OBTA Directors

Connecticut

Sharon Gusky
Northwestern Connecticut Community College
2 Park Place East
Winsted, CT 06098
860-738-6395
email: SGusky@nwcc.commnet.edu

Maine

Vacant - Contact NABT Awards Office 

Massachusetts

(Nomination Deadline is February 1)

Brian Dempsey
email: bdempsey@abschools.org

New Hampshire

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Rhode Island

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Vermont

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Delaware

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District of Columbia

Toby Horn
email: tmh20009@gmail.com

Maryland

Tami J. Imbierowicz
Harford Community College
401 Thomas Run Road
Bel Air, MD 21015
(443) 412-2122
email: timbiero@harford.edu

New Jersey

Rob Richard
email: rrichard@btanj.org

New York

Kathy Hoppe
65 Bev Circle
Brockport, NY 14420
(w) (585) 617-2924
(h) (585) 637-2453 
email: khoppe17@gmail.com

Pennsylvania

Mark Krotec
102 Hodil Terrace
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
(h) (610) 316-9616
email: mckrotec@yahoo.com

Virginia

(Nomination Deadline is April 14)

Kathy Frame
Papillion Educational Services
13112 Nestlewood Court
Oak Hill, VA 20171
email: chuckframe@aol.com

Illinois

Gloria Latta
Wheaton Warrenville South High School
1993 Tiger Trail
Wheaton, IL 60189
email: gloria.latta@cusd200.org

Indiana

Robert W. Yost
IUPUI
Dept. of Biology SL378
723 W. Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
(w) (317) 278-1147
(f) (317) 274-2846
email: ryost@iupui.edu

Michigan

Rebecca Brewer
Troy High School
4777 Northfield Parkway
Troy, MI 48098
email: obta.mi@gmail.com

Ohio

Chris Monsour
Tiffin Columbian High School
300 South Monroe Street
Tiffin, OH 44883 
email: chris_monsour@tiffincityschools.org

Wisconsin

Kevin Niemi
WISCIENCE (Wisconsin Institute for Science Education and Community Engagement), UW-Madison
(w) (608) 262-5480
email: kjniemi@wisc.edu

Iowa

Doug Herman
Iowa City West High School
2901 Melrose Ave.
Iowa City, IA 52246
(w) (319) 688-1050
email: herman.doug@iccsd.k12.ia.us and dhsphawk@msn.com

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

Kansas

Kelly Kluethe 
Olathe West High School
Lawrence, KS  66049 
email: kluthek12@gmail.com

Minnesota

Vacant - Contact NABT Awards Office 

Missouri

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

Ryan Lacson
Galena High School
Galena, MO
ryan@stom.org

Nebraska

Daryle La Fleur
dlafleur@epsne.org

North Dakota

Vacant - Contact NABT Awards Office 

South Dakota

Julie Olson
Mitchell Senior High School
920 N. Capital Street
Mitchell, SD 57301
email: Julie.olson@k12.sd.us

Kentucky

Heleen Giesbers
Williamstown High School
300 Helton Street
Williamstown KY 41097
email: heleen.giesbers@williamstown.kyschools.us

North Carolina

(Nomination Deadline February 1)

Judy Jones
Retired Biology Teacher
323 Carolina Meadows Villa
Chapel Hill, NC 27517 
(c) (919) 444-5602
email: jjonesae@gmail.com

South Carolina

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

Tennessee

Donald Shaw, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
242 Brehm Hall
University of Tennessee at Martin 
Martin, TN 38238
(731) 881-7176
email: donalds@utm.edu

West Virginia

Steve Beckelhimer
40 Timberlane
Milton, WV 25541
(h) (304) 691-0048
(f) (267) 306-4244
email: sbeckelh@k12.wv.us

Alabama

(Nomination Deadline is February 15)

Jennifer Hutchison
HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
800 Hudson Way
Huntsville, AL 35806
Email: jhutchison@hudsonalpha.org

Florida

Stephen Anand
email: stephen.anand@palmbeachschools.org

Georgia

(Nomination Deadline is March 1)

Carol L. Rivera
Marist School
3790 Ashford Dunwoody Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
email: gaobta@gmail.com

Louisiana

Patsye Peebles
216 Charter Ridge Ct.
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
email: patsye.peebles@gmail.com

Mississippi

(Nomination Deadline is March 1)

Abigail Warden
272 Oil Wells Road 
Ovett, MS 39464
(601) 403-1297
email: abigail_warden@yahoo.com

Arizona

(Nomination Deadline is March 15)

Daryn Stover 
Arizona State University
100 University Way
Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403
928-854-9723
email: dastover@asu.edu 

Arkansas

(Nomination Deadline is March 1)

Mary Katherine Parson
1500 South Park Street
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 663-7080
email: parsonmk@gmail.com

New Mexico

Vacant - Contact NABT Awards Office

Oklahoma

(Nomination Deadline is March 15. Visit OKOBTA for more details)

Benton Shriver
Putnam City Schools 
email: bshriver@putnamcityschools.org

Texas

Lee Ferguson
Allen High School
300 Rivercrest Blvd
Allen, TX 75002
email: mrsleeferg@gmail.com

Colorado

Vacant - Contact NABT Awards Office 

Idaho

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Montana

Kim Popham 
kimpopham13@gmail.com

Nevada

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Utah

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Wyoming

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Alaska

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California

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

Hawaii

Vacant - Contact NABT Awards Office 

Oregon

Cherylann Hollinger
email: biobabe07@hotmail.com

Pacific Territories

Vacant - Contact NABT Awards Office 

Washington

Camden Hanzlick-Burton
email: ccburton11@gmail.com

Eastern Region

(NB, NL, NS, PE, QC)

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Central Region

(MB, ON)

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Western Region

(AB, BC, SK)

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