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 | ||
| Missy Holzer | President | 266 Edgeware Court Somerset, NJ 08873 732-868-0901 (H) mholzer@monmouth.com |
2012-2014 |
| Michael J Passow | President-Elect | 296 Central Ave Englewood, NJ 07631 201-519-1071 (W) 201-871-0846 (H) michael@earth2class.org |
2012-2014 |
| Jenelle Hopkins | Secretary |
4024 Bliss Canyon Court Las Vegas, NV 89129 702-645-6777 (H) jhopkins@interact.ccsd.net |
2012-2014 |
| Howard Dimmick | Treasurer and Merchandise Coordinator |
7015 Avondale Road Ft. Collins, CO 80525 970-223-1625 (H) dimmick@esteacher.org |
2012-2014 |
| Ardis Herrold | Past-President |
9001 Hackberry Plymouth, MI 48170 313-432-3264 (W) 734-453-8371 (H) amacio@comcast.net |
2012-2014 |
| Parker Pennington IV | Board of Directors Representative | 5431 Pratt Road Ann Arbor, MI 48103-1496 734-623-7275 (H) p.o.pennington@gmail.com |
2013-2014 |
| Dr. Roberta Johnson | NESTA Executive Director, Association Contact |
PO Box 20854 Boulder, CO 80308-3854 303-929-1606 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 |
2013-2015 |
| Wendy Van Norden | Far West Region Director |
Harvard-Westlake School 3700 Coldwater Canyon No. Hollywood, CA 91604 818-487-6665 wvannorden@hw.com |
2013-2015 |
| Gilles Reimer | New York Region Director |
7 Lakeview Trail Salisbury Mills, NY, 12577 845-496-4825 greimer@hvc.rr.com |
2013-2015 |
| Cassie Soeffing | North Central Region Director | 1421 S. Menlo Avenue Sioux Falls, SD 57105 605.351.4071 (H) soeffing@gmail.com |
2013-2015 |
| Wendy DeMers | South Central Region Director |
6072 Louisville St. New Orleans, La. 70124 504-218-4787 2ydnew2@gmail.com |
2013-2015 |
| Pamela Whiffen | Southwest Region Director |
4730 E. Piedmont Phoenix, AZ 85044 602-502-6677 (W) 602-502-6677 (H) pwpwr@aol.com |
2013-2015 |
| Jay Sinclair | East Central Region Director |
18 Ferman St. Milan, MI 48160 734-439-2982 (H) 734-269-2220 (W) sinclair.jay@sbcglobal.net |
2012-2014 |
| Peter Dorofy | Eastern Region Director | 1300 Route 73 North, PO Box 6 Palmyra, NJ 08065-1090 856-829-1900 ext. 1263 pdq72@optimum.net |
2012-2014 |
| 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 |
2012-2014 |
| Lisa Sarah Alter | New England Region Director |
PO Box 4436 Hamden, CT 06514 203-215-6150 (C) lalter@snet.net |
2012-2014 |
| Earla Durfee | Northwest Region Director | 4999 Clearview Ave Pocatello, ID 83204 208-251-5760 (C) 208-478-6863 (W) earladurf@gmail.com |
2013-2014 |
| Dave Rodriguez | Southeast Region Director |
815 Tung Hill Dr. Tallahassee, FL 32317 850-487-4868 (W) 850-322-3552 (C) cdrodriguez@mac.com |
2012-2014 |
| 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 |
2012-2014 |
| Ron Fabich | Appointed Director ESTA Coordinator |
6800 Wolff Rd. Medina, OH 44256 330-723-3590 (H) 330-421-0018 (C) rwfabich@gmail.com |
2012-2014 |
| John Moore | Appointed Director GeoSTEM and Federal Policy Advisor |
419 Lindsay Avenue Laurel Springs, NJ 08021 856-346-0282 (H) 856-816-1827 (C) mr.moore.john@gmail.com |
2012-2014 |
| Parker Pennington IV | Appointed Director Procedures Manual Chair Rock Raffle Coordinator |
5431 Pratt Road Ann Arbor, MI 48103-1496 734-623-7275 (H) p.o.pennington@gmail.com |
2013-2015 |
| 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 |
2013-2015 |
| Joe Monaco | Appointed Director Volunteer Coordinator |
7453 Red Clover Way Highland, CA 92346 909-425-1508 (H) monacoj@aol.com |
2013-2015 |
| Name | NESTA Staff & Support | ||
| Marlene DiMarco | NESTA Administrator |
PO Box 20854 Boulder, CO 80308-3854 720-982-8349 marlene.dimarco@nestanet.org |
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| Julia Genyuk | NESTA Webmaster |
PO Box 20854 Boulder, CO 80308-3854 303-543-1018 jgenyuk@nestanet.org |
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| Jack Hentz | NESTA Web Content Developer |
3180 Dwight Street Ann Arbor, MI 48108 (734) 971-5657 hentz@aaps.k12.mi.us |
2013-2015 |
