Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY (AAS), ESTABLISHED IN 1899, IS THE MAJOR ORGANIZATION OF PROFESSIONAL ASTRONOMERS IN NORTH AMERICA. THE BASIC OBJECTIVE OF THE AAS IS TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF ASTRONOMY AND CLOSELY RELATED BRANCHES OF SCIENCE THE MEMBERSHIP (APPROXIMATELY 7,000) ALSO INCLUDES PHYSICISTS, MATHEMATICIANS, GEOLOGISTS, ENGINEERS AND OTHERS WHOSE RESEARCH INTERESTS LIE WITHIN THE BROAD SPECTRUM OF SUBJECTS NOW COMPRISING CONTEMPORARY ASTRONOMY.
TO PROMOTE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN AND PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS.
JOURNALS - THE SOCIETY PUBLISHES THE ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, WHICH IS THE LEADING SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL IN ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS IN THE WORLD. THE SOCIETY ALSO PUBLISHES THE ASTROPHYSICAL SUPPLEMENT, LETTERS, AND THE ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL. THE SOCIETY'S JOURNALS ARE THE LEADING SOURCE OF SCIENTIFIC CONTENT IN ASTRONOMY AND RELATED FIELDS. IN 2019, THE SOCIETY PUBLISHED 61,300 PAGES OR 4,799 ARTICLES.
MEETINGS - THE SOCIETY HOLDS TWO MEETINGS PER YEAR, IN ADDITION TO THE ANNUAL MEETING FOR THE SIX DIVISIONS OF THE AAS. THE MEETINGS SERVE AS A VENUE IN WHICH THE MEMBERS CAN SHARE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH WITH OUR COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION TO FORMAL PRESENTATIONS, THE SOCIETY ENSURES THAT EVENTS ARE SCHEDULED TO FACILITATE THE SHARING OF INFORMATION AND IDEAS. IN 2019, OVER 3,370 REGISTRANTS ATTENDED THE AAS MEETINGS. ADDITIONALLY, THE SOCIETY HAD OVER 75 EXHIBITORS AT THESE MEETINGS.
MEMBERSHIP SERVICES - MAINTAIN MEMBERSHIP DATABASE AND THE AAS WEBSITE, PUBLISH ON-LINE NEWSLETTERS, PRINTED MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORIES AND AN ANNUAL PRINTED CALENDAR.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Kevin B Marvel | EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 35 | $393,637 |
| Ethan Vishniac | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF | 35 | $244,174 |
| Kelly E Clark | CHIEF FINANCIAL AND OPERAT | 35 | $222,264 |
| Joel Parriott | DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY/ | 35 | $197,003 |
| Julie Steffen | DIRECTOR OF PUBLISHING | 35 | $140,060 |
| Rick Fienberg | PRESS OFFICER | 35 | $104,754 |
| Elizabeth Scuderi | DIRECTOR OF MEETING SERVICES | 35 | $101,206 |
| G Fritz Benedict - Term Ended | PRIOR SECRETARY | 1 | $28,222 |
| Alice K B Monet | SECRETARY | 1 | $13,333 |
| Marcel Agueros | TRUSTEE | 1 | $1,250 |
| Christine Jones - Term Ended | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Adam Burgasser - Term Ended | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jessica Kirkpatrick - Term Ended | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Stuart Vogel - Term Ended | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| James D Lowenthal - Term Ended | PRIOR VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Hannah Jang-Condell | AT-LARGE TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Tereasa Brainerd | AT-LARGE TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Kelle Cruz | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Kelsey Johnson | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Nancy Morrison | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Geoffrey C Clayton | THIRD VICE PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| Joan Schmelz | SECOND VICE PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| Michael Strauss | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| Paula Szkody | PRESIDENT ELECT | 5 | $0 |
| Megan Donahue | PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 |
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