Officers

SECTION STEERING GROUP
The section steering committee comprises the secretary, chair, nominations/leadership development chair, membership engagement chair, early-career representative, non-academic representative, council member, and two members-at-large.

Chair
Katherine Bennett Ensor (2026)
Rice University

Secretary
Karen Kafadar (2026)
University of Virginia

Council
Veronica Berrocal (2028)
University of California, Irvine 

Early-Career Representative
Giri Gopalan (2025)
Los Alamos National Lab

Nominations and Leadership Development Chair
Tian Zheng (2027)
Columbia University

Non-Academic Representative
Katherine Heller (2026)
Google

Membership Engagement Chair
Michele Guindani (2025)
University of California, Los Angeles

Members-at-Large
Jennifer Clarke (2025)
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Sandra Safo (2026)
University of Minnesota

Note: Terms end on December 31 in the year given in parentheses.