Board of Directors
E-mail: boardofdirectors@nsta.org
NSTA Presidents
President
Pat Shane (09–10)
Center for Mathematics and Science Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
President-Elect
Alan McCormack (09–10)
Professor of Science Education
San Diego State University
Retiring President
Page Keeley (09–10)
Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance
Augusta, Maine
NSTA Division Directors
College Science Teaching
Walter Smith (07-10)
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas
Coordination and Supervision of Science Teaching
Mary Gromko (07–10)
Colorado Springs School District 11
Colorado Springs, Colorado
High School Science Teaching
Jean Tushie (07-10)
Eden Prairie High School
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Informal Science
Elizabeth Mulkerrin (09–12)
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo
Omaha, Nebraska
Middle Level Science Teaching
Kathy Prophet (09–12)
Hellstern Middle School
Springdale, Arizona
Multicultural/Equity in Science Education
Vanessa Westbrook (08–11)
Charles A. Dana Center
University of Texas at Austin
Preschool & Elementary
Delene Hoffner (09–10)
The da Vinci Academy of Arts & Sciences
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Preservice Teacher Preparation
David A. Wiley (08–11)
Lenoir-Rhyne University
Hickory, North Carolina
Professional Development
Christine Anne Royce (09–12)
Shippensburg University
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
Research in Science Education
Julie A. Luft (08–11)
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona
Ex Officio
Treasurer
Randy Johnson (06–10)
Gering High School
Gering, Nebraska
Parliamentarian
Harold Pratt (07–10)
Educational Consultants
Littleton, Colorado
Secretary
Francis Eberle, NSTA Executive Director
Recording Secretary
Michelle Butler, Manager, Board/Council Relations
Council
E-mail: nstacouncil@nsta.org
NSTA District Directors
Director, District I
Marilyn Richardson (08–11)
Hawthorne Brook Middle School
Townsend, Massachusetts
Director, District II
Linda Bates (09–12)
Milton Elementary School
Milton, New Hampshire
Director, District III
Damaries Y. Blondonville (09–10)
Prince Georges County Public School
Capitol Heights, Maryland
Director, District IV
Lynn Gatto (09–12)
University of Rochester
Honeoye Falls, New York
Director, District V
Kelly Price (07–10)
Forsyth County Schools
Cumming, Georgia
Director, District VI
Gregory MacDougall (08–11)
South Carolina Department of Education
Aiken, South Carolina
Director, District VII
Melissa Miller (08–11)
Lynch Middle School
Farmington, Arkansas
Director, District VIII
Bonnie Embry (09–12)
Rosa Parks Elementary School
Lexington, Kentucky
Director, District IX
Paul Keidel (07–10)
Wachter Middle School
Bismarck, North Dakota
Director, District X
Kate Baird (09–12)
Indiana University–Purdue University Columbus
Columbus, Indiana
Director, District XI
James Puckett (07–10)
Missouri Western State University
St. Joseph, Missouri
Director, District XII
Heidi Baxter Lauffer (08–11)
Wisconsin Fast Plants Program
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Director, District XIII
Pamela Christol (08–11)
Northeastern State University
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Director, District XIV
Beverly DeVore-Wedding (09–12)
Meeker High School
Meeker, Colorado
Director, District XV
Sharla Dowding (07–10)
Newcastle High School
Newcastle, Wyoming
Director, District XVI
Denise Antrim (09–12)
Orange County Department of Education
Costa Mesa, California
Director, District XVII
Craig Gabler (07–10)
Educational Service District 113
Olympia, Washington
Director, District XVIII
Charles (Chuck) Cohen (08–11)
Tanenbaum CHAT Kimmel Campus
Vaughan, Ontario