2024-2025 Committees

Below are all the committees for the FHS. The FHS Procedures Manual has now been posted as a reference for all FHS members. Its function is to provide current and future FHS members with a reference document that specifies the functions and duties of all offices, committees and other workings of the Section.

Executive Committee (elected)

The ExCom is composed of voting members elected by the FHS and the non-voting chairs of all FHS committees. The ExCom determines section policy, chooses the winner of the Snieszko award, conducts business consistent with objectives of the Section, and authorizes all expenditures of section funds. Click here for a list of all Past Presidents of the Fish Health Section.

• Jesse Trushenki, President
• Nicholas Phelps, President Elect
• Mark Polinski, Vice President
• Taylor Heckman, Secretary-Treasurer
• Sascha Hallett, Past President
• Matt Stinson, Professional Standards Committee Chair
• Amy Long, Testing Standards Committee Chair

Standing Committees

I. Elected Committees

A. Nominating and Balloting Committee (elected)

• Alison Johnson, Chair, 3rd Year
• Nisha Shrestha, 2nd Year
• Sujita Balami, 1st Year
• Sascha Hallett, Past President

C. Professional Standards Committee (elected)

• Megan Shavalier, Chair
• Ashley Powell, Secretary to Chair
• Eva Marie Quijano Cardé, 2nd Year
• Anna Forest, 1st year

D. Policy/Position Development Committee (elected)

• Nicholas Phelps, Chair, President Elect
• Jayde Ferguson, 3rd Year
• Courtney Harrison, 2nd Year
• David Burbank, 1st Year
• Mark Polinski, Vice-President

Inspections Standards Committee

• Nicholas Phelps, Epidemiology, Statistics, and Modeling
• Trista Becker, Veterinarian
• Myron Kebus, Veterinarian
• Esteban Soto, Fish Pathologist
• Thomas Loch, Fish Health Inspector
• Linda Rhodes, Administrative Chair

Testing Standards Committee

• Amy Long, Chair
• Christopher Whipps, Member
• Janet Warg, Member
• Jayde Ferguson, Member
• Mark Polinski, Member
• Nora Hickey, Member

II. Committees Appointed by the President and EXCOM

A. Awards (appointed)

• Heather Walsh, Chair
• Danielle Van Vliet, Member
• Eileen Henderson, Member

B. Archives (appointed)

• Matt Stinson, Chair
• Beth Peterman, Member
• Sue Marcquenski, Member

C. Continuing Education (appointed)

• Carla Phillips Savage, Chair
• Sean Roon, Member
• Christine Parker-Graham, Member

Ad Hoc Committees

I. Current Ad Hoc Committees

A. Fish Health Laboratory QA/QC Committee

• Wade Cavender, Chair
• Aimee Reed, Executive Secretary
• Joel Bader, Member
• Janet Warg, Member
• Hui-Min Hsu, Member
• Victoria Vincent, Member
• Huseyin Kucuktas, Member
• Rick Cordes, Member

B. Section Communications Committee

• Stacy Strickland, Chair, Listserv Editor
• Hayden Krause, Website Editor
• Amber Johnston, Member

C. International Meeting Oversight Committee

• David Groman, Chair
• Andy Kane, Member
• Matt Griffin, Member
• Esteban Soto, Member
• Fernando Mardones, Member

D. Recruitment and Student Involvement Committee

• Nicholas Phelps, Chair
• Megan Shavalier, Member
• Matt Griffin, Member
• James Tuttle, Member

Extramural Funding Committee

• Janet Warg, Advisory Member
• Jesse Trushenski, Member
• Nicholas Phelps, Member
• Timothy Bruce, Member
• Ken Cain, Member
• Jan Lovy, Member
• Joel Bader, Member
• Marcia House, Member
• Thomas Loch, Member

Long-Range Planning Committee

• Stacy Strickland, Member
• Myron Kebus, Member
• Jim Winton, Member
• Courtney Harrison, Member
• Taylor Heckman, Member
• Esteban Soto, Member
• Nicole Nietlisbach, Member
• Ben LaFrentz, Member
• Thomas Loch, Member

Editors of Journal of Aquatic Animal Health

• Shona Whyte, Editor
• Jeffrey Wolf, Editor