Contacts
Under its Bylaws, the Society is governed and administered by its Board of Directors, comprising the seven officers who are elected annually and nine directors, who serve for three-year terms.
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2026 Officers
| Office | Officer | |
| President | Peter Davenport | president |
| Vice-President for Administration | Amanda Bielskas | secretary |
| Vice-President for Programs | Karen Becker | vicepresident |
| Secretary | Richard Davis, for membership inquiries | secretary |
| Recording Secretary | Michelle D’Mello | recordingsecretary |
| Treasurer | Debbie Mullins | treasurer |
| Editor | Debbie Becker | editor |
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Directors, terms expiring inā¦
| March 2027 | March 2028 | March 2029 |
| Meredith Barchat | Gillian Henry | Alan Drogin |
| Kristin Ellington | Lisa Kroop | Katherine Figueroa |
| Miriam Rakowski | Ryan Zucker | Shelly Xiong |
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Current Chairs of the Society’s Committees
| Committee | Chairperson | |
| Archives | Karen Becker | vicepresident |
| Awards | Barbara Saunders | Ā |
| Conservation | Ken Chaya | conservation |
| Editorial | Debbie Becker | editor |
| Field Trips | Kristin Ellington | lsnytrips |
| Membership | Miriam Rakowski | Ā |
| Programs | Karen Becker | vicepresident |
| Communicatons & Content Committee | Ā Kristin Ellington | content |
| Technology Committee | Ā Alan Drogin | webmaster |
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 vicepresidentĀ Karen Becker.
For general inquires, please email secretary Richard Davis.
Contact us by mail at:
The Linnaean Society of New York
PO Box 801
New York, NY 10024