AAVSO Board Officers and Members

Officers

President

Walt Cooney

Chemical Engineering M.S.
Term 1 of 2

Executive Director

Dr. Brian Kloppenborg

Physics Ph.D -
Astrophysics Specialization

1^st Vice President

Mark Munkascy

Physics B.S.

Term of 1 of 2

 

2^nd Vice President

Bruce McMath

 

Term of 1 of 2

Past President

Richard Berry

Astronomy M.Sc.

Term 1 of 1

Treasurer

Robert Stephens

Certified Public Accountant

Term 9 of 10

 

Secretary

Arne Henden

Astronomy Ph.D.

Term 2 of 5

 

Directors

Class of 2026

Dr. Matt Craig

Ph.D., MA, BA
1^st term, elected

Vacant

1^st term

Vacant

1^st term

Class of 2027

Diogo Teixeira

 

2^nd term, elected

Dr. Molly Wakeling

Nuclear Engineering Ph.D.
1^st term, elected

Dr. Thomas Maccarone

Astronomy Ph.D.
2^nd term, elected

Class of 2028

Peter Bealo

MBA
2nd term, elected

Rick Diz

Civil Engineering Ph.D

1st term, elected

Dr. Dipankar Maitra

Astronomy Ph.D.

2nd term, appointed

AAVSO Bylaws

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Board Governance

Board Committees

Executive Committee: Acts as a sounding board for the ED and steering committee for the full Board; Ensures confidential handling of personnel matters; Handles emergency items between board meetings; ED Performance Plan development and assessment; Develop and document organization governance plan; Maintain and update Board “Policy and Procedures Manual”.

Finance Committee: Develop annual budget with ED for Board approval; Oversee budget and all AAVSO finances; Assess and present organization financial status information to Board and members.

Investment Committee: Oversee the management of the AAVSO endowment and Recommend AAVSO’s endowment investment manager.

Nominating Committee – this is a Bylaw-defined committee composed of non-Board members who identify and recommend AAVSO members to run for election to the Board.  The committee is appointed by the Board President.

Operating Committees

Marketing Committee: Develop the marketing plan and marketing material for AAVSO. Determine what works. As appropriate, bring in consultants to perform specific work (e.g., writers, media consultants etc). Coordinate and actively work with the fundraising committee and the Diversity committees as appropriate.

Observing Section Leadership Team:  Members are section leaders and AAVSO staff. Observing section leaders meet monthly with staff to share ideas and experiences and to create a consistent way to communicate with section members through our section’s activities.

Previous AAVSO Board Members, Officers, and Section Leaders

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