Margaret Mayall

Margaret Mayall was director of the AAVSO 1949-1973. She is remembered for guiding the AAVSO through the most difficult years of its history, seeing not only to the survival of the AAVSO as an independant organization, but also, with great devotion, seeing to maintaining the continuity of the fellowship of variable star observers and friends of astronomy that has been the keystone of the AAVSO since its founding in 1911. Photo by Walter R. Fleischer

You may contact the officers through the AAVSO.

• Director: Dr. Arne Henden 2005-09
• President: Dr. Paula Szkody 2007-08
• Past President: David B. Williams 2007-08
• 1st VP: Jaime Ruben García 2007-08
• 2nd VP: Mike Simonsen 2007-08
• Secretary: Gary Walker 2007-08
• Treasurer: David A. Hurdis 2007-08

2007-2008 Council Members

• Council: Barry B. Beaman 2007-09
• Council: Pamela L. Gay 2007-09
• Council: Christopher Watson 2007-09
• Council: James Bedient 2007-09
• Council: Gary Billings 2006-08
• Council: Arlo U. Landolt 2006-08
• Council: Douglas L. Welch 2006-08
• Council: Karen J. Meech 2006-08

2007-2008 Committee Chairs

Also visit our observing programs pages.

• Education: Pamela Gay
• CCD: Gary Walker
• EB,RR Lyrae: Gerry Samolyk
• Nova Search: Kenneth C. Beckmann
• PEP: Jim Fox
• Solar
  

  Committee Chair - Paul Mortfield
  Sunspot Group Leader - Dan Williams
  Solar Flare/SID Observing Group - William Michael Hill

• JAAVSO Editor: Charles A. Whitney

AAVSO Staff

Below is a list of the staff who work at the AAVSO Headquarters in Cambridge, Ma. Also, see our Meet the Staff page for more information.

• Sara Beck: Technical Assistant, Special Projects
• Gloria Ortiz Cruz: Data Entry Technician
• Katherine Davis: Astronomical Technical Assistant, Web
• Dr. Arne Henden: Director
• Richard "Doc" Kinne: Astronomical Technical Assistant, Part Time
• Kerriann Malatesta: Astronomical Technical Assistant
• Gamze Menali: Astronomical Technical Assistant
• Aaron Price: Astronomical Technical Assistant, Technology
• Arthur Ritchie:Volunteer, Solar Committee
• Dr. Michael Saladyga: Technical Assistant, JAAVSO Production Editor, Library, Archives
• Travis Searle: Administrative Assistant, Publications
• Mike Simonsen: Development Director
• Dr. Matthew Templeton: Postdoctoral Scientist
• Rebecca Turner: Astronomical Technical Assistant, Meeting Coordinator
• Elizabeth O. Waagen: Senior Technical Assistant, Associate Editor, JAAVSO.