History
Our history
2005 – 2006
New England Zebrafish Husbandry Association (NEZHA) is formed. Claudia Harper is elected as the President.
2007 – 2008
Christian Lawrence is elected President. Name officially changed to Zebrafish Husbandry Association (ZHA). Working groups are established to evaluate methods on spawning and reproduction of zebrafish.
2009
President: Joe Sillitti, President Elect: Dan Castranova, Vice President: Jason Cockington, Secretary: Jeffery Burt, Treasurer: Marie Ortega
ZHA becomes an affiliate organization of the World Aquaculture Society (WAS)
2010
President: Dan Castranova, President Elect: Isaac Adatto, Vice President: Bill Trevarrow, Secretary: Amy Doherty, Treasurer: Doreen Bartlett
ZHA becomes an affiliate organization of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS). Membership dues begin to be collected. ZHA’s first annual meeting is held at the WAS conference. The first peer reviewed session is held at the Husbandry Workshop of the WAS conference. Membership reached to 100.
2011
President: Isaac Adatto, President Elect: Mark Rath, Vice President: Mike Wisnieski, Secretary: Bobbi Baur, Treasurer: Doreen Bartlett
First peer reviewed working group paper is published: Castranova, D., Lawton, A., Lawrence, C., Baumann, D. P., Best, J., Coscolla, J., … & Wilson, C. (2011). The effect of stocking densities on reproductive performance in laboratory zebrafish (Danio rerio). Zebrafish, 8(3), 141-146.
2012
President: Mark Rath, President Elect: Lauren Pandolfo, Vice President: Eric Herbst, Secretary: Carrie Barton, Treasurer: Doreen Bartlett
Collection of dues is organized, vendor members increase, record breaking election participation.
2013
President: Lauren Pandolfo, President Elect: Carrie Barton, Vice President: Brad Goodwin, Secretary: Susan Farmer, Treasurer: Rebecca Larson
ZHA increases its presence at meetings and conferences such as Asilomar, Turnkey, BioConference Live, and Regional AALAS.
2014
President: Carrie Barton, President Elect: Jim Burris, Vice President: Marcus Crim, Secretary: Kara Maloney, Treasurer: Rebecca Larson
ZHA launches its new website and LinkedIn page. A semi-annual webinar series and newsletter is established. Membership doubles from previous year.
ZHA presents its inaugural Outstanding Steward of Zebrafish Award to Mark Francis.
2015
President: Jim Burris, President Elect: Mark Tye, Vice President: Kara Maloney, Secretary: Lauren Krug, Treasurer: Meghan Aguirre
ZHA gets new booth and advertising materials. New membership management software is purchased, membership is now over 250 individuals. Website content is expanded to including webinar videos, slides, protocol database, etc. First photo contest is won by Dan Castranova. ZHA hosts a seminar at the national AALAS meeting titled “Zebrafish Husbandry and Veterinary Care: Multiple Perspectives”. For the first time ZHA attends the Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal Science (CALAS) meeting and Zebrafish Disease Models Conference (ZDM8).
ZHA presents its Outstanding Steward of Zebrafish Award to Christian Lawrence.
2016
President: Marc Tye, President Elect: Dante D’India, Vice President: Susan Farmer, Secretary: Lauren Krug, Treasurer: Stephen Canter
ZHA presents its Outstanding Steward of Zebrafish Award to Hugh Hammer.
2017
President: Dante D’India, President Elect: Ana Catarina Certal, Vice President: Susan Farmer, Secretary: Tami Sanchez, Treasurer: Stephen Canter
ZHA presents its Outstanding Steward of Zebrafish Award to Bobbi Baur.
2018
President: Ana Catarina Certal, President Elect: Claire Allen, Vice President: Patty Oden, Secretary: Tami Sanchez, Treasurer: Stephen Canter
ZHA listserv is launched, and soon became a key tool for ZHA members sharing questions and thoughts on any subject related to zebrafish husbandry.
ZHA presents its Outstanding Steward of Zebrafish Award to Michael Kent.
2019
President: Claire Allen, President Elect: Rory Francis, Vice President: Patty Oden, Secretary: Dante D’India, Treasurer: Stephen Canter
ZHA presents its Outstanding Steward of Zebrafish Award to Susan Farmer.
2020
President: Rory Francis, President Elect: Mollie Millington, Vice President: Kristen Merrill, Secretary: Dante D’India, Treasurer: Stephen Canter
During sars-coV-2 pandemic, ZHA community shared emergency plans and experiences, helping each other as possible. ZHA supported the implementation of the “Friday Zoom Talks”, hosted by Chistian Lawrence as an iniciative to bring the zebrafish community together in such difficult times.
ZHA presents its Outstanding Steward of Zebrafish Award to Carole Wilson.
2021
President: Mollie Millington, President Elect: Christine Archer, Vice President: Vacant, Secretary: Joana Monteiro, Treasurer: Haley Engle
Return of monthly webinars in 2021, recorded and available to members on the website. 100+ additional members added to ZHA. Updated Website to meet needs of the ZHA community.
ZHA Outstanding Stewardship of Zebrafish Award is presented to Dante D’India.
ZHA Community Connect Award is presented to Christian Lawrence.
2022
President: Christine Archer, President Elect: Joshua Barber, Vice President: Joan Hedge, Secretary: Joana Monteiro, Treasurer: Haley Engle
We grew our social media presence and engagement significantly (and subsequently memberships), which was one of the driving factors for having a social media person. Our Board approved the plan for an expanded executive Board. We connected with both EARA and AALSO and led the way to expanded zebrafish content at AALAS.
ZHA Outstanding Stewardship of Zebrafish Award is presented to Mollie Millington.
ZHA Community Connect Award is presented to Kevin Theissen.
2023
President: Joshua Barber, President Elect: Michelle Altemara, Vice President: Joan Hedge, Treasurer: Nicholas Fiorella, Executive of Memberships: Logan Fehrenbach, Executive of Industry and Association Partnerships: Yara Zayed, Executive of Social Media and Outreach: Claire Allen
Our major accomplishments were bringing lots of zebrafish content to AALAS: seminars, Danio Zoom Live and the ever popular Zebrafish Workshop 101. We also expanded our website including an AGM page, ZHA Euro meetings page and Danio Zoom Fridays. Lastly, it was the first year with our expanded E-board.
ZHA Outstanding Stewardship of Zebrafish Award is presented to Christine Archer.
2024
President: Michelle Altemara, President Elect: Thom Berriman, Vice President: Ana Borges, Treasurer: Nicholas Fiorella, Executive of Memberships: Logan Fehrenbach, Executive of Industry and Association Partnerships: Yara Zayed, Executive of Social Media and Outreach: Claire Allen
Summary to come!
ZHA Outstanding Stewardship of Zebrafish Award is presented to Joshua Barber.
ZHA Community Connect Award is presented to Bobbi Baur.