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Leadership
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 (2025-27) | Renee Ludlam | head.secretary@aas.org | |
| Treasurer (2022-24) | 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@caltech.edu | |
| 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 |
Deputy Secretary: Drew Miles (2023-2025)
(note: Deputy Secretary is a non-elected position appointed from volunteers selected by the Executive Committee to assist the Secretary. The Deputy Secretary position was instituted in 2023.)