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- |