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Board of Directors

Executive Board

Edward Hessler
Exec. Secretary (6/96-*)
Hamline University
1536 Hewitt Ave. MS-A1760
St. Paul, MN 55104-1284
Phone: 651-523-2945
Holly Knudson
Past President (7/10- 6/11)
Marshall Public Schools
401 S. Saratoga
Marshall, MN 56258
Phone: 507-929-2605
Mary Colson
President (7/10-6/12)
Horizon Middle School
3601 - 12th Ave S
Moorhead, MN 56560
Phone: 218-284-7346
Steven Walvig
President Elect 
The Bakken
3537 Zenith Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55416
Phone: 612-926-3878 ext 202
Joe Reymann
Treasurer (7/00-*)
Retired
Eagan
John Olson
State Science Specialist MDE (1/09-**)
Minn. Dept. of Education
1500 Hwy 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113
Phone: 651-582-8673

Discipline Director

Nancy Orr- Johnson
Biology (7/10-6/14)
Humbolt HS
30 E Baker St
St. Paul, MN 55107
Phone: 651-293-8600 x3236
Chuck Handlon
Region 10: Southeast (7/1-6/13)
Century High School
2525 Viola Rd. NE
Rochester, MN 55906
Phone: 507-328-5753
Lee Schmitt
Earth Science (7/07-6/11)
Hamline University
1536 Hewitt Ave. MS-A1760
St. Paul, MN 55104
Phone: 651-523-2562
Pam Schilling
Elementary (12/09-6/13)
Sky Oaks Elem
100 E. 134th St
Burnsville, MN 55337
Phone: 952-707-3728
Kari Dombrovski-Dresow
Elementary (7/07-6/11)
Talahi Community School
1321 University Dr.SE
St. Cloud, MN 56304
Phone: 320-251-7551 ext 5127
Michelle Koomen
Higher Ed (7/10-6/14)
Gustavus Adolphus College
800 West College Ave
St. Peter, MN 56082
Phone: 507-933-6057
Vacant
Informal Ed

Jerry Wenzel
Newsletter Editor (7/04-**)
Retired
Randall, MN
Mike Maas
Physics (7/08-6/12)
E.P. High School
17185 Valley Viewe Rd
Eden Prairie, MN 55346
Phone: 612-975-4339
Rand Harrington
Private Schools (7/09-6/13)
The Blake School
511 Kenwood Parkway
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Phone: 952-988-3615
Eric Koser
Webmaster (7/98-**)
Mankato West H.S.
1351 S. Riverfront Dr.
Mankato, MN 56001
Phone: 507-387-3461 x 322
Jean Tushie
Conference Coordinator
Eden Prairie HS
17185 Valley View Rd
Eden Prairie MN 55346
Phone: 952-975-4347

Region Representatives

Laurie Arnason
Region 1 & 2
South Point Elementary
1900 - 13th St SE
East Grand Forks MN 56721
Phone: 218-773-1149
John Truedson
Region 1 & 2
Bemidji State Univ
Box 27, 1500 Birchmont Dr
Bemidji, MN 56601
Phone: 218-755-2796
Margie Menzies
Region 3: Northeast (12/09-6/13)
Harbor City Int. School
332 W Michigan St. Suite 300
Duluth, MN 55802
Phone: 218-722-7574 ext 417
Emily Wolf
Region 4: Westcentral (7/09-6/13)
Osakis High School
PO Box x
Osakis, MN 56360-0624
Phone: 320-859-2192 ext 253
Andrea Del Zoppo
Region 5: Northcentral (7/07-6/11)
Aitkin High School
306 - 2nd ST NW
Aitkin, MN 56431
Phone: 218-927-2115, x3303
Phil Sinner
Re. 6 & 8: S.central & S.west (7/10-6/14)
Renville County West
301 NE 3rd St., PO Box 338
Renville MN 56284
Phone: 320-329-8368


John Novak
Region 9: South (7/08-6/12)
New Prague H.S.
221 12th St. NE
New Prague, MN 56071
Phone: 952-758-1200
Sharie Furst
Region 10: Southeast (7/11-6/13)
Kasson-Mantorville High School
101 16th St. NE
Kasson MN 55944
Phone: 507-634-1534


Peter Anderson
Region 11: Metro (7/09-6/13)
Fridley High School
6000 West Moore Lake Rd
Fridley, MN 55432-5601
Phone: 763-502-5113


NSTA District Director

Ramona Lundberg
NSTA Dist IX Dir.
Deuel High School
410 - 5th St West
Clear Lake, SD 57226-2102

Auxiliary Board Members

Mark Lex
Database (7/98-**)
Benilde-St. Margaret's
2501 Hwy 100 S
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
Phone: 952-927-4176
Fred Riehm
Parliamentarian (7/00-**), Historian (7/05-**)
Retired 91
Inver Grove Hts, MN