IAGLR announces Jérôme Marty to lead association

For IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 15, 2022

Contact: Jean Adams, IAGLR President, [email protected]

ANN ARBOR, MI — The International Association for Great Lakes Research announces Jérôme Marty as its new executive director. Dr. Marty comes to IAGLR from his role as a project director at the Council of Canadian Academies, an organization in Ottawa, Ontario, working at the interface between science and policy. Dr. Marty has been involved with IAGLR for the past 10 years, including leadership roles managing the association’s annual research conference and serving on the IAGLR Board of Directors, most notably, as president in 2014.

"The search committee was very impressed with Jérôme's depth of knowledge regarding the Great Lakes community with respect to research, policy, and its stakeholders, as well as his extensive not-for-profit experience,” says Dr. Trevor Pitcher, chair of the search committee and recent member of the IAGLR Board of Directors. “We are pleased Jérôme will take up the executive director role and work closely with the board, members, and relevant stakeholders to promote and maintain IAGLR's core values and mission."

IAGLR is governed by an all-volunteer board and operated by a two-person staff─a business manager and a communication director, notes IAGLR President Jean Adams. “Adding an executive director to the staff will benefit the association and its members by catalyzing IAGLR’s ability to effectively fundraise and strategize. Speaking on behalf of the board, we look forward to working with Jérôme to establish an approach to governance that incorporates this new role."

IAGLR has positioned itself as a strong and unique voice to share about Great Lakes science globally and can act as a knowledge broker for those working in policy making, according to Dr. Marty. “I am excited to work with IAGLR members and the board to expand IAGLR’s ability to do so,” he says. “Great Lakes science is key to informed decisions for all people living in the basin.”

Dr. Marty received his master’s degree and Ph.D. in limnology from the University du Québec in Montréal, where he studied zooplankton and carbon cycling. From 2006 to 2012, he was a research scientist at the River Institute, where he worked on invasive species of the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes. In 2019, he was appointed to the Science Advisory Board of the International Joint Commission. Dr. Marty recently helped with the creation of the Society of Canadian Aquatic Sciences and volunteers with several organizations working on water in Canada and abroad. He also was chair of the Partnership Group for Science and Engineering. When not working, he can be found canoeing, biking, and playing his favorite instrument, the accordion.