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President

Shirley Sypolt

Hampton

president@vast.org

President-elect

Jackie McDonnough

Richmond

president.elect@vast.org

Vice President

Celeste Paynter

Alberta

vice.president@vast.org

Treasurer

Matt Scott

Henrico

treasurer@vast.org

Secretary

Robin Curtis

Williamsburg

secretary@vast.org

Past-president

Kathy Frame

Oak Hill

past.president@vast.org

Executive Director

Susan Booth

Newport News

executive.director@vast.org

Regional Directors

Region I	Laura Casdorph, Carolyn Elliott	region1@vast.org
Region II	Anne Mannarino	region2@vast.org
Region III	Michael Pratte, Craig Vann	region3@vast.org
Region IV	Susan Bardenhagen	region4@vast.org
Region V	John Almarode, Tammy Stone	almarojt@jmu.edu
Region VI	Tom Fitzpatrick	region6@vast.org
Region VII	Diane Tomlinson	region7@vast.org
Region VIII	Tbd

Standing Committees (voting members)

Advocacy	Juanita Jo Matkins	jjmatk@wm.edu
Awards/Grants	Tim Couillard	awards@vast.org
Biology	Myron Blosser	mblosser@harrisonburg.k12.va.us
Chemistry	Stephanie Harry	sdharry@hampton.k12.va.us
Colleges/Universities	Suzanne Donnelly	donnellysm@longwood.edu
Communications	Denny Casey	communications@vast.org
Earth Science	Russ Kohrs	kohrsrh@gmail.com
Elementary	Jaclyn Claytor	jeclaytor@henrico.k12.va.us
Environmental Literacy	Cindy Duncan	CDuncan@cbf.org
Informal Learning	Chuck English	cenglish@smv.org
Membership	Cheryl Coronado	membership@vast.org
Middle	Janet Lundin	lundinj@fccps.org
Nominations	Kathy Frame	past.president@vast.org
Outreach/Professional Concerns	Barbara Adcock	barbara.adcock@powhatan.k12.va.us
Policy	George Dewey	george.dewey@fcps.edu
PDI Chair	John Kowalski	pdi@vast.org
Physics	Tony Wayne	physics@vast.org
Teacher Resources	Mary Strother	scijuncke@aol.com
Technology	Nick Swan	nswan@hampton.k12.va.us

Appointments (voting members)

Journal Managing Editor	Chris Pyle	journal@vast.org
Math/Science Coalition	Denny Casey	d.a.casey@comcast.net
Newsletter Editor	Jean Foss	newsletter@vast.org
NSTA Congress Representatives	Shirley Sypolt, Kathy Frame	president@vast.org past.president@vast.org
Parliamentarian	Andy Jackson	parliamentarian@vast.org
Web Administrator	Denny Casey	webmaster@vast.org

Invited Representatives (non-voting with voice)

NSTA District VIII Director	Denny Casey	d.a.casey@comcast.net
PAEMST	Camilla Walck	camilla.walck@vbschools.com
Pre-service Student Representative	Maria Caragiulo	mecaragiulo@email.wm.edu
Region Director Coordinator	Eric Pyle	pyleej@jmu.edu
Virginia Department of Education	Anne Petersen	Anne.Petersen@doe.virginia.gov
VESTA	Margaret Greene	mggjmu73@gmail.com
VIP	Jeff Steele	jeffsteele1@gmail.com
VJAS	Julia Cothron	cothron9293@comcast.net
VRUEC	Cindy Duncan	cduncan@cbf.org
VSELA	Libbey Kitten	libbey.kitten@powhatan.k12.va.us

2017 Board Meetings

Location: Science Museum of Virginia

Time: 9 a.m.

August 11-13 Retreat, Camp Piankatank

September 23

November 15

Executive Committee Meetings

September 10

November 12

VAST Officers from 1952 - present

History of VAST Officers

Virginia Association of Science Teachers

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(757) 897-3104

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