Governance
The Acarological Society of America Governing Board is utilizing a continuous strategic planning process to make balanced decisions and utilize Society resources to meet member expectations. This page provides governance documents including the current Bylaws, the Manual of Operations, and Guidelines that provide direction for ASA (See attached file – Protocol & Procedures ASA.PDF).
Governance Document
Constitution & Bylaws
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Protocol & Procedures
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Board Members
Emilie Demard
President
2026 - 2027
Pavel Klimov
President Elect
2026 - 2027
Kaitlin Campbell
Secretary/Treasure
2025 - 2027
Joshua Benoit
Governing Board Member
2026 - 2028
Livia M. S. Ataide
Governing Board Member
2024 - 2026
Marcello De Giosa
Governing Board Member
2025 - 2027
Aline Tassi
Governing Board Member
2026 - 2028
Risa Pesapane
Governing Board Member
2026 - 2028
Denise Navia
Governing Board Member
2024 - 2026
Paola Villamarin
Student Representative
2025 - 2027
Allan Busuulwa
Digital Communications Manager
2025 - 2026
Leslie Aviles
Digital Communications Manager
2026 - 2027
Current Board Members
| Name | Position | Term | Institution | Acarological Specialty | Webpage | |
| Emilie Demard | President | 2026-2027 | Utah State University | Integrated Pest Management, Biological control, Taxonomy of Phytoseiidae, Control of Eriophyidae, and Tetranychidae | ||
| Pavel Klimov | President-Elect | 2025-2026 | Purdue University | Mite specialty (Astigmata, evolution and systematics) | ||
| Joshua Benoit | Governing Board Member | 2026-2028 | University of Cincinnati | Tick and mite physiology | ||
| Kaitlin U. Campbell | Secretary/Treasurer | 2019-2021; 2022-2024; 2025-2027 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke | Ant associated mites, phoresy, biodiversity, community ecology | ||
| Marcello De Giosa | Governing Board Member | 2025-2027 | University of Florida -TREC | Taxonomy of Eriophyidae, Biological control, Integrated Pest Management | ||
| Livia M. S. Ataide | Governing Board Member | 2024-2026 | University of Florida – TREC | Mite-plant interaction, IPM, biological control | ||
| Aline Tassi | Governing Board Member | 2026-2028 | University of Florida – TREC | Agricultural Acarology – taxonomy of Tenuipalpidae and Eriophyidae, plant–virus interactions, and integrated pest management (IPM) | ||
| Risa Pespapane | Governing Board Member | 2026-2028 | The Ohio State University | Ixodidae (ecology, biology, control, surveillance, vector-borne disease, IPM), Halarachnidae (ecology, taxonomy, control, vector-borne disease), Trombiculidae (ecology, surveillance, vector-borne disease) | ||
| Denise Navia | Governing Board Member | 2024-2026 | INRAE | |||
| Paola Villamarin | Student Representative | 2025-2027 | University of Florida -TREC | Ecology, IPM, Tetranychidae | ||
| Allan Busuulwa | Digital Communications Manager | 2025-2026 | University of Florida – GREC | Integrated Pest Management, Biological control | ||
| Leslie Aviles | Social Media Manager | 2026-2027 | Purdue University | Integrated Pest Management, Biological control with Phytoseiidae and Tetranychidae |
Past Board Members
| Orlando Combita | President | 2024-2025 | Ohio State University |
| Andrew Jansen | Governing board member | 2024-2025 | USDA |
| Marielle Berto | Governing board member | 2023-2025 | University of Florida-TREC |
| David Nielson | Governing board member | 2023-2025 | USDA |
| Alexandra Revynthi | President | 2023-2024 | University of Florida-TREC |
| Emilie Demard | Governing Board Member/Social Media Manager | 2022-2024; 2023-2024 | University of Florida-CREC |
| Carrie De Jesus | Governing Board Member | 2022-2024 | Navy Entomology Center of Excellence |
| Amy Murillo | President | 2022-2023 | University of California Riverside |
| Carlos Barreto | Governing Board Member/Social Media Manager | 2021-2023 | Algoma University |
| Patricia Pietrantonio | President | 2021-2022 | Texas A&M University |
| Lorena Lopez | President | 2020-2021 | Virginia Tech |
| Maria Navajas | Governing Board Member | 2019-2022 | INRAE |
| Ray Fisher | Governing Board Member | 2019-2022 | University of Arkansas |
| Paula Lado | Governing Board Member | 2019-2022 | Colorado State University |
| Monica Farfan | President, Secretary/Treasurer; Website Manager | 2019-2020; 2016-2018; 2018 | Colorado State University |
| Joel Hutcheson | Governing Board Member; President | 2017-2020; 2012-2014; 2015-2016 | USDA-APHIS |
| Sam Bolton | President | 2018-2019 | Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services |
| Raul Villanueva | Governing Board Member, President | 2017-2020; 2012-2013 | University of Kentucky |
| Wayne Knee | Governing Board Member | 2014-2017 | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada |
| Patricia Pietrantonio | Governing Board Member | 2017-2019 | Texas A&M University |
| Pavel Klimov | Governing Board Member | 2014-2016 | University of Michigan |
| Cesar Monzo Ferrer | Governing Board member | 2013-2015 | University of Florida |
| Fred Beaulieu | Governing Board Member | 2014-2017 | Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids, and Nematodes |
| Jim Amrine | Governing Board Member; Secretary Treasurer | 2013-2014 | West Virginia University |
| Mariam Lekveishvili | President | 2013-2014 | Shenandoah University |
| Cal Welbourn | President | 2011-2012 | Florida Department of Plant Industry |
| Jose Carlos Verle Rodrigues | President | 2010-2011 & 2016-2017 | University of Puerto Rico |
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