Meet the Steering Committee
Steering Committee members advise on program activities and introduce funding and collaboration connections where possible. They also complete a variety of other roles to help our program best serve West Virginia!
Sue Ann Heatherly
Program Director
Green Bank Observatory
Seeks funding and grant opportunities
Sophie Saint Georges
Program Coordinator
Green Bank Observatory
Coordinates and leads Steering Committee meetings, Fall Training, and Spring Summit. Advises scheduler, updates SPOT management documentation, compiles a yearly evaluation report, updates social media, develops recruitment posters and emails, programs advertisement to teachers, designs and updates website, updates presentations
Harley Kinder
Fiscal Coordinator
Green Bank Observatory
Receives and records travel stipends from participating schools and organizations
Luci Finucan
Social Media Manager
Green Bank Observatory
Updates social media, develops and collaborates on advertising flyers and recruitment posters
Mark Barnes
Fiscal Coordinator
Green Bank Observatory
Pay orders for Ambassadors, invoices to funding members, fiscal reporting
Campus Advisors
These members recruit and certify ambassadors. Develop course work/ academic integration, restock SPOT kits and assist with presentation preparation.
Kathryn Williamson
Membership & Sponsorship Coordinator
West Virginia University
Develops membership & sponsorship policies, seeks new members & sponsors
Deb Hemler
Fairmont State University
Sytil Murphy
Shepherd University
Jon Saken
Marshall University
Tracey DeLaney
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Brandi Gaertner
Alderson-Broaddus University
Hannah Payne
West Virginia State University
Amanda Francis
West Liberty University
Scott Brothers
Bethany College
Renaud Stauber
Davis & Elkins College
Research Members
These members develop or have developed presentations and activities
Kathryn Williamson
West Virginia University
Sarah Cayton
West Virginia Water Research Institute
Weichao Tu
West Virginia University
Maura McLaughlin
West Virginia University
Majid Jaridi
NASA WV Space Grant Consortium
Candy Cordwell
NASA WV Space Grant Consortium
Jeff Northey
NASA IV&V
Jess White
NASA IV&V
Duncan Lorimer
West Virginia University
Eric Meriam
Appalachian Fresh Water Initiative
West Virginia University
Adri Persad
West Virginia University