Leadership Directory

Executive Committee		Term Expires
Executive Director	Leslie Silbernagle
President	Vicki Willett	2024
President Elect	Holly Lavender	2026
Secretary	Missi Kowalski	2022
Treasurer	Kayla Heimann	2023
Executive Director Emeritus	Kay Wagner	Emeritus
Executive Director Emeritus	Piyush Swami	Emeritus

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
Cleveland Regional Council of Science Teachers (CRCST)	John Fellenstein	jfellenstein@uakron.edu

Affiliated Groups		Email
National Science Teaching Association (NSTA)	Angela McMurry	mcmurry.angela@gmail.com
Bowling Green State University Student Chapter	Emilio Duran*	eduran@bgsu.edu
Center of Science and Industry (COSI)	Mary Rouse*	mrouse@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*	pettigrew.1@napls.us
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.