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GSA Foundation Board of Trustees. Randy Keller, former GSA councilor, is a professor emeritus in
the School of Geology and Geophysics at the University of
The GSA Foundation Board of Trustees ensures trans- Oklahoma. He also served as department chair at the University
parent, cost-effective operations and open communica- of Texas at El Paso, and joins the board with a breadth of experi-
tion with the Society, as well as prudent fund manage- ence that includes roles as director of the Oklahoma Geological
ment. We are pleased to introduce the newest members Survey and State Geologist, and currently in consulting and as the
joining the prominent and dedicated geologists who govern the North America representative for Seismik s.r.o. Randy has inter-
Foundation. ests in geoinformatics, database development, and Web services
useful to both academic and industry groups.
Terri Bowers is past president of Gradient, an environmental
and risk science consulting firm in Cambridge, Massachusetts, We are pleased to welcome Mike Manship back onto the
USA. Her more than 30 years of experience in exposure modeling, GSAF Board of Trustees. Currently owner of Rock World LLC in
mathematical and geochemical modeling, and the application of Bozeman, Montana, USA, Mike served as treasurer of the board
this information to risk-based environmental strategies and devel- from 2006 through 2011. He brings institutional knowledge and
opment of site-specific cleanup levels have included authoring an history to the current slate of members, particularly important
adult blood-lead model being used by the U.S. Environmental since several long-time board members recently completed their
Protection Agency. Prior to joining Gradient, Dr. Bowers held terms of service.
research and visiting faculty positions at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology and Harvard University. Steve Wells is president of the New Mexico Institute of Mining
and Technology. Since he leads the university’s fundraising efforts
Rex Buchanan, director emeritus of the Kansas Geological amidst all other duties, we value the development experience he
Survey, is currently the director of the Consortium to Study has to contribute to our efforts. During his 17-year tenure as presi-
Trends in Seismicity at the survey. In addition to serving as secre- dent of the Desert Research Institute, he led the organization as it
tary of the Association of American State Geologists and past doubled in operations. His earlier background in academia
roles as president of the Kansas Association for Conservation and included roles at the University of California and the University of
Environmental Education, the Kansas Academy of Science, and New Mexico. Steve’s GSA involvement ranges from president of
the Association of Earth Science Editors, his GSA involvement the Society, to Fellow, and to chair of the Quaternary Geology and
includes past chair of the Geology and Public Policy Committee, Geomorphology Division.
being named a Fellow in 2008, and receiving GSA’s Public
Service Award in 2016. GSA and AGU Fellow Ellen Wohl is a university distinguished
professor in Colorado State University’s Department of
Steve Enders is the principal consultant for Renaissance Geosciences, where she has been on the faculty since 1989. Much
Resource Partners, providing strategic advice for both the mining of Ellen’s work has focused on mountain streams and rivers in
industry and for university economic geology and mining engi- bedrock canyons; she was part of the 2014 town hall that was
neering programs worldwide. With 35 years of experience in the hosted by the City of Boulder in partnership with GSA, “The
mining industry, including leading worldwide exploration for Boulder Flood: One Year Later,” a dialogue about climate, geol-
Phelps Dodge and Newmont, Steve brings a helpful industry per- ogy, and social behaviors related to the 2013 flood.
spective to the board. He currently serves as head of the Geology
and Geological Engineering Department at the Colorado School We are grateful to these new members and value the unique
of Mines. skills and insights each brings to our vibrant Board of Trustees.
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