Officers
Dr. Vanita Mani – President
Sr. Director of Engineering Productivity and Development, GE Appliances, a Haier Company
Michael Moreland – Vice President for Education and Outreach
Chemistry & Physics Teacher, J. Graham Brown School, Jefferson County Public Schools
Jonathan (Jon) Hodge – Vice President for Business & Legal
Attorney, Hodge & Smither PLLC
Meredith Jones Pritchett – Secretary
Chemical Engineer II, LG&E/KU
Theresa H. Mattei – Treasurer
Community Volunteer
Keri Meador – Immediate Past President
Science Teacher, Central High School, Jefferson County Public Schools
Fair Co-Directors
Appointed by LRSEF Executive Committee
Frederick J. Whitaker
Science Teacher, St. Francis of Assisi School, Archdiocese of Louisville
Keri Meador
Science Teacher, Central High School, Jefferson County Public Schools
Board of Directors
(Jefferson County resident, unless noted)
Joseph “Frank” Abell
Kiwanis Representative and Community Volunteer, Retired from Metro Corrections and Courier Journal
Natalia Alisha Blagaia
Principal, Nur Islamic School of Louisville
Karen R. Bowie
Reliability Engineer, BP Whiting
Kumar Chellappan
Program Director, Cross Product – Finishes, & Representative of Asia Impact, GE Appliances, a Haier Company
Eboni Neal Cochran
Community Member
Joe Erskine
Support Analyst, RFX Technologies
Easton E. Ford
President of SPOG, LRSEF Representative from Science Policy Outreach Group and PhD/MD student at Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville
Carson Garrett
Site Quality Manager at American Synthetic Rubber Company (ARSC), wholly owned by the Michelin Group
Corinne M. Greenberg, CHMM
Environmental Manager, Carbide Industries, LLC
Ravishankar Jayaram
Senior Manager, DT & Representative of Asia Impact, GE Appliances, a Haier Company
Glenda Jones
Science Teacher at Ballard High School, Jefferson County Public Schools
Kaya A. K. Muller
Professor of Chemistry, KCTCS – Jefferson Community & Technical College
Dr. Beth Quinn
Director of Education for the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, Bellarmine University
Cheryl Kirby-Stokes
Academic Opportunities Coordinator, Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science at Western Kentucky University (Warren County)
Jennifer Vermillion
Teacher, Valley High School, Jefferson County Public Schools
Catherine Werner
Principal, ESG-EHS Services, LLC
Dr. Stuart Williams
Professor Mechanical Engineering, Speed School, University of Louisville (Oldham County)
Dr. Cassandra Woolley
MD Student/PhD in Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville
Student Advisor
Ifrah Shaik
J. Graham Brown School
Board of Directors – Emeritus Members
Thomas Beard
Retired from Jefferson County Public Schools
Keith Cole
Retired from Dover Corporation, former Kiwanis Clubs Representative
Ronda K. Fields
Retired Science Educator from Jefferson County Public Schools & former LRSEF Fair Director
Mark Garman
Retired from LRSEF Board after 10+ Years of Service, Kiwanis Representative
Dr. Tina Gibson
Former LRSEF Science Fair Director, Currently at Mississippi State University
Dr. Lawrence Gettleman
Professor of Prosthodontics & Biomaterials, Emeritus, University of Louisville School of Dentistry
Joel Gittelson
Retired Engineer from General Electric Appliances, former LRSEF Fair Director
George McNair
Retired from Radio Sound Inc., Vice President of Manufacturing
Bob Olsen
Retired Mathematics Professor, KCTCS- Jefferson Community & Technical College
Terry Roach
Retired from LRSEF Board after 10+ Years of Service, General Manager, Carrollton Utilities
Deborah Shwab Fuller
Retired Science Educator from Jefferson County Public Schools
John Gary Spanyer
Evergreen Environmental, Professional Engineer (PE)