Contacts
Under its Bylaws, the Society is governed and administered by its Board of Directors, comprising the six officers who are elected annually and nine directors, who serve for three-year terms.
2025-2026 Officers
| Office | Officer | |
| President | rotates monthly | president |
| Vice-President for Administration | Amanda Bielskas | secretary |
| Vice-President for Programs | Karen Becker | vicepresident |
| Secretary | Meredith Barchat, for membership inquiries | secretary |
| Recording Secretary | Lisa Kroop | recordingsecretary |
| Treasurer | Debbie Mullins | treasurer |
| Editor | Debbie Becker | editor |
Directors, terms expiring in…
| March 2026 | March 2027 | March 2028 |
| Alan Drogin | Kristin Ellington | Richard Davis |
| Charles “Chuck” McAlexander | Miriam Rakowski | Gillian Henry |
| Erika Piik | Nithya Sowrirajan | Peter Davenport |
Current Chairs of the Society’s Committees
| Committee | Chairperson | |
| Archives | Karen Becker | vicepresident |
| Awards | Barbara Saunders | |
| Conservation | Eric Ozawa and Ken Chaya | conservation |
| Bylaws | Chuck McAlexander | |
| Editorial | Debbie Becker | editor |
| Field Trips | Kristin Ellington | lsnytrips |
| Great Gull Island | Lydia Thomas | |
| Membership | Miriam Rakowski | |
| Programs | Karen Becker | vicepresident |
| Rare Bird Alert | Tom Burke | |
| Technology and Website Committee | Erika Piik | content |
All email accounts in the last column should be followed by at sign linnaeannewyork dot org
If you are interested in working on a committee, please email president
If you are interested in speaking at one of our meetings, or would like to recommend a speaker, please email vicepresident Karen Becker.
For general inquires, please email secretary Meredith Barchat.
Contact us by mail at:
The Linnaean Society of New York
PO Box 801
New York, NY 10024