About the Minnesota Astronomical Society

Organization

Executive Board

The 'Executive Board' of the Minnesota Astronomical Society is elected by the membership and tasked with ensuring the Society meets the desires of the membership and with overseeing the clubs financial and facilities assets. Elections are held each year, with the Vice President, Treasurer and one Board Member At Large elected in odd-numbered years, with the remaining officers elected in even-numbered years.

[To send an e-mail to all the MAS board members, use the mail address masboard@mnastro.org]

[Click on any Board member's photo for an enlarged picture.]

President Dave Falkner def5454@gmail.com	Vice President Clayton Lindsey claytonlindsey@comcast.net
Secretary Roxanne Kuerschner rkuerschner@waconia.K12.mn.us	Treasurer Chris Hansen zurialjazz@gmail.com
Board Member at Large Greg Haubrich greghaubrich@comcast.net	Board Member at Large Mark Job mark@markjob.com

Key Contacts

Here is a list of key contacts within the Society:

Role	Name	Contact Info
Astronomical League Awards	Greg Haubrich	greghaubrich@comcast.net
Astronomical League Coordinator (ALCOR)	Greg Haubrich	greghaubrich@comcast.net
ATM Special Interest Group	[Click here for info]	[Click here for info]
Baylor Regional Park	Park Office	952-466-5250
Baylor Regional Park Observing Site	Merle Hiltner	mhiltner@charter.net
Beginner's Special Interest Group	[Click here for info]	[Click here for info]
Cherry Grove Observatory Director	Vic Heiner	HeinerV@aol.com
Gemini Editor / Co-editor	Rev. Eugene Brown / Brian Litecky	Eugene.Brown@bhshealth.org blitecky@yahoo.com
Imaging Special Interest Group	[Click here for info]	[Click here for info]
Loaner Telescopes	[Vice President]	[Contact Vice President]
Long Lake Conservation Center Observing Site Coordinator	Ken Hugill	kenhugill@comcast.net
MAS E-mail Lists Administrator	Bob Brose	bob@kunk.qbjnet.com
Observing Chair / Special Interest Group	[Click here for info]	[Click here for info]
MAS Info / Message Line		952.467.2426
Membership questions, changes, problems (including Sky & Telescope subscriptions)	Steve Emert	lakeaires@msn.com
Joseph J. Casby Observatory Facility Manager	Andy Fraser	adfraser@msn.com
Metcalf Facility Manager	Tom Youngblood	skyking@pressenter.com
Monthly Programs	Lauren Nelson	651-644-1254 l_n_nelson@msn.com
Onan Observatory Direct Number		952.467.2148
Onan Observatory Director	Merle Hiltner	mhiltner@charter.net
Onan Observatory Keyholder Training	Merle Hiltner	mhiltner@charter.net
Outreach Committee	Ric Hiens	astro@richeins.com
Research Special Interest Group	[Click here for info]	[Click here for info]
Sky & Telescope / Astronomy Subscriptions	[Treasurer]	[Contact Treasurer]
Starmaster (CGO) keyholder training	TBD	TBD
Webmaster	Sridhar Nivarty	webteam

Cherry Grove Observatory Committee

Vic Heiner (Chair)
Steve Emert
Ken Hugill
Dave Wieber
Rod Liebeg
Mike Daniels

Onan Observatory Committee

Merle Hiltner (Chair)
Steve Baranski
Ashutosh Lotlikar
Mark Job
Marcus Tuepker

Long Lake Conservation Center Committee (LLCC)

Ken Hugill (chair)
Bill Kocken
Doug Brown
Ron Bubany
Lauren Hoen
Wayne Boline
Jim Talbott

Joseph J. Casby Observatory Committee

Andy Fraser (chair)
Merle Hiltner
Guy Reithmeyer
Jon Hayman
Steven Andersen