MASE Board of Directors

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The MASE board is comprised of elected and appointed members.

5 officers: president, president-elect, past-president, secretary, treasurer. Elected by MASE membership. The president serves six years: two as president-elect, two as president, and two as past-president. Secretary and treasurer serve two-year terms.
10 area representatives: one from each MASE area and one retired representative. Appointed by their areas to two-year terms.
2 MASA Component Group representatives: serving on both the MASE and MASA boards. Elected by MASA membership to three-year terms.
2 ex officio liaison representatives: CASE and MNCEC liaisons. Appointed by the president-elect to two-year terms.
3 ex officio staff representatives: Executive Director, Operations Director and Legislative Consultant.
15 nonvoting committee chair/co-chairs: from the seven MASE standing committees. Appointed by the president-elect.

President (26-27)
Nicole Bolduan
Director of Special Education
Goodhue County Ed. District

President-Elect (26-27)
Robert Dehnert
Director of Special Services
Faribault Public Schools

Past President (26-27)
Amy Ernst
Director of Special Education
Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools

Secretary (26-28)
Tiffany Litman
Executive Director / Director of Special Education
Area Special Education Cooperative (East Grand Forks)

Treasurer (25-27)
Erin Hoffman
Executive Director
West Central Education District

Area A Representative
Renae Donaghue
Director of Special Education
Bemidji Regional Interdistrict Council

Area B Representative
Billie Jo Steen
Executive Director
Northern Lights Special Education Cooperative (Esko)

Area C Representative
Karen Nudell
Director of Special Education
Detroit Lakes Schools

Area D Representative
Amy Larkin
Director of Special Services
St. Michael-Albertville School District

Area E Representative
Tish Kalla
Director of Special Education
Southwest West Central Service Cooperative (Pipestone)

Area F-1 Representative
Sam Steinman
Director of Student Support Services
Mankato Area Public Schools

Area F-2 Representative
Steven Jex
Director of Special Education
Pine Island School District

Area G Representative
Heidi Nistler
Assistant Superintendent of Specialized Services
St. Paul Public Schools

Area H Representative
Sonni Buerskin
Director of Student Services
Osseo Area Schools

CASE Liaison
Melissa Schaller
Executive Director of Student Services
Intermediate School District 917

MNCEC Liaison
Robert Dehnert
Director of Special Services
Faribault Public Schools

MASA Special Education Board Rep – Greater MN
Nicole Woodward
Director of Special Education
St. Croix River Ed District

MASA Special Education Board Rep – Region IX
Melissa Schaller
Executive Director of Student Services
Intermediate School District 917

Retiree Representative
Diane McCarron

Executive Director
Erin Toninato

Operations Director
Laurie Pumper

Legislative Consultant
Valerie Dosland

CASE Board Member
Cherie Johnson
Executive Director
Goodhue County Education District

Equity Committee Co-Chairs
Saido Abdirashid, Michelle Humphrey

Legislative Committee Tri-Chairs
Jennifer Danielson, Amy Ernst, Nicole Woodward

Membership Committee Co-Chairs
Erin Lavery, Sarah Mittelstadt

Nominations Committee Chair
Niceta Thomas

Organizational Planning Committee Co-Chairs
Michelle Cuka, Robert Dehnert

Professional Development Committee Co-Chairs
Taylor Anderson, Michelle Bethke-Kaliher