ASA Committees 2026-2027

Standing Committees are Chaired by Elected officers and are named in UPPERCASE.  

Each Standing Committee has oversight of Board Approved Committees, named in Sentence Case.

Governance Standing Committee

  • Charles “Chip” Muller (Secretary)

Constitution & Bylaws Committee

  • Daniel Spade (Chair)
  • John Amory
  • Tracy Clement
  • George Gerton
  • Robert Viger

Ethics Committee

  • Charles “Chip” Muller (Chair)
  • To be assembled ad hoc

Development Standing Committee

  • Alexander Pastuszak (Director, Chair)
  • Hooman Sadri (Director, Chair)
  • Betsy Cairo
  • Kevin Campbell
  • Martine Culty
  • Alan Diekman (Ex Officio, Treasurer)
  • George Gerton
  • Scott Lundy
  • Kyle Orwig 
  • Bernard Robaire
  • Ken Roberts
  • Susan Rothmann
  • Peter Schlegel
  • James Smith (Ex Officio, President)
  • Wei Yan

Finance Standing Committee

  • The Board of Directors serves as committee of the whole.

Member Relations Standing Committee

  • Stephanie Page (Director)
  • Maria Camila Hoyos Sanchez (Senior Trainee Representative)
  • Georgia Rae Atkins (Junior Trainee Representative)

Membership Committee

  • Garry “Chuck” Ostermeier (Chair)
  • Martine Culty (Co-chair)
  • Maria Christina Avellar
  • Alan Diekman
  • Amin Herati
  • Jennifer Hughes
  • Kenley Joule Pierre
  • Kassim Traore
  • Margarita Vigodner

Community & Trainee Engagement Committee

  • Richard Pilsner (Chair)
  • Georgia Rae Atkins
  • Marcella Araujo
  • Maria Christina Avellar
  • Juan Ferreira
  • Banafahe Gholamhoseini
  • Maria Camila Hoyos-Sanchez
  • Peter Liu
  • Gayatri Mohanty
  • Hoom Sadri
  • Ana Maria Salicioni
  • Gunapala Shetty

      Professional & Educational Resources Standing Committee

      • Ralph Meyer (Director)

      2027 Program Committee

      • Sue Hammoud (Program Co-Chair)
      • Alexander Patuszak (Program Co-Chair)
      • Jean-Ju Chun
      • Francesca Cole
      • Don Conrad
      • Ryan Flannigan
      • Brian Hogan
      • Bluma Lesch
      • Sethu Pitchiaya
      • Andy Schwab
      • Pablo Visconti

      Andrology Lab Workshop Committee

      • Matthew Hudnall (Chair)
      • Maria Christina Avellar
      • Jorge Hallak
      • Charles “Chip” Muller
      • Hooman Sadri-Aredekani

      Future Meetings Committee

      • John McCarrey (Chair)
      • Alan Diekman
      • Carolina Jorgez
      • Wei Yan

      Basic Science Workshop Committee

      • Klementina Fon Tacer (Chair)
      • Mirella Meyer-Ficca (Co-Chair)
      • Tracy Clement
      • Chris Geyer
      • Mariana Ianello Giasetti
      • Ana Lima
      • Makoto Nagano
      • Cristian O’Flaherty
      • Victor Ruthig
      • Eoin Whelan
      • Georgia Rae Atkins (trainee)
      • Maria Camila Hoyos Sanchez (trainee)

      Local Arrangements Committee

      • Pierre Comizzoli (Chair)

      Women in Andrology Committee

      • Maria Teves (Chair)
      • Margarita Vigodner (Co-Chair)
      • Maria Christina Avellar
      • Maria Agustina Battistone
      • Shweta Bhagwat
      • Vanessa Brouard
      • Tracy Clement
      • Martine Culty
      • Mariana Ianella Giassetti
      • Carolina Jorgez
      • Kate Loveland
      • Mirella Meyer-Ficca
      • Gayatri Mohanty
      • Bernard Robaire
      • Celia Santi
      • Mary Samplaski
      • Elizabeth Snyder

      Communication, Heritage, & Awards Standing Committee

      • Maria Agustina Battistone (Director)

      Communications Committee

      • Maria Christina W. Avellar (Chair)

      Archives & History

      • Ralph Meyer (chair)
      • Sally Perrault Darney
      • George Gerton
      • Bernard Robaire
      • Ronald S. Swerdloff
      • Jacquetta Trasler

      Awards Committee

      • Miles Wilkinson (Chair)
      • John Amory (advisory/non-voting)
      • Michael Eisenberg
      • Brian Hermann
      • Kathleen Hwang
      • Dolores Lamb
      • Kirk Lo
      • Stephanie Page
      • Gail Prins
      • Bernard Robaire
      • Eric Seaman

      Extramural Liaison Standing Committee

      • Jannette Dufour (Director)

      North American Testis Workshop Program Committee

      • Monika Ward (Chair)
      • Jon Oatley (Vice-chair)
      • Jannette Dufour
      • Tony Defalco
      • Geraldine Delbes
      • Brian Hermann
      • Sarah Kimmins
      • Polina Lishko
      • Scott Lundy
      • Erika Matunis
      • Rodolfo Rey
      • Jacques Tremblay
      • Robert Viger

      Liaison Committee

      • Nahid Punjani (Chair)

      International Liaison Committee

      • Elisabetta Baldi (Co-Chair)
      • Patricia S. Cuasnicu (Co-Chair)
      • Maria Christina Avellar
      • Christina Wang

      Journal Committee

      • Daniel Cyr (Chair)
      • Sylvie Breton
      • Janette Dufour
      • Marie-Claude Hofmann
      • Dolores Lamb

      Public Affairs Committee

      • Maria Christina W. Avellar (Chair)

      Nominating Standing Committee

      • Kyle Orwig (Chair)
      • John Amory
      • Martine Culty
      • Brian Hermann
      • Marie-Claude Hofmann
      • Kate Loveland 
      • Pablo Visconti

      Updated 24 June 2025