Officers & Councilors
Under the ICRS Constitution, the Society is managed by a Council and five officers: President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Corresponding Secretary and Recording Secretary. Officers and Council members serve four-years terms, with elections held biannually. All positions are entirely volunteer.
Officers
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PRESIDENT Christian R Voolstra (Term 2023-2026) Department of Biology University of Konstanz GERMANY |
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VICE PRESIDENT AND EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE CHAIR Tracy Ainsworth (Term 2023-2026) Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences The University of New South Wales, Sydney AUSTRALIA |
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CORRESPONDING SECRETARY AND COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE CHAIR C. Mark Eakin (Term 2023-2026) Corals and Climate USA |
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TREASURER Anderson B Mayfield (Term 2021-2024) CORDAP KAUST SAUDI ARABIA |
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INCOMING TREASURER John Burt (Term 2025-2028) New York University Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates |
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RECORDING SECRETARY Anastazia Banaszak (Term 2021-2024) Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Puerto Morelos MEXICO |
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INCOMING RECORDING SECRETARY Mariana Rocha de Souza (Term 2025-2028) Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology USA |
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF of CORAL REEFS Morgan Pratchett James Cook University Townsville, Queensland AUSTRALIA |
Councilors 2021 – 2024
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Nicola Browne AWARDS COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR Curtin University Perth AUSTRALIA |
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Luiz Calderon-Aguilera EDUCATION COMMITTEE Centro de Investigacion Cientifica y de Educacion Superior de Ensenada Baja California MEXICO |
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Sarah W. Davies Biology Department Boston University Boston, MA USA |
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Ilsa Kuffner AWARDS COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR U.S. Geological Survey St Petersburg, FL USA |
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Vikash Munbodhe University of Mauritius Reduit MAURITIUS |
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Kennedy Osuka Coastal Oceans Research and Development – Indian Ocean (CORDIO East Africa) Mombasa KENYA |
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Raquel Peixoto CONSERVATION COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR Red Sea Research Centre KAUST SAUDI ARABIA |
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Nikki Traylor-Knowles University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences Miami FL USA |
Councilors 2023 – 2026
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Deepeeka Kaullysing Department of Biosciences and Ocean Studies Faculty of Science University of Mauritius MAURITIUS |
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Tries B. Razak Research Centre for Oceanography National Research and Innovation Agency INDONESIA |
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James Davis Reimer Department of Biology & Marine Science Faculty of Science University of the Ryukyus Nishihara, Okinawa JAPAN |
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Héctor Reyes Bonilla Departamento Académico de Ciencias Marinas y Costeras Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur La Paz MEXICO |
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Verena Schoepf University of Amsterdam Amsterdam THE NETHERLANDS |
Committee & Chapter Chairs
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Conservation Committee Co Chair Simon Harding Marine Conservation Consultant Sussex UNITED KINGDOM |
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Coral Restoration Consortium Tom Moore NOAA Coral Reef Restoration Program St. Petersburg, Florida USA |
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Coral Restoration Consortium R. Scott Winters Coral Restoration Foundation Florida USA |
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European Chapter Gert Wörheide Department of Earth and Environmental Science Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Munich GERMANY |
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Mid-East Chapter John Burt Center for Genomics and Systems Biology New York University Abu Dhabi Abu Dabi UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
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Mexican Coral Reef Society Guillermo Horta-Puga Laboratorio de Biogeoquímica, UBIPRO, FES Iztacala Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico City MEXICO |
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Student and Early Career Chapter Igor Pessoa University of California Santa Cruz USA |
| Student and Early Career Chapter Morgan Short Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative Division of Aquatic Resources Hawaii USA |
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2026 ICRS Conference Committee Chair Simon Davy School of Biological Sciences Victoria University of Wellington Wellington NEW ZEALAND |
