Officers
Note: SPD officers who are federal government employees represent themselves as private citizens and not the federal government in any and all Society business.
The SPD officers are:
- Chair: Holly Gilbert (to 2019)
- Vice-chair: Dale Gary (to 2019)
- Secretary: Aimee Norton (to 2021)
- Treasurer: David McKenzie (to 2019)
SPD Committee The SPD Committee consists of the officers (above) and the following Committee members:
- Kelly Korreck (to 2019)
- Andrés Muñoz-Jaramillo (to 2019)
- Dana Longcope (to 2020)
- Maria (Masha) Kazachenko (to 2020)
- Sarah Jaeggli (to 2020)
Former Officers and Committee Members
PDF chars of past officers and committee members:
Nominating Committee
The Nominating Committee (see by-laws) submits nominations to the SPD Secretary for vacancies in the positions of Officers and Committee-persons. The Nominating Committee ascertains the willingness of its nominees to serve if elected.
Current Nominating Committee members are:
- Sabrina Savage (Chair; to 2018)
- Steve Cranmer (to 2017)
- Ed DeLuca (to 2018)
Hale and Harvey Prize Committee
- Haimin Wang, 2015–2019 (Chair)
- Sarah Gibson, 2015–2019
- Kathy Reeves 2017-2021
- Frank Hill 2017-2021
- Terry Kucera 2017-2021
Popular Writing Award Committee
- Monica Bobra (Chair)
- Angela DesJardins
- Cooper Downs
- Kelly Korreck
Public Policy Committee
- Gordon Emslie (Chair to 2017)
- Stephen Bradshaw
- Nicole Duncan
- Kelly Korreck
- Brian Welsch
- Sarah Jaeggli
Education and Public Outreach Committee
- Claire Raftery (Chair)
- Mitzi Adams
- Camilo Buitraga-Casas
- Zoe Frank
- Trae Winter
- Laurel Rachmeler
- Craig DeForest, ex officio (SPD Press Officer)
- Brian Welsch, ex officio (Chair, Pop. Writing Award Com.)
- Timothy Slater, ex officio (AAS Astronomy Education Board)
Website Committee
- Alisdair Davey (Chair)
- Rick Bogart
- Steve Cranmer
- David McKenzie
- Angelos Vourlidas
SPD Student Committee
- Gordon Emslie (Chair)
- Lisa Upton
- Matthias Rempel
Metcalf Travel Award Committee
- Todd Hoeksema, 2014–2017 (Chair)
- Marc DeRosa, 2014–2017
- Mark Miesch, 2014–2017
- Kathy Reeves, 2014–2017
Press Officer
- H. Trae Winter
SPD Handbook Editor
- John Leibacher
SolarMail
- Rick Bogart
Archivist
- Jack Thomas
Liaisons
- Todd Hoeksema (AAS Committee on Advocacy and Public Policy)
- Trae Winter (AAS Astronomy Education Board)