Executive Committee
Robert Bodnar (2026 MSA President), Chair
Sarah Penniston-Dorland (2026 MSA Past-President)
Marc Hirschman (2026 MSA Vice-President)
Christine Clark (2026 MSA Treasurer)
Susannah Dorfman (2026 MSA Secretary)
AMERICAN MINERALOGIST
Editor: Paul Tomascak (2025-)
Editor: Fabrizio Nestola (2026-)
Special Publications Editor: Mainak Mookherjee (2026-)
Editor: Ian Swainson (2010-)
Managing Editor: Christine Elrod (2024- )
Technical Editor for Crystal Structures: Ronald C. Peterson (2009-)
New Mineral Names Editor: Travis Olds (2024-)
Book Review Editor: Ken Brown
Board of Associate Editors
COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES
Marc Hirschman (2026 MSA Vice-President), Chair
Susannah Dorfman (2026 MSA Secretary)
Sabrina Nazzareni (2023-2025)
Paul Sylvester (2023-2025)
DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD COMMITTEE (Award for 2027)
Donna Whitney, Chair, 2026
George Harlow (2025-2027)
Astrid Holzheid (2025-2027)
Elizabeth Rampe (2025-2027)
David Bish (2025-2027)
Pamela Burnley (2025-2027)
GEOSCIENCEWORLD
Advisory Council for MSA: Christine Elrod (2024-)
IAN CAMPBELL NOMINATING COMMITTEE (AMERICAN GEOSCIENCES INSTITUTE)
Ann Benbow (2021-)
PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE
Carol Frost, Chair (2025)
Christine Elrod (2025)
Ann Benbow (2025)
Hongwu Xu (2025)
David Cole (2025)
Marc Hirschmann (2025)
Paul Tomascak (2025)
Kenneth Brown (2025)
MSA AWARD COMMITTEE (Award for 2025)
Aaron Cavosie, Chair, 2026
Steven Reddy (2024-2026)
Steven Jacobsen (2024-2026)
Sean Shieh (2022-2025)
Yongjae Lee (2022-2025)
Sarah Carmichael (2023-2025)
Marissa Tremblay (2023-2025)
EARLY CAREER COMMITTEE
Tyler Spano, Chair (2026)
Yihang Fang (2026)
Laura Breitenfeld (2026)
Athena Chen (2026)
Rachelle Turnier (2026)
Steven Jaret (2026)
MSA SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS (no formal structure or terms)
Pegmatites – David London (1992-)
Planetary Materials – Brad Jolliff (1996-)
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
David Vanko, Chair (2026)
David Bish (2026)
Lindsay Shuller-Nickles (2026)
Lindsay McHenry (2026)
Nicole Childs (2026)
ROEBLING MEDAL COMMITTEE (Award for 2027)
Elizabeth Johnson, Chair, 2026
Daniela Rubatto (2025-2027)
Jay Ague (2025-2027)
Jessica Warren (2023-2025)
Keiko Hatorri (2023-2025)
Mike Hochella (2024-2026)
Kim Tait (2024-2026)
BENEFACTORS COMMITTEE
Vacant (2021-) Chair, Corporate Donations
Mickey Gunter (2021-)
Peter Heaney (2021-)
John Hughes (2021-)
CRYSTALLOGRAPHY RESEARCH GRANT COMMITTEE (Grant for 2026)
Research Grant in Crystallography from the Edward H. Kraus Crystallographic Research Trust Fund
Lars Stixrude, Chair, 2026
Mickey Gunter (2025-2027)
Joanne Stubbs (2022-2025)
Giancomo Diego Gatta (2022-2025)
Peter Heaney (2023-2025)
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION (DEI) COMMITTEE
Claire Marshall, Co-Chair (2026)
Zeb Page, Co-Chair (2026)
Don R. Baker (2021-2026)
Kenneth Brown (2021-2026)
Astrid Holzheid (2021-2026)
Elizabeth Johnson (2021-2026)
Brian LeJeune (2021-2026)
Catherine Macris (2021-2026)
HANDBOOK OF MINERALOGY
Editor: Marcus Origlieri (2024- )
LIAISONS TO OTHER SOCIETIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
American Crystallographic Association (ACA) – Aaron Joseph Celestian (2020-)
American Geosciences Institute (AGI) – Ann Benbow (2020-)
Clay Minerals Society (CMS) – Janice L. Bishop (2020-)
European Mineralogical Union (EMU) – Charles A. Geiger (2000-)
Friends of Mineralogy (FM) – Kenneth Bladh (2020-)
Gemological Institute of America (GIA) – John Valley (2021-)
Geological Society of America’s Mineralogy, Petrology, Volcanology, and Geochemistry Division (GSA-MPVG) – Ann Benbow (2020-
Geochemical Society (GS) – Steven B. Shirey (2016-)
International Mineralogical Association (IMA) – Shaunna Morrison (2024-)
Society of Mineral Museum Professionals (SMMP) – Gabriela Farfan (2024–)
MSA REPRESENTATIVES on IMA COMMISSIONS and Working Groups
Applied Mineralogy – Mickey E. Gunter (2017-)
Gem Materials – James E. Shigley (1996-)
Museums – Kimberly T. Tait (2012-)
New Minerals, Mineral Names, and Classification of Minerals – Anthony R. Kampf (1992-)
Physics of Minerals – Nancy L. Ross (2003-)
COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
Andrea Koziol, MSA Social Media Liaison (2026)
Clem Hamelin (2026)
Reto Giere (2026)
Chenguang Sun (2026)
Thomas Hale (2026)
NOMINATING COMMITTEE FOR FELLOWS
Penny King, Chair, 2026
Helene Bureau (2025-2027)
Hiroshi Kojitani (2025-2027)
Paul Schroeder (2025-2027)
Matteo Alvaro (2026-2028)
Othmar Muntener (2023-2025)
REVIEWS IN MINERALOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY; MONOGRAPHS
Series Editor: Ian Swainson (2015- )
BLOSS OPTICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY FUND COMMITTEE
Mickey E. Gunter, Chair (2014-)
John M. Hughes (2014-)
Donald J. Halterman, Jr. (2015-)
DANA MEDAL COMMITTEE (Award for 2027)
Fabrizio Nestola, Chair, 2026
Gordana Garapic (2026-2028)
Georgios Christidis (2026-2028)
Gabriela Farfan (2023-2025)
Allen Glazner (2024-2026)
ELEMENTS
MSA News Editor: Andrea Koziol (2005- )
Executive Committee for MSA: Barb L. Dutrow (2009- )
FINANCIAL ADVISORY AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
Mark Van Baalen, Chair, 2025
David Bish (2021-2025)
Wim Van Westernen (2023-2025)
Nancy Ross (2023-2025)
Sarah Penniston-Dorland (2025 MSA President)
Robert Bodnar (2025 MSA Vice-President)
Susannah Dorfman (2025 MSA Secretary)
Christine Clark (2025 MSA Treasurer)
MSA TASK GROUP
Sarah Penniston-Dorland (2025 MSA President), Chair
Liz Rampe (2025)
Ben Tutolo (2025)
Cam Macris (2025)
Sarah Lambart (2025)
Will Hoover (2025)
John Hughes (2025)
MINERALOGY/PETROLOGY RESEARCH GRANT COMMITTEE (Grant for 2026)
MSA Grant for Student Research in Mineralogy and Petrology
Cara Santelli, Chair, 2026
Yihang Fang (2025)
Si Athena Chen (2025)
Kennet Flores (2023-2025)
Sean Shieh (2023-2025)
MSA LECTURE PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Shaunna Morrison, Chair 2026
Mainak Mookherjee (2023-2025)
Allen Glazner (2025-2027)
Catherine Macris (2023-2025)
Reto Giere (Administrator)
NOMINATING COMMITTEE FOR OFFICERS (for 2026 Election and Terms Start 2027)
Razvan Caracas, Chair, 2026
Roberta Rudnick (2022-2025)
Huifang Xu (2023-2025)
Suzanne McEnroe (2023-2025)
SHORT COURSE COMMITTEE
Fangzhen Teng, Chair, 2026
Ariana Gleason (2026-2028)
Matthew Kohn (2023-2025)
Robert J. Bodnar (Geochemical Society Editor, Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry) (2019-)
Ian P. Swainson (Series Editor, Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry) (2015-)