Leadership
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: Katherine Ryker
University of South Carolina-Columbia
president@nagt.org
2025-2026
1st Vice-President: Lynsey LeMay
Virginia Peninsula Community College
2025-2026
2nd Vice-President: Megan Plenge
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2025-2026
Past-President: Rory McFadden
SERC at Carleton College
2025-2026
Secretary/Treasurer: Michael Phillips
Illinois Valley Community College
2020-2027
Councilors-at-Large:
Nancy Chen
Harvard-Westlake School
2023-2026Cody Kirkpatrick
Indiana University-Bloomington
2023-2026Brendan Hanger
Colorado School of Mines
2024-2027Sean Tvelia
Suffolk County Community College
2024-2027Meghan Cook
Drexel University
2025-2028Stefany Sit
University of Illinois at Chicago
2025-2028
Appointed Officers
Executive Director: Anne Egger
Central Washington University
exdir@nagt.org
2019-2027
JGE Editor in Chief: Alison Jolley (AJ)
University of Waikato
jge-editor@nagt.org
2025-2028
In the Trenches Editor: Cheryl Manning
OrbWeaver Consulting
inthetrenches@nagt.org
2025-2028
NAGT Media Editor: Cheryl Manning
OrbWeaver Consulting
media-editor@nagt.org
2024-2027
Professional Development Committee Chair: Karen Viskupic
Boise State University
NAGT Historian: Gene Pearson
University of the Pacific
Executive Office Staff
Mitchell Bender-Awalt, Project Coordinator
Rebeccah Bradley, Finance Specialist
Monica Bruckner, Website Manager
Amy Collette, Financial & Administrative Director
Brianna Douglas, Administrative Assistant
NAGT Council
The Council is made up of the Executive Committee, the presidents of NAGT Sections and Divisions, 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.
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 - Lynsey LeMay (ex officio)
- Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) - Jamie MacDonald ('23-'26)
- Geological Society of America (GSA) Associated Societies - Megan Plenge (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 - Lynsey LeMay (ex officio)
- National Association of Black Geoscientists (NABG) - Reginald Archer ('19-'26)
Committees
Much of NAGT's work is accomplished through the work of members who volunteer their time and effort on our committees. Learn more about NAGT committees and committee leadership.