{"id":186,"date":"2015-11-11T22:34:25","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T04:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aas.austinastro.org\/?page_id=186"},"modified":"2026-07-31T11:13:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T16:13:48","slug":"officers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/austinastro.org\/index.php\/officers\/","title":{"rendered":"Executive Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Austin Astronomical Society (AAS) is organized with a set of Bylaws<\/a>. All decisions affecting the Society are made by polling a quorum of the membership. The membership may elect to delegate certain decisions to the Executive Committee, which consists of the elected officers. You may contact any of the officers below directly or use our Contact Us<\/a> form.<\/p>\n

The Society’s elected officers for June 2026 through May 2027<\/strong>\u00a0are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
President<\/strong><\/td>\nJamie Canfield (interim)<\/strong><\/td>\npresident@austinastro.org<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vice President<\/strong><\/td>\nJoyce Lynch (interim)<\/strong><\/td>\nvicepresident@austinastro.org<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Secretary<\/strong><\/td>\nShwetha Jagdish<\/strong><\/td>\nsecretary@austinastro.org<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Treasurer<\/strong><\/td>\nCharles Stark<\/strong><\/td>\ntreasurer@austinastro.org<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Communications Chair<\/strong><\/td>\nopen<\/strong><\/td>\ncommunications@austinastro.org<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Outreach Chair<\/strong><\/td>\nNielsa Lachapelle<\/strong><\/td>\noutreach@austinastro.org<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Equipment Chair<\/strong><\/td>\nGreg Rohde<\/strong><\/td>\nequipment@austinastro.org<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Member Services Chair<\/strong><\/td>\nTerry Phillips (interim)<\/strong><\/td>\nmemberservices@austinastro.org<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Members-at-Large<\/strong><\/td>\nMike Gent<\/strong><\/td>\nmembersatlarge@austinastro.org<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nBrian Lippincott<\/strong><\/td>\nmembersatlarge@austinastro.org<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nDavid Kupfer<\/strong><\/td>\nmembersatlarge@austinastro.org<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nRasheeda Crawford<\/strong><\/td>\nmembersatlarge@austinastro.org<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nRajesh Garga<\/strong><\/td>\nmembersatlarge@austinastro.org<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nRamon Salvania<\/strong><\/td>\nmembersatlarge@austinastro.org<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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In addition to the officers, the Bylaws define additional roles that are determined by appointment.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Parliamentarian<\/strong><\/td>\nJoyce Lynch<\/strong><\/td>\nparliamentarian@austinastro.org<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ALCOR (Astronomical League Correspondent)<\/strong><\/td>\nJoi Chevalier<\/strong><\/td>\nalcor@austinastro.org<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
International Dark Skies Association Liaison (IDA)<\/strong><\/td>\nJamie Canfield<\/b><\/td>\ncontactaas@austinastro.org<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sidereal Times<\/em> Editor<\/strong><\/td>\nDawn Davies<\/strong><\/td>\nnewsletter@austinastro.org<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Webmaster<\/strong><\/td>\nSean Leary<\/strong><\/td>\nwebmaster@austinastro.or<\/strong>g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Interim meaning:<\/strong> When no one is elected or appointed to a position, the person from the previous term is left in place until a replacement can be found.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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