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	Dr. David K. Foster serves as the Chair and Faculty Representative to the Au Sable board. &nbsp;He is professor at Messiah College, where has served for 15 years. He is Professor of Biology and Environmental Science and Chair of the Sustainability Studies major committee. In addition, he has been a faculty member with Au Sable Institute since 1997, teaching courses including Plant Ecology, Forest Ecology, Field Botany, and Ecology of the Chesapeake Bay Region at three Au Sable program sites. &nbsp;He also serves as the current chair for the annual Au Sable Academic Council meeting. &nbsp;His time with Au Sable extends back to his days as an undergraduate at Eastern University, where he attended Au Sable and received Naturalist and Environmental Analyst certificates from the Institute.&nbsp;</p>
