Dipterists Society

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
• Officers
• Auxilliary Officers
• Executive Committees
• Other Committees
• Past Directors
• Past Officers
• Past Executive Committees
• Past Other Committees

Directors

Following are the current Directors of the Society.

• 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

Following are the current Officers of the Society.

• Stephen Gaimari, President (2019—present)
• Martin Hauser, Vice President (2019—present)
• Giar-Ann Kung, Secretary (2024—present)
• John Midgley, Treasurer (2024—present)
• Matthew Bertone, Meeting Chairperson (2024—present)
• Giar-Ann Kung, Education Chairperson (2023—present)

Auxilliary Officers

Following are the current Auxilliary Officers of the Society.

• Barbara Hayford, Field Meeting Co-Chair (2022—present)
• Andrew Fasbender, Field Meeting Co-Chair (2022—present)

Executive Committees

No Executive Committees have been designated yet

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 Executive Committees

No Executive Committees have completed their service

Past Other Committees

No other Committees have completed their service