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SCB North America Board Special Election

The North America Section of the Society for Conservation Biology is excited to announce the start of its 2022 Board Special Election for the President Elect position! The election ballot will close on Monday, November 7th.

The President Elect position is a critical role on the SCBNA Board, as the first in the ‘President-series’ – a 6-year total commitment: 2 as President-Elect, 2 as President, 2 as Past-President. The President-Elect serves on the Executive Committee of the SCBNA Board, chairs the Conference Committee, and provides support for the President, including filling in as needed.

Even though there is only one excellent candidate running for President Elect, we still need SCBNA members to vote! Thank you for voting in this important election! 

It’s easy to cast your ballot:

  1. Go to the SCB website and log in to your member home page (click “Member Login” at the top of the page).
  2. On your SCB member home page, click the link for the North America Section Election in the blue box at the top of the page. 
  3. Read the candidates’ profile on the bottom of the ballot.
  4. Cast your vote.
  5. After you select your candidate scroll to the bottom of the page and click “submit” to validate your vote. 

Not a Member?

Learn more about the President Elect Candidate:

Rebecca Hufft, PhD

Board Position: President-elect

Dr. Hufft is the Associate Director of Applied Conservation at Denver Botanic Gardens, where she has overseen plant conservation projects since 2011. Prior to coming to the Gardens, she received her doctorate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of California Santa Cruz, conducted a postdoctoral fellowship at Colorado State University, and served as a Senior Supervising Scientist at the National Ecological Observatory Network. She is a broadly trained conservation biologist whose research interests include restoration, urban biodiversity, ex situ conservation, long-term monitoring, and phenology. She co-chaired the North American Congress for Conservation Biology 2020 and has served as the Treasurer for SCBNA since 2020. She has enjoyed helping to shape society meetings and engaging with SCBNA members. As an SCBNA board member she has also participated in planning for the global organizational restructuring and looks forward to continuing to shape SCBNA as it moves through this transition. She would like to continue to support the organization and its mission by continuing to serve on the board as President-Elect, contributing her many years of research, education, outreach, and project management experience.