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Editor's Picks

Group photo at Harvard Herbarium
The Harvard University Herbaria hosted a novel Oak Taxonomy...
Jeannine Cavender-Bares | Apr 21, 2026
Morgan and friends in Argentina
Visits to three collections of Quercus in Buenos Aires...
Morgan Santini | Apr 05, 2026
Michel Duhart and Paco Garin at Jardín Botánico Wilson, Costa Rica
On April 1st, the very day he turned 103, a great friend...
Francisco Garin Garcia | Apr 05, 2026

Plant Focus

Quercus orocantabrica
Roderick Cameron and Carlos Vila-Viçosa give an account of this intriguing species from northwestern Iberia with a complex taxonomic and...

Board of Directors, Officers, Functions & Committees

All of these people may be contacted through the Membership Directory, accessible on the home page if you are a member of the Society.

Board of Directors 2025–2028

Adam Black, Tim Boland, Amy ByrneRoderick Cameron, Béatrice Chassé, Phil Douglas, Michael EasonDirk Giseburt, Ryan Russell, Elizabeth Thomas, Elif Deniz Ülker

Officers

  • President: Ryan Russell
  • Vice-President: Amy Byrne
  • Secretary: Roderick Cameron
  • Treasurer: Phil Douglas

Functions 

  • Editor International Oaks: Béatrice Chassé
  • Co-Editor International Oaks: Allen Coombes
  • Editor Oak News & Notes: Roderick Cameron
  • Co-Editor Oak News & Notes: Ryan Russell
  • Website Editor: Roderick Cameron

Committees

  • Development and Outreach Committee: Amy Byrne (chair), Roderick Cameron, Gabe Conway, Michael Eason, John Leszczynski, Brent Moon
  • Editorial Committee:  Béatrice Chassé (chair), Amy Byrne, Roderick Cameron, Allen Coombes, Dirk Giseburt, Ryan Russell
  • Finance Committee: Phil Douglas (chair), Amy Byrne, Roderick Cameron, Ryan Russell, Elizabeth Thomas
  • Oak Conservation and Research Committee: Tim Boland (chair), Adam Black, Amy Byrne, Phil Douglas, Dirk Giseburt, Mark Krautmann, Charles Snyers d'Attenhoven, Elizabeth Thomas, Murphy Westwood
  • Taxonomy and Nomenclature Committee: Ryan Russell (chair), Adam Black, Roderick Cameron, Béatrice Chassé, Allen Coombes, Min Deng, Andrew Hipp, Eike Jablonski, Charles Snyers d'Attenhoven, Joeri Strijk, Francisco Vázquez Pardo, Patrick Vereecke
  • Tours and Events Committee: Roderick Cameron (chair), Adam Black, Amy Byrne, Béatrice Chassé, Phil Douglas, Michael Eason, Shaun Haddock, Sean Hogan, Ryan Russell, Elif Deniz Ülker