Leadership Team

The NAGT leadership consists of an Executive Committee that includes both elected volunteer leaders and appointed leaders. The Executive Office supports the work of the Executive Committee. The Council is advisory to the Executive Committee.

Executive Committee

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Elected officers

President: Christy Visaggi
Georgia State University
2022-2023

1st Vice-President: Reginald Archer
Tennessee State University
2022-2023

2nd Vice-President: Rory McFadden
SERC at Carleton College
2022-2023

Past-President: Margaret Crowder
Western Kentucky University
2022-2023

Secretary/Treasurer: Michael Phillips
Illinois Valley Community College
2020-2024

Councilors-at-Large:

Katherine Ryker
University of South Carolina-Columbia
2020-2023

Dana Thomas
University of Texas at Austin
2021-2024

Alex Manda
East Carolina University
2021-2024

Lynsey Lemay
Thomas Nelson Community College
2022-2025

Ryan Hollister
California State University-Stanislaus
2019-2023

Michael Hubenthal
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
2022-2025

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Past leadership

Constitution and bylaws

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Appointed Officers

Executive Director: Anne Egger
Central Washington University
exdir@nagt.org
2019-2027

JGE Editor in Chief: Kim Hannula
Professor Emerita, Fort Lewis College
jge-editor@nagt.org
September 2020-2023

In the Trenches Editor: Redina Finch
Western Illinois University
inthetrenches@nagt.org
2020-2023

NAGT Historian: Gene Pearson
University of the Pacific

Executive Office Staff

Mitchell Bender-Awalt, Project Coordinator

Monica Bruckner, Website Manager

Amy Collette, Financial & Administrative Director

Rebeccah Bradley, Administrative & Financial Assistant

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NAGT Council

The Council is made up of the Executive Committee, the president of NAGT Sections and Divisions, standing committee chairs, and official representatives to affiliated societies. The Council is advisory to the Executive Committee.

Sections

Learn more about NAGT Sections and Section leadership.

Divisions

Learn more about NAGT Divisions and Division leadership.

Committees

Learn more about NAGT committees and committee leadership.

Affiliated Society and Organization Liaisons

NAGT has affiliations and partnerships with other organizations and groups that have shared goals in the Earth sciences and Education. Liaisons to those and other organizations are listed below.

  • American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) - Catherine Riihimaki ('23-'26)
  • American Geosciences Institute (AGI) Associated Societies - Reginald Archer (ex officio)
  • Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) - Jamie MacDonald ('23-'26)
  • Geological Society of America (GSA) Associated Societies - Rory McFadden (ex officio)
  • Geological Society of America (GSA) Education Division and Education Standing Committee - Jamie MacDonald ('23-'26)
  • Geological Society of America (GSA) Meeting Joint Technical Program Committee - Katherine Ryker (ex officio)
  • National Association of Black Geoscientists (NABG) - Reginald Archer ('19-'26)