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
