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 Ben Huset benhuset@skypoint.com	Vice President Steve Emert lakeaires@msn.com
Secretary Bill Kocken w.kocken@comcast.net	Treasurer Bob Benson rrbsn@earthlink.net
Board Member at Large Ron Bubany bubanyrc@masrepository.org	Board Member at Large Merle Hiltner merle@cpsplan.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)	Bob Benson	rrbsn@earthlink.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	David Olmstead	david@davidolmstead.com
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	John Marchetti	march006@umn.edu
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
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	David Olmstead	david@davidolmstead.com
Onan Observatory Keyholder Training	David Olmstead	david@davidolmstead.com
Outreach Committee	Bob Young	walleye@gmail.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	Mike Kibat	kibatme@visi.com

Cherry Grove Observatory Committee

Dick Jacobson (chair)
Kevin Seal
Steve Emert
Ken Hugill
Paul Walker
Dave Wieber
Vic Heiner

Onan Observatory Committee

Dave Olmstead (chair)
Merle Hiltner
Jackie LaVaque
David Schultz
John Treadwell

Dark-sky Site Maintenance and Administration Committee

John Marchetti (chair)
Bill Kocken
Ken Hugill
Ron Bubany
Greg Haubrich