NAISMA’s Board of Directors represent a breadth of invasive species management and research skills and perspectives from across North America.
Apply to be a NAISMA Board Member!! All applications will be reviewed by the Board Development Committee a month prior to the NAISMA annual general meeting.
2025 Board of Directors
President
Retired
Washington, D.C
Vice President
CONABIO
CDMX, Mexico
Secretary
University of Minnesota, Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial
Plants and Pests Center
Minnesota, United States
Treasurer
Administrator, Montana Invasive Species Council
Co-Chair, Transboundary Feral Swine Working Group
Montana, United States
Board Director
AIS Prevention Coordinator, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
Nevada, United States
Board Director
Senior Natural Resources Scientist
Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc.
Wisconsin, United States
Board Director
Powell County Weed Board Coordinator
Blackfoot Challenge Vegetation Coordinator
Montana, United States
Board Director
Fillmore County Weed Control Supt.
Nebraska Weed Free Programs Co-Chair
Nebraska, United States
Board Director
Agriculturist II
Nevada Department of Agriculture
Nevada, United States
Board Director
Invasive Species Program Coordinator, New York Natural Heritage Program
New York, United States
Board Director
Invasive Species Technician
Alberta Invasive Species Council
Alberta, Canada
Board Director
Assistant Professor,
Invasive Species Biology and Management,
Penn State University, State College
Pennsylvania, United States
Board Director
Assistant Professor
Biological Control of Invasive Plants
Indian River Research and Education Center,
University of Florida
Florida, United States
Board Director
CONABIO
CDMX, Mexico
Elliott Parsons
Board Director
Specialist, Pacific Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change (Pacific RISCC) Management Network at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Board Director
Advisory Board, NACD Capitol Area; Audit & Risk Committee, Reall, Ltd.; Coach, ReacHIRE; Formerly Head of Investments, Inter-American Development Bank