Current Officers

NESTA leadership includes those elected and appointed to office. Current office holders are listed here. These include Executive Committee members, Regional Directors, Directors at Large, Appointed Directors, and Appointed Officers.

Executive Committee

Name Office Contact Information Term
Cheryl L. B. Manning President Evergreen, CO
303-905-0007
 2016-2018
Dr. Michael J Passow Past-President Englewood, NJ
201-519-1071
 2016-2018
Belinda E. Jacobs President-Elect Round Rock, TX
512-252-4646 (C)
 2016-2018
Howard Dimmick Treasurer
and Merchandise Coordinator		 Ft. Collins, CO
970-223-1625
 2016-2018
Jenelle Hopkins Secretary Las Vegas, NV
702-645-6777
 2016-2018
Tom Ervin Board Member Representative
to the Executive Committee		 LeClaire, IA
563-289-3139
 2017-2019
Dr. Missy Holzer Board Member Representative
to the Executive Committee		 Somerset, NJ
732-868-0901
 2017-2018
Dr. Carla McAuliffe NESTA Executive Director and Association Contact Tempe, AZ
480-612-4572
 2015-

Regional Directors

Name Office Contact Information Term
Susan Meabh Kelly Director of Region I
(Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont)		 Litchfield, CT
860-248-5530
 2016-2018
Andrew Boyd Director of Region II
(New York)		 New Hartford, NY
315-272-7041
 2017-2019
Peter Dorofy Director of Region III
(Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington DC, West Virginia)		 Palmyra, NJ
856-829-1900 ext. 1263
 2016-2018
Chris Campbell Director of Region IV
(Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee)		 Ruston, LA
318-614-2855
 2017-2019
Jay Sinclair Director of Region V
(Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio)		 Milan, MI
734-439-2982
 2016-2018
Dana Smith Director of Region VI
(Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Kansas)		 Nicollet, MN
507-271-2186
2017-2019
Earla Durfee Director of Region VII
(Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah)		 Pocatello, ID
208-251-5760
 2016-2018
John-Henry Cottrell Director of Region VIII
(Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington)		 Murrieta, CA
951-834-2711
2017-2019

Directors at Large

Name Office Contact Information Term
Dr. Donna Governor Director at Large Dahlonega, GA
706-867-8018
770-781-6637
 2016-2018
Michelle Harris Director at Large Arlington, VA
703-838-2043
 2016-2018
Pradip Misra Director at Large Bagdad, AZ
203-583-5576
 2017-2019
Parker Pennington, IV Director at Large Ann Arbor, MI
734-623-7275
 2017-2019

Appointed Directors

Name Office Contact Information Term



Lisa Sarah Alter Appointed Director
GeoSTEM Advisor		 Hamden, CT
203-215-6150
 2016-2018
Jack Hentz Appointed Director
NESTA Web Content Developer		 Rosenberg, TX
(734) 417-7235
 2016-2018
Ardis Herrold
 Appointed Director
Professional Development Chair		 Oro Valley, Arizona
734-718-8546
 2017-2019
Joe Monaco Appointed Director
Volunteer Coordinator		 Highland, CA
909-425-1508
 2017-2019
Richard Jones Appointed Director
Awards Co-Chair		 Kapolei, HI
808-888-2328
808-454-4811
 2017-2019
Dr. Missy Holzer Appointed Director
Professional Development
Conferences		 Somerset, NJ
732-868-0901
 2016-2018
David Thesenga
Appointed Director
Editor, The Earth Scientist		 Erie, CO 80516
718-954-2974
 2017-2019
Deborah Ezell
Appointed Director
STEM + Arts = STEAM		 Erie, CO
864-909-2724
 2017-2019
Tina Harte
Appointed Director
E-News Editor		 Surry, VA
757-784-6083
 2018-2020
Tom Ervin
Appointed Director
Historian
Awards Co-Chair		 LeClaire, IA
563-289-3139
 2017-2019

Appointed Officers

Name Office Contact Information Term
Bev Berekian Associate Editor, The Earth Scientist Long Beach, CA
714-220-4221
 2017-2019
Mona Cloys Associate Editor, The Earth Scientist Leadville, CO
719-486-6980
 2017-2019
Dr. Carla McAuliffe Share-a-Thon Coordinator Tempe, AZ
480-612-4572
 2015-