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 |
| Belinda E. Jacobs | President | Round Rock, TX 512-252-4646 |
2018-2020 |
| Tom Ervin | Past-President | LeClaire, IA 563-289-3139 |
2019-2020 |
| Dr. Richard Jones |
President-Elect | Kapolei, HI 808-689-2340 |
2018-2020 |
| Howard Dimmick | Treasurer and Merchandise Coordinator |
Ft. Collins, CO 970-223-1625 |
2018-2020 |
| Dr. Missy Holzer |
Secretary | Somerset, NJ 732-868-0901 |
2018-2020 |
| John-Henry Cottrell | Board Member Representative to the Executive Committee |
Murietta, CA 951-834-2711 |
2019-2020 |
| Parker Pennington, IV |
Board Member Representative to the Executive Committee |
Ann Arbor, MI 734-623-7275 |
2019-2020 |
| 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 |
2018-2020 |
| Andrew Boyd | Director of Region II (New York) |
New Hartford, NY 315-272-7041 |
2019-2021 |
| Billy Goodman | Director of Region III (Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington DC, West Virginia) |
Montclair, NJ 862-485-5473 |
2018-2020 |
| Chris Campbell | Director of Region IV (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee) |
Ruston, LA 318-614-2855 |
2019-2021 |
| Jay Sinclair | Director of Region V (Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio) |
Milan, MI 734-439-2982 |
2018-2020 |
| Dana Smith | Director of Region VI (Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Kansas) |
Nicollet, MN 507-271-2186 |
2019-2021 |
| Earla Durfee | Director of Region VII (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah) |
Pocatello, ID 208-251-5760 |
2018-2020 |
| John-Henry Cottrell | Director of Region VIII (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington) |
Murrieta, CA 951-834-2711 |
2019-2021 |
Directors at Large
| Name | Office | Contact Information | Term |
| Elaine Bohls-Graham | Director at Large | Austin, TX 512-468-5508 |
2018-2020 |
| Doug Lombardi | Director at Large | Woodbury, NJ 702-513-4415 |
2018-2020 |
| Joe Monaco |
Director at Large | Highland, CA 909-425-1508 |
2019-2021 |
| Parker Pennington, IV | Director at Large | Ann Arbor, MI 734-623-7275 |
2019-2021 |
Appointed Directors
| Name | Office | Contact Information | Term |
| Ardis Herrold |
Appointed Director Professional Development Chair |
Oro Valley, Arizona 734-718-8546 |
2019-2021 |
| Pradip Misra | Appointed Director |
Bagdad, Arizona 203-583-5576 |
2019-2021 |
| David Thesenga | Appointed Director Facebook Curator |
Erie, CO 80516 718-954-2974 |
2019-2021 |
| Deborah Ezell | Appointed Director STEM + Arts = STEAM |
Erie, CO 864-909-2724 |
2017-2019 |
| Tina Harte | Appointed Director |
Surry, VA 757-784-6083 |
2018-2020 |
| Joe Monaco | Volunteer Coordinator Membership Chair |
Highland, CA 909-425-1508 |
2019-2021 |
| Tom Ervin | Appointed Director Historian Awards Co-Chair |
LeClaire, IA 563-289-3139 |
2019-2021 |
| Eric Pyle | Appointed Director NSTA Liaison |
Harrisonburg, VA 540-568-7115 |
2019-2021 |
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 |