SWS Membership Benefits

• Asia - Wei-Ta Fang, PhD, Graduate Institute of Environmental Education, National Taiwan Normal University
• Canada - Susan Glasauer, PhD, University of Guelph
• Central - Lindsey Postaski, PWS, CISEC, Parsons
• China - Xianguo Lyu, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology
• Europe - Matthew Simpson, PWS, 35percent Ltd
• International (co-chairs) - Tatiana Lobato de Magalhães, PhD, PWS, Autonomous University of Queretaro (Latin America region) & Alanna Rebelo, PhD, Stellenbosch University (Africa region)
• Mid-Atlantic - Bill Morgante, M.Sc., PWS, Maryland Board of Public Works
• New England - April Doroski
• North Central- Matt Van Grinsven
• Oceania - Maria Vandergragt, Dept Science, Information Technology, Innovation & The Arts
• Pacific Northwest- Shelby Petro
• Rocky Mountain - Becky Pierce, State of Colorado
• South Atlantic - Richard Chinn, SPWS, Richard Chinn Environmental Training, Inc.
• South Central - Jessica Brumley, Ph.D.
• West - Richard Beck, PWS, CPESC, CEP, Michael Baker International

• Biogeochemistry - Havalend Steinmuller, PhD, Florida International University
• Education - Darold Batzer, PhD, University of Georgia
• Global Change Ecology - Melinda Martinez
• Peatlands - Bin Xu, PhD, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Center for Boreal Research
• Public Policy and Regulation - John Lowenthal, PWS
• Ramsar - Nicholas Davidson, Nick Davidson Environmental
• Rights of Wetlands - Gillian Davies, BSC Group, Inc
• Student - Anthony Mirabito
• Wetland Restoration - Ingeborg Hegemann
• Wildlife - Rachel Fern
• Women in Wetlands - Maureen (Mo) Wise

• Awards - Amanda Nahlik, PhD, US Environmental Protection Agency
• Education and Outreach - Jeffrey Matthews, PhD, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Ethics - TBD
• Future Meetings - Yvonne Vallette, SPWS, SWSPCP, US Environmental Protection Agency
• Global Reach - Rebecca Woodward, 35 Percent Ltd
• Human Diversity - Christina Omran, PWS, FCCM, CEPIT
• Membership - Kai Rains, Ph.D., University of Florida
• Publications - Keith Edwards, University of South Bohemia
• Ways and Means - Lori Sutter, PhD, University of Georgia & Jayme Jecker
• Wetland Concerns - Max Finlayson, Charles Sturt University
• Wetlands of Distinction - Steffanie Munguia, Florida International University; Roy Messaros, PhD, US Army Corps of Engineers; & Jason Smith, PWS, Hanover Engineering Associates

• PCP - Christine VanZomeren, PhD, U.S. Engineer Research and Development Center
• Wetlands (non-voting position) - Marinus Otte, PhD, North Dakota State University
• Wetland Science & Practice (non-voting position) - Ralph Tiner, PWS Emeritus
• NAWM (non-voting position) - Jill Aspinwall, State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

Years            Name
2023-2024   Susan M. Galatowitsch
2022-2023   Bill Kleindl
2021-2022   Gregory B. Noe
2020-2021   Loretta Battaglia
2019-2020   Max Finlayson
2018-2019   Beth A. Middleton
2017-2018   Arnold G. van der Valk
2016-2017   Gillian T. Davies
2015-2016   Kimberli J. Ponzio
2014-2015   Jim Perry
2013-2014   Stephen P. Faulkner
2012-2013   George P. Lukacs
2011-2012   Ben A. LePage
2010-2011   Glenn Guntenspergen
2009-2010   Andrew H. Baldwin
2008-2009   Christopher B. Craft
2007-2008   Patrick J. Megonigal
2006-2007   Mary E. Kentula
2005-2006   Barbara L. Bedford
2004-2005   Katherine C. Ewel
2003-2004   Mark G. Felton
2002-2003   Frank P. Day
2001-2002   Barry G. Warner
2000-2001   Virginia Carter
1999-2000   Janet R. Keough
1998-1999   John M. Teal
1997-1998   Donald R. Cahoon
1996-1997   Duncan T. Patten
1995-1996   William J. Mitsch
1994-1995   Mary C. Landin (deceased)
1993-1994   Lee S. Ischinger (deceased)
1992-1993   Carol A. Johnston
1991-1992   Ronnie G. Best
1990-1991   Mark M. Brinson (deceased)
1989-1990   Jay A. Leitch
1988-1989   Gene Silberhorn
1987-1988   Curtis J. Richardson
1986-1987   Courtney T. Hackney
1985-1986   Armando A. De La Cruz
1984-1985   Paul L. Knutson
1983-1984   Walter Glooschenko
1980-1983   James F. Parnell