Board Information


Executive Committee


President

Juanita Jo Matkins
Louisa, VA
president@vast.org

President-elect

Brita Hampton
Virginia Beach, VA
president.elect@vast.org

 


Vice President

Julian Barnes
Roanoke, VA
vice.president@vast.org

Treasurer

Jimmy Johnson
Glen Allen, VA 23059
treasurer@vast.org

Secretary

Celeste Paynter
South Hill, VA
secretary@vast.org

Past-president

Delores Dunn
Louisa, VA
past.president@vast.org
   Regional Directors (voting members). Click here for more information and to
   see a map of the DOE regions
Region I Kim Dye region1@vast.org
Region II Melissa Brichacek region2@vast.org
Region III Jerri Piacesi region3@vast.org
Region IV Susan Bardenhagen region4@vast.org
Region V Andy Jackson region5@vast.org
Region VI Sonya Wolen region6@vast.org
Region VII Diane Tomlinson region7@vast.org
Region VIII  Diane Layne region8@vast.org
Standing Committees (voting members)
Awards/Grants Don Foss fossd1@comcast.org
Biology Kathy Frame chuckframe@aol.com
Chemistry Jill Barker BarkerJ@frederick.k12.va.us
Colleges and Universities Suzanne Donnelly suzzanemarydonnelly@gmail.com
Communication Jenny Sue Flannagan

communications@vast.org

Earth Science Gale Bartley, Eric Pyle

Gale.Bartley@lcps.org

pyleej@jmu.edu

Elementary Shirley Sypolt shirleysyp@aol.com
Informal Learning Bonnie Murray Bonnie.murray@nasa.gov
Membership Maria Cooper membership@vast.org
Middle Craig Vann vannrc@staffordschool.org
Nominations Eric Pyle pyleej@jmu.edu
Outreach/Policy George Dewey george.dewey@fcps.edu
PDI Chair John Kowalski jkowalski@rvgs.k12.va.us
Physics Tony Wayne vastphysics@comcast.org
Professional Concerns Steve Thornton stt@virginia.edu
Teacher Resources Mary Strother scijunke@aol.com
Technology Paula Klonowski paula@ittip.us
Appointments (voting members)
Executive Director Susan Booth executive.director@vast.org
Journal Managing Editor Anna Mannarino journal@vast.org
Math/Science Coalition David Hagan dhagan@smv.org
Newsletter Editor Jean Foss newsletter@vast.org
NSTA Congress Rep Brita Hampton hampton@jlab.org
Parliamentarian Don Foss parliamentarian@vast.org
Science Matters Coordinator Robin Curtis robinwcurtis@hotmail.com
VETAC Representative Paula Klonowski paula@ittip.us
Web Administrator Denny Casey webmaster@vast.org
Invited Representatives (non-voting with voice)
DOE, Elementary Barbara Young barbara.young@doe.virginia.gov
DOE, Secondary Eric Young eric.young@doe.virginia.gov
NSTA District VIII Bonnie Embrey bce3209@insightbb.com
VESTA Gale Bartley Gale.Bartley@lcps.org
VIP Tim Couillard timothy_couillard@ccpsnet.org
VJAS Bobbie Whittier bwhittier@aol.com
VRUEC Ann Regn amregn@deq.virginia.gov
VSELA Jean Young jyoung@spotsylvania.k12.va.us

VAST Officer History

Board Meetings

Location: Science Museum of Virginia
Time: 10 a.m. Saturdays

January 21
March 24
May 26
September 22

Executive Board meetings
Location: evenings, by phone
Time: 7 pm

January 12
March 15
May 17
September 13