MASNA is proud to welcome five new board members and the re-election of one to the MASNA Board of Directors. Tom Lisciandra returns after a year away from the board in the role of Vice President, Marie Agravante joins as Membership Director, Joanne Vega as Public Relations Director, Ed Wiser joins as Director At-Large, and Dennis Diaz joins as Director At-Large. Christine Rowe has been re-elected as Treasurer.

The existing board of eight lead by Dr. Kevin Erickson, MASNA President & Chief Marine Scientist, supports these members. The MASNA Board of Directors now consists of 13 individuals. Elected directors serve two-year terms, with the term service year from January 1st to December 31st annually.

Board members serve as volunteers; and attend regular meetings in support of MASNA projects, including supporting MASNA’s operation of the annual MACNA conference, and often serve on sub-committee roles of their choice within MASNA and MACNA. Board members must also be a member in good standing of MASNA to be considered for nomination and election.

Individual biographies of all MASNA Board Members can be found at https://masna.org/bod-bios. MASNA is proud these individuals have chosen to join the MASNA Board of Directors and is excited to have them as part of the leadership team.