Our BoardThe MESTA Board consists of an Executive Committee (made up of the President, President-Elect, Past President, Journal Editor, Membership Director, Recording Secretary, and Treasurer), a Governing Board (presiding over various positions within the organization), and Members-At-Large (appointed by the President). Board members are listed in the table below. We are always looking for new volunteers. If you would like to fill an open position or inquire about how you can help us out, please contact our President (president@mestarocks.org). President MessagePeter Voice MESTA President Good Day Everyone! It is a privilege to serve as your new president. The Michigan Earth Science Teachers Association has been a great second family over the past six years and I am happy to give back to the society by being an officer. I would like to take a moment to thank Lisa Bouda for her service to MESTA. She ably led the society for the past two years and it is with sincere gratitude that I thank her. A little bit about myself, I am a faculty teaching specialist at Western Michigan University. I teach a variety of courses in geology (Historical geology, sedimentology and stratigraphy, oceanography, etc.) for non-majors, majors, and graduate students. My research focuses on sedimentology, stratigraphy and natural resources of the Michigan Basin. I also oversee in my spare time, the CoreKids program. CoreKids is the outreach arm of the WMU Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences and the Michigan Geological Survey. It started back in 2007 under Sue Grammer and I took over in 2013. The program works with ~20,000 children and teachers a year with events at Mineral Shows, Science and Career Exploration Fairs, and Museums. I look forward to meeting many of you at future conferences and field trips. I am happy to discuss Michigan Geology, MESTA or anything else with you. I can be contacted at peter.voice@wmich.edu and (269) 387-5488.
Name | Position | Contact Information | Term Expires | Executive Committee: | | | | Peter Voice | President | Western Michigan University president@mestarocks.org | 2023 | Lisa Bouda | Past-President, Science Olympiad Liaison | Retired 2023 | Sherry Claflin | President-Elect, Publicity Chairperson | White Cloud Junior High School 2023 | Cris DeWolf | Journal Editor, Stoney Grants Chairperson, MIQuakes | Chippewa Hills Public Schools 2023 | Ardis Herrold | Membership Director | Rubin Observatory 2024 | Dawn Niedermiller | Recording Secretary | Wayne State University 2024 | Andrea Williams | Treasurer, OESTA Chairperson | West Bloomfield Middle School treasurer@mestarocks.org 2024 | Governing Board: | | | | Kevin Dehne | Cranson Field Scholarships Chairperson, Field Trip Coordinator | Delta College ktdehne@delta.edu | 2023 | Chuck Schepke | Free and Inexpensive Coordinator | Roscommon Middle School schepkec@gmail.com | 2023 | K Rod Cranson | Historian | Retired rodcranson@gmail.com | 2023 | Maria Gonzalez | Kit Coordinator | Holy Family mcgmockingbird@gmail.com 2024 | Tim Neason | MSTA Contact | Retired tneason2@gmail.com | 2024 | Dave Chapman | Meteorology Liaison | Retired 2024 | Jay Sinclair | Rock Raffle Coordinator | Retired sinclair.jay@sbcglobal.net | 2023 | Shawn McNamara | Operations Manual Chairperson | Grosse Pointe South High School mcnamas@gpschools.org | 2022 | Parker Pennington IV | E-News Editor, Rock Shop Chair, NESTA State Contact | Retired p.o.pennington@gmail.com 2023 | Open | Volunteer Coordinator | 2024 | Jack Hentz | Website Coordinator | Retired website@mestarocks.org | 2023 | Members-at-large: | | | | Marie Solum | Appointed | Student 2024 | Kaz Fujita | Appointed | Retired
2024 Tiffany Micketti | Appointed | tdysinger1303@gmail.com | 2024 | Reggie Mulligan | Appointed | Retired rmulligan75@gmail.com | 2023 | Judy Ruddock | Appointed | Retired ruddock6412@comcast.net | 2023 | Dave Thomas | Appointed | Semi-retired dthomas@wccnet.edu | 2024 | |