ABSA Council
The council is the governing body of the American Biological Safety Association.
President
Barbara Fox Nellis, SM[NRCM], RBP, CBSP
Barb Nellis Consulting
bfoxnellis46@gmail.com
President-Elect
Paul Meechan, PhD, RBP, CBSP
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
pmeechan@cdc.gov
Past President
LouAnn Burnett, MS, CBSP
Sandia National Laboratories
louann.burnett@gmail.com
Secretary
Melissa Moreland, MS, RBP, CBSP
University of Maryland
mmorland@af.umaryland.edu
Treasurer
Rosamond Rutledge-Burns, MS, CBSP
National Institute of Standards & Technology
rosamond.burns@nist.gov
Councilor
Scott Alderman, MS, CBSP
Duke Medical Center
scott.alderman@duke.edu
Councilor
Marian Downing, RBP, CBSP
Biosafety Consultant
Mmdowning1@comcast.net
Councilor
Robert A. Heckert, DVM, PhD, CBSP
Robert Heckert Consulting, LLC
rheckert@safevet.com
Councilor
Dee Zimmerman
University of Texas – Medical Branch
dzimmerm@utmb.edu

