Board of Directors

See this map of our regions and representatives!

Executive Board

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Karen Bengtson

Executive Secretary (1/20 - Present)

Katherine Johnson Education Center
713 Anderson Ave
St. Cloud, MN 56303
Phone:320-370-6921

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Jill Jensen

President (7/22 - 6/24)

Scott Highlands Middle School
14011 Pilot Knob Rd
Apple Valley, MN 55124
Phone: 952-423-7581

Angela Osuji

Past President (7/22 - 6/23)

Washburn High School

201 W 49th St

Minneapolis, MN 55419

Phone: 612-668-3400

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Angela Kolonich

MDE Science Specialist (2/22 - Present)

Minnesota Department of Education
400 NE Stinson Blvd.
Minneapolis, MN 55413

John Olson

Treasurer (1/22 - Present)

Metropolitan State University
700 E 7th St
St. Paul, MN 55107
Phone: 612-801-1490

MnSTA Regions by County (pdf)

Educational Setting/Discipline Representatives

Michelle Housenga Biology (4/20 - 6/24) Minneapolis Washburn High School 201 West 49th St Minneapolis, MN 55419 Phone:	Dana Smith Earth Science (9/21 - 6/25) Bemidji Middle School 1910 Middle School Ave NW Bemidji, MN 56601 Phone: 218-333-3215	José Morales Collazo Chemistry (9/21-6/25) Worthington High School 1211 Clary St. Worthington, MN 56187 Phone: (507) 376-6121
Lee Filipek Metro Elementary (7/19 - 6/23) 196 Online IDS 196 Eagan, MN 55123 Phone:	Robin Knutson Outstate Elementary (9/22 - 6/27) Forestview Middle School 12149 Knollwood Dr Baxter, MN 56425 Phone: 218-454-6123	Rachel Humphrey Higher Ed (1/22-6/26) St. Cloud State University Wick Science Building #160, 720 4th Ave S St. Cloud, MN 56301 Phone: 320-308-3232
Caitlin Potter Informal (1/21 - 6/24) Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve 2660 Fawn Lake Drive NE East Bethel, MN 55005 Phone: 612-301-2602	Steven Heilig Private Schools (1/20 - 6/23) Retired	Phillip Sexton Physics (7/19 - 6/23) Shakopee High School 100 17th Ave W Shakopee, MN 55379 Phone:
Jess Paulson Alternate Ed. & Charter Schools (7/22 - 6/27) Jane Goodall Environmental Sciences Academy 8008 83rd St NW Maple Lake, MN 55358 Phone: 952-852-0129

Region Representatives - here is a region map

Jennifer Aakre Region 1 & 2: Northwest (7/21-6/25) TrekNorth Jr. & Sr. High School 2400 Pine Ridge Ave. NW Bemidji, MN 56601 Phone: 218.444.1888	Elizabeth Cakebread Region 1 & 2: Northwest (9/22 - 6/27) Ada-Borup-West School 604 W Thorpe Ave Ada, MN 56510 Phone: 218-784-5300	Nikki Ojanen Region 3: Northeast (7/21 - 6/25) Cloquet Middle School 2001 Washington Ave Cloquet, MN 55720 Phone: (218) 879-3328
Harrison Aakre Region 4: West Central (1/20 - 6/24) Alexandria Area High School 4300 Pioneer Road Alexandria, MN 56308 Phone: 701 -388-0089	Miranda Graceffa Region 5: Northcentral (9/21 - 6/26) Crosslake Community School 36972 Cty Rd 66 Crosslake, MN 56442 Phone: 218-330-6154	Holly Knudson Region. 6 & 8: Southcentral & Southwest (7/19 - 6/23) Marshall High School 400 Tiger Drive Marshall, MN 56258 Phone: 507-537-6920 x 1059
Missie Olson Region 7: East-central (4/21 - 6/25) Becker High School 12000 Hancock St Becker, MN 55308 Phone: 763-261-4501 x 3217	Eric Kehoe Region 9:South (7/21-6/25) JWP High School 110 E 3rd Street Janesville, MN 56048 Phone: 507-234-5181
Emily Zinck Region 10: Southeast (7/19 - 6/23) Dover-Eyota 615 South Ave Eyota, MN 55934 Phone: 507-545-2631	Mila Velimirovich-Holtz Region 11: Metro (1/23 - 6/27) University of Minnesota 2088 Larpenteur Ave W St. Paul, MN 55113	David McGill Region 11: Metro (7/19 - 6/23) Capitol Hill Gifted & Talented Magnet 560 Concordia Ave St. Paul, MN 55103 Phone: 651-983-9753