2026 MCTM Board Elections

MCTM Board of Directors Election 2026

Five offices on the Board of Directors of MCTM will be filled in the 2026 election.  The members of the Executive Committee have nominated candidates for each office and the MCTM Board of Directors approved the slate of candidates.

Members will receive an election email on Monday, February 2nd. To vote you need to sign into your MCTM account to ensure you get the right ballot. All ballots are due on Friday, February 13. 

Officer Qualifications and Responsibilities

President-Elect or Past-President

In the absence of the President or in the event that the President is unable to serve, the President-Elect or Past-President shall assume the responsibilities of the President. Lead the development of the slate of candidates for annual elections, with suggestions from the membership and Board of Directors, and assistance from the Executive Committee. The President-Elect or Past-President is a member of the Executive and Math On-A-Stick Committees. 

Vice President for High School

The vice-president for high school represents high teachers from across the state. A nominee for vice-president must be a member of the Council. The vice-president serves a three-year term and works on the Spring Conference Committee.

Region Directors —Regions 1, 4, and 7

Region directors represent the members in their district. It is the responsibility of directors to promote membership in MCTM, to serve as representatives of their district’s members in the Delegate Assembly, and to identify and work to solve problems that may be specific to mathematics teaching in their region. Nominees for region directors must have been a member of the Council, have a record of involvement in mathematics education, and must work in the region that the director is to represent. The directors shall serve a term of three years.

[This information is excerpted from Bylaws of the Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics.]

Slate of Candidates

Click each link to see the candidates’ bios, qualifications and statements.

President-Elect or Past-President

Jessica Strom and Mark Nechanicky

Vice President for High School

Rebecca Young and Jonathan Osters

Director, Region 1

Taryn Israel Nechanicky

Director, Region 4

Jill Bue and Lindsey Samelian

Director, Region 7

Gretta Brunelle and Amelia Lemar