Governance

The Oceanography Society Council

The Council is The Oceanography Society's governing body and is responsible for directing the affairs and determining the future of the Society. Elections for two of the nine council positions are held each year, and the election for president-elect is held in even-numbered years.

Officers

The Secretary and the Treasurer are appointed by the President and are not elected positions.

• President: Mike Roman
• President-Elect: Mark Abbott
• Past-President: Carolyn Thoroughgood
• Secretary: Susan Cook
• Treasurer: Susan Banahan
  
  

Councillors

• At-Large: Scott Doney, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
• Applied Technology: Scott Glenn, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
• Education: Blanche Meeson, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Geology and Geophysics: Charles Nittrouer, University of Washington
• Chemical Oceanography: Mary Scranton, SUNY Stony Brook
• Physical Oceanography: Janet Sprintall, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
• Biological Oceanography: Deborah Steinberg, Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences
  
  

Committees

• Meetings Committee Chair: Larry Atkinson, Old Dominion University