National Committees
National Executive Board
Dr. Gerard Putz, Founding Board Member and Officer (1984-2019), Science Olympiad President & Co-Founder - In Memoriam (1940-2019)
Steve Betza, Board Chair, Lockheed Martin (ret.)
Angela Davis, Board Vice Chair, STEM Outreach Director, Ohio State University
Renae Cubbin, VP Tax, Board Treasurer, GE Healthcare
Dr. Peter Hung, The Aerospace Corporation, Board Secretary, Southern California Science Olympiad State Director
Sharon Putz, Science Olympiad Co-Founder & Senior Advisor
Jennifer Kopach, Science Olympiad CEO, SVP Marketing Communications
Dr. Jon Pedersen, Dean, School of Education, Oklahoma State University
National Executive Board Bios (July 2020)
Annual Affirmation of Non-Discrimination by Science Olympiad Board (April 9, 2021)
Jack Cairns, Science Olympiad Co-Founder, Emeritus Board Member
Advisory Committee
Colin Barber, Co-Chair, Science Olympiad Alumni Task Force, University of California, Berkeley
Paul Carff, Google, South Carolina
CeAnn Chalker, Wright State University, 2013 & 2017 National Tournament Co-Director, Ohio
Dr. Ralph Cordell, Epidemiologist, Georgia
Jamie Cucinotta, 2019 National Tournament Co-Director, New York
Reina Gomez, Raytheon, 2021 Science Olympiad National Tournament Director, Arizona Science Olympiad State Director
Albert Kyi, 2022 Science Olympiad National Tournament, Co-Director, Caltech
Dr. Elizabeth Mulkerrin, Henry Doorly Omaha Zoo & Aquarium, VP of Education, Nebraska, President-Elect, NSTA 2021-2022
Jolly Patro, 2022 Science Olympiad National Tournament, Co-Director, Caltech
Dr. Kelly Price, STEM Educator, Florida
Stephanie Sang, Co-Chair, Science Olympiad Alumni Task Force, University of Chicago
Fred Siegel, Washington, DC Science Olympiad
Joe Simmons, Illinois Science Olympiad State Director, Ward's Science
Donna Young, NASA Educator, Nevada
National Rules Committee Chairs
Karen Lancour - Life, Personal & Social Science
Dusty Schroeder - Earth & Space Science
Dr. Alan Chalker - Physical Science
Linda Wozniewski - Chemistry
CeAnn Chalker - Technology & Engineering
Dan Nichols - Inquiry & Nature of Science
State Directors
Find the current list here.
National Innovation Task Force
Empowered in 2020
Dr. Alan Chalker, Chair, Ohio Supercomputer Center
Sam Carigliano, CEO, SkyCiv, Australia
Paul Carff, Field Automation Deployment Engineering Manager, Google
Mary Edly-Allen, Educator and Illinois State Representative
