NAISMA’s Board of Directors represent a breadth of invasive species management and research skills and perspectives from across North America.
Apply to be a NAISMA Board Member!! All applications will be reviewed by the Board Development Committee a month prior to the NAISMA annual general meeting.
2024 Board of Directors
Thomas Boos
President
AIS Prevention Coordinator, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
Nevada, United States
Vasiliy Lakoba, Ph.D.
Vice President
Director of Research
The American Chestnut Foundation
Virginia, United States
Amy Morey
Secretary
University of Minnesota, Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial
Plants and Pests Center
Minnesota, United States
Jennifer Dean, Ph.D.
Treasurer
Invasive Species Biologist, New York Natural Heritage Program
New York, United States
Todd Boller
Board Director
Fillmore County Weed Control Supt.
Nebraska Weed Free Programs Co-Chair
Nebraska, United States
Heidi Kennedy
Board Director
Senior Natural Resources Scientist
Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc.
Wisconsin, United States
Mark Heilman
Board Director
SePRO Director of Aquatic Technology
Indiana, United States
Karen Laitala
Board Director
Powell County Weed Board Coordinator
Blackfoot Challenge Vegetation Coordinator
Montana, United States
Liz Lodman
Board Director
Administrator, Montana Invasive Species Council
Co-Chair, Transboundary Feral Swine Working Group
Montana, United States
Andrea Moe
Board Director
Agriculturist II
Nevada Department of Agriculture
Nevada, United States
Christopher Dionigi, PhD
Board Director
Retired
Washington, D.C
Paige Kuczmarski
Board Director
Invasive Species Technician
Alberta Invasive Species Council
Alberta, Canada
Deah Lieurance
Board Director
Assistant Professor,
Invasive Species Biology and Management,
Penn State University, State College
Pennsylvania, United States
Carey Minteer
Board Director
Assistant Professor
Biological Control of Invasive Plants
Indian River Research and Education Center,
University of Florida
Florida, United States
Sarah Rang
Board Director
Executive Director
Invasive Species Centre
Ontario, Canada
Amber Slaughterbeck
Board Director
Regional Specialist,
State of Indiana Cooperative Invasive Management (SICIM),
West Central Indiana
Indiana, United States
Kelsey Taylor
Board Director
Assistant Professor
Invasive Species Coordinator
Fond du Lac Resource Management,
Minnesota, United States
Julie Urban
Board Director
Associate Research Professor,
Department of Entomology,
Penn State University
Pennsylvania, United States