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
Alexandra Revynthi
President
2024-2025
Kaitlin Campbell
Secretary/Treasurer
2019-2024
Carrie De Jesus
Governing Board Member
2022-2024
David Nielsen
Governing Board Member
2023-2025
Livia M. S. Ataide
Governing Board Member
2024 - 2026
Emilie Demard
Social Media Manager/Governing Board Member
2022 - 2024
Marielle Berto
Governing Board Member
2023 - 2025
Orlando Combita
President-elect
2024 - 2025
Denise Navia
Governing Board Member
2024 - 2026
Marcello De Giosa
Student Representative
2024 - 2026
Current Board Members
| Name | Position | Term | Institution | Acarological Speciality | Webpage | |
| Amy Murillo | Past President | 2023-2024 | University of California- Riverside | Ectoparasites and animal production | amy.murillo@ucr.edu | |
| Alexandra Revynthi | President | 2024-2025 | University of Florida – TREC | Behavioral-chemical mite ecology, biological control, mites–virus interactions | arevynthi@ufl.edu | Website |
| Kaitlin U. Campbell | Secretary/Treasurer | 2019-2024 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke | Ant associated mites, phoresy, biodiversity, community ecology | uppstrka@miamioh.edu | Website |
| Orlando Combita | President-elect | 2024-2025 | Ohio State University | combitaheredia.1@osu.edu | ||
| Emilie Demard | Social Media Manager/Governing Board Member | 2022-2024 | University of Florida – CREC | IPM, biological control, taxonomy of Phytoseiidae | edemard@ufl.edu | |
| Carrie De Jesus | Governing Board Member | 2022-2024 | Navy Entomology Center of Excellence | Tick-borne pathogens | carrie.e.dejesus.ctr@health.mil | |
| Livia M. S. Ataide | Governing Board Member | 2024-2026 | University of Florida | Mite-plant interaction, IPM, biological control | lsilvaataide@ufl.edu | |
| Marielle Berto | Governing Board Member | 2023-2025 | University of Florida – TREC | Phoretic mites, IPM | mdemoraesberto@ufl.edu | |
| David Nielsen | Governing Board Member | 2023-2025 | USDA | david.nielsen@usda.gov | ||
| Denise Navia | Governing Board Member | 2024-2026 | INRAE | denise.navia@inrae.fr | ||
| Marcello De Giosa | Student Representative | 2024-2026 | University of Florida -TREC | Ecology, Integrated Mite Management, taxonomy of Tenuipalpidae | m.degiosa@ufl.edu |
Past Board Members
| Carlos Barreto | Governing Board Member/Social Media Manager |
2021-2023 | Algoma University |
| Patricia Pietrantonio | President |
2022-2023 | Texas A&M University |
| Lorena Lopez | President |
2021-2022 | 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 | 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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