April 4, 2025 · show notes

ABOUT THIS EPISODE

AFS Awards Program - committee updates and career development

On today's episode, we're talking all about the AFS Awards program! Our guests are current AFS Awards Committee chairs - Jessica Mistak and Natalie Coash. Jess and Natalie stopped by to talk about current efforts to update to the awards program and this year’s schedule for announcing the 2025 award recipients. In addition, we spent a fair amount of time talking about how AFS committee leadership can positively impact career development.

Episode guests:

Natalie Coash

Missouri Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Unit

Jessica Mistak

Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Updates:

Annual Meeting:

Abstract submission deadline: April 15
Registration is now open!

Upcoming Webinar:

Applied Genetics for Fisheries Management: April 16

AFS Election:

Now open through April 22, 2025 - members should vote via instructions sent through email

Comments or questions?

Email us at lmaza@fisheries.org

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natalie coash

jessica mistak

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SHOW NOTES 🔗

00:00:52Awards Committee Chair introductions

00:06:08How has committee work helped you learn about AFS?

00:07:22How has past experience helped you in your current chair role?

00:09:58Current Awards Committee projects

00:15:04Why should you nominate a colleague?

00:16:42Award examples/categories; 2025 timeline

00:19:18Which awards do you like to see presesnted?

00:22:58AFS and career development

00:29:14Favorite AFS meeting memory?

00:33:36AFS updates

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