Although unheralded by campaign flyers or television ads, it is election time again—for NSTA’s Board and Council! NSTA members received e-ballots via e-mail on January 4. To help voters choose the candidate best representing their interests, the ballots will include candidates’ position statements and biographies. Balloting will be open until February 14.

President-Elect

Carolyn Hayes
Faculty-Undergraduate Medical Education
Indiana University
Greenwood, Indiana

Juliana Texley
Professor, Palm Beach State College, Boca Raton, Florida
Associate Professor, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan

College Division

John Ammons
Science Faculty
Mississippi Delta Community College
Indianola, Mississippi

Sally Harms
Professor of Natural Sciences
Wayne State College
Wisner, Nebraska

Coordination and Supervision Division

Joel Palmer
Curriculum Coordinator
Mesquite Independent School District
Mesquite, Texas

Kelly Price
Curriculum Coordinator
Forsyth County Schools
Cumming, Georgia

High School Division

Beverly DeVore-Wedding
Math and Science Teacher
Meeker High School
Meeker, Colorado

James Puckett
Chemistry and Physics Teacher
Grandview Senior High School
Grandview, Missouri

NSTA Council District Directors

District III (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland)

Charles Mercer Director, Teacher’s Center
District of Columbia Public Schools
Oxon Hill, Maryland

Stephanie Wright
President and Chief Executive Officer
Delaware AeroSpace Education Foundation
Bear, Delaware

District V (Alabama, Canal Zone, Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands)

Donna Governor
Teacher
Liberty Middle School
Dahlonega, Georgia

Amy Murphy
Chemistry Education Specialist
Alabama Math, Science, & Technology Initiative
Leeds, Alabama

District IX (Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota)

Mary Colson
Earth Science Teacher
Horizon Middle School
Moorhead, Minnesota

Sharie Furst
Elementary Teacher
Kasson-Mantorville Elementary School
Rochester, Minnesota

District XI (Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska)

Paul Adams
Anschutz Professor of Education
Fort Hays State University
Hays, Kansas

Kathryn “Annie” Arnone
Doctoral Student
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, Missouri

District XV (Idaho, Montana, Wyoming)

Timothy Maze
Seventh- and Eighth-Grade Science Teacher
Tongue River Middle School
Ranchester, Wyoming

Vana Richards
Retired
Boise, Idaho

District XVII (Alaska, Oregon, Washington)

Steven Ruthford
Teacher
Schome High School
Bellingham, Washington

Lynda Sanders
Eighth-Grade Science Teacher
Marshfield High School
Coos Bay, Oregon

Elected Board and Council members will begin their terms, which typically last three years, on June 1. If you don’t receive your ballot or have any questions about the election process, contact Amanda Upton, manager, NSTA Nominations and Teacher Awards Programs, at nominations@nsta.org or 703-312-9217. If you are not an NSTA member, please note that you can join here if you wish to become eligible to vote in this important election.