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ISTA Staff ISTA employees three part-time staff members and one professional learning coordinator. Their roles help to ensure the success of ISTA.
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ISTA Executive Board
The ISTA Executive Board are elected by the membership and work to guide the direction of the association. The Presidential chain serves a 3 year term consisting of President-Elect, President, and Past-President. The Vice President and Secretary serve a 2 year term.
President Maggie Moore, 2025-2026 president@ilscience.org |  |
| President-Elect Nicol Christianson, 2025-2026 presidentelect@ilscience.org |  |
Past President Nicole Vick, 2025-2026 pastpresident@ilscience.org |  |
Vice President Kym Seo, 2025-2027 vicepresident@ilscience.org | |
Secretary Chris Embry Mohr, 2025-2027 secretary@ilscience.org |  |
ISTA Regional Directors
The ISTA Regional Directors represent 7 educational regions of Illinois representing all counties, grouped by Regional Offices of Education. Two Regional Directors are elected by membership in each respective region to serve a 2 year term.
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Region 1 Counties: DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, Suburban Cook, Will Regional Offices of Education: 19, 24, 31, 34, 44, 56, Area I-B-B (West Cook), Area I-B-C (South Cook), and Area I-B-D (North Cook) |
Randie Johnson, 2023-2025 Jeff Grant, 2025-2027 |
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Region 2 Counties: Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, Henry, Jo Daviess, LaSalle, Lee, Marshall, Mercer, Ogle, Putnam, Rock Island, Stark, Stephenson, Whiteside, Winnebago Regional Offices of Education: 4, 28, 8, 16, 35, 47, 33, 49 |
Kristy Topalovich, 2023-2025 Tammy Shippert, 2025-2027 |
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Region 3 Counties: Adams, Brown, Cass, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Knox, Mason, McDonough, Mercer, Menard, Morgan, Peoria, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Tazewell, Warren, Woodford Regional Offices of Education: 1, 26, 26, 33, 53, 51, 48 |
Sebastian Szyka, 2023-2025 Vacant, 2025-2027 |
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Region 4 Counties: Champaign, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee, Livingston, Logan, Macon, McLean, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby, Vermillion Regional Offices of Education: 9, 11, 17, 32, 39, 54 |
Brian Gibbs, 2023-2025 Dominika Zahradnicek, 2025-2027 |
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Region 5 Counties: Calhoun, Christian, Effingham, Fayette, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery, Monroe, Randolph, St. Clair Regional Offices of Education: 40, 3, 41, 45, 50 |
Angela Henson, 2023-2025 Deanna Keeney, 2025-2027 |
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Region 6 Counties: Alexander, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Lawrence, Marion, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Richland, Saline, Union, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White, Williamson Regional Offices of Education: 30, 12, 13, 20, 21 |
Lelia Kassim, 2023-2025 Vacant, 2025-2027 |
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Region 7 Counties: City of Chicago Regional Offices of Education: Area 1-A (Chicago) |
Misty Richmond, 2023-2025 Jenn Noneck-Eastman, 2025-2027 |