Elected and Appointed Officers

NESTA leadership includes elected and appointed officers. Current office holders are listed here. Find out more about our election process and our regional structure.

Name Office Contact Information Term
Elected officers Executive Committee    
Ardis Herrold President 9001 Hackberry
Plymouth, MI 48170
313-432-3264 (W)
734-453-8371 (H)
amacio@comcast.net
2010-2012
Missy Holzer President-Elect 266 Edgeware Court
Somerset, NJ 08873
732-868-0901 (H)
mholzer@monmouth.com
2010-2012
Jenelle Hopkins Secretary 4024 Bliss CanyonCourt
Las Vegas, NV 89129
702-645-6777 (H)
jhopkins@interact.ccsd.net
2010-2012
Howard Dimmick Treasurer
and Merchandise Coordinator
7015 Avondale Road
Ft. Collins, CO 80525
970-223-1625 (H)
dimmick@esteacher.org
2010-2012
Michael J Passow Past-President 296 Central Ave
Englewood, NJ 07631
201-519-1071 (W)
201-871-0846 (H)
michael@earth2class.org
2010-2012
Parker Pennington IV Board of Directors Representative 5431 Pratt Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48103-1496
734-623-7275 (H)
p.o.pennington@gmail.com
2011-2012
Dr. Roberta Johnson NESTA Executive Director, Association Contact NESTA Business Office
PO Box 20854
Boulder, CO 80308-3854
720-328-5350 (W)
720-328-5356 (fax)
rmjohnsn@nestanet.org
2010-2015
 
Regional Directors Regions    
Chad Heinzel Central Region Director University of Northern Iowa
Latham Hall, Dept. of Earth Sciences
Cedar Falls, IA 50614
319-273-6168 (W)
319-277-7665 (H)
chad.heinzel@uni.edu
2011-2013
Wendy Van Norden Far West Region Director Harvard-Westlake School
3700 Coldwater Canyon
No. Hollywood, CA 91604
818-487-6665
wvannorden@hw.com
2011-2013
Gilles Reimer New York Region Director 7 Lakeview Trail
Salisbury Mills, New York, 12577
845-496-4825
greimer@hvc.rr.com
2011-2013
Rick Dees North Central Region Director Huntley Project High School
1477 Ash Street
Worden, MT 59088
406-967-2540 ext.409 (W)
rdees12@gmail.com
2011-2013
Kurtis Koll South Central Region Director 4825 NE Bell
Lawton, OK 73507
580-581-2886 (W)
580-695-4850 (C)
kurtisk@cameron.edu
2011-2013
Pamela Whiffen Southwest Region Director 4730 E. Piedmont
Phoenix, AZ 85044
602-502-6677 (W)
602-502-6677 (H)
pwpwr@aol.com
2011-2013
Jay Sinclair East Central Region Director 18 Ferman St.
Milan, MI 48160
734-439-2982 (H)
734-269-2220 (W)
sinclair.jay@sbcglobal.net
2010-2012
Michael Smith Eastern Region Director 403 W. Chestnut Hill Rd.
Newark, DE 19713
302-530-5984 (C)
207-230-0046
michaeljsmith99@comcast.net
2009-2012
Michelle Harris Mid-Atlantic Region Director
and Share-a-thon Coordinator
2520 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22301
703-228-6700 (W)
703-838-2043 (H)
703-575-8932 (fax)
michelle_harris@apsva.us
2010-2012
Lisa Sarah Alter New England Region Director PO Box 4436
Hamden, CT 06514
203-215-6150 (C)
lalter@snet.net
2010-2012
Steve Carlson Northwest Region Director 975 NW Strawberry Mt. Rd.
White Salmon, WA 98672
509-493-3200 (Home and Fax)
541-571-5993 (C)
scarlson@pdx.edu
2010-2012
Dave Rodriguez Southeast Region Director 815 Tung Hill Dr.
Tallahassee, FL 32317
850-487-4868 (W)
850-322-3552 (C)
cdrodriguez@mac.com
2010-2012
 
Name Appointed Directors    
Tom Ervin Appointed Director
Editor, The Earth Scientist
21799 282nd Avenue
LeClaire, IA 52753
563-289-3139 (H)
563-289-3139 (fax)
tomervin@mchsi.com
2010-2012
Ron Fabich Appointed Director
ESTA Coordinator
6800 Wolff Rd.
Medina, OH 44256
330-723-3590 (H)
330-421-0018 (C)
rwfabich@gmail.com
2010-2012
Parker Pennington IV Appointed Director
Procedures Manual Chair
5431 Pratt Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48103-1496
734-623-7275 (H)
p.o.pennington@gmail.com
2010-2012
Stacey Rudolph Appointed Director
Membership Chair
P.O. Box 40442
Arlington, VA, 22204
703-892-1458
NESTAmembership@gmail.com
2011-2013
Rick Jones Appointed Director
E-News Editor
91-1058 Kekuilani Loop, Unit Q-1501
Kapolei, HI 96707
808-888-2328 (H)
808-454-4811 (W)
rmjones7@hawaii.edu
2011-2013
Joe Monaco Appointed Director
Volunteer Coordinator
7453 Red Clover Way
Highland, CA 92346
909-425-1508 (H)
monacoj@aol.com
2011-2013

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