USAS OFFICERS
President, Dr. Abigail Bockus
Research Physiologist
Bozeman Fish Technology Center
4050 Bridger Canyon Rd.
Bozeman, MT 59715
Office +1 (785) 564-7308
email: abockus@aquarange.org
President-Elect, Dr. Mick Walsh
Faculty, Marine Science
College of the Florida Keys
5901 College Road. M-309
Key West, FL 33040
Office +1 (305) 809-3205
email: michelle.walsh@cfk.edu
Vice-President, Dr. D. Allen Pattillo
Shellfish Aquaculture Technology Specialist
University of Maryland - Extension
124 Wye Narrows Dr.
Queenstown, MD 21658
Office +1 (410) 827-8056 x141
email: dapatt@umd.edu
Secretary/Treasurer, Dr. Dayan Perera
Extension Professor
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
1200 N. University Drive
Pine Bluff, AR 71601
Office +1 (870) 575-8138
email: pererad@uapb.edu
Immediate Past-President, Dr. Anita Kelly
Extension Professor
Auburn University
School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
529 S. Centreville St.
Greensboro, AL 36744
Office +1 (334) 624-4016
email: amk0105@auburn.edu
Director, Dr. Adriane Michaelis
Assistant Professor
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
William & Mary
1375 Greate Rd.
Gloucester Point, VA 23062
Office: +1 (804) 684-7392
email: amichaelis@vims.edu
Director, Mr. Forrest Wynne
State Extension Specialist for Aquaculture
Kentucky State University
McCracken County Cooperative Extension
Suite 117
2025 New Holt Road
Paducah, KY 420001
Office +1 (270) 554-9520
email: forrestswynne@gmail.com
Director, Ms. Melissa ‘Missy’ Good
Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program
University of Alaska Fairbanks
118 Trident Way
Kodiak, AK 99615
email: melissa.good@alaska.edu
Director, Mr. Jordan Lynch
Farm Manager
Key Allegro Oyster Company
1796 Bay Shore Dr.
Rockport, TX 78382
Work: +1 (515) 418-0857
Student Liaison (ex officio), Julia Grenn
Ph.D. Candidate
Commercial Shellfish Aquaculture Lab & Team
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
email: jmgrenn@vims.edu
PAST LEADERSHIP 1990 - PRESENT
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Photo courtesy David Cline.
Committee Chairs (current)
Awards Committee: Gulni Ozbay and Abigail Bockus
Professional Achievement Awards Sub-Committee: Abigail Bockus
Student Awards Sub-Committee: Gulni Ozbay
Conference Committee: John Cooksey
Election Committee: Bill Walton and Abigail Bockus
Finance Committee: Dayan Perera
Past President’s Committee: Bill Walton
Promotion & Membership Outreach Committee: Forrest Wynne
Promotion & Membership Outreach Sub-Committee on Workshops: Adriane Michaelis
Promotion & Membership Outreach Sub-Committee on Webinars: Allen Pattillo
Rules & Regulations Committee: Moureen Matuha
Strategic Planning Committee: Dayan Perera
Student Activities Committee: Mick Walsh
Student Subunits Committee: Mick Walsh
Social Networking/Website Analysis Committee: Matthew Smith
Ad-Hoc Committee - Diversity and Inclusion: Eric Saillant
Ad Hoc Committee - Education (Secondary School): David Cline
(The current USAS President is an ex-officio member of all USAS committees)