Regional Structure

NESTA membership is represented through 12 Regional Directors elected every two years, with half of these directors elected each year. NESTA regions include:

• Central: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin
  • Regional Director: Yvette McCauley
  • State Contacts: Teri Wiese (IA), Kathy Cochrane (IL), L. Jane Brandt (MN), Karyl Rosenberg (WI)
• East Central: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio
  • Regional Director: Jay Sinclair
  • State Contacts: Steven Smith (IN), Brenda Shafer (KY), Parker Pennington (MI), Ron Fabich (OH)
• Eastern: Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania
  • Regional Director: Michael Smith
  • State Contacts: Michael J. Smith (DE), John Piniat (NJ central-south), Kathy Snyder (NJ north), Carl F. Katsu (PA)
• Far Western and Hawaii: California, Guam, Hawaii, and Nevada
  • Regional Director: Wendy Van Norden
  • State Contacts: Christine Wilde (CA north), Karen Blount (CA south),Richard M. Jones (HI), Jenelle Hopkins (NV)
• Mid-Atlantic: Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC and West Virginia
  • Regional Director: Michelle Harris
  • State Contacts: Jason Hayes (MD), Stacey Rudolph (DC), Bonnie Keller (VA-south), Kimberly Warschaw (VA-north), Deb Hemler (WV)
• New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont
  • Regional Director: Lisa Alter
  • State Contacts: Martin Swanhill (CT-west), Clive Tucieri (CT-east), Tom Vaughn (MA), Gary Glick (ME), Steve Roberts (NH), Cassie Major (VT)
• New York State: New York
  • Regional Director: Gilles Reimer
  • State Contacts: Steve Kluge (NY State), Claudia Toback (NY City)
• North Central: Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming
  • Regional Director: Richard M. Jones
  • State Contacts: Mike Burton (ND), John Niemoth (NE), Cassie Soeffing (SD), Windsor Copley (WY)
• Northwestern: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
  • Regional Director: Jo Dodds
  • State Contacts: David Gillam (AK), Virginia Jones (ID), Michael H. Jackson (BC), Steve Carlson (WA)
• South Central: Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas
  • Regional Director: Kurtis Koll
  • State Contacts: Bonnie Moody (AR), Jean May-Brett (LA), Corene Selman (OK), Deb Ervin (TX)
• Southeastern: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, and Tennessee
  • Regional Director: Dave Rodriguez
  • State Contacts: Doug Haywick (AL), Dave Rodriguez (FL), Pamela Gore (GA), Renee Clary (MS), Fred Beyer (NC), Jorge Ruiz de Vinaspre (PR), Alan F. Weekes (SC), Tina King (TN)
• Southwestern: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah
  • Regional Director: Pamela Whiffen ,
  • State Contacts: Pamela Whiffen (AZ), Kerry Adams (CO), Raymond Nance (NM), Richard Ford (UT)