OBTA Directors

Connecticut

Barbara Nicholson 
Central Connecticut State Univ.  
New Britain, CT
Nicholsonb@ccsu.edu

Maine

Vacant - Contact NABT Awards Office 

Massachusetts

(Nomination Deadline is February 1)

Don Pinkerton
Revere High School
Swampscott, MA
dpinkerton@reverek12.org

New Hampshire

Vacant - Contact NABT Awards Office 

Rhode Island

Vacant - Contact NABT Awards Office 

Vermont

Vacant - Contact NABT Awards Office 

Delaware

Vacant - Contact NABT Awards Office 

District of Columbia

Toby Horn
Washington, DC  
tmh20009@gmail.com

Maryland

Tami J. Imbierowicz
Harford Community College
Bel Air, MD
timbierowicz@harford.edu

New Jersey

Rob Richard
Biology Teachers Assn of New Jersey
Flemington, NJ  
rrichard@btanj.org

New York

Kathy Hoppe
khoppe17@gmail.com

Pennsylvania

Mark Krotec
Pittsburgh, PA  
mckrotec@yahoo.com

Virginia

(Nomination Deadline is April 14)

Kathy Frame
Papillion Educational Services
Oak Hill, VA 
chuckframe@aol.com

Illinois

Gloria Latta
Wheaton Warrenville South High School
Wheaton, IL
gloria.latta@cusd200.org

Indiana

Jason Cox
New Washington Middle High School
Scottsburg, IN
jasonwesleycox@gmail.com

Michigan

Rebecca Brewer
Troy High School
Troy, MI 
obta.mi@gmail.com

Ohio

Jon Darkow
Seneca East High School 
Amherst, OH
jdarkow@se-tigers.com

Wisconsin

Kevin Niemi
WISCIENCE (Wisconsin Institute for Science Education and Community Engagement), UW-Madison
Cambridge, WI  
kjniemi@wisc.edu

Iowa

Doug Herman
Iowa City West High School (retired)
Iowa City, IA 
dhsphawk@msn.com

Mike Zeller
Biotechnology Outreach Coordinator
Iowa State University
Ames, IA  
mzeller@iastate.edu

Kansas

Kelly Kluethe 
Olathe West High School
Lawrence, KS  
kluthek12@gmail.com

Minnesota

Jim Lane 
Mantomedi, MN  
Jim.Lane@KnowlesTeachers.org 

Missouri

(Nomination Deadline is March 15; Application Deadline is April 15)

Ryan Lacson
Galena High School
Galena, MO  
lacsonr@galena.k12.mo.us

Nebraska

Daryle La Fleur
Elkhorn Public Schools
Omaha, NE 
dlafleur@epsne.org

North Dakota

Vacant - Contact NABT Awards Office 

South Dakota

Jeff Peterson 
West Central High School
Hartford, SD 
jeff.peterson@k12.sd.us

Kentucky

Vacant - Contact NABT Awards Office

North Carolina

(Nomination Deadline February 1)

Judy Jones
Chapel Hill, NC 
jjonesae@gmail.com

South Carolina

Kathy Seastead
Nation Ford High School
Fort Mill, SC 
SeasteadK@fortmillschools.org

Tennessee

Donald Shaw, Ph.D.
University of Tennessee at Martin 
Martin, TN  
donalds@utm.edu

West Virginia

Steve Beckelhimer
Milton, WV 
sbeckelh@k12.wv.us

Alabama

(Nomination Deadline is February 15)

Jennifer Hutchison
HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
Huntsville, AL 
jhutchison@hudsonalpha.org

Florida

Dr. Claudia Ochatt
Ransom Everglades School
Miami, FL
ochattc@hotmail.com

Georgia

(Nomination Deadline is March 1)

Brian Soash 
Richmond Hill Middle School 
Richmond Hill, GA 
bsoash@bryan.k12.ga.us

Louisiana

Blake Touchet
Maurice, LA
btouchet7@gmail.com

Mississippi

(Nomination Deadline is March 1)

Abigail Warden
Ovett, MS  
abigail_warden@yahoo.com

Arizona

(Nomination Deadline is March 15)

Daryn Stover 
Arizona State University
Lake Havasu City, AZ 
dastover@asu.edu 

Arkansas

(Nomination Deadline is March 1)

Mary Katherine Parson
Little Rock, AR  
parsonmk@gmail.com

New Mexico

Alexis Black
Mayfield High School
Las Cruces, NM
ablack1@lcps.net

Oklahoma

(Nomination Deadline is March 15)

Benton Shriver  
Canadian Valley Tech Center
Oklahoma City, OK
bshriver@cvtech.edu

Texas

Sharon Hamilton
Fort Worth Country Day School (retired)
Forth Worth, TX 
shamilton16@gmail.com

Colorado

Vacant - Contact NABT Awards Office 

Idaho

Vacant - Contact NABT Awards Office 

Montana

Kim Popham 
Belgrade, MT
kimpopham13@gmail.com

Nevada

Vacant - Contact NABT Awards Office

Utah

Vacant - Contact NABT Awards Office

Wyoming

Vacant - Contact NABT Awards Office

Alaska

Vacant - Contact NABT Awards Office 

California

(Nomination Deadline is March 15; all applicant materials due by May 1.)

Thomas Freeman 
Esperanza High School  
Anaheim, CA
tfreeman@pylusd.org

Hawaii

Vacant - Contact NABT Awards Office 

Oregon

Cheryl Ann Hollinger
Portland, OR
biobabe07@hotmail.com

Pacific Territories

Vacant - Contact NABT Awards Office 

Washington

Vacant - Contact NABT Awards Office 

Eastern Region

(NB, NL, NS, PE, QC)

Vacant - Contact NABT Awards Office 

Central Region

(MB, ON)

Vacant - Contact NABT Awards Office 

Western Region

(AB, BC, SK)

Vacant - Contact NABT Awards Office