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Help GNSI thrive

Our Online Team manages our web presence. In today's connected world, this team is  indispensible as they update our website, send out newsletter communications, manage our social media accounts, and help troubleshoot membership portal issues. 

We are currently looking for trainees for Web Editor and Newsletter Editor. Interested? Apply here

Social Media Manager

Jenn Deutscher

Newsletter Editor

Trenton Jung

Webmaster

Rebecca Gelernter

Web Editor

Andrew McAfee

The Journal Team is responsible for creating an average of three published journals each year. This highly productive team invites authors to contribute articles, then copyedits, designs and lays out the journal before sending it to our publisher to be sent to membership. Volunteers in these roles gain valuable skills in art direction, production management, editing, copyediting, layout, and design.

Managing Editor: 

Gail Guth

Production Editor: 

Fiona Martin

Senior Consulting Editor: 

Britt Griswold

Layout Editors: 

Sarah McNaboe

Technical Editor: 

Caitlin O'Connell

Content Editors: 

C.Olivia Carlisle

Kathleen Garness

Jennifer Lucas

Laura Sohl-Smith

Bridget Vincent

Cheryl Wendling

The Education Fund Committee meets twice a year to evaluate applications for funding from the Education Fund. Under the direction of the Education Director on the Board, they award grants up to $1500 to project proposals submitted by members. Applications are due April 1 and October 1 of each year. To learn more, visit our Education Fund information page.

Chair: 

Gloria Fuentes, Education Director

Members: 

Amanda Almon

Lucy Gagliardo

Nancy Hart

MaryBeth Hinrichs

Frank Ippolito

Christina Spence Morgan

Kimberley Moss

Throughout the year, GNSI offers valuable professional development workshops for all levels. The Workshop Series Team works with our Education Director to plan and run these important events.

The GNSI Visual SciComm Conference is our biggest event of the year, drawing hundreds of people from all over the world. In years when we meet in person, conference teams of up to 20 people coalesce in a concentrated geographical region to put on a conference for up to 200 people from around the country. Every other year, we hold our conference online, allowing us to engage a much broader audience and speaker line-up - the sky's the limit! Conference teams manage everything from programming to registration to the annual auction and Juried Members' Exhibit.  

2023 Planning Team:

Presentations Lead: Jen Christiansen

Presentations Support: Lilly Linden

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Logo: Mesa Shumacher

Portfolio Sharing & Tweetstorm: Jenn Deutscher

Juried Members' Exhibit: Jess Sorensen, Gloria Fuentes, Kalliopi Monoyios

Jurors: Alex Warnick, Beth Zaiken, Joris de Raedt, Anna Kaye

Host: Sara Taliaferro

Event Admins: Morgan McCullin, Mark Kesling, Britt Griswold

Tech Team: Deb Shaw, Lilly Linden, yyy, Cordelia Norris

Website: Andrew McAfee

Grants Committee: Marla Coppolino, Elizabeth Morales

Merchandise: Caitlin O'Connell

Newsletter: Trenton Jung

Additional Support: Joel Floyd

The Conference Oversight Committee (COC) consists of volunteers who have experience putting on conferences in past years. They help guide the current team of conference planners and look ahead to recruit future planning teams. 

Chair: Open

COC Team A: 

COC Team B:

The Accessibility Committee advises the Board on policies that might further our efforts to make GNSI open to people from all walks of life. As part of this work, they run the application process for grants from our newly founded Accessibility Grants Fund.

Accessibility Committee:

Marla Coppolino

Elizabeth Morales

The Nominations & Awards Committee help the Board identify individuals who are qualified for leadership positions within the organization. They also nominate and distribute awards to members who have gone above and beyond in making GNSI the vibrant institution it is to this day.