National Committees

National Executive Board

Dr. Gerard Putz, President and Co-Founder

Jack Cairns, Vice President and Co-Founder

Sharon Putz, Executive Administrator

Richard Smith, Pennsylvania State Director

James Woodland, Nebraska State Director

Jennifer Kopach, Marketing Director

Advisory Committee

Steve Betza, Lockheed Martin

Phyllis Buchanan, DuPont Corporation

Philip Dail, Science Consultant, North Carolina

Tina Gilliland, Indiana University, 2006 National Tournament Director

Azania Heyward-James, Centers for Disease Control

Dr. Peter Lu, Harvard University, Science Olympiad Alumnus

Mike McKee, University of Central Florida, Florida State Director

Harold Miller, New York State Director

Michael Osborne, Science Manager, Texas Instruments

Fred Siegel, The George Washington University, 2008 National Tournament Committee

Tim Taylor, Science Olympiad Coach, Ohio

Peggy Vavalla, DuPont Corporation

Dr. Bill Wellnitz, Augusta State University, Georgia State Director, 2009 National Tournament Director

National Rules Committee Chairs

Karen Lancour - Life, Personal & Social Science

Linder Winter and Mark Van Hecke - Earth & Space Science

Harry Kranepool and Mike McKee - Physical Science

Linda Wozniewski - Chemistry

CeAnn Chalker - Technology & Engineering

James Woodland - Inquiry & Nature of Science