Society Governance
The Dipterists Society governance structure is laid out in the Bylaws of the Society, with a Board of Directors consisting of up to fifteen (15) Directors, with the number to be fixed with these limits by approval of the Board. In addition, the Board elects at least the following Society Officers: President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. In 2021 the Officer position of Meeting Chairperson (who oversees the Society meetings as a whole) was added, and in 2023 the Officer position of Education Chairperson (who overseas educational and outreach opportunities) was added. Two auxilliary Officer positions were added by the Board in 2021 and 2022, respectively, the Field Meeting Chair and the General Meeting Chair. The Board also designates members for Executive and other committees, for various purposes as needed.
As the Society grows, so to will the governance of the Society.
Directors
- Christopher Borkent (2019—present)
- Neal Evenhuis (2024—present)
- Stephen Gaimari (2019—present)
- Martin Hauser (2019—present)
- Ashley Kirk-Spriggs (2024—present)
- Giar-Ann Kung (2024—present)
- Erica McAlister (2024—present)
- John Midgley (2024—present)
- Sarah Oliveira (2024—present)
- Thomas Pape (2024—present)
Officers
- Stephen Gaimari, President (2019—present)
- Martin Hauser, Vice President (2019—present)
- John Midgley, Secretary (2024—present)
- Giar-Ann Kung, Treasurer (2024—present)
- Christopher Borkent, Assistant Treasurer (2024—present)
- Matthew Bertone, Meeting Chairperson (2024—present)
- Ashley Kirk-Spriggs, ICD Chairperson (2025-present)
- Giar-Ann Kung, Education Chairperson (2023—present)
Auxilliary Officers
- Dalton de Souza Amorim, ICD Councilor (2025-present)
- Yuchen Ang, ICD Councilor (2025-present)
- Daniel Bickel, ICD Councilor (Vice-Chair) (2025-present)
- Xiaolin Chen, ICD Councilor (2025-present)
- Netta Dorchin, ICD Councilor (2025-present)
- Stephen Gaimari, ICD Councilor (2025-present)
- Jessica Gillung, ICD Councilor (2025-present)
- Valery Korneyev, ICD Councilor (2025-present)
- Kazuhiro Masunaga, ICD Councilor (2025-present)
- Erica McAlister, ICD Councilor (2025-present)
- Ximo Mengual, ICD Councilor (2025-present)
- John Midgley, ICD Councilor (Secretary) (2025-present)
- Sarah Oliveira, ICD Councilor (2025-present)
- Jeffrey Skevington, ICD Councilor (2025-present)
Executive Committees
- Council for International Congresses of Dipterology (2025-present)
Other Committees
No other Committees have been designated yet
Past Directors
- Shaun Winterton (2019—2023)
- Jessica Gillung (2022—2024)
Past Officers
- Shaun Winterton, Secretary (2019—2023)
- Jon Gelhaus, Field Meeting Chair (auxiliary) (2021—2022)
- Andrew Young, General Meeting Chair (auxiliary) (2022)
- Christopher Borkent, Treasurer (2019—2024)
- Jessica Gillung, Meeting Chairperson (2022—2024)
Past Auxilliary Officers
- Barbara Hayford, Field Meeting Co-Chair (2022—2025)
- Andrew Fasbender, Field Meeting Co-Chair (2022—2025)
Past Executive Committees
No Executive Committees have completed their service
Past Other Committees
No other Committees have completed their service
