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AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY

EIN: 54-0683803Bethesda, MDZIP: 20814
D330 - Animal-Related501(c)(3)

Mission

TO IMPROVE THE CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY OF FISHERY RESOURCES AND AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS BY ADVANCING FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCE AND PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF FISHERIES PROFESSIONALS.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$6.1M$0$7M
2023$3.6M$0$5.9M

Compensation

2024

DOUGLAS AUSTEN
Executive Director Until Sept.
chief executive officer
$205,406
$0
$900
$230,105
DANIEL CASSIDY
Deputy Executive Dir.
key employee
$162,318
$1,000
$0
$194,525
SHAWN JOHNSTON
Meetings Director
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$132,737
LAURA HENDEE
Publications Director
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$132,174
LAUREN MAZA
Director of Professional Development
chief development officer
$0
$0
$0
$119,125
JEFFERY KOPASKA BOARD MEMBER
Until Aug., Then Exe. Director
director (operational)
$0
$0
$0
$82,652
SARA CANNON
Board Member As of Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ERIKA ELIASON
Board Member As of Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
EMILY DEAN
Board Member Until Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAN MOSIER
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ZACHARY BEARD
Board Member As of Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MANUEL COFFILL-RIVERA JR
Board Member As of Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TIMOTHY COPELAND
Board Member As of Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JEFFREY JOLLEY
Board Member As of Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
STUART LUDSIN
Board Member Until Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MATTHEW WIPF
Board Member Until Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LUIZ SILVA
Board Member Until Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CECIL JENNINGS PRES UNTIL
Sept., Then Past President
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARLIS DOUGLAS
2nd VP As of Sept.
vice president
$0
$0
$0
$0
DANIEL ISERMANN
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JESSICA BAUMANN
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
HADLEY BOEHM
Board Member As of Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JESSICA PICA
Board Member As of Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOCELYN RUNNEBAUM
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KATHRYN COLLET
Board Member As of Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KAMDEN GLADE
Board Member As of Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DOMINIQUE ROBERT
Board Member As of Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
HEATHER STEWART
Board Member Until Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ERIC FETHERMAN
Board Member Until Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LYNN QUATTRO
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARTIN HAMEL
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CHELSEY CRANDALL
Board Member As of Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JULIE DEFILIPPI SIMPSON
Board Member As of Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JARED HOMOLA
Board Member As of Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
HOWARD JELKS
Board Member As of Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SARAH VOGEL
Board Member As of Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JO JOHNSON
Board Member Until Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GABRIELLA MARAFINO
Board Member Until Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANNE TODGHAM
Board Member Until Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KYLER HECKE
Board Member Until Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CARRIE PERSHYN
Board Member Until Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GARY WHELAN 1ST VP UNTIL
Sept., Then Pres. Elect
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARGARET MURPHY 2ND VP UNTIL
Sept., Then 1st VP
vice president
$0
$0
$0
$0
PATRICK COONEY
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JONATHAN LEIMAN
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
FIELDING MONTGOMERY
Board Member As of Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAN DAUGHERTY
Board Member As of Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SASCHA HALLETT
Board Member As of Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GARRETT MCKINNEY
Board Member Until Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KAREN MURCHIE
Board Member Until Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
WADE CAVENDAR
Board Member Until Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DREW HOLLOWAY
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JEFF KOCH
Board Member As of Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PATRICK O'ROUKE
Board Member Until Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANTHONY OVERTON
Board Member Until Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CRAIG PURCHASE
Board Member Until Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
WESLEY DANIEL
Board Member Until Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MIGUEL GARCIA PRES ELECT
Until Sept., Then President
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$0
APRIL CROXTON
Past Pres. Until Sept.
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
JULIE CARTER
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JUSTIN STEVENS
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SUSAN PIACENZA
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANDREW BADE
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
NATHAN LEDERMAN
Board Member As of Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SARA THOMAS
Board Member Until Sept.
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

2023

DOUGLAS AUSTEN
Executive Director
chief executive officer
$255,603
$0
$1,200
$285,567
DANIEL CASSIDY
Deputy Executive Dir.
key employee
$162,590
$1,000
$0
$193,237
LAURA HENDEE
Publications Director
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$127,286
DANIEL ISERMANN
Board Member As of 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
EMILY DEAN
Board Member As of 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARTIN HAMEL
Board Member As of 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
WADE CAVENDAR
Board Member As of 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PATRICK COONEY
Board Member As of 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JONATHAN LEIMAN
Board Member As of 7/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JESSICA BAUMANN
Board Member As of 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANDREW BADE
Board Member As of 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CARRIE PERSHYN
Board Member As of 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MATTHEW WIPF
Board Member As of 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOCELYN RUNNEBAUM
Board Member As of 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LUIZ SILVA
Board Member As of 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANNE TODGHAM
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TYLER PLUM
Board Member Until 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GABRIELLA MARAFINO
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL HOMER
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GARRETT MCKINNEY
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MIGUEL GARCIA 1ST VP UNTIL
08/23, Then Pres. Elect
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOE MARGRAF
Board Member Until 6/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANITA KELLY
Board Member Until 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ERIC FETHERMAN
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
WESLEY DANIEL
Board Member Until 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TIFFANY HOPPER
Board Member Until 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LEANNE ROULSON
Past Pres. Until 8/23
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
LEE BENAKA
Board Member Until 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MELISSA WUELLNER
Board Member Until 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PAUL KUSNIERZ
Board Member Until 7/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SUSAN CUSHMAN
Board Member Until 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LAURIE EARLEY
Board Member Until 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARK ROGERS
Board Member Until 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ELIZABETH NYBOER
Board Member Until 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TAYLOR HECKMAN
Board Member Until 7/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOHN MOHAN
Board Member Until 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANTHONY OVERTON
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MATTHEW MENSINGER
Board Member Until 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CRAIG PURCHASE
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BRIAN NERBONNE
Board Member Until 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KAREN MURCHIE
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PATRICK O'ROUKE
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JULIE CARTER
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CECIL JENNINGS PRES-ELECT
Until 8/23, Then President
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$0
STUART LUDSIN
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SARA THOMAS
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SAMANTHA BETANCES
Board Member Until 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JEFF HEINDEL
Board Member Until 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
RANDALL SCHULTZ
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GARY WHELAN
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TAYLOR SAUCIER
Board Member Until 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
APRIL CROXTON PRESIDENT
Until 08/23, Then Past President
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$0
HEATHER STEWART
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID THORNE
Board Member Until 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KIAH WRIGHT
Board Member Until 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JUSTIN STEVENS
Board Member As of 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SUSAN PIACENZA
Board Member As of 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LYNN QUATTRO
Board Member As of 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARGARET MURPHY
Board Member As of 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JO JOHNSON
Board Member As of 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JEFFERY KOPASKA
Board Member As of 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAN MOSIER
Board Member As of 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KYLER HECKE
Board Member As of 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DREW HOLLOWAY
Board Member As of 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

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