Leadership
The society is governed by a secretariat of three presidents (vice, current, and past-president) and elected officers. Each secretariat member is elected by a ballot of members for a period of three years; the presidents serve for a consecutive six-year period, two years in each position.
Secretariat
Laura Reinholdt
President
Marty Ferris
Yann Herault
Past-President
Teresa Gunn
staying on as Treasurer
Terms through the 41st IMGC (2028)
Jason Bubier
Terms through the 40th IMGC:
Lydia Teboul
Mandy Eckhardt
Verne Chapman Scholar
Terms through the 41st IMGC:
Michelle Southard-Smith
Vice-President
Aliona Harten
Verne Chapman Scholar
Toru Takeo
Thanks to Secretariat members who ended their terms as of April 10, 2026
Elena de la Casa Esperon
Caroline Manet
Nomination and Election Committee
Kristen Barratt
Thanks to NEC members who ended their terms as of April 10, 2026
Darla Miller IMGS COO
Randall Roper
Julie Mathieu
Terms through the 40th IMGC (2027):
Terms through the 42nd IMGC:
Christopher Baker
David Ashbrook
James Amos-Landgraf
Lauryl Nutter (Secretary)
Wyatt Touré
Verne Chapman Scholar