Our Leadership

MSTA Board Members

President
Richard Bacolor, Wayne County RESA

President-Elect | Nominations Chair
Holly McGoran, Jenison Public Schools

Secretary | SCST Representative
Sandra Yarema, Wayne State University

Treasurer
Mike Klein, Allen Park Public Schools (Board)

Newsletter Editor | Director - Elementary
Crystal Brown, Gibraltar School District

Journal Editor
Chris Chopp, Comstock Public Schools

Director - Elementary
Katie Stevenson, South Redford School District

Director - Informal Education
Kevin Frailey, Michigan DNR

Director - Middle School
Susan Tate, Whitehall Schools

Director - High School
Kristy Butler, Forest Hills Public Schools 

Director - Higher Ed
Vacant

Director of Underrepresented Groups
Brian Peterson, Bees in the D

Director At Large | MABT Liaison

Patti Richardson, Forest Hills Central High 

Director At Large
Dr. June Teisan, Innovate313

Director At Large
Diana Matthews, Detroit Country Day School

Awards Chair
Mary McMaster, Allen Park Public Schools

Special Education Chair
Vacant

Parliamentarian and Historian
Marlenn Maicki, Retired

DMAPT Representative
Jeff Conn, Wayne State University

MAEOE Representative
Becky Durling, Discovery Elementary

MCCB Representative
Lu Anne Cuthbert, Lansing Community College

MCTA Representative
Mary Jordan McMasters, Allen Park High School

MDE Representative
Leanne Weber, MDE 

MDSTA Representative
Vacant

MEA Liaison
Christie Morrison Thomas, MEA

MESTA Liaison
Timothy Neason, Hastings Middle School

MIAAPT Representative
James Gell, Plymouth High School

Region 1 Director
Melissa Foster, St. Joseph Public Schools

Region 2 Director
Crystal Brown, Gibraltar School District

Region 3 Director
Sarah Murphy, Benjamin Carson High School

Region 4 Director
April Holman, Central Montcalm High School

Region 5 Director
Conni Crittenden, Williamston Schools

Region 6 Director
Mark Muzzin, Macomb ISD

Region 7 Director
Caitlin Grabill, Fremont Public Schools

Region 8 Director  
Rebecca Field, Saginaw Township Community Schools

Region 9 Director | MSELA Representative
Minna Turrell, St. Clair RESA

Region 10 Director
Carolyn Mammen, Old Mission Peninsula School

Region 11 Director
Vacant

Region 12 Director
Vacant

Region 13 Director
Vacant

Region 14 Director
Lynn Thomas, Retired