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Current Officers and Members

Below are the positions, names, email addresses, and telephone numbers of the current members of the HEAD executive committee.

Chair (Jan 2024-Dec 2025) Kristin Madsen head.chair@aas.org  
Vice Chair (2024-25)  Colleen Wilson-Hodge head.vicechair@aas.org (626) 395-6601
Past Chair (2024-25) Randall Smith head.pastchair@aas.org  
Secretary (2025-26) Renee Ludlam head.secretary@aas.org  
Deputy Secretary (2025-26) Drew Miles drewmiles@caltech.edu  
Treasurer (2022-26) Elizabeth Ferrara head.treasurer@aas.org (301) 286-7057
Member (2025-27) Krista Smith kristalynnesmith@tamu.edu  
Member (2025-27) Michela Negro michelanegro@lsu.edu  
Member (2023-25) Rafaella Margutti rafmargutti@gmail.com  
Member (2023-25) Javier Garcia javier.a.garciamartinez@nasa.gov  
Member (2024-26) Carolyn Kierans carolyn.a.kierans@nasa.gov  
Member (2024-26) Paul Plucinsky pplucinsky@cfa.harvard.edu  
Press Officer Megan Watzke mwatzke@cfa.harvard.edu (617) 496-7998

Complete roster of past and present HEAD officers.

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