Officers & Committees

Elected Officers for 2025-2027

PRESIDENT:
Lydia Paradiso

IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENT:
Dennis Stevenson, New York Botanical Garden

TREASURER:
Eric E. Lamont

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY:
Jordan Hoffman

RECORDING SECRETARY:
Jenna Dorey

DIRECTORS:
2023-2027:
Molly Rouzie
Natalie Howe, USDA
Priyantha Wijesinghe, LaGuardia Community College
2025-2029:
John Gillen, Hostos Community College
Seth August, NYC Parks
Chris Syrett, NYC Parks

Officers Appointed by the Council

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society:
Carolyn A. Copenheaver, Virginia Tech

MANAGING EDITOR, Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society:
Kathryn C. Hollandsworth, Virginia Tech
jtbsmanaging <@> gmail.com

EDITOR, Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Society:
Eric E. Lamont

MANAGER OF PUBLICATIONS:
Lydia Paradiso

EDITOR, Website
Lydia Paradiso

HISTORIAN:
Stephen Sinon, LuEsther T. Merz Library, New York Botanical Garden

Standing Committees

FIELD COMMITTEE
Chair: Zihao Wang

GRANTS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE
Chair: Brian Boom
grants <@> torreybotanical.org

LOCAL FLORA COMMITTEE
Chair: Eric E. Lamont

PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Chair: Katie Mercier

SOCIAL MEDIA COMMITTEE
Chair: Jordan Hoffman