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: Dana Longcope (to 2017)
- Vice-chair: Holly Gilbert (to 2017)
- Secretary: Aimee Norton (to 2018)
- Treasurer: David McKenzie (to 2016)
SPD Committee
The SPD Committee consists of the officers (above) and the following Committee members:
- David Alexander (to 2016)
- Stephen James Bradshaw (to 2017)
- Mark Cheung (to 2016)
- Gordon Emslie (to 2017)
- Sabrina Savage (to 2017)
Former officers and committee members
PDF charts of past officers and committee members are available.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:
- Amy Winebarger (Chair; to 2016)
- Kathy Reeves (to 2015)
- Steve Cranmer (to 2017)
Hale and Harvey Prize Committee
- Mark Linton, 2013 - 2017 (Chair)
- Doug Braun, 2013 - 2017
- Sarah Gibson, 2015 - 2019
- K.D. Leka, 2013 - 2017
- Haimin Wang, 2015 - 2019
Popular Writing Award Committee
- Monica Bobra (Chair)
- Angela DesJardins
- Cooper Downs
- Timothy Ferris
- Kelly Korreck
Public Policy Committee
- Gordon Emslie (Chair, to 2017)
- Stephen Bradshaw
- Nicole Duncan
- Kelly Korreck
- Brian Welsch
Summer School Committee
- Terry Forbes (Chair)
- David Alexander
- Sarbani Basu
- John Leibacher
- Haimin Wang
- Amy Winebarger
- Ilia Roussev, ex officio (Past Summer School Director)
- Jiong Qiu ex officio (SPD Student Committee Member)
Education and Public Outreach Committee
- Claire Raftery (Chair)
- Mitzi Adams
- Camilo Buitraga-Casas
- Zoe Frank
- Trae Winter
- 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
- Joe Gurman (Chair)
- Rick Bogart
- Steve Cranmer
- David McKenzie
- Angelos Vourlidas
SPD Student Committee
- Gordon Emslie (Chair)
- Kathy Reeves
- 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
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Craig DeForest
SPD Handbook Editor
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John Leibacher
SolarMail
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Rick Bogart
Archivist
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Jack Thomas
Liaisons
- Todd Hoeksema (AAS Committee on Advocacy and Public Policy)
- Trae Winter (AAS Astronomy Education Board)