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 | ||
| Cheryl L. B. Manning | President | 6550 Arapahoe Dr Evergreen, CO 80439 303-905-0007 clbmanning@mac.com |
2016-2018 |
| Dr. Michael J Passow | Past-President | 296 Central Ave Englewood, NJ 07631 201-519-1071 (W) 201-541-9702 (f) michael@earth2class.org |
2016-2018 |
| Belinda Jacobs | President-Elect | 2801 Gattis School Road Round Rock TX 78665 512-704-0058 (W) bjrockgirl11@gmail.com |
2016-2018 |
| Howard Dimmick | Treasurer and Merchandise Coordinator |
7015 Avondale Road Ft. Collins, CO 80525 970-223-1625 (H) dimmick@esteacher.org |
2016-2018 |
| Lisa Sarah Alter | Secretary |
PO Box 4436 Hamden CT 06514 203-215-6150 lalter@snet.net |
2016-2018 |
| Parker Pennington IV | Board Representative to the Executive Committee | 5431 Pratt Road Ann Arbor MI 48108 734-623-7275(H) p.o.pennington@gmail.com |
2016-2017 |
| NESTA Executive Director and Association Contact | 2015-2018 | ||
| Regional Directors | Regions | ||
| Tom Ervin | Central Regional Director | 21799 282nd St LeClaire IA 52753 563-289-3139 tombervin@gmail.com |
2015-2017 |
| Wendy Van Norden | Far West Region Director |
Harvard-Westlake School 3700 Coldwater Canyon No. Hollywood, CA 91604 818-487-6665 wvannorden@hw.com |
2015-2017 |
| Gilles Reimer | New York Region Director |
7 Lakeview Trail Salisbury Mills, NY, 12577 845-496-4825 greimer@hvc.rr.com |
2015-2017 |
| Cassie Soeffing | North Central Region Director | 1421 S. Menlo Avenue Sioux Falls, SD 57105 605.351.4071 (H) soeffing@gmail.com |
2015-2017 |
| Wendy DeMers | South Central Region Director |
6072 Louisville St. New Orleans, La. 70124 504-218-4787 2ydnew2@gmail.com |
2015-2017 |
| Pamela Whiffen | Southwest Region Director |
4730 E. Piedmont Phoenix, AZ 85044 602-502-6677 (W) 602-502-6677 (H) pwpwr@aol.com |
2015-2017 |
| Jay Sinclair | East Central Region Director |
18 Ferman Street Milan, MI 48160 734-439-2982 (H) 734-269-2220 (W) sinclair.jay@sbcglobal.net |
2016-2018 |
| Peter Dorofy | Eastern Region Director | 1300 Rte 73 N, PO Box 6 Palmyra, NJ 08065-1090 856-829-1900 ext. 1263 pdorofy@bcbridges.org |
2016-2018 |
| Michelle Harris | Mid-Atlantic Region Director |
1325 Dinwiddie St Arlington, VA 22206 703-228-6700(W) 703-838-2043 (H) harris_va@comcast.net |
2016-2018 |
| Susan Meabh Kelly | New England Region Director | 230 Benson Rd Bridgewater CT 06752 860-248-5530 susan.meabh.kelly@ttu.edu |
2016-2018 |
| Earla Durfee | Northwest Region Director | 4999 Clearview Ave Pocatello, ID 83204 208-251-5760 (C) 208-478-6863 (W) earladurf@gmail.com |
2016-2018 |
| Donna Governor | Southeast Region Director |
212 Azure Road Dahlonega, GA 30533 706-867-8018 (H) 770-781-6637(W) dgovernor@windstream.net |
2016-2018 |
| Name | Appointed Directors | ||
| Ron Fabich | Appointed Director ESTA Coordinator |
6800 Wolff Road Medina, OH 44256 330-723-3590 (H) 330-421-0018 (C) rwfabich@gmail.com |
2016-2018 |
| Jenelle Hopkins | Appointed Director GeoSTEM Advisor |
6218 Chandon Court Las Vegas, NV 89130 702-645-6777 (H) jhopkins@interact.ccsd.net |
2016-2018 |
| Jack Hentz | Appointed Director NESTA Web Content Developer |
3180 Dwight Street Ann Arbor, MI 48108 (734) 417-7235 jwhentz@sbcglobal.net |
2016-2018 |
| Parker Pennington IV | Appointed Director Procedures Manual Co-Chair Rock Raffle Coordinator |
5431 Pratt Road Ann Arbor, MI 48103-1496 734-623-7275 (H) p.o.pennington@gmail.com |
2015-2017 |
| Joe Monaco | Appointed Director Volunteer Coordinator |
7453 Red Clover Way Highland, CA 92346 909-425-1508 (H) monacoj@aol.com |
2015-2017 |
| Richard Jones | Appointed Director Awards Co-Chair |
91-1058 Kekuilani Loop, Unit Q- 1501 Kapolei, HI 96707 808-888-2328 (H) 808-454-4811 (W) RMJones7@hawaii.edu |
2015-2017 |
| Dr. Missy Holzer | Appointed Director | 266 Edgeware Court Somerset, NJ 08873 732-868-0901 (H) mholzer@monmouth.com |
2016-2018 |
| David Thesenga | Appointed Director Editor, The Earth Scientist |
881 Homestead Ct. Erie, CO 80516 718-954-2974 (H) David Thesenga |
2015-2017 |
| Name | Other Appointed Officers | ||
| Tom Ervin | Historian Awards Co-Chair |
21799 282nd Avenue LeClaire, IA 52753 563-289-3139 (H) 563-289-3139 (fax) tombervin@gmail.com |
2015-2017 |
| Susan Meabh Kelly | Assistant Editor, The Earth Scientist |
230 Benson Rd Bridgewater CT 06752 860-248-5530 susan.meabh.kelly@ttu.edu |
2014-2016 |
| E-News Editor and Share-a-thon Coordinator | 2015-2017 | ||
| Linda Knight | Special Adviser Publications |
22960 Whiteley Rd Wylie TX 75098 832-668-6014 (H) lbklbk4@gmail.com |
2015-2016 |
| Ardis Herrold | Special Adviser Professional development |
1321 W. Desert Dew Place Oro Valley, AZ 85737 734-718-8546 (H) amacio@comcast.net |
2015-2016 |
| John Moore | Special Adviser GeoSTEM |
419 Lindsay Ave Laurel Springs NJ 08021 856-346-0282 (H) mr.moore.john@gmail.com |
2015-2016 |
| Name | NESTA Staff & Support | ||
| Julia Genyuk | NESTA Webmaster |
PO Box 271654 Fort Collins, CO 80527 |
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