Secretary
Elan Trybuch
Member since 2017, Elan is a myxomycete specialist, helping to identify species and document the diversity of fungi and slime molds in NYC.

Culture
Maya Han
Member since 2020, Maya brings academic teaching experience and extensive engagement with NYC’s art, film, literary, music, and BIPOC communities. As a mycophile, artist, filmmaker, and writer, she is passionate about excavating hidden histories, alternative world making, and community building.
Medicinal fungi

Newsletter Editor
Aki Fujiyoshi
Member since 2022, Aki is a longtime mushroom fan and a recent student of all things fungi.
All fungi

Archivist
Andrew Cannon
Member since 2015, Andrew is particularly interested in phytopathogenic fungi, such as rusts and smuts. He is also passionate about the cultural practices surrounding foraging and consuming fungi. Since 2022, he has maintained a list of all species of fungi available for sale in the city's grocery stores.

Lecture + Workshop Coordinator
Maren Fossi
Member since 2023, Maren is a budding ecologist and lover of all things outdoors, interested in fungal development and diversity, fostering engagement with the natural world and community-led action, and eco-art plus some light foraging.
All fungi

Recorder
David Hutchinson
Member since 2023, David is a fine art digital printer working with photographers and other creative professionals to produce exhibition prints for galleries and museums. He's been fascinated by fungi ever since encountering a very lurid Calostoma cinnabarium fruiting in a forest many years ago and just needed to learn more.
Calostoma cinnabarium

Walks Cordinator
Dennis Aita
Member since 1982, Dennis has been the NYMS walks coordinator since 1986. Dennis also served as the vice-president of the club from 1987 - 2023. He was also responsible for organizing many of the clubs winter banquets from the late 80's until recent times.
Agaricus, boletes, Lactarius, and Russulas