We are the Northern Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association (NRMERA), the regional affiliate of the American Educational Research Association. While our membership draws mostly from among researchers and educators in the Rocky Mountain West, we welcome all researchers and educators to be a part of our organization. We host a yearly conference as well as publish a peer-reviewed journal Educational Research: Theory & Practice
NRMERA is a research-friendly learned society. Many of the current NRMERA members began their connection with this association as graduate students. It is our hope that each NRMERA member encourages graduate students at their institution to submit a proposal for this conference. In addition to graduate students, proposals from school administrators, teachers, and educational practitioners of all kinds are encouraged.
NRMERA is a supportive environment for all. As an organization that prides itself on providing a supportive environment for graduate students as well as more experienced members, NRMERA strives to provide a setting where one can present research, receive feedback, and learn from colleagues. Conferences like NRMERA offer a range of opportunities to make connections; however, as professionals, we are ultimately responsible for maximizing these opportunities when evaluating the success of our experiences. We encourage and invite graduate students, teacher educators, state and local administrators, and public and private educators to explore some of these opportunities to make ever-lasting connections.
Join NRMERA. Become a member of NRMERA and enjoy the benefits. A one-year membership is $25 and includes a yearly subscription to Educational Research: Theory and Practice, NRMERA’s peer-reviewed journal. The membership year begins November 1 and ends October 31. To keep your membership current, we offer automatic renewal subscriptions. Membership is automatically included in your conference registration so if you register for the annual conference, no need to pay anything additional for your membership for that year!
NRMERA Leadership
Year | President | President-Elect | Treasurer | Secretary | Membership | Webmaster | Journal Editor(s) | Program Chair / Conference Manager | Graduate Student Rep |
2023 | Faye Haggar | Lindsay Diamond & Tara Beziat | Gus Nollmeyer | Amy Ratto-Parks | Darolyn Seay | Amanda Eller | Bob Ives | Darolyn Seay & Sara Westerlin | Marissa Williams |
2022 | Melanie Reaves | Faye Haggar | Tara Beziat | Lindsay Diamond | Darolyn Seay | Amanda Eller | Bob Ives | Mel Sullivan-Walker | Kathryn Watson |
2020-2021 (Two years due to COVID) | Amanda Eller | Melanie Reaves | Tara Beziat | Lindsay Diamond | Darolyn Seay | Melanie Reaves | Bob Ives | Suzanne Beasterfield | Lindsey Hogue |
2019 | Courtney McKim | Amanda Eller | Tara Beziat | Lindsay Diamond | Darolyn Seay | Melanie Reaves | Bob Ives & Rod Case | Suzanne Young | Lindsay Hogue Jed Locquiao |
2018 | Elaine Tuft | Courtney McKim | Tara Beziat | Lindsay Diamond | Darolyn Seay | Aaron Richmond | Bob Ives Rod Case Peter Cobin | Ann Sharp | Oluwole Ilesanmi |
2017 | Athena Kennedy | Elaine Tuft | Tara Beziat | [vacant] | [vacant] | Aaron Richmond | Aaron Richmond & Shanon Taylor | Suzanne Young | Lisa Baaske |
2016 | Shanon Taylor | Athena Kennedy | Elaine Tuft | Loretta Zost | Sandra Jay | Aaron Richmond | Christopher Was | Tammy Abernathy & Richard Vineyard | Colleen Dragovich |
2015 | Chris Was | Shanon Taylor | Elaine Tuft | Loretta Zost | Vessela Ilieva | Bryan B. Korth | Shanon Taylor Chris Was | Tara Beziat & Courtney McKim | Anna Treacy |
2014 | William Young | Chris Was | Elaine Tuft | Elaine Tuft | Vassela Ilieva | Bryan B. Korth | Shanon Taylor | Brett Foley Greg Zost Faye Haggar | Anna Treacy |
2013 | Aaron Richmond | William Young | Elaine Tuft | Elaine Tuft | Vassela Ilieva | Bryan B. Korth | Kathy Canfield-Davis | H. Mark Krank Chris Was Randy Issacson | David Des Armier, Jr. |
2012 | Brett Foley | Aaron Richmond | Elaine Tuft | Elaine Tuft | Leslie Rush | Barbara Schroeder | Shanon Taylor | [unknown] | Athena Kennedy |
2011 | Pamela Cantrell | Brett Foley | Kate Muir Walsh | Darcy Jack | Leslie Rush | Barbara Schroeder | Kathy Canfield-Davis | Leigh K. Smith | n/a |
2010 | Art Bangert | Pamela Cantrell | Kate Walsh | Darcy Jack | Leslie Rush | Barbara Schroeder | Lawrence Rogien | Aaron S. Richmond & Heidi Shukert | n/a |
2009 | Suzanne Young | Art Bangert | Darcy Jack | Darcy Jack | Robert Spies | Barbara Schroeder | Lawrence Rogien & Cheryl Franklin | Leslie Rush Kate Walsh | n/a |
2008 | Richard Vineyard | Suzanne Young | Darcy Jack | Darcy Jack | Robert Spies | Barbara Schroeder | Lawrence Rogien & Cheryl Franklin | Lori Olafson & Gregory Schraw | n/a |
2007 | Chad Buckendahl | Richard Vineyard | Darcy Jack | Darcy Jack | Richard Ponzio | Barbara Schroeder | Lawrence Rogien & Cheryl Franklin | Susan Davis & Barbara Badgett | n/a |
2006 | Michael Brunn | ||||||||
2005 | Tammy Abernathy | ||||||||
2004 | Gail Ingwalson | ||||||||
2003 | Nancy Wentworth | ||||||||
2002 | Larry Rogien | ||||||||
2001 | Ray Wong | ||||||||
2000 | Marian McKenna | ||||||||
1999 | Gary Alexander | ||||||||
1998 | Shannon Butler | ||||||||
1997 | Missy Parker | ||||||||
1996 | Mary Lou Fuller | ||||||||
1995 | Janice Fauske | ||||||||
1994 | Gene Burns | ||||||||
1993 | Charlotte Farr | ||||||||
1992 | Steve Dempsey | ||||||||
1991 | Hank Slotnik | ||||||||
1990 | Joe Stepans | ||||||||
1989 | Mark Clark | ||||||||
1988 | Carl Edeburn | ||||||||
1987 | Diane Peters | ||||||||
1986 | Gary Render | ||||||||
1985 | Amy Driscoll | ||||||||
1984 | Wayne Lanning |
State Representatives (Even-Year Caucuses)
Year | Colorado | Idaho | Montana | North Dakota | Utah |
2022-2024 | Jean Kirshner | Suzanne Beasterfield | Brynn Cadigan | [none] | Rebecca Sansom |
2020-2022 | Brian Coppess | Suzanne Beasterfield | Amanda Obery | Ryan Summers | Suzie Jones |
2018-2020 | Katie Anderson-Pence | Suzanne Beasterfield | Kari Dahle-Huff | Lisa Ortmann | [none] |
2016-2018 | Katie Anderson-Pence | Amanda Eller | Kari Dahle-Huff | [none] | Ann Sharp |
2014-2016 | Aaron Richmond | Amanda Eller | Art Bangert | Elizabeth Roumell | Mary Sowder |
2012-2014 | Becky Norman Dvorak | Kathy Canfield-Davis | Mary Leonard | [none] | [none] |
2010-2012 | Wendy Chiado | Kathy Canfield-Davis | Art Bangert | Gail Ingwalson | Susan A. Turner |
2008-2010 | Wendy Chiado | Kathy Canfield-Davis | Art Bangert | Gail Ingwalson | Elaine Tuft |
State Representatives (Odd-Year Caucuses)
Year | Nevada | Nebraska | South Dakota | Wyoming | Minnesota | At-Large |
2021-2023 | Shanon Taylor | Sara Westerlin | Bill Young | Trina Kilty | [none] | Gus Nollmeyer |
2019-2021 | Peter Wiens | Faye Haggar | Bill Young | Joe Schroef | Lisa Ortmann | Gus Nollmeyer |
2017-2019 | Richard Vineyard | Spencer Vogt | Bill Young | Doris Bolliger | [none] | Gus Nollmeyer |
2015-2017 | Richard Vineyard | Darolyn Seay | EliAnn Carr | Courtney McKim | Greg Zost | Tara Beziat |
2013-2015 | Karen Grove | Greg Zost | Faye Haggar | Courtney McKim | Marla Mastin | Tara Beziat |
2011-2013 | Shanon Taylor | Greg Zost | [none] | Jennifer Forrester | Marla Mastin | Michelle VanderVeldt |
2009-2011 | Shanon Taylor | Brett Foley | Cynthia Howell | Doris Bolliger | Marla Mastin | Michelle VanderVeldt |
2007-2009 | Linda Quinn | Brett Foley | Cynthia Howell | Peggy Laughlin | Marla Mastin | Michelle VanderVeldt |
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