Council on Microbial Sciences (COMS) Council Members

Suzanne Fleiszig
Chair

Rebecca Ferrell
Vice Chair

Victor DiRita
President

Steven Finkel
President-Elect

Robin Patel
Past President

Timothy Donohue
Secretary

Marylynn Yates
Treasurer

Stefano Bertuzzi
CEO, ASM

Arturo Casadevall
Governors Chair, American Academy of Microbiology

Vaughn Cooper
('23) COMS-Elected Board Director

Elizabeth Marlowe
('23) COMS-Elected Board Director

Judith Armitage
('21), International

Paul Brown
('21), International

Alison Criss
('23)

Sean Crosson
('22)

Rebecca Ferrell
('23)

Amy Mathers
('23)

Shannon McQuaig Ulrich
('23)

Natividad Ruiz
('22)

Patricia Simner
('21, Early Career)

Kristine Wylie
('22)

Vanessa Sperandio
('22), ASM Press

Melissa Miller
('23), Clinical and Public Health Microbiology

Tara Smith
('22), Communications

Mary Sanchez Lanier
('21), Education

Patrick Schloss
('23), Journals

David Aronoff
('22), Meetings Strategy

Steven Specter
('23), Membership

Stacey Schultz-Cherry
('22), Public and Scientific Affairs

Alaska
Jack Brothers ('22)

Allegheny
Gail Rowe ('22)

Arizona/South Nevada
Boo Shan Tseng ('21)

Connecticut Valley
Lisa A. Cuchara ('23)

Eastern New York
Andrea Furuya ('23)

Eastern Pennsylvania
Irving Nachamkin ('21)

Florida
Terri Ellis ('23)

Hawaii
Michael Lieberman ('22)

Illinois
Amanda Harrington ('23)

Indiana
Becky Sparks-Thissen ('22)

Intermountain
Catherine Loc-Carrillo ('23)

Kentucky-Tennessee
Jennifer Gaddy ('21)

Maryland
Silvia Pineiro ('21)

Michigan
Laura Harris ('22)

Missouri
Melanie Mormile (’22)

Missouri Valley
Travis Bourret ('23)

New York City
Esther Babady ('23)

North Carolina
Eric Anderson ('21)

North Central
Joy Scaria ('23)

Northeast
Frank J. Scarano ('22)

Northern California
Elizabeth Antaki-Zukoski ('21)

Northwest
Leigh Knodler ('23)

Ohio
Laura Tuhela-Reuning ('23)

Puerto Rico
Jose Perez Jimenez ('21)

Rio Grande
Stephen Young ('22)

Rocky Mountain
Michael Schurr ('21)

So California
Zaffar Hussain ('23)

South Carolina
Michael Schmidt ('22)

South Central
Janet Donaldson ('21)

Southeastern
Laura Regassa ('23)

Texas
Bob McLean ('21)

Theobald Smith Society, NJ
Siobain Duffy ('21)

Virginia
Louise Temple ('22)

Washington, D.C.
Denise Akob ('23)

Western New York
Elaine Haase ('22)

Division A. Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Maria Fernanda Mojica ('21)

Division B. Microbial Pathogens
Anthony Richardson ('21)

Division C. Clinical Microbiology
Susan Butler-Wu ('23)

Division D. Microbe-Host Interactions
Manuela Raffatellu ('22)

Division E. Immunology
Sunny Shin ('23)

Division F. Medical Mycology
Paul Fidel ('22)

Division G. Mycoplasmology
Daniel Brown ('22)

Division H. Genetics and Molecular Biology
Carin Vanderpool ('21)

Division I. General Microbiology
Kyle MacLea ('22)

Division J. Cell and Structural Biology
Prahathees Eswara ('23)

Division K. Microbial Physiology and Metabolism
Cecelia Martinez-Gomez ('21)

Division L. Healthcare Epidemiology
Belinda Ostrowsky ('23)

Division M. Bacteriophage
Jason Gill ('22)

Division N. Microbial Ecology
Alison Buchan ('22)

Division O. Fermentation and Biotechnology
Thaddeus Ezeji ('22)

Division P. Food Microbiology
Christopher Snabes ('21)

Division Q. Environmental and General Applied Microbiology
John Griffith ('22)

Division R. Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology
Vaughn Cooper ('21)

Division S. DNA Viruses
Richard Longnecker ('23)

Division T. RNA Viruses
Pranav Danthi ('23)

Division U. Mycobacteriology
Jyothi Rengarajan ('21)

Division V. Clinical and Diagnostic Immunology
Elitza Theel ('23)

Division W. Microbiology Education
Mark Martin ('21)

Division X. Molecular, Cellular, and General Biology of Eukaryotes
George Sprague ('21)

Division Y. Public Health
Marie-Claire Rowlinson ('22)

Division Z. Animal Health Microbiology
Brad Bearson ('23)

Division AA. Free-Living, Symbiotic, and Parasitic Protists
Zhicheng Dou ('23)

Mary Ann Bruns
('21)

Maria Dominguez-Bello
('21)

Peter Girguis
('21)

Joanna Goldberg
('21)

Erin Lipp
('21)

Joy Sturtevant
('21)

Vincent Young
('21)