Who We Are

2024-2025 Executive Officers

Christine Boston

President

Lincoln University
bostonc@lincolnu.edu

Laura Schisler

President-Elect

Missouri Southern State University
schisler-l@mssu.edu

Damon Bassett

Immediate Past President

Missouri State University
dbassett@missouristate.edu

James (Tiger) Gordon

Vice President, Senior Division Director

Central Methodist University
jgordon@centralmethodist.edu

Staria Vanderpool

Secretary

Shayna Burchett

Senior Division Director

Central Methodist University
sburchett@centralmethodist.edu

Steven Mills

Treasurer

University of Central Missouri
smills@ucmo.edu

Mary (Katie) Kilmer

Junior Division Director

Missouri Southern State University
kilmer-m@mssu.edu

Teresa Boman

Junior Division Director

Missouri Southern State University
boman-t@mssu.edu

Jay McGhee

Historian

Northwest Missouri State University
jmcghee@nwmissouri.edu

Robin Dean

Executive Director

Section Chairs

Agriculture

Chair: Samantha Siemers
Southeast Missouri State University

slowman@semo.edu

 

Vice-Chair: Open

Atmospheric Sciences

Chair: Tony Lupo
University of Missouri – Columbia
lupoa@missouri.edu  

Vice-Chair: Patrick Market
University of Missouri – Columbia
marketp@missouri.edu

Biochemistry, Biomedicine, & Biotechnology

Chair: Josh Smith
Missouri State University
joshuajsmith@missouristate.edu

Vice-Chair: Open

Biology

Chair: Jim Campbell
Northwest Missouri State University

JHCAMP@nwmissouri.edu

Vice-Chair: Teresa Boman
Missouri Southern State University

boman-t@mssu.edu

Chemistry

Chair: Shayna Burchett
Central Methodist University
sburchett@centralmethodist.edu

Vice-Chair: Alan James
Columbia College
ajjames@ccis.edu

Computer Science & Math

Chair: Andrew McCrady
Central Methodist University
amccrady@centralmethodist.edu

Vice-Chair: Tyler Kenefake
Central Methodist University
tkenefake@centralmethodist.edu

Conservation

Chair: Jason Willand
Missouri Southern State University

willand-j@mssu.edu

Vice-Chair: Jay McGhee
Northwest Missouri State University
JMCGHEE@nwmissouri.edu

Geography

Chair: David Fox
Park University
David.Fox@park.edu

Vice-Chair: Brian Hoffman
Park University
Brian.hoffman@park.edu

Geology & Geoscience

Chair: Damon Bassett
Missouri State University
Dbassett@MissouriState.edu

Vice-Chair: Sarah Jacquet
University of Missouri
Jacquets@missouri.edu

Physics & Engineering

Chair: Sanjay Prabhakar
Northwest Missouri State University

SANJAY@nwmissouri.edu

Vice-Chair: Jim Johnson
Avila University
jim.johnson@avila.edu

Science Education

Chair: Gautam Bhattacharyya
Missouri State University
GautamB@MissouriState.edu

Vice-Chair: Laura Schisler
Missouri Southern State University
Schisler-l@mssu.edu

Social & Behavioral Science

Chair: Andrew Johnson
Park University
andrew.johnson@park.edu

Vice-Chair: Kurt Debord
Columbia College
kadeboard@ccis.edu

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