Division Officers

2025-2026 Management Board

2025 - 2026 Management Board

6 Members Chair—1 year; First Vice-Chair—1 year; Second Vice-Chair—1 year; Secretary-Treasurer—2 years; immediate Past Chair—1 year; Student Representative—2 years
Chair:

Dr. Sinjini Sinha

Department of Geology and Geography

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
First Vice-Chair:

Dr. Shreya Arora

Department of Earth and Climate Sciences
Bates College
Lewiston, Maine
Second Vice-Chair:

Bernardo Hevia Garrido

Geocientistas de Chile EIRL
Secretary-Treasurer:

Michelle Sutherland

Group Delta Consultants, Inc

Torrance, California
Past Chair

Dr. Alan Benimoff

Department of Engineering and Environmental Science
College of Staten Island
Staten Island, New York

 
Past Past Chair:

Dr. Scott Harris

Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences
College of Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina
Student Representative:

Etzigueri (Etzy) Góngora Úbeda

Colorado School of Mines
Golden, Colorado

Past Student Representative:
Ria Sarkar
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Rutgers University

G&S Communication and Engagement Coordinator: (includes newsletter):
Antonio Rodríguez

Geology and Public Policy Committee (GPPC) / Division Liaison Representative: 
Dr. Shreya Arora

Department of Earth and Climate Sciences

Bates College

Lewiston, Maine

GSA Councilor / Division Liaison Representative (Appointed by GSA President):
Patricia Persaud

Department of Geosciences
University of Arizona

Awards:
Best Student Paper Award
E-an Zen Fund Geoscience Outreach Grant