National Committees

National Executive Board

Dr. Gerard Putz, President and Co-Founder

Jack Cairns, Vice President and Co-Founder

Sharon Putz, Executive Administrator

James Woodland, Nebraska State Director

Jennifer Kopach, Marketing Communications

Mike McKee, State Director (Florida) & Regional Director (California)

Advisory Committee

Steve Betza, Lockheed Martin

Phyllis Buchanan, DuPont Corporation

Philip Dail, Science Consultant, North Carolina

Lizanne DeStefano, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, ISTEM Education Initiative Director

Tina Gilliland, Indiana University, 2006 National Tournament Director

Azania Heyward-James, Centers for Disease Control

Dr. Peter Lu, Harvard University, Science Olympiad Alumnus

Harold Miller, New York State Director

Michael Osborne, Science Consultant

Fred Siegel, The George Washington University, 2008 National Tournament Committee

Tim Taylor, Science Olympiad Coach, Ohio

Van Valaskey, University of Wisconsin, 2011 National Tournament Co-Director

Peggy Vavalla, DuPont Corporation

National Rules Committee Chairs

Karen Lancour - Life, Personal & Social Science

Linder Winter and Mark Van Hecke - Earth & Space Science

Alan Chalker - Physical Science

Linda Wozniewski - Chemistry

CeAnn Chalker - Technology & Engineering

James Woodland - Inquiry & Nature of Science