SSB Council
The SSB Council comprises the Executive Committee plus 15 elected councilors and two graduate student representatives. Contact information for officers may be found on the separate Executive Committee page.
Executive Committee
President: Tracy Heath, 2026
President-Elect: Meg Daly, 2026
Past President: Jessica Ware, 2026
Executive Vice President: Elizabeth Jockusch, 2023-2026
Treasurer: Lacey Knowles, 2025-2027
Advisory and Initiatives for Community Director: Anahí Espíndola, 2024-2026
Program Director: Katherine Marske, 2026
Awards Director: Rebecca Chong, 2024-2027
Communications Director: April Wright, 2025-2027
Joint Meeting Council Representative: Josef Uyeda, 2025-2027
Editor-in-Chief, Systematic Biology: Robert Thomson, 2026
Editor-in-Chief, Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biologists: Bryan Carstens
President-Elect: Meg Daly, 2026
Past President: Jessica Ware, 2026
Executive Vice President: Elizabeth Jockusch, 2023-2026
Treasurer: Lacey Knowles, 2025-2027
Advisory and Initiatives for Community Director: Anahí Espíndola, 2024-2026
Program Director: Katherine Marske, 2026
Awards Director: Rebecca Chong, 2024-2027
Communications Director: April Wright, 2025-2027
Joint Meeting Council Representative: Josef Uyeda, 2025-2027
Editor-in-Chief, Systematic Biology: Robert Thomson, 2026
Editor-in-Chief, Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biologists: Bryan Carstens
Elected Councilors
Ivalú Cacho (until Dec. 2026)
Santiago Claramunt (until Dec. 2026)
Matthew Fujita (until Dec. 2026)
Vinita Gowda (until Dec. 2026)
Sarah Jacobs (until Dec. 2026)
Kayce Bell (until Dec. 2027)
Daniel Caetano (until Dec. 2027)
Megan Smith (until Dec. 2027)
Rebecca Tarvin (until Dec. 2027)
Thais Vasconcelos (until Dec 2027)
Jairo Arroyave (until December 2028)
Tomomi Fukuchi (until December 2028)
Hannah Marx (until December 2028)
Carrie Tribble (until December 2028)
Hannah Wood (until December 2028)
Santiago Claramunt (until Dec. 2026)
Matthew Fujita (until Dec. 2026)
Vinita Gowda (until Dec. 2026)
Sarah Jacobs (until Dec. 2026)
Kayce Bell (until Dec. 2027)
Daniel Caetano (until Dec. 2027)
Megan Smith (until Dec. 2027)
Rebecca Tarvin (until Dec. 2027)
Thais Vasconcelos (until Dec 2027)
Jairo Arroyave (until December 2028)
Tomomi Fukuchi (until December 2028)
Hannah Marx (until December 2028)
Carrie Tribble (until December 2028)
Hannah Wood (until December 2028)
Student representatives
Katherin Arango-Gomez (until July 2027)
Sigournie Brock (until July 2026)
Sigournie Brock (until July 2026)
Click here to see a list of past presidents and council members.