OBTA Directors

Connecticut

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

Maine

Vacant - Contact NABT Awards Office 

Massachusetts

(Nomination Deadline is February 1)

Brian Dempsey
email: bdempsey@abschools.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  
email: tmh20009@gmail.com

Maryland

Tami J. Imbierowicz
Harford Community College
Bel Air, MD
email: timbiero@harford.edu

New Jersey

Rob Richard
Biology Teachers Assn of NJ
Flemington, NJ  
email: rrichard@btanj.org

New York

Kathy Hoppe
email: khoppe17@gmail.com

Pennsylvania

Mark Krotec
Pittsburgh, PA  
email: mckrotec@yahoo.com

Virginia

(Nomination Deadline is April 14)

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

Illinois

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

Indiana

Robert W. Yost
IUPUI
Indianapolis, IN
email: ryost@iupui.edu

Michigan

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

Ohio

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

Wisconsin

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

Iowa

Doug Herman
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, IA 
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  
email: kluthek12@gmail.com

Minnesota

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

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
Elkhorn Public Schools
Omaha, NE 
dlafleur@epsne.org

North Dakota

Vacant - Contact NABT Awards Office 

South Dakota

Julie Olson
Mitchell Senior High School
Mitchell, SD 
email: Julie.olson@k12.sd.us

Kentucky

Vacant - Contact NABT Awards Office

North Carolina

(Nomination Deadline February 1)

Judy Jones
Chapel Hill, NC 
email: jjonesae@gmail.com

South Carolina

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

Tennessee

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

West Virginia

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

Alabama

(Nomination Deadline is February 15)

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

Florida

Stephen Anand
A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
West Palm Beach, FL  
eml: stephen.anand@
palmbeachschools.org

Georgia

(Nomination Deadline is March 1)

Carol L. Rivera
Marist School
Atlanta, GA
email: gaobta@gmail.com

Louisiana

Patsye Peebles
Baton Rouge, LA 
email: patsye.peebles@gmail.com

Mississippi

(Nomination Deadline is March 1)

Abigail Warden
Ovett, MS  
email: abigail_warden@yahoo.com

Arizona

(Nomination Deadline is March 15)

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

Arkansas

(Nomination Deadline is March 1)

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

New Mexico

Vacant - Contact NABT Awards Office

Oklahoma

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

Benton Shriver  
Putname City Schools   
email: BShriver@putnamcityschools.org

Texas

Lee Ferguson
Allen High School
Allen, TX 
email: mrsleeferg@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
email: tfreeman@pylusd.org

Hawaii

Vacant - Contact NABT Awards Office 

Oregon

Cherylann Hollinger
Portland, OR
email: biobabe07@hotmail.com

Pacific Territories

Vacant - Contact NABT Awards Office 

Washington

Camden Hanzlick-Burton
Seattle, WA
email: ccburton11@gmail.com

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