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Governance of the
Wisconsin Mycological Society

The Bylaws of the Wisconsin Mycological Society

Click here to view our current bylaws.

Wisconsin Mycological Society Board of Directors

The Board of Directors volunteers to help manage the Society through monthly board meetings and collaboration through committees. Members can request to run for Board positions & are elected in a vote by members at our annual election meeting, in December.

Meet our 2025 Board of Directors!

Maurissa Dorn
Shelby Dutcher
Jeremy Holmstadt
Emilymae King
Melissa Klotka
Brad Knowles
Stef Lee
Tavis Lynch wearing a Wisconsin Mycological Society T-Shirt and a baseball cap, looking down at a mushroom, looks like a Chanterelle.
Tavis Lynch
Arne Martinson
Luke Moat
Bruch Reed
Max Reinhardt
Mariah Rogers out in the woods holding up a branch with some small polypore fungi on it. She has a baseball cap that reads "Mariah - Wilderness Expeditions" that was found at a resell shop.
Mariah Rogers
Walker Rugeley
Brennon Strnad

Executive Board Positions
President: Mariah Rogers
Vice President: Tavis Lynch
Secretary: Brennon Strnad
Treasurer: Brad Knowles
Assistant Secretary:
Shelby Dutcher
Assistant Treasurer: Stef Lee


Committees
Members can also join committees without joining the Board. Committees help run the Society but do not vote to make Board decisions. Click here to find out more about the WMS committees that currently exist and for more on how to get involved!

Committee Chairs
Events Committee Chair: Melissa Klotka
Conservation Committee Chairs: Emilymae King and Mariah Rogers

Merchandise Committee Chair: Stef Lee
Marketing/Social Media Committee Chairs: Emilymae King and Shelby Dutcher
Membership/Outreach Committee Chair: Jeremy Holmstadt
Science Committee Chair: Brennon Strnad

Governance Committee Chair: Brad Knowles
Wisconsin Wild Mushroom Certification Chairs: 
Melissa Klotka and Mariah Rogers
Finance Committee Chair: Walker Rugeley
Newsletter Committee Chair & Editors: Peyton Martinson and Arne Martinson


Other positions:
Species Recorder: Tavis Lynch
Science Officer: Tavis Lynch
Science Advisors: Britt Bunyard and Patrick Leacock
Community Science Coordinators: Mariah Rogers and Brennon Strnad
Webmasters: Mariah Rogers and Brennon Strnad


Advising/Honorary Board Members,
Scientific Advisors
& Any Non-Board Committee Chairs

Dr. Britt Bunyard
Dr. Patrick Leacock

A Very Incomplete History of Former Board Members  (thank you!)

Jessycah Andersen
Danielle Arthur
Bill Blank
Kristen Blizzard
Al Bunde
Dr. Britt Bunyard
Dr. Hal Burdsall
Kris Ciombor
Aron Corbett
Anna DeMers
Dr. Martyn Dibben
Tula Erksine
Julia Gerlach
Jeremy Hooper
Bob Kaplan
Dr. Tess Kenney
Fred Kluhsman
Peyton Martinson
Mary Beth McColgan
David Menke
Jen Miki
Steve Nelsen
Matt Normansell
Peg Oberbeck
Mitchell Pittsley
Rose Tursi
Dr. Sami M. Saad
Gary Schlapinski
Steve Shapson
Winston Slater
Chuck Soden
Colleen Vachuska
Peter Vachuska
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If You Suspect a Poisoning
If you suspect you have consumed a poisonous mushroom, contact a physician, the closest hospital ER, poison control center, or dial 911, depending on the severity of the reaction.

US Poison Control: 1-800-222-1222
The North American Mycological Association (NAMA) has information that may also be of help. Click here.
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 We do not ID mushrooms through this website. 
If you are in need of an ID consider uploading quality photos with multiple views of your specimen and descriptions of your find to Mushroom Observer or iNaturalist including our projects or post in Wild Food Wisconsin or Mushroom Identification Group.

If you contact us and provide a way to get back to you, we may be able to provide suggestions for more identification resources you can use.
You are always responsible for your own decisions taken on the basis of identification resources.

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Wisconsin Mycological Society

 Wisconsin Mycological Society (WMS) is dedicated to the study and enjoyment of mushrooms and other fungi throughout the state of Wisconsin. Education, safety, sustainability, community, and connecting with nature are our goals. 

We are affiliated with NAMA, a society that covers all of North America and includes many affiliate clubs. We also love to support regional  Wisconsin clubs and fungi related events. This includes the Madison Mycological Society, the Northwestern Wisconsin MycoEnthusiasts, and the Door Peninsula Mushroom Club.

If you run or want to start a regional group, or one focused on a unique mycological topic, please do reach out to us.


Wisconsin Mycological Society
7440 W Greenfield Ave
PO Box 14461
Milwaukee WI 53214