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Section Officers of the Academy

CHAIR (term) SECRETARY (term) COUNCILOR (term)
SECTION I.  BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Tom Hancock (ends 2025)
University of Georgia Marine Institute
Sapelo Island

GA  31327
336-408-5927
thomas.hancock@uga.edu  
Dawn Drumtra (ends 2025)
Department of Biology
University of North Georgia-Gainesville Campus
3820 Mundy Mill Rd,
Oakwood, GA 30566
678-717-3814
dawn.drumtra@ung.edu
David Patterson (ends 2024)
Department of Biology
University of North Georgia
Dahlonega, GA 30533
404-323-8370
david.patterson@ung.edu
 
SECTION II.  CHEMISTRY
Senngjin Lee (ends 2025)
School of Sciences and Technology, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA 30043
470-271-5553

slee34@ggc.edu 

Donna Gosnell (ends 2025)
Department of Chemistry
Columbus State University
Columbus, GA 31909
706-507-8487
taylo_kerri1@columbusstate.edu
Kerri Shelton Taylor (ends 2024)
Department of Chemistry
Columbus State University
Columbus, GA 31907
706-507-8487

taylor_kerri1@columbusstate.edu
SECTION III.  EARTH & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
Sam Mutiti (ends 2025)
Georgia College & State University
CBX 081
Milledgeville, GA 31061
478-445-0809
samuel.mutiti@gcsu.edu
Julius Schneider (ends 2025)
East Georgia State College (retired), 385 River Road
Eastman, GA 31023
334-494-8032
juliusedjr@yahoo.com
Christine Mutiti (ends 2025)
Biological & Environmental Sciences, CBX 081
Georgia College & State University
Milledgeville, GA 31061
478-445-5870

christine.mutiti@gcsu.edu

SECTION IV.  PHYSICS, MATH, COMPUTER SCIENCE, ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
Jay Dunn (ends 2025)
2101 Womack Rd.
Georgia State University
Dunwoody, GA 30338
770-841-6506
jdunn1@gsu.edu
Kisa Ranasinghe (ends 2025)
1100 S. Marietta Pkwy
Kennesaw State University
Marietta, GA 30060
470-578-4210

kranasignhe@kennesaw.edu

Arun Saha (ends 2025)
Department of Mathematics, Computer Science & Physics
Albany State University
Albany, GA 31705
229-500-2314

arun.saha@asurams@edu

SECTION V.  BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
Kasey Karen (ends 2025)Biological & Environmental Sciences, Georgia College & State University
Milledgeville, GA 31061
478-445-5862
kasey.karen@gcsu.edu
Virginia R. Falkenberg (ends 2025)
Department of Biology
Georgia State Perimeter College - Clarkston Campus
Clarkston, GA 30021
678-891-3200 
vfalkenberg@gsu.edu
Seyed Hosseini (ends 2024)
Life & Earth Sciences
Georgia State University
555 North Indian Creek Dr.
Atlanta, GA
678-891-3755
shosseini@gsu.edu
SECTION VI.  PHILOSOPHY & HISTORY OF SCIENCE
Bryan Briones (ends 2025)
Robert W. Woodruff Library
111 James P. Burley Dr. SW
Atlanta, GA 30314
404-978-2100
bbriones@auctr.edu
Imani Beverly (ends 2023)
Robert W. Woodruff Library
111 James P. Burley Dr. SW
Atlanta, GA 30314
404-978-2034
ibeverly@auctr.edu
Vacant
SECTION VII.  SCIENCE EDUCATION
Mike Sakuta (ends 2025)
Associate Chair of Science
Georgia State University Perimeter College
239 Cedar Lane
Covington, GA 30014
678-891-2466
msakuta@gsu.edu
Luise E. Strange (ends 2025)
Georgia State University Perimeter College,
555 N Indian Creek Drive.
Clarkston, GA 30021
678-891-3763
lstrangesoria1@gsu.edu  
Nicole Harsch (ends 2025)
Psychology Department
Georgia State University Perimeter College,
3251 Panthersville Rd.
Decatur, GA 30034
678-891-2748
nharsch@gsu.edu
SECTION VIII.  ANTHROPOLOGY
Alice Gooding (ends 2025)
Geography & Anthropology
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA 30144
470-578-2503
alice.gooding@kennesaw.edu
Frank L'Engle Williams (ends 2025)
Department of Anthropology, Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA 30302
404-413-5154
frankwilliams@gsu.edu
M. Jared Wood (ends 2025)
Sociology & Anthropology
Georgia Southern University
PO Box 8051
Statesboro, GA 30460
912-478-5789
mwood@georgiasouthern.edu  

IX.  PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Nicole Harsch (ends 2025)
Psychology Department
Georgia State University Perimeter College,
3251 Panthersville Rd.
Decatur, GA 30034
678-891-2748
nharsch@gsu.edu
Mark D. Thomas (ends 2025)
Department of Social Science
Albany State University
504 College Dr.
Albany, GA 30705
229-500-2172
mark.thomas@asurams@edu
 
Stephanie Jett (ends 2025)
Sociological Science
Campus Box 90
Georgia College and State University
Milledgeville, GA 31061
478-445-0868
stephanie.jett@gcsu.edu
 

 

Updated 05 June 2023 (ADS)