Acting Executive Director - Diana Hunn, Ph.D.

Dr. Hunn is an Associate Professor at the University of Dayton in science education. She is affiliated with graduate courses and with the Early Childhood, Middle Childhood, and Adolescent to Young Adult Programs. Her area of expertise is science education. She works with summer in-service programs at the U.S Air Force Museum with Project SOAR: Science in Ohio through Aerospace Resources. She also serves on state wide committees, science and environmental committees, and participates in programs in Technical Preparation and engineering education. She is the Immediate Past Executive Director for the Science Education Council of Ohio and a board member of the Environmental Education Council of Ohio. Diana Hunn has served SECO as Executive Director for 9 years and continues to serve SECO.

Diana is presently as an Associate Professor, in Science Education, at University of Dayton.

Conference Executive Director - Susan Clay (2005)

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President - Cindy Roepcke

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Secretary - Janet Struble

As memory serves me, I always wanted to be a teacher. In the first years of my 20-year career, I taught math (general science and algebra I) and science (physics and physical science) in high schools. Eventually, I found my niche in junior high science. It takes a special person to expand the minds of adolescents. For the past four years, I have been working at The University of Toledo for Drs. Charlene Czerniak (TAPESTRIES project) and Kevin Czajkowski (SATELLITES and GLOBE). Most of my energy is focused on designing and implementing science professional development for teachers. Since I work at a university, I try to make known to professors the needs and concerns of the everyday teacher.

On a personal level, I am in the doctorate program at UT. Professionally, I have served on many boards and committees, have written grants, have published articles, and have presented at conventions for local, state, and national organizations. Deb Shelt, from Bowling Green State University, and I oversee an undergraduate organization of SECO, BG/UT SECO.

Please feel free to contact me to provide insight on how I can best serve you

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Conference Director - Annette Barzal

Medina, OH.  MS Education University of Akron, B.S. Elementary Education Ohio Northern University

Positions

Teacher –to-Go Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Science Guest Teacher, Akron City Schools, Akron OH ’00-Present. OSCI Physical Science Facilitator 05, Middle Level Science Teacher Brunswick, OH ’70-99. ‘Executive Director, Camp Science Adventures, ’94-Present.

NSTA Activities: Member 85-Present, Midwest Regional Conference-Columbus, Local Arrangements Chair, ’01, Midwest Regional Planning Committee, Exhibits & Curriculum Materials Manager ’88, Committee on Middle Level Science Teaching, ’01-03, NMLSTA Treasurer 94-97, 00-06, NMLSTA President 07,  National Middle Level Committee 95-96, 01-02, NMLSTA Luncheon Co-Chair 95-98 01-02. NMLSTA State Coordinator, 91-93. NSTA National & Regional Conference Presenter 92-06, NSTA SPIR Reviewer 05.

Additional Activities & Honors:  District Teacher of the Year Brunswick City Schools, 90, Ohio Presidential Award Finalist, 95, Ohio Chemical Council Outstanding Educator, 94, TIES Conference Chair 91-97, Ohio Academy of “Exemplar Woman in Science” 93, NSTA Excellence in Elementary Science Education in OH, YWCA Medina Woman of Distinction 00, SECO Conference Director 92-Present, Exhibits, President 91-92, NCATE trained Reviewer, 02-present, ODE, CBE Assessment Advisor, 97, Presidential Award Committee, 97-98, Competency–Based Assessment Task Force 95-98, Teacher Education & Certification Committee.  Extensive Workshop presentations at Local, State & National Professional Development Conferences.

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District IV - Randy Pelton

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District V - Phyllis Frysinger

Phyllis Frysinger is a retired science teacher who now teaches biology and teacher education at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio.  She is interested in on-line education as an alternative delivery source and interdisciplinary content education.  Professional memberships include: SECO Board of Directors, NSTA journal manuscript reviewer, Junior Council Ohio Academy of Science, and 2004-05 Team Leader OSCI 3-6, OSCI 2006-2007 Grade 5 and Life Science 7-10.  In addition to many professional development experiences, her educational background includes: BA University of Kentucky, M Ed Wright State University (1971), and M Ed Wright State University (1989).

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District X - Al Cote

All my professional life, and most of my personal life, has centered around education. I've taught high school mathematics and science in private schools in East Boston Massachusetts and up state New York, and high school mathematics at Trimble Local Schools, Athens County Ohio. From the classroom I moved into a K-12 curriculum supervisor position at Trimble Local Schools, facilitated mathematics and science professional development programs through the Regional Professional Development Center, and coordinated Project Discovery programs in Southeastern Ohio. Currently I am working as a mathematics and science consultant for the Appalachian Rural
Systemic Initiative, a six-state National Science Foundation funded project. I've presented numerous professional development programs, including at both OCTM and SECO conferences.
I am a member of ASCD, NCSM, NCTM, NSTA, OMELC, OCTM, PDK (OU chapter president), and SECO (district 10 director).

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CRCST Representative -Dagmar Kollar

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Science Olympiad Coordinator - Sarah Sieling

Sarah A. Sieling is Program Coordinator for the Office of Continuing Education at The Ohio State University.

She has been the coordinator of the Ohio Science Olympiad since 1994. Mrs. Sieling also has founded an annual coaches’ training day for the science program, which has the second largest attendance in the country. In 2003, Sarah was the director of the 2003 National Science Olympiad Tournament that was held at The Ohio State University.

In 2001, she served on the re-organization committee of the Summer Institute of Addictions Studies for the OSU College of Medicine.

Sarah earned her B.A. degree from The Ohio State University in 1985.

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COSI: Mary Ann Wojton

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