| HASTIHOOSIER ASSOCIATION OFSCIENCE TEACHERS, INC. |
HASTI Board of Directors
Mrs. Dawn Bick HASTI Position: President Organization where you teach: Girl Scouts of Central Indiana Current role in education: STEM Program Specialist email: president@hasti.org | What do you hope to accomplish in your HASTI position during your term? I hope to bring joy and encouragement to our teachers. |
Skylee Shaffer
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Tina Harris HASTI Position: Secretary Grade level you teach: High School School where you teach: Bedford North Lawrence Current role in education: Teacher E-mail address: taharris79@gmail.com | What I hope to accomplish while serving on the Board of Directors: I will promote science education in Indiana and work to provide professional development opportunities to help high school teachers become familiar with the NGSS component of the new Indiana Science Standards through conference presentations, online webinars, and my work with the Hoosier Science Teacher. I also hope to encourage other high school teachers to work with HASTI to promote and share teaching and learning ideas, as well. We are better teachers when we share with each other our collected knowledge. |
Greg McCurdy Position: Treasurer |
Craig Williams HASTI Position: Immediate Past President/2025 Conference Chair School Information: Kokomo High School, Kokomo, IN Email: conferencechair@hasti.org | What I hope to accomplish while serving on the Board of Directors: |
HASTI Position: Elementary Director | Please contact the HASTI President (president@hasti.org) if you are interested in running for this position. |
Kady Lane HASTI Position: DEI Director Ed.D Student, IU Bloomington | During my time as DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) Director- At-Large I hope to continue to foster an inclusive environment within HASTI and offer resources for Indiana science teachers to use within classrooms. I also hope to set the foundation of HASTI's DEI policy to celebrate diversity beyond the surface level and embrace the experiences, perspectives, and unique identities of others. |
Shannon Hudson HASTI Position: Middle School Director School Information: Crawfordsville Middle School | What I hope to accomplish while serving on the Board of Directors:
As middle level director, I will connect with other middle school teachers and encourage them to attend our annual conference and share their lessons. |
HASTI Position: High School Director | Please contact the HASTI President if you are interested in applying for this position (president@hasti.org) |
HASTI Position: College Director Director of STEM Education Initiatives, Indiana University School of Education, Bloomington, Indiana | What I will do as a board member: I will cultivate partnerships with Indiana science educators, higher education, the Indiana Department of Education, and other key stakeholders to increase awareness of HASTI and help continue HASTI’s good work to advance science teaching and learning in Indiana. |
J. Adam ScribnerDIRECTORS AT LARGE
HASTI Position: Director at Large 1 West Washington Science Dept.Head DC Math, AP Physics, and ASL teacher WW NHS Sponsor | What I hope to accomplish while serving on the Board of Directors: To my students, provide the best instruction and guidance in any subject that will give them the tools to be successful in life. To my peers, provide mentorship and support to create the best teaching environment possible. To HASTI, contribute to the maintenance of the best platform of science instruction and support for teachers in Indiana. |
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HASTI Position: District 1 Director School Information: Hebron High School Life Sciences grades 9-12 | What I hope to accomplish while serving on the Board of Directors: While on the HASTI board of directors It is my hope to make Science education more accessible to all portions of society, especially the under-represented and/or the underfunded. |
| Robin Coffman HASTI position: District 2 Director Grade level you teach: 9-12th Grade School where you teach: Whitko Jr./Sr. High School Current role in education: High School Biology, AP & Anatomy/Physiology Teacher E-mail address to contact you: robin.coffman@whitko.org | What I hope to accomplish while serving on the Board of Directors: As a board member, I hope to increase the participation in HASTI by bringing in new teachers or teachers who don't know about HASTI by using digital and social media platforms so that all can know about the great works being done at HASTI! |
HASTI Position: District 3 Director | If you would like to apply for this postition, please contact the HASTI President (president@hasti.org). |
HASTI Position: District 4 Director Noblesville High School |
| HASTI position: District 5 Director Grade level you teach (if applicable): pre-service teachers (elementary and secondary) School where you teach: IU-Indy Current role in education: Instructional Assistant and PhD Student at IU-Indy in the Urban Education Program E-mail address to contact you: Krystal.Brand@gmail.com | What do you hope to accomplish in your HASTI position during your term? In my new position as District 5 Director I will be working to increase the membership of new teachers as well as look at ways to recruit more elementary teachers to HASTI. I also have a passion for integrating science with other disciplines to create content that is more relevant and applicable for students. I plan to run workshops that will help other teachers implement cross-curricular instruction that is culturally relevant is ways that reach all students. |
HASTI Position: District 6 Director | Please contact the HASTI President if you would like to apply for this position (president@hasti.org) |
HASTI Position: District 7 Director School Information: Retired | What I hope to accomplish while serving on the Board of Directors: I hope to promote membership in HASTI by using our current members to get new teachers at their school to join our group. I want to communicate and promote to our members how the HASTI Conference gave me inspiration and motivation to continue to grow and develop into the best science teacher I could possibly imagine. Thank you HASTI |
| Catherine Peterson HASTI Position: District Director 8 |
HASTI Position: District Director 9 School Information: South Central Jr./Sr. High School High School Life Science Teacher |
What I hope to accomplish while serving on the Board of Directors: As a member of the Board of Directors, I am looking forward to collaborating with other Indiana science teachers. I hope to continue building a community of teachers who can share the ideas and research they are passionate about. |
Brooke StewartEx-Officio |
HASTI Position: Executive Director School Information: Retired | What I hope to accomplish while serving on the Board of Directors: As the ED I hope to engage Indiana science educators in more networking and professional development so educators can engage their students in inquiry and problem-solving learning.
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HASTI Position: Historian School Information: Crawfordsville Middle School Science Teacher | What I hope to accomplish while serving on the Board of Directors: As historian, I will preserve, categorize, collect, and increase the historical holdings of HASTI. I will be working from the information that Ed Frazier has already begun. As we approach our 50th anniversary conference, I will be creating items that will be a trip down memory lane. |
HASTI Position: Communications Director School Information: Allisonville Elementary School | What I hope to accomplish while serving on the Board of Directors: My hope is to grow HASTI's presence on our social media platforms, to get the word out about all the amazing things HASTI is doing to be the voice of science teachers in Indiana, and to keep our website and up to date with current science information. |
HASTI Position: The Hoosier Science Teacher Editor School Information: Indiana University Bloomington, Integrated Program in the Environment, Special Projects/Advancing Research Impacts for Society | What I hope to accomplish while serving as the editor of The Hoosier Science Teacher: My interests are in building HASTI leadership and relationships with other Indiana professional organizations for the long-term health of our organization. As a teacher advocate, I am committed to supporting classroom teachers and informal educators in their professional development goals thru HASTI events and publications, especially as it relates to research translation and content updates. |
As the District X Director, I would like to continue to be a liaison between HASTI and NSTA. I would love to have the three state chapters collaborate more and continue to support each other through the continued chaos in education. If there are questions and concerns regarding NSTA, please don't hesitate to contact me. |
CONTACT US"The Hoosier Association of Science Teachers , Inc" is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. P.O. Box 383, New Albany, IN 47151 Email: Executivedirector@hasti.org |  |