Board of Directors

2024 officers

President

Cristi Kempf (term expires 2026)

1st Vice President

Mary Gavin

2nd Vice President

Megan Jones Panek

Treasurer

Roger Ruthhart

Past President

John Lampinen (term expires 2025)

Executive Secretary

Jason Akst (appointed)

Communications Coordinator

Shelley Hendricks (appointed)

NINA Board members

Margarita Mendoza (term expires 2024)

Roger Ruthhart (term expires 2025)

Penny Wiegert (term expires 2027)

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)

Pat Szpekowski (term expires 2024)

2024 NINA Committee Assignments

Committees

Contest Committee

Hendricks, Kempf, Ruthhart (chair)

Education Committee

Akst, Hendricks, Killam (chair), Wiegert

Outreach Committee

Boehlefeld, Mendoza, Szpekowski, Gavin, Jones

NINA Board Terms

Bylaws: No fewer than 15, each to serve 3-year terms