Officers

Entomology Society at USF Officers (2023-24)

Name: Taylor Rand
Officer Position:  President
Major: Ecological & Evolutionary Biology
Favorite Bug: Carrion Beetles
About: I'm a sophomore and I love insects and insect evolution! I'm in both a paleontology and entomology lab. I also love Fleet Foxes and Game of Thrones!

Name: Dayana Gutierrez-Sotelo
Officer Position: Vice-President
Major: Medical Biology
Minor: Children's Behavioral Healthcare
Favorite Bug: Buck Moths
About: I love backpacking and if I could I would be out there in the woods exploring and probably harassing most bushes to see if they have moth eggs. On a different note I'm also an aspiring Physician Assistant hoping to one day work in pediatrics!

Name: Reilly Mccollum
Officer Position:  Treasurer
Major: Biology
Favorite Bug: Damselflies and Dragonflies
About: I love snails and my cats (Bmo and Uni). I'm really interested in insect physiology and anatomy but aside from that I love talking about music and doing personal plant growing.

Name: Jordan DePante
Officer Position: Secretary
Major: Biology
Favorite Bug: Centipedes (honorary bug - if we're being bug purists though, it's damselflies)
About: Aside from bugs, I love reptiles and amphibians! My main hobbies are drawing, photography, and hiking. I'm usually doing some combination of the three. You can find me underlogs, rocks, or crossing forest roads on warm nights.

Name: Coan McGarrah
Officer Position: Event Coordinator
Major: Marine Biology
Favorite Bug: Wood Lice (which are really just more crustaceans in disguise) and Stag Beetles!
About: I'm an anthropod enthusiast with a dream of completing research with crustacean species.

Name: Marc J. Lajeunesse
Faculty: Advisor
Research Interests: Meta-Analysis, Research Synthesis, Parasites/Herbivory, Ecology, and Evolutionary Biology
Favorite Bug: Damselflies!
About: My overarching goal is to understand natural diversity of parasites and sustainable ecology.

Former Entomology Society at USF officers over the years: