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Quercus coccifera, 97 cm dbh and 15 m canopy spread
Images and insights from Ezra Barnea’s journey to Cyprus’s...
Ezra Barnea | Jun 13, 2026
Lainey Kirshberger and Ryan Silver, students at Oklahoma State University, participated in the fieldwork and will lead the genetic and epigenetic analysis under the supervision of Dr. Antonio R. Castilla.
Endangered oak Quercus hinckleyi shows strong genetic...
Website Editor | Jun 09, 2026
The current Red List status and modelled outlook for the eight Californian oak species, plus tanoak
New paper should significantly change our approach to...
Steve Potter | Jun 09, 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: Charles Snyers d'Attenhoven (chair), Adam Black, Roderick Cameron, Béatrice Chassé, Allen Coombes, Min Deng, Andrew Hipp, Eike Jablonski, Ryan Russell, 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