Permanent Committees

Audit: As a non-profit, ASPRS is required to be audited every year. the Audit Committee shall oversee the yearly financial audit. The Audit Committee consists of a minimum of the Treasurer and two ASPRS Board members appointed by the President. The Treasurer shall serve as the Chair.

The Committee shall provide a report to the Board prior to Board action on the annual audit.

Governance: The Governance Committee consists of the five most recent and available Past Presidents of the Society. This committee oversees the bylaws, officer nominations, professional conduct and external relations.

Committee Chairs 

Governance Committee Chair
Chris Parrish: christopher.parrish@oregonstate.edu

Standards Committee Chair
Greg Stensaas: stensaas@usgs.gov 

Education and Professional Development Committee Chair
Sara Durgan: sdenkadurgan@gmail.com

Evaluation for Certification Committee Chair
Michael Zoltek: michael.zoltek@gmail.com

Awards Committee Chair
Lindi Quackenbush: ljquack@esf.edu 

Communications/Publications Committee Chair
Alper Yilmaz: yilmaz.15@osu.edu

Data Preservation and Archiving Committee Chair
Cody Benkelman: cbenkelman@esri.com

Audit Committee Chair
John McCombs: john.mccombs@noaa.gov

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Chair
Amanda Aragon: AmandaAragon@gmail.com