The Oceanography Society Council
TOS Council members guide the direction and activities of the Society. Representing the broad range of expertise and experience across the ocean sciences, Council members serve a three-year term and participate in regular conference calls to conduct customary oversight responsibilities such as reviewing financial and other reports as well as the developing and implementing new programs.
Call for Self-Nominations to the TOS Council!
We invite TOS members to submit self-nominations to the Council. Self-nominations are due September 15.
Elected Councilors
Martin Visbeck
President
January 2019 – December 2020
Andone Lavery
President-Elect
January 2019 – December 2020
Alan Mix
Past President
January 2019 – December 2020
Magdalena Andres
PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
January 2018 – December 2020
The Physical Oceanography Councilor represents the ocean physics community including disciplines such as physical oceanography, ocean acoustics, ocean circulation, physical ocean climate, air-sea exchanges.
Richard Crout
At-Large
January 2019 – December 2021
The At-Large Councilor represents crosscutting issues including aspects of interdisciplinary ocean science, internationalization, and justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI).
Charles H. Greene
Biological Oceanography
January 2018 – December 2020
The Biological Oceanography Councilor represents the ocean biological science community including disciplines such as biological oceanography, marine ecology, biodiversity, fisheries sciences, benthic ecology, and marine genomics.
Christina Hernández
Student Representative
January 2019 – December 2021
The Student Representative brings the perspectives of students to the council and works to cultivate engagement with TOS student members.
Larry Mayer
Applied Technology
February 2020 – December 2022
The At-Large Councilor represents crosscutting issues including aspects of interdisciplinary ocean science, internationalization, and justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI).
Galen McKinley
Chemical Oceanography
Feburary 2020 – December 2022
The Chemical Oceanography Councilor represents the ocean chemistry community including disciplines such as marine chemistry, biogeochemistry, gas exchange, nutrient cycles, and ocean carbon chemistry.
Carolyn Scheurle
Education
January 2018 – December 2020
The Education Councilor represents the ocean education community including aspects such as ocean education curricula, ocean literacy, school programs and engagement of young minds.
Amelia Shevenell
Geological Oceanography
January 2019 – December 2021
The Geological Oceanography Councilor represents the ocean geological community including disciplines such as marine geology, petrology, geophysics, sedimentology, geological resources, marine geohazards and paleoceanography
To Be Named
Early Career
The Early Career Councilor represents the needs and communicates opportunities for early career ocean professionals across all areas of engagement of the TOS family.
To Be Named
Ocean Social Science
and Policy
The Ocean Social Science and Policy Councilor represents the ocean social science community broadly defined including disciplines such as law of the sea, marine social sciences, ocean resource economics, marine policy and marine environmental ethics.
To Be Named
Ocean Data Science
The Ocean Data Science Councilor represents the ocean data science community including disciplines such as informatics, ocean data sciences, interoperability, big-data, data visualization, data sharing.
APPOINTED OFFICERS
Jenny Ramarui
Executive Director
Allison Miller
Secretary
Susan Banahan
Treasurer
Ellen Kappel
Director of Publications
TOS Councilors by Year
Note: Terms are approximate from 1988 through 2000
1988 TOS Interim Council (Appointed)
D. James Baker
Leonard Johnson
Chris Mooers
David Schink
Stan Wilson
TOS President
1989–1991: D. James Baker
1992–1993: Arnold Gordon
1996–1997: Margaret Leinen
1998–1999: Robert Duce
2000–2001: Kenneth Brink
2001–2002: James A. Yoder
2003–2004: Eric Hartwig
2005–2006: H. Lawrence Clark
2007–2008: Richard Spinrad
2009–2010: Carolyn Thoroughgood
2011–2012: Michael Roman
2013–2014: Mark Abbott
2015–2016: Susan Lozier
2017–2018: Alan C. Mix
2019–2020: Martin Visbeck
2021–2022: Andone Lavery
Applied Technology
1989–1991: Tom Rossby
1992–1993: Larry Atkinson
1994–1996: Rick Spinrad
1998–2000: Larry Mayer
2001–2003: Larry Clark
2005–2007: Van Holliday
2008–2010: Percy Donaghay
2011–2013: Scott Glenn
2014–2016: John Largier
2017–2019: James Girton
2020–2022: Larry Mayer
At-Large
1989–1992: Stan Wilson
1992–1996: Tommy Dickey
1993–1996: Steven Calvert
1997–1999: Anthony Knap
2000–2002: David Karl
2004–2006: James Ammerman
2007–2009: Tommy Dickey
2010–2012: Scott Doney
2013–2015: Steve Lohrenz
2016–2018: Dennis McGillicuddy
2019–2021: Richard Crout
Biological Oceanography
1989–1991: Sallie Chisholm
1992–1996: Dick Barber
1998–2000: Christopher Martens
1999–2001: John Marra
2006–2008: Mary Jane Perry
2009–2011: John Cullen
2012–2014: Deborah Steinberg
2015–2017: Barney Balch
2018–2020: Charles Greene
Chemical Oceanography
1989–1991: Cindy Lee
1991–1993: Richard Jahnke
1994–1996: Robert F. Anderson
2001–2003: Ellen Druffel
2005–2007: James Murray
2008–2010: Claudia Benitez-Nelson
2011–2013: Mary Jane Scranton
2014–2016: Kristen Buck
2017–2019: Peter Sedwick
2020–2022: Galen McKinley
Education
2006–2008: Gisele Muller-Parker
2009–2011: Lisa Rom
2012–2014: Blanche Meeson
2015–2017: Lee Karp-Boss
2018–2020: Carolyn Scheurle
Geological Oceanography
1989–1992: Connie Sancetta
1997–1999: Bess Ward
2000–2002: Wilf Gardner
2004–2006: Vernon Asper
2007–2009: Kate Moran
2010–2012: Chuck Nittrouer
2013–2015: Gail Kineke
2016–2018: Rick Murray
2019–2021: Amelia Shevenell
Physical Oceanography
1989–1991: Curtis Collins
1991–1993: Kevin Leaman
1997–1999: Ann Gargett
1999–2001: Ruth Preller
2006–2008: Susan Lozier
2009–2011: Karen Heywood
2012–2014: Janet Sprintall
2015–2017: Julie Pullen
2018–2020: Magdalena Andres
Student Representative
2013–2015: Amy Burgess
2016–2018: Stephanie Mack
2019–2021: Christine Hernandez
Appointed Officers by Year
Executive Director
1990–1999: Judi Rhodes
2000–present: Jennifer Ramarui
Secretary
1988–2006: Mel Briscoe
2007–2017: Susan Cook
2018–present: Allison Miller
Treasurer
1988: Neil Andersen
1989–1997: Dave Evans
1998–1999: Tom Royer
2000–present: Susan Banahan
Oceanography Editor
1988–1990: David Brooks
1991–1993: Chuck Nittrouer
1994–1997: Larry Atkinson
1998–2003: Rick Spinrad
2004–present: Ellen Kappel