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BOARD MEMBERSHIP AND STAFF

The Board on International Scientific Organizations is an advisory board that provides advice and guidance to the U.S. National Committee system within BISO. In addition, the BISO serves as the U.S. National Committee to the International Council for Science (ICSU).

Biographical Sketches of BISO Board Members

BISO BOARD MEMBERS

  • Cutberto Garza, IOM, Chair
    Provost and Dean of Faculties, Boston College
  • Marvin Geller
    Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, Marine Sciences Research Center
    State University of New York, Stony Brook
  • Daniel Goroff
    Program Director, Alfred Sloan Foundation
  • Priscilla Grew
    Director, University of Nebraska State Museum
  • Melinda Kimble
    Senior Vice President, United Nations Foundation
  • Dennis Ojima
    Senior Research Scientist, Colorado State University
  • Kennedy Reed
    Physicist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • Frank Richter, NAS
    Sewell Avery Distinguished Service Professor, The University of Chicago
  • John Rumble
    Technical Director, Information International Associates, Inc.
  • Karen Strier, NAS
    Hilldale Professor of Anthropology,
    University of Wisconsin
  • Tilahun Yilma, NAS
    Distinguished Professor of Virology and Director
    International Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Tropical Disease Agents
    University of California, Davis

 

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

  • Michael Clegg, NAS
    University of California, Irvine
  • Dov Jaron
    Drexel University
    International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine (IUPESM)
  • J. Bruce Overmier
    University of Minnesota
    International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS)
  • Roberta Balstad
    Committee on Scientific Planning and Review (CSPR)
     
 

BISO STAFF

  • Kathie Bailey Mathae, Director, BISO
  • Lisa E. Bevell, Communications Associate
  • Katherine Bowman, Program Officer
  • Margaret Goud Collins, Senior Program Officer
  • Ana M. Ferreras, Program Officer
  • Pam Gamble, Administrative Associate
  • Peter Hunsberger, Financial Officer
  • Karumuna Kaijage, Program Officer
  • Kofi Kpikpitse, Program Associate, International Visitors Office
  • Avihai Ostchega, Senior Program Assistant
  • Lois Peterson, Senior Program Officer
  • Ester Sztein, Assistant Director and Senior Program Officer 

Biographical sketches of BISO Staff

 

 

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