Society of Wetland Scientists’ (SWS) South Central Chapter (SCC) Election Results Announced at Annual SWS SCC Business Meeting, Baltimore, MD

Jodie Murray Burns

​The Society of Wetland Scientists’ South Central Chapter members elected Jodie Murray Burns of Cattails Environmental, LLC, Bentonville, Arkansas, as President-Elect to the Executive Board of the South Central Chapter. This is a 6-year board commitment with 2 years as President-Elect, 2 years as Chapter President, and another 2 years as Immediate Past President.  Another addition to the board during this election cycle is Eric Fuselier, environmental scientist of Crafton Tull, Rogers, Arkansas, who will be serving a 2-year term as an Executive Board Member for the chapter. They both hope to provide continued continuity for the chapter activities and ensure 

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the chapter is fulfilling the mission of the Society, along with providing networking opportunities for chapter members and wetland educational events for the public.
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The South Central Chapter of SWS has a roster of over 350 members represented in eight states: Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Kentucky. The chapter’s executive board is currently planning the next chapter’s annual meeting to be held in Galveston, Texas, in October of 2019. 

Eric Fuselier

Other members of the SWS South Central Chapter Executive Board are President Scott Jecker (TX)​, Immediate Past President Robert Kroger (MS), Treasurer Jayme Jecker (TX), Secretary Jessica Brumley (OK), Executive Board Member Chuck Walker (TN), and Executive Board Member ​Chad Copeland (TX). Amber Robinson (LA) volunteered to remain on the board for another two years as an Executive Board member.
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The Society of Wetland Scientists is an international membership organization of more than 3,000 wetland professionals dedicated to fostering sound wetland science, education, and management and whose mission is to promote understanding, conservation, protection, restoration, science-based management, and sustainability of wetlands.