International Advisory Board
General Responsibilities
Advise, guide, and provide input on international activities for the Association, including the development of action plans and specific strategies for implementing international efforts within the NSTA framework.
Composition
Chairperson
Appointed by the President-Elect, one year prior to term of office, from the committee members from the previous year. The appointee shall not be in the final year of his/her term on the advisory board at the time of appointment. The appointment shall be for one year.
Nine Presidential Appointees
The NSTA President shall make three appointments each year in consultation with NSTA staff. The members will represent a broad spectrum of international expertise. At least one of the three appointees shall reside outside of the United States. These appointments are for a three-year term of office.
Judith Sweeney Lederman 09–12
Chairperson 11–12
Director of Teacher Education
Illinois Institute of Technology
Department of Math and Science Education
Chicago, IL
ledermanj@iit.edu
Carlos Mauricio Castro-Acuña 11–14
Facultad de Química , C.U.
Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacan
Coyoacan, Mexico
icuc_mexico@yahoo.com.mx
Julie Heintz 10–13
Teacher
T.F. North High School
Calumet City, IL
jheintz@tfd215.org
Mary McDougall 10–13
Principal
St. Benedict School
Calgary Catholic School District
Calgary, AB Canada
mary.mcdougall@cssd.ab.ca
Paul Nordhaus 11–14
Science Teacher
Daniel Wright Junior High School
Lincolnshire, IL
pnordhaus@district103.k12.il.us
Hans Persson 09–12
Assistant Professor
University of Stockholm
Stockholm, Sweden
hans.persson@umn.su.se
Teresa Monteiro Seixas 11–14
Assistant Professor
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Faculty of Science of the University of Porto
Porto, 4169-007 Portugal
tmseixas@fc.up.pt
Alison Seymour 10–13
Middle School Science Teacher
Ridgecrest Intermediate School
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
easeymour@aol.com
Albert Wang 09–12
Mingdao High School
Wuji Section, Taichung City, Taiwan
atwang@mingdao.edu.tw
NSTA Staff Contact
Zipporah Miller
Associate Executive Director for Professional Programs and Conferences
zmiller@nsta.org
Caroline Nichols
Executive Administrator and International Programs Coordinator
cnichols@nsta.org