Strategic Assembly

The Strategic Assembly is responsible for the Society's long-term strategic direction. Composed of the Board of Trustees, the Chairs of our Divisions, and the Chairs of our Committees, the Strategic Assembly is positioned to drive our strategic planning to new levels of impact.

Three key tasks of the Strategic Assembly are:

  • establish and update over time the AAS strategic plan;
  • monitor progress of the Society toward specific goals included in the strategic plan;
  • review the projects and programs of the Society to ensure they are aligned with and supportive of our strategic goals and mission.

View the AAS Strategic Plan 2021-26

Board of Trustees

Kelsey Johnson

President

Term: Jun 2022 – Jun 2024

Paula Szkody

Past President

Term: Jun 2022 – Jun 2023

Stephen Unwin

Senior Vice-President

Term: Jun 2020 – Jun 2023

Adam Burgasser

Second Vice-President

Term: Jun 2021 – Jun 2024

Grant Tremblay

Third Vice-President

Term: Jun 2022 – Jun 2025

Doris Daou

Treasurer

Term: Jun 2020 – Jun 2026

Alice Monet

Secretary

Term: Jun 2019 – Jun 2025

Kevin Marvel

Executive Officer

Term: Jun 2006 – Present

Edmund Bertschinger

At-Large Trustee

Term: Jun 2020 – Jun 2023

Jane Rigby

At-Large Trustee

Term: Jun 2021 – Jun 2024

Louis-Gregory Strolger

At-Large Trustee

Term: Jun 2021 – Jun 2024

B. Ashley Zauderer-VanderLey

At-Large Trustee

Term: Jun 2022 – Jun 2025

Division Chairs

Daniel Tamayo

Division on Dynamical Astronomy

Catherine Neish

Division for Planetary Sciences

Randall Smith

High Energy Astrophysics Division

Terry Oswalt

Historical Astronomy Division

Murthy Gudipati

Laboratory Astrophysics Division

Craig DeForest

Solar Physics Division

Committee Chairs

Alice Monet

Appointments Committee

Tonia Venters

Code of Ethics Committee

Joel Bregman

Committee on Astronomy and Public Policy

Lee Anne Willson

Demographics Committee

Doris Daou

Finance Committee

Kevin Marvel

Membership Committee

Rolf Danner

Committee for Sexual-Orientation & Gender Minorities in Astronomy

McKinley Brumback

Committee for Sexual-Orientation & Gender Minorities in Astronomy

Michael Rutkowski

Sustainability Committee

Julia Kamenetzky

Committee on Employment

Stephen Unwin

Committee on Meetings

Teznie Pugh

Committee for the Protection of Astronomy and the Space Environment

Aparna Venkatesan

Committee for the Protection of Astronomy and the Space Environment

Nicole Cabrera Salazar

Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy

Karly Pitman

Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy

Karen Masters

Education Committee

Sanlyn Buxner

Education Committee

Lisa Prato

Publications Committee

Chris Sneden

Publications Committee

Alicia Aarnio

Site Visit Oversight Committee

Karen Knierman

Working Group on Accessibility and Disability

Sarah Tuttle

Working Group on Accessibility and Disability

C. Young

Working Group on Astroinformatics and Astrostatistics

Jennifer Bartlett

Working Group on the Preservation of Astronomical Heritage

Eric Bellm

Working Group on Time Domain Astronomy