2023 officers
President
John Lampinen (term expires 2025)
1st Vice President
Cristi Kempf (term expires 2023)
2nd Vice President
Jim Killam (term expires 2025)
Treasurer
Dan Campana (term expires 2023)
Past President
Patricia Szpekowski (term expires 2024)
Executive Secretary
Jason Akst (appointed)
Communications Coordinator
Shelley Hendricks (appointed)
NINA Board members
Margarita Mendoza (term expires 2024)
Rick Nagel (term expires 2025)
Roger Ruthhart (term expires 2025)
Penny Wiegert (term expires 2023)
Julie Mann (term expires 2026)
Madhu Krishnamurthy (term expires 2026)
Mary Helt Gavin (term expires 2026)
Megan Jones (term expires 2026)
Kelsey Rettke (term expires 2026)
2023 NINA Committee Assignments
Committees
Contest Committee
Campana, Hendricks, Kempf (chair), Ruthhart
Education Committee
Akst, Hendricks, Killam (chair), Wiegert
Outreach Committee
Boehlefeld, Mendoza, Nagel (chair), Szpekowski, Gavin, Jones
NINA Board Terms
Bylaws: No fewer than 15, each to serve 3-year terms
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