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Editor's Picks

Michel Gandoger in an albumen silver print dated 18 March 1876, dedicated on the reverse to Roberto de Visiani - Image: PHAIDRA University of Padova Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
While working on a list of synonyms of European White...
Roderick Cameron | Aug 24, 2026
Cover of Select Native Asian Oaks Gap Analysis
Report led by The Morton Arboretum will help prioritize oak...
Website Editor | Aug 06, 2026
A1's 2024 crop of acorns
Motivation I live in the village of Dolné Dubové...
Jozef Čapkovič | Jul 20, 2026

Plant Focus

Quercus afares, Kew, © James MacEwen
The only oak species endemic to Africa is rare in cultivation. It shouldn't be.

Board of Directors, Officers, Functions & Committees

All of these people may be contacted through the Membership Directory, accessible on the home page if you are a member of the Society.

Board of Directors 2025–2028

Adam Black, Tim Boland, Amy Byrne, Roderick Cameron, Béatrice Chassé, Phil Douglas, Michael Eason, Dirk Giseburt, Ryan Russell, Elizabeth Thomas, Elif Deniz Ülker

Officers

  • President: Ryan Russell
  • Vice-President: Amy Byrne
  • Secretary: Roderick Cameron
  • Treasurer: Phil Douglas

Functions 

  • Editor International Oaks: Béatrice Chassé
  • Co-Editor International Oaks: Allen Coombes
  • Editor Oak News & Notes: Roderick Cameron
  • Co-Editor Oak News & Notes: Ryan Russell
  • Website Editor: Roderick Cameron

Committees

  • Development and Outreach Committee: Amy Byrne (chair), Roderick Cameron, Gabe Conway, Michael Eason, John Leszczynski, Brent Moon
  • Editorial Committee:  Béatrice Chassé (chair), Amy Byrne, Roderick Cameron, Allen Coombes, Dirk Giseburt, Ryan Russell
  • Finance Committee: Phil Douglas (chair), Amy Byrne, Roderick Cameron, Ryan Russell, Elizabeth Thomas
  • Oak Conservation and Research Committee: Tim Boland (chair), Adam Black, Amy Byrne, Phil Douglas, Dirk Giseburt, Mark Krautmann, Charles Snyers d'Attenhoven, Elizabeth Thomas, Murphy Westwood
  • Taxonomy and Nomenclature Committee: Charles Snyers d'Attenhoven (chair), Adam Black, Roderick Cameron, Béatrice Chassé, Allen Coombes, Min Deng, Andrew Hipp, Eike Jablonski, Ryan Russell, Joeri Strijk, Francisco Vázquez Pardo, Patrick Vereecke
  • Tours and Events Committee: Roderick Cameron (chair), Adam Black, Amy Byrne, Béatrice Chassé, Phil Douglas, Michael Eason, Shaun Haddock, Sean Hogan, Ryan Russell, Elif Deniz Ülker