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 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)
parkiv@umich.edu		 2010-2011
Dr. Roberta Johnson NESTA Executive Director, Association Contact NESTA Business Office
PO Box 20854
Boulder, CO 80308-3854
720-328-5350 (W)
303-530-9795 (H)
# pending (fax)
rmjohnsn@gmail.com 		2010-2015
 
Regional Directors Regions    
Yvette McCulley Central Region Director Grimes State Office Bldg/Teaching and Learning
Des Moines, IA 50319
515-281-3966 (W)
712-326-9800 (H)
yvette.mcculley@iowa.gov		 2009-2011
Wendy Van Norden Far West Region Director Harvard-Westlake School
3700 Coldwater Canyon
No. Hollywood, CA 91604
818 487-6665
wvannorden@hw.com		 2009-2011
Gilles Reimer New York Region Director 7 Lakeview Trail
Salisbury Mills, New York, 12577
(845) 496-4825
greimer@hvc.rr.com		 2009-2011
Richard Jones North Central Region Director 1732 Broadview Drive
Billings, MT 59105
(406)259-2427 (H)
(406)259-2427 (fax)
(406)690-3927 (cell)
RMJones@metnet.mt.gov		 2009-2011
Kurtis Koll South Central Region Director 4825 NE Bell
Lawton, OK 73507
580-581-2886 (W)
580-695-4850 (C)
kurtisk@cameron.edu		 2009-2011
Pamela Whiffen Southwest Region Director 4730 E. Piedmont
Phoenix, AZ 85044
602-502-6677 (W)
602-502-6677 (H)
pwpwr@aol.com		 2010-2011
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 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 200 Elm St., Apt. 220
New Haven, CT 06516
(203) 931-1763 (H)
(203) 215-6150 (cell)
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 (Cell)
scarlson@pdx.edu 		2010-2012
Dave Rodriguez Southeast Region Director 815 Tung Hill Dr.
850 487 4868 (W)
850 322 3552 (Cell)
cdrodriguez@mac.com		 2010-2012
 
Name Appointed Directors    
Tom Ervin Appointed Director 21799 282nd Avenue
LeClaire, IA 52753
563-289-3139 (H)
563-289-3139 (fax)
tomervin@mchsi.com		 2010-2012
Ron Fabich Appointed Director 6800 Wolff Rd.
Medina, OH 44256
330-723-3590 (H)
330-421-0018 (Cell)
rfabick@zoominternet.net		 2010-2012
Parker Pennington IV Appointed Director 5431 Pratt Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48103-1496
734-623-7275 (H)
parkiv@umich.edu		 2010-2012
Bruce Hall Appointed Director 4784 Four Seasons Drive
Liverpool, NY 13088
315-451-1590 (H)
315-451-1590 (fax)
brucehall42@gmail.com		 2010-2011
Linda Knight Appointed Director 2960 Whiteley Road
Wylie, TX 75098
832-668-6014 (H)
972-412-0355 (W)
lbklbk4@gmail.com		 2010-2011
Joe Monaco Appointed Director 7453 Red Clover Way
Highland, CA 92346
909-425-1508 (H)
909-389-2500 (W)
monacoj@aol.com		 2010-2011