2023 Board Members

Elected Officers

President
Dr. Babu Chalamala
Sandia National Laboratories
January 2023-December 2023
president@nmas.org

President-Elect
Dr. Diane Peebles
Sandia National Laboratories
January 2023-December 2023
president-elect@nmas.org

Vice President
Director, Community Relations 

Dr. David Schultz
Sandia National Laboratories
January 2023-December 2023
vice-president@nmas.org

Treasurer
Dr. Debra N. Thrall
Science Educator (Retired)
January 2022-December 2023
treasurer@nmas.org

Secretary
Malva Knoll
Science Educator (Retired)
January 2021-December 2023
secretary@nmas.org

Past President
Dr. Anton Sumali
Sandia National Laboratories
January 2023-December 2023
past-president@nmas.org

Director-at-Large, NYSC Director
Margaret Showalter
Science Educator
January 2022-December 2023
nysc@nmas.org

Director-at-Large
Dr. Zhiming Liu
Eastern New Mexico University
January 2022-December 2024
director1@nmas.org

Appointed Members

Director, Junior Academy of Science
SWARM, AAAS, NAAS Delegate
Lynn Brandvold
NM Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources (Retired)
nmjas@nmas.org

Director, NMAS Education Awards
Lecture Committee, NMMNHS Museum Liaison
Jayne Aubele
NM Museum of Natural History & Science
education@nmas.org

Liaison for UNM
Prof. Mubarak Syed
University of New Mexico
unm-rep@nmas.org

Liaison for NMHU
Dr. Rod Rock
New Mexico Highlands University
nmhu-rep@nmas.org

Liaison for NMSU
Dr. Cecilia Hernandez
New Mexico State University
nmsu-rep@nmas.org

Liaison for SFCC
Prof. Stephen M. Gómez
Santa Fe Community College
sfcc-rep@nmas.org

Liaison for LANL
Dr. Anna Llobet
Los Alamos National Laboratories
lanl-rep@nmas.org

Liaison for AFRL
Dr. Oscar Martinez Jr.
Air Force Research Laboratory
afrl-rep@nmas.org

Publications

New Mexico Journal of Science – Editor
Vladislav Sevostianov
Princeton University
journal@nmas.org

NMAS Newsletter – Editor
David Schultz
newsletter@nmas.org

Website – Editor
Ellen Loehman
Science Educator (Retired)
webmaster@nmas.org

Directors Emerti

David Duggan
Sandia National Laboratories

Dr. David Hsi
New Mexico State University
Professor Emeritus, Plant Pathology

Harry Pomeroy
Clovis Municipal Schools (Retired)

Mona Pomeroy
Clovis Municipal Schools (Retired)

Dr. Maureen Romine
New Mexico Highlands University