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Section Officers

“The officers of the Section shall be MEMBERS of the SOCIETY and the Section and shall consist of the Chair, Chair-Elect, Secretary, and Treasurer.” NESACS Bylaw V, Section 1

Chair

Scott Edmondson
chair@nesacs.org

Chair-Elect and Program Chair

Lori Ferrins
chair-elect@nesacs.org

Secretary

Jackie O’Neil
secretary@nesacs.org

Treasurer

Lael Cheung
treasurer1@nesacs.org

Board of Directors

“The Board of Directors of the Section, (hereinafter referred to as the “Board”) shall be the governing body of the Section and as such shall have full power to conduct, manage, and direct the business and affairs of the Section in accordance with the Constitution, Bylaws, and Standing Rules of the SOCIETY and these bylaws. The Board shall consist of the officers of the Section, the Immediate Past Chair, the Councilor(s), and Alternate Councilor(s), six Directors-at-Large, the members of the Board of Trustees, the chairs of the Standing Committees and chairs of the Special Committees, the Editor of the official publication of the Section, and the Archivist. The members of the Board shall be MEMBERS of the SOCIETY and the Section.” NESACS Bylaw V, Section 2

Immediate Past Chair

Tom Gilbert
chair@nesacs.org

Archivist

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Editor of The Nucleus

Craig D. Sergeant
editor@nesacs.org

Board of Trustees

Cathy Costello (Chair) – 2024-2026
Michael Singer – 2025-2027
Ruth Tanner – 2026-2028

Directors-at-Large

Lori Ferrins – 2024-2026
Mariam Ismail – 2024-2026
Brian Aquila – 2025-2027
Raj Rajur – 2025-2027
David Harris – 2026-2028
Mark Tebbe – 2026-2028

Councilors

Elected Term2024 (2024-2026)2025 (2025-2027)2026 (2026-2028)
Lori FerrinsKaren AllenMary Jane Shultz
Caitlyn MillsMelissa Grenier-DaviesThomas R. Gilbert
Anna W. SromekMeredith GutierrezLeticia Gomes
Michael SingerPatrick GordonChristine Caputo
Jennifer MaclachlanBrian D’AmicoSofia Santos
Magda H. Barecka

Alternate Councilors

Elected Term2024 (2024-2026)2025 (2025-2027)2026 (2026-2028)
Katelyn BillingsRay LamMariam N. Ismail
Patricia A. MabroukGeorge O’DohertyChristopher Murray
Aya KellyAndrew ScholteSonja Strah-Playnet
Owen GrimmJohn-Hanson Machado
Lipin Ji
Raj Rajur
Ken Matthes
Daljit Matharu
Ashis Saha

Committee Chairs

Standing Committees

“The Section shall have the following Standing Committees: the Awards Committee, the Budget Committee, the Bylaws Committee, the Chemical Education Committee, the Membership Committee, the Nomination Committee, the Professional Relations Committee, the Publications Committee, the Public Relations Committee, the Theodore William Richards Medal Committee, the James Flack Norris Award Committee, the Henry A. Hill Award Committee, the Gustavus John Esselen Award Committee, the Phyllis A. Brauner Memorial Lecture Committee, and the Arno Heyn Memorial Committee. The chairs and members of the following committees shall be elected, as provided elsewhere in these bylaws: Nomination Committee, the Theodore William Richards Medal Committee, the James Flack Norris Award Committee, and the Gustavus John Esselen Award Committee. The chairs of these committees shall be MEMBERS of the Section. The members of these and other committees shall be members of the Section. Except as provided elsewhere in these bylaws, the chairs and members of these and other committees shall be appointed by the Chair of the Section, subject to approval by the Board, during the month of January. The Chair of the Section shall be a voting member, ex officio, of all Standing Committees, except for the Nomination Committee, as described elsewhere in these bylaws.” NESACS Bylaw VIII, Section 2

Awards

Dorothy J. Phillips
dwphillips@comcast.net

Brauner Memorial Lecture

Doris I. Lewis
dorisilewis@gmail.com

Budget

Lael Cheung
treasurer1@nesacs.org

Bylaws

Michael Singer
michael.singer@milliporesigma.com

Chemical Education

Ruth Tanner (Acting Chair)
Ruth_Tanner@uml.edu

Esselen Award (elected)

Karen Allen

Heyn Memorial

Katherine Lee
katherine.lin.lee@gmail.com

Hill Award

Dorothy J. Phillips
dwphillips@comcast.net

Membership

Brian D’Amico
brianjdamico@gmail.com

Nomination Committee

Tom Gilbert
chair@nesacs.org

Norris Award (elected)

Mark Tebbe
tebbe.mj@gmail.com

Professional Relations

Sourav Ghorai
sghora92@gmail.com

Public Relations

Jack Driscoll
pidguy@aol.com

Publications

Katherine Lee
katherine.lin.lee@gmail.com

Richards Medal (elected)

Sylvia Ceyer

Committee Chairs

Special Committees

“The Board shall establish Special Committees as necessary for the proper operation of the Section. All committee members shall be members and/or affiliates of the SOCIETY and the Section. The Chair of the Section shall be a voting member, ex officio, of all Special Committees.” NESACS Bylaw VIII, Section 1

BAGIM

(Boston Area Group for Informatics and Modeling)

Ken Mattes
matteskc@aol.com

Chemical Biology

Aya Kelly
aya.kelly@bms.com

Fund-Raising

VACANT

German Exchange Steering

Jackie O’Neil
gex@nesacs.org

Government Relations

Doris Lewis
dorisilewis@gmail.com

Materials Chemistry Committee

Kapil Dev Sayala

Medicinal Chemistry Group

Raj (S.B.) Rajur
rrajur@creagenbio.com

National Chemistry Week

Ray Lam
Raymond.sk.lam@gmail.com

NERM, NESACS Local Organizing Committee for

Lori Ferrins
l.ferrins@northeastern.edu

New Hampshire Area (NH)

Christine Caputo
christine.Caputo@unh.edu

Project SEED

Christopher (Chris) Murray

Senior Chemists

Doris I. Lewis
dorisilewis@gmail.com

Southeast MA area (SE-MA)

Jack Driscoll
pidguy@aol.com

Summerthing

Andrew Scholte
andrew.scholte@sanofi.com

Younger Chemists (NSYCC)

Leticia Adao Gomes

Women Chemists

Anna Sromek
wcc@nesacs.org

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