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Board of Directors

See this map of our regions and representatives!

Executive Board

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Karen Maier

Executive Secretary (1/20 - Present)

Apollo High School
1000 44th Ave N
St. Cloud, MN 56303
Phone:320-370-7958

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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

 

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Haley Kalina
 

President-Elect (7/23 - 6/24)

Alexandria Public Schools
510 McKay Ave N
Alexandria, MN 56308
Phone: 320-762-7900
 

 

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Angela Kolonich

MDE Science Specialist (2/22 - Present)

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

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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)

MnSTA Region Reps 4_19 

Educational Setting/Discipline Representatives

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Michelle Housenga
 
Biology (4/20 - 6/24)
 
Minneapolis Washburn High School
201 West 49th St
Minneapolis, MN 55419
Phone:
 
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Dana Smith
 
Earth Science (9/21 - 6/25)
 
Bemidji Middle School
1910 Middle School Ave NW
Bemidji, MN 56601
Phone: 218-333-3215
 



 
 
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Shelly Munoz
 
Chemistry (7/23 - 6/27)

Pierz Healy HS
112 Kamnic St.
Peirz, MN 56364
Phone: (320) 468-6485
 
 

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Kelli Ellickson

Metro Elementary (7/23 - 6/27)

Cedar Park Elementary STEM School
7500 Whitney Drive   
Apple Valley, MN 55124
Phone: 952-431-8360

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Robin Knutson

Outstate Elementary (9/22 - 6/27)

Forestview Middle School
12149 Knollwood Dr
Baxter, MN 56425
Phone: 218-454-6123

 

 

 

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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



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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
 
 
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Open

Private Schools (7/23 - 6/27)


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Jason Hall

Physics (7/23 - 6/27)

Academy of Holy Angels
6600 Nicollet Ave
Richfield, MN 55423
Phone: 
 
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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

 

 

 

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Hillary Barron

Indigenous Science Ed (9/23 - 6/27)

Bemidji State University
1500 Birchmont Drive
Bemidji, MN 56601
Phone: 218-428-2689

 
 

Region Representatives - here is a region map

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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
 
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Nikki Ojanen
 
Region 3: Northeast (7/21 - 6/25)
 
Cloquet Middle School
2001 Washington Ave
Cloquet, MN 55720
Phone: (218) 879-3328
 
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Harrison Aakre
 
Region 4: West Central (1/20 - 6/24)
 
Alexandria Area High School
4300 Pioneer Road 
 Alexandria, MN 56308
Phone: 701 -388-0089
 

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Miranda Graceffa

Region 5: Northcentral (9/21 - 6/26)

Crosslake Community School
36972 Cty Rd 66
Crosslake, MN 56442
Phone: 218-330-6154

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 Amy Blom
 
Region. 6 & 8:
Southcentral & Southwest (7/23 - 6/27)
 
Edgerton Public
423 1st Ave W
Edgerton, MN 56128
Phone: 507-442-7881
 
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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
 

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Gwen Isaacson

Region 9: South (9/23 - 6/27)

Loyola Catholic School
145 Good Counsel Drive
Mankato, MN 56001
Phone: 

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Kyle Casper

Region 10: Southeast (9/23 - 6/27)

Rochester Public Schools
615 7th St SW
Rochester, MN 55902           
Phone: 507-328-4235

 

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Mila Velimirovich-Holtz
 
Region 11: Metro (1/23 - 6/27)
 
 University of Minnesota
2088 Larpenteur Ave W
St. Paul, MN 55113
Phone:

 

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Kyle Schwarting
 
Region 11: Metro (7/23 - 6/27)
 
ISD 196
3455 153rd St W
Rosemount, MN 55068
Phone: 651-423-7740
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




NSTA District Director

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Angela Osuji

NSTA District IX Director
 
East Middle School, Shakopee Public Schools
1137 Marshall Road S.
Shakopee, MN 55379
Phone: 952.496.5702
 
 
 
 
 

Auxiliary Board Members

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Mark Lex
 
Database (7/98 - Present)
Web Content Editor (7/17 - Present)
 
Retired
Scandia, MN
Phone:

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Eric Koser


Webmaster (7/98 - Present)
Confernece Coordinator & Manager (7/20 - Present)

Mankato West H.S.
1351 S. Riverfront Dr.
Mankato, MN 56001
Phone: 507-207-3875

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Dan Voss

Social Media Coord. (7/22 - Present)

Northwestern University (IL)
Phone:

 

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Jerry Wenzel

Newsletter Editor (7/04 - Present)

Retired
Randall, MN
Phone:

   
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