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Executive Committee
Term Expires
Executive Director Leslie Silbernagel 

President

 Holly Lavender   2026
President Elect      Missi Zender-Sakach  2028
Secretary Missi Kowalski   2026
Treasurer Eryn Ruder   2025
Executive Director Emeritus  Kay Wagner  
Executive Director Emeritus Piyush Swami 

Board of Directors
Term Expires
District I Director Jamie Lenox 2026
District I Director Amy Boros
 2025
District II Director Marcy Burns 2025
District II Director Kurt Joviak 2026
District III Director Maggie Colicchio 2025
District III Director Scott Hawkins 2026
District IV Director Lisa Borgerding 2025
District IV Director Diane Vrobel 2026
District V Director Tracy Merica 2025
District V Director Michelle Fleming
 2026
District VI Director  Angela Hoy 2025
District VI Director Chris Sommerkamp 2026
District VII Director Samantha Knight 2025
District VII Director Heather Allen 2026
District VIII Director
2025
District VIII Director 
2026
District IX Director Lisa Holt-Taylor 2025
District IX Director Lori Wegman
 2026
District X Director Angella Boyer
 2025
District X Director
2026

All Executive Committee Members and Board of Directors may be reached by contacting them at:  thrivewithseco@gmail.com

Associated Groups
Email
Ohio Council for Elementary School Teachers (OCESS)    Chris Andersen
andersen.chris@gmail.com

 

Affiliated Groups
Email
National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) Carla Neely* cmnzeta08@gmail.com
Bowling Green State University Student Chapter Emilio Duran* eduran@bgsu.edu
Center of Science and Industry (COSI) Amy Parker*      aparker@cosi.org
Environmental Education Council of Ohio (ECCO) Brenda  Metcalf*   director@eeco-online.org
National Middle Level Science Teachers Association (NMLSTA) Rajeev Swami* Chem21@aol.com
Ohio Department of Education (ODE) Cathy Holmes* Cathy.holmes@ode.education.ohio.gov

Ohio Department of Natural Resources -

Division of Wildlife (ODNR)

 Jen Dennison jen.dennison@dnr.ohio.gov
Ohio Earth Science Teachers Association (OESTA) Valerie  Pettigrew*
Ohio Section/American Association of Physics Teachers Gene Easter* gleaster@sbcglobal.net 

*non voting


SECO is the Ohio chapter of the National Science Teaching Association. Established since 1976.

The Science Education Council of Ohio (SECO) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

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