THSOA is a 100% volunteer-based society. We rely on our members to help make us successful. In addition to many folks who are behind the scenes, the below list is who you can contact should you have any specific questions. If you are interested in volunteering, please email [email protected] for available opportunities. Every THSOA member is invited to participate in activities from any chapter.

Chapters

Chair	Vice Chair	Secretary
Alberto Costa Neves	Bismark Jigena	Alexis Cardenas
University of Southern Mississippi	University of Southern Mississippi	Kongsberg Maritime

Mid-Atlantic (Washington, DC, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia) 

Chair	Vice Chair	Secretary	Treasurer
Daniel Wright	Deanne Hargrave	Sloan Freeman	Taylor Krabiel
Sounding Science	Atlantic Shores	Geodynamics

Midwest (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin)

Chair	Treasurer	Secretary
Ed Bailey	Jon Arleth	Denis Buelow
Northwestern Michigan College		SPACECO

 

New England (Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island)

Chair
Jack Hebert	Samantha Bruce

 

Southeast (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and South Carolina)

Chair	Treasurer	Secretary | Education Outreach	Event Coordinator	Technical Coordinator
Josh Dugan [email protected]	Mike Nitska [email protected]	Rachel Bobich [email protected]	Kim Dailey [email protected]	Scott Haydel [email protected]
ECHO 81	Hydroterra Technologies	RMB GEO	Teledyne	Ashtead Technology

Texas

Chair	Vice Chair	Treasurer	Secretary
Kevin Tomanka	Alex Spriggs	Jake Dumaine	Tiziana Munene
OARS Group	ZUPT	Atlas Professionals	Fugro
Event Coordinator	Student Liaison	Technical Chair
Rachel Cluthe	Reed Nelle	Paul Laverty
STR	OARS Group	Fugro

 

West Coast (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming)

Chair	Treasurer	Secretary
Mike Mutschler	Brian Busey	Bob Feldpausch
Seahorse Geomatics		Tetra Tech

 

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COMMITTEES

Bylaw
Responsible for the creation and maintenance of the organization's bylaws.

Conference Planning
Develops the program for biannual US Hydro Conference. This includes providing topics, reviewing papers, identifying speakers and alternate choices, planning social activities/meals, and more.

Rafael Ponce

Member Relations
Increase membership benefits with engagement, collaboration, and communication.

TBD

Professional Development
Coordinates and delivers professional development training and resources for members.

Tom Waddington

Student Outreach & Scholarships
Facilitates THSOA support of students pursuing careers in the Hydrographic industry.

TBD