Minnesota Council 
for the Social Studies

MCSS Board of Directors


2024-25 MCSS Board of Directors

Mark Westpfahl (President)
markjwestpfahl@gmail.com
South St. Paul Secondary School

Crystal Johnson (Treasurer)
crystal25johnson@gmail.com
Maple Grove Senior High

Ron Hustvedt, Jr. (Communications)
ronhustvedt@gmail.com
Salk STEM Middle School (Elk River)

Michael Knight (Social Media)

michaelk@mystma.org

Middle School West (St. Michael-Albertville)

P. J. Wiggin (Past-President)
pjwiggin@gmail.com
Forest Lake Area High School

Kaz Gazdzik

kazimir.gazdzik@mnstate.edu

Minnesota State University Moorhead

Teresa Ponessa
teresa.ponessa@gmail.com
University of St. Thomas

Brittany Rawson Haeg
brittany.rawson-haeg@state.mn.us
Minnesota Department of Education

Aubrie Retka

retka19@gmail.com

McKinley Area Learning Center (St. Cloud)

Valerie Walker
vwalker@gustavus.edu
Gustavus Adolphus College


Rochelle Dyer (Vice President)

rddyer@stcloudstate.edu

St. Cloud State University

Jorden Benson (Secretary)
jordencarlson11@gmail.com 
Brooklyn Middle School (Brooklyn Park)

Rose Johnson (Membership) 
rosejohnson0622@gmail.com 
Verndale Public School

Aaron Soderholm (MCSS Store)
aaron.soderholm@isd47.org
Sauk Rapids High School

Meghan Davisson
meghan.davisson@mnhs.org 
Minnesota Historical Society

Walter Greason
wgreason@macalester.edu
Macalester College

Wilson Ramon (Future Educator)

wilsonra18mail@gmail.com

St. Cloud State University

James Reichow

james.reichow@stcloudstate.edu

St. Cloud State University

Caitlin Ruhl

caitlin.ruhl@gmail.com



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