Dr. Michael Parrella earned degrees from Rutgers University and Virginia Tech. After his PhD he took a position in the Department of Entomology at UC Riverside. In 1988 he relocated to the Davis campus, where he holds a teaching/research appointment in the Departments of Entomology and Nematology, and Plant Sciences.

ESA Committees conduct important business functions for the Society. Three committees—Finance, Audit, and Ethics and Rules—are defined as Standing Committees in the ESA Bylaws, while all other committees are established by policy of the ESA Governing Board and outlined in the Society Policy Manual. Unless otherwise indicated, members of Committees serve for terms of three years each. Terms commence at the close of the Annual Meeting of the Society and are arranged so that approximately one-third will expire each year.

Dr. Karla Addesso received her Ph.D. from the University of Florida in December 2007. She completed postdoctoral work in the Chemistry Unit of the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service's Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology.