Officers

Officers

MNAFS consists of four officers including the President, the President-Elect, the Past-President, and the Secretary-Treasurer.

Executive Committee (EXCOM)

The EXCOM consists of the four elected officers and four additional at-large members elected for two-year terms.

The MNAFS Executive Committee (EXCOM) consists of four elected officers (President, President-Elect, Secretary-Treasurer, Past-President) and four additional at-large members elected for two-year terms at the Annual Meeting.  The four at-large members consist of one DNR representative, one open (private, tribal, and other state agencies) representative, one Federal representative, and one Academic representative.  The EXCOM is authorized to act on behalf of the Chapter between Annual Meetings.


2026 Executive Committee

President-Elect: Calub Shavlik, MN DNR

President: Kyle Zimmer, University of St. Thomas

Past-President: Tom Jones, DNR, retired

Secretary-Treasurer: Mike Bush, Concordia College of Minnesota

Academic Representative: Solomon David, University of Minnesota

DNR Representative: Matt Ward, DNR

Federal Representative: Lynn Waterhouse, UMN Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

Open Representative: Nathan Mielke, MPCA