Board of Directors & Officers

The Board of Directors

The board is responsible for the management of the Society. It currently consists of 13 elected Directors (three Societal Directors, seven Directors nominated by affiliate Societies, and three Directors at Large) plus the Past President. The three Societal Directors are the President, First Vice-President and Second Vice-President, and together with the Past President they make up the Executive Council, which manages the Society between meetings of the full Board.

Attendees at the first Board of Directors meeting at the ESC-SEC JAM in Fredericton, 18 August 2019.(L-R).

Back left to front: Patrice Bouchard, Suzanne Blatt, Felix Sperling, Peggy Dixon, Cedric Gillott, Brian van Hezewijk, Gail Anderson, Bill Riel, Rachel Rix, Christine Noronha, Heather Proctor, Laura Timms, Neil Holliday, Haley Catton, Kateryn Rochon, Morgan Jackson, Joel Kits, Kevin Floate

Societal Directors

President
Bill Riel
Natural Resources Canada, Pacific and Yukon Region, 506 West Burnside Road, Victoria, British Columbia, V8Z 1M5. Tel.: 250-298-2366.
Email: ESCPresident@esc-sec.ca

First Vice-President
Felix Sperling
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9. Tel.: 780-492-3991.
Email: felix.sperling@ualberta.ca

Second Vice-President
Chris MacQuarrie
Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, 1219 Queen Street East, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 2E5. Tel.: 705 206 1938.
Email: cjkmacquarrie@gmail.com

Past-President
Gail Anderson
Centre for Forensic Research, School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive. Burnaby, B.C. V5A 1S6. Tel.: 778-782-3589. Fax: 778-782-4140.
Email: ganderso@sfu.ca

Regional Directors

ESBC
Brian van Hezewijk
Pacific Forestry Centre, 506 West Burnside Road, Victoria, BC V8Z 1M5. Tel.: 250-298-2373.
Email: brian.vanhezewijk@canada.ca

ESA
Boyd Mori
Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Science, 410 Agriculture/Forestry Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5. Tel.: 780-492-6412.
Email: bmori@ualberta.ca

ESS
James Tansey
Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, 125 – 3085 Albert Street, Regina, SK S4S 0B1Tel.: 306-787-4669.
Email: james.tansey@gov.sk.ca

ESM
Jason Gibbs
Department of Entomology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2. Tel.: 204-474-7485.
Email: jason.gibbs@umanitoba.ca

ESO
Roselyne Labbé
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Harrow Research and Development Centre, 2585 County Road 20, Harrow, ON N0R1G0. Tel.: 519-738-1234.
Email: roselyne.labbe@canada.ca

SEQ
Étienne Normandin
Institut de recherche en biologie végétale, Université de Montréal, 4101, rue Sherbrooke Est Montréal, PQ, H1X 2B2. Tel. : 514-343-6111 poste 82703.
etienne.normandin@gmail.com

AES
Catherine Scott
Department of Biology, Acadia University, 33 Westwood Avenue, Wolfville, NS B4P 2R6. Tel.: 902-300-6717.
Email: catherine.elizabeth.scott@gmail.com

Directors-at-Large

Christine Noronha (2022)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Charlottetown Research and Development Centre, 440 University Avenue, PO Box 1210, Charlottetown, PE C1A 7M8. Tel.: 902-370-1374.
Email: christine.noronha@canada.ca

Emma Despland (2023)
Department of Biology, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke W., Montreal, PQ H4B 1R6. Tel.: 514 848-2424 ext. 3426
Email: emma.despland@concordia.ca

Suzanne Blatt (2021)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Kentville Research and Development Centre, 32 Main Street, Kentville, NS B4N 1J5. Tel.: 902-365-8852.
Email: Suzanne.Blatt@AGR.GC.CA

Director for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Sebastian Ibarra Jimenez
BC Ministry of Forest, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development
Forest Improvement and Research Management Branch
3401 Reservoir Rd, Vernon, BC V1B 2C7

E-mail: sebsibarra@gmail.com

Student and Early Professional Director
Rachel Rix
Dept. of Plant, Food and Environmental Sciences, Agriculture Campus, Dalhousie University, PO Box 550, Truro, NS B2N 5E3.
Email: Rachel.Rix@Dal.ca

Officers

Officers of the Society work on behalf of the Society; they are not members of the Board, but they report to the Board

Treasurer
Ward Strong
7811 Westkal Rd, Coldstream, BC, V1B 1Y4. Tel.: 250-309-5865.
Email: ESCTreasurer@esc-sec.ca

Secretary
Neil Holliday
Department of Entomology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2. Tel.: 204-474-8365.
Email: ESCSecretary@esc-sec.ca

Editors-in-Chief, The Canadian Entomologist
Email: editor@esc-sec.ca

Dezene Huber
Faculty of Environment, University of Northern British Columbia, 3333 University Way, Prince George BC V2N 4Z9. Tel.: 250-960-5119

Suzanne Blatt
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Kentville Research and Development Centre, 32 Main Street, Kentville, NS B4N 1J5. Tel.: 902-365-8852.

Amanda Roe
Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, 1219 Queen Street East, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 2E5. Tel.: 705-541-5517

Bulletin Editor
Cedric Gillott
University of Saskatchewan, Department of Biology, 112 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E2. Tel.: 306-966-4401. Fax: 306-966-4461.
Email: cedric.gillott@usask.ca

Assistant Bulletin Editor
Donna Giberson
Department of Biology, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE, C1A 4P3.
Email: giberson@upei.ca

Webmaster
Cass Chowdhury
c/o School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive. Burnaby, B.C. V5A 1S6.
Email: cass_chowdhury@sfu.ca

Social Media Administrator
Angela Gradish
School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd E., Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1. Tel. (519) 824-4120 Ext. 58548.
Email: agradish@uoguelph.ca

Social Media Administrator
Morgan Jackson
Macdonald Campus, McGill University, 21111 Lakeshore Road, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, PQ
H9X 3V9.
Twitter: @BioInFocus
Email: morgandjackson@gmail.com

Editor-in-Chief, Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification
Heather Proctor
Department of Biological Sciences, CW 405, Biological Sciences Bldg., University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9. Tel.: 780-492-5704
Email: hproctor@ualberta.ca

Representatives & Office Staff

Association Coordinator
Ryan Jones
Entomological Society of Canada, 503-386 Broadway, Winnipeg, MB R3C 3R6.
Phone: (888) 821-8387 Fax: (204) 947-9767
Email: info@esc-sec.ca

Executive Director
Geoff Powell
Entomological Society of Canada, 503-386 Broadway, Winnipeg, MB R3C 3R6.
Phone: (888) 821-8387 Fax: (204) 947-9767
Email: ESCExecutiveDirector@esc-sec.ca

Representative of Biological Survey of Canada
Armin Namayandeh
Michigan, USA. Tel.: 810-294-9426
namayandeh@gmail.com