Sigrid Jakob

President

Sigrid Jakob

Member since 2016, interested in community science, DNA sequencing, microscopy and sharing my passion for fungi with NYC communities of every kind.

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Coprophilous fungi Inocybaceae
Ethan Crenson

Vice President

Ethan Crenson

Member since 2008, Ethan is an ascomycete specialist, concentrating his efforts on dots on sticks, scabs on wood and other under appreciated fungi.

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Ascomycetes
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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.

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Myxomycetes
Willam May

Treasurer

William May

Fell into production accounting for film and television a number of years ago and stayed there. Can be mostly found in the woods or at films, operas, and plays when not crunching numbers

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DNA Sequencing
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Community

Journei Bimwala

Clinical Herbalist, Educator and a Foraging practitioner. As a steward of the land she specialises in finding solutions with the help of plants, trees and fungi.

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Herbal Healing
Maya Han

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.

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Medicinal fungi
Ethan Crenson

Newsletter Editor

Ethan Crenson

Member since 2008, Ethan is an ascomycete specialist, concentrating his efforts on dots on sticks, scabs on wood and other under appreciated fungi.

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Ascomycetes
Roman Kosoy

Food Events

Roman Kosoy

Member since 2014. Roman is a computational immunologist endeavoring to understand what keeps us as alive. As a mycophile I endeavor to understand what does not kill us.

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Lecture Coordinator and Archivist

Tom Bigelow

Former NYMS president, expert identifier and curator of the club's renowned lecture series and its extensive archive.

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Crusts and the fungi of Maine
Denis Aita

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.

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Agaricus, boletes, Lactarius, and Russulas