Loftus<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"accordion-title\">2003-2005 Officers<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\"><h3>President<\/h3>\n<p>Stu Shipman<\/p>\n<h3>Secretary-Treasurer<\/h3>\n<p>Andy Loftus<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"accordion-title\">2001-2003 Officers<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\"><h3>President<\/h3>\n<p>Doug Beard<\/p>\n<h3>Secretary-Treasurer<\/h3>\n<p>Andy Loftus<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div> \n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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