Officers

SECTION STEERING COMMITTEE
AAAS has transitioned to a new governance structure that replaces each section Steering Group and Electorate Nominating Committee with a Steering Committee. The members of the Section U Steering Committee for 2023 are provided on this page.

Chair
Linda Young
National Agricultural Statistics Service
United States Department of Agriculture

At-Large Representative
Jennifer Clarke
Department of Statistics
University of Nebraska, Lincoln

At-Large Representative
Qi Long
Department of Biostatistics
University of Pennsylvania

Council Member
Sharon-Lise Normand
Department of Biostatistics
Harvard University

Early-Career Representative
Giri Gopalan
Statistical Sciences Group
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Membership Engagement Chair
Michele Guindani
Department of Biostatistics
University of California, Los Angeles

Nominations/Leadership Development Chair
Karen Kafadar
Department of Statistics
University of Virginia

Non-Academic Representative
David Corliss
General Motors

Secretary
Dan Nettleton
Department of Statistics
Iowa State University

Because 2023 is a transition year, the appointments to the Section U Steering Committee have terms ending on December 31, 2023, except for the appointment of Qi Long, which ends December 31, 2024. All current members are eligible for reappointment or election to positions with terms beginning in 2024.