Division Officers

2025-2026

Officers
4 Members: Chair 1 year term; First Vice-Chair 1 year term; Second Vice-Chair 1 year term; Secretary-Treasurer 2 year term.

Management Board
5 Voting Members: Consisting of the Division officers and the Past Chair; also two ex-officio members: the executive director or executive advisor from NAGT and from NESTA, to enhance liaison and communication.

*Chair

Nick Soltis

Department of Physics and Earth-Space Science
University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN 46227

soltisn@uindy.edu
*First Vice-Chair

Victor Ricchezza

Department of Life & Earth Sciences
Perimeter College at Georgia State University
Clarkston, GA 30021

vricchezza@gsu.edu

*Second Vice-Chair

Melissa N. Ortega

Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences
University of Texas at El Paso

mnortega@utep.edu

**Secretary-Treasurer Andy Darling

Fort Lewis College

Durango, CO

aldarling@fortlewis.edu

*Past Chair

Elizabeth Kenderes

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Indiana University

Bloomington, IN 47408

emkender@iu.edu
Student Representatives

Sara K. Thomasian (2024-2026)

George Mason University

Amina Abdulsalam (2025-2027)

Pennsylvania State University

skern@gmu.edu

taa5682@psu.edu

WebMaster Elizabeth Nagy
Pasadena City College
Division of Natural Sciences
Pasadena, California 91106
eanagy@pasadena.edu
Ex-Officio Member NAGT: James MacDonald, jmacdona@fgcu.edu
Ex-Officio Member NESTA: TBD
Ex-Officio Member GSA Education Committee: Wendi Williams, wwilliam@southtexascollege.edu

*One-year term of office.
**2-year term of office for Secretary-Treasurer.

Terms of office begin immediately following the annual business meeting at which election results are announced and extend through the next annual business meeting. The nominating committee of the division shall nominate candidates annually for chair, first vice-chair, and second vice-chair, and every two years for secretary-treasurer.

Meetings

The annual business meeting of the Division is held during the annual meeting of the Society.

2026 JTPC Representative

Vic Ricchezza vricchezza@gsu.edu

(usually First Vice-Chair)
Secondary Position Term: 1 December 2024 – 30 November 2025
Primary Position Term: 1 December 2025 – 30 November 2026

2027 JTPC Representative

Melissa N. Ortega, mnortega@uetp.edu

(usually Second Vice-Chair)
Secondary Position Term: 1 December 2025 – 30 November 2026
Primary Position Term: 1 December 2026 – 30 November 2027

Membership

807 2022 Division affiliates as of 31 December 2022
858 2021 Division affiliates as of 31 December 2021
847 2020 Division affiliates as of 31 December 2020
855 2019 Division affiliates as of 31 December 2019
882 2018 Division affiliates as of 31 December 2018
831 2017 Division affiliates as of 31 December 2017
949 2016 Division affiliates as of 31 December 2016
983 2015 Division affiliates as of 31 December 2015
984 2014 Division affiliates as of 31 December 2014
924 2013 Division affiliates as of 31 December 2013
1,044 2012 Division affiliates as of 30 December 2012
992 2011 Division affiliates as of 30 December 2011
1,005 2010 Division affiliates as of 30 December 2010
1,109 2009 Division affiliates as of 31 December 2009
1,112 2008 Division affiliates as of 31 December 2008
1,092 2007 Division affiliates as of 31 December 2007
978 2006 Division affiliates as of 31 December 2006
912 2005 Division affiliates as of 31 December 2005
746 2004 Division affiliates as of 31 August 2004
708 2003 Division affiliates as of 31 August 2003
688 2002 Division affiliates as of 31 August 2002
507 2001 Division affiliates as of 31 August 2001
569 2000 Division affiliates as of 31 August 2000
642 1999 Division affiliates as of 31 December 1999
645 1998 Division affiliates as of 31 December 1998
601 1997 Division affiliates as of 31 December 1997
555 1996 Division affiliates as of 31 December 1996
428 1995 Division affiliates as of 31 December 1995