Board of Directors
E-mail: boardofdirectors@nsta.org
NSTA Presidents
President
Page Keeley (08–09)
Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance
Augusta, Maine
President-elect
Pat Shane (08–09)
Center for Mathematics and Science Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Retiring President
John Whitsett (08–09)
Fond du Lac School District
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
NSTA Division Directors
Preschool & Elementary Level Director & Committee Chair
Pita Martinez-McDonald (06–09)
Cuba Independent Schools
Cuba, New Mexico
Middle Level Director & Committee Chair
Susan German (06–09)
Hallsville R-IV School District
Hallsville, Missouri
High School Level Director & Committee Chair
Jean Tushie (07-10)
Eden Prairie High School
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
College Level Director & Committee Chair
Walter Smith (07-10)
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas
Informal Science Director & Committee Chair
Elsa Bailey (06–09)
Elsa Bailey Consulting
San Francisco, California
Research in Science Education Director & Committee Chair
Julie A. Luft (08–11)
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona
Preservice Teacher Preparation Director & Committee Chair
David A. Wiley (08–11)
University of Scranton
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Coordination and Supervision Director & Committee Chair
Mary Gromko (07–10)
Colorado Springs School District 11
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Multicultural/Equity in Science Education Director & Committee Chair
Vanessa Westbrook (08–11)
Charles A. Dana Center
University of Texas at Austin
Professional Development Director & Committee Chair
Gwendolyn Watson Pollock (06–09)
Illinois State Board of Education
Springfield, Illinois
Ex Officio
Treasurer
Randy Johnson (06–09)
Gering High School
Gering, Nebraska
Parliamentarian
Harold Pratt (07–10)
Educational Consultants
Littleton, Colorado
Secretary
Francis Eberle, NSTA Executive Director
Staff Contact
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
Kathy Renfrew (06–09)
Peacham Elementary School
Peacham, Vermont
Director, District III
Laura Rutledge (07–10)
Frederick Community College
Frederick, Maryland
Director, District IV
Christine Anne Royce (06–09)
Shippensburg University
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
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
Robin Curtis (06–09)
Virginia Commonwealth University
Deltaville, Virginia
Director, District IX
Paul Keidel (07–10)
Wachter Middle School
Bismarck, North Dakota
Director, District X
Mary Lightbody (06–09)
The Ohio State University
Newark College of Education
Newark, Ohio
Director, District XI
James Puckett (07-10)
Missouri Western State University
St. Joseph, Missouri
Director, District XII
Heidi Baxter (08–11)
Director, District XIII
Pamela Christol (08–11)
Northeastern State University
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Director, District XIV
Susan van Gundy (06–09)
National Science Digital Library
Boulder, Colorado
Director, District XV
Sharla Dowding (07–10)
Newcastle High School
Newcastle, Wyoming
Director, District XVI
Sharon Janulaw (06–09)
Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, 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