{"id":656,"date":"2021-03-09T20:05:58","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T01:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendsofmineralogyvirginia.org\/?page_id=656"},"modified":"2022-06-26T12:48:18","modified_gmt":"2022-06-26T16:48:18","slug":"leadership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/friendsofmineralogyvirginia.org\/about-us\/leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"656\" class=\"elementor elementor-656\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"ob-is-breaking-bad elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54f81e88 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54f81e88\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_text_clip&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_ob_perspektive_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet Our Team<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"ob-is-breaking-bad ob-bb-inner elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b09c90c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b09c90c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_bbad_use_it&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_bbad_sssic_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e310cb0\" data-id=\"6e310cb0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_bbad_is_stalker&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_teleporter_use&quot;:false,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-492cabc5 elementor-position-top ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"492cabc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_perspektive_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"915\" height=\"999\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsofmineralogyvirginia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/70902709_2478582482371190_3591329525520138240_o-e1656002400413.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-753\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsofmineralogyvirginia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/70902709_2478582482371190_3591329525520138240_o-e1656002400413.jpg 915w, https:\/\/friendsofmineralogyvirginia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/70902709_2478582482371190_3591329525520138240_o-e1656002400413-275x300.jpg 275w, https:\/\/friendsofmineralogyvirginia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/70902709_2478582482371190_3591329525520138240_o-e1656002400413-768x839.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Thomas Hale<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">President<br><i>The Virginia Mineral Project<\/i><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d91b406\" data-id=\"d91b406\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_bbad_is_stalker&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_teleporter_use&quot;:false,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b6c6f13 elementor-position-top ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1b6c6f13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_perspektive_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"983\" height=\"1077\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsofmineralogyvirginia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/225335953_348936136673915_1124296298799179936_n.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-1273\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsofmineralogyvirginia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/225335953_348936136673915_1124296298799179936_n.png 983w, https:\/\/friendsofmineralogyvirginia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/225335953_348936136673915_1124296298799179936_n-274x300.png 274w, https:\/\/friendsofmineralogyvirginia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/225335953_348936136673915_1124296298799179936_n-935x1024.png 935w, https:\/\/friendsofmineralogyvirginia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/225335953_348936136673915_1124296298799179936_n-768x841.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 983px) 100vw, 983px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">alex Venzke<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Vice President<br><i>The Arkenstone<\/i><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-753ced4d\" data-id=\"753ced4d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_bbad_is_stalker&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_teleporter_use&quot;:false,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-350510f7 elementor-position-top ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"350510f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_perspektive_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"705\" height=\"975\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsofmineralogyvirginia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/3423rf22rfwfwfwe-e1656005950389.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-1978\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsofmineralogyvirginia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/3423rf22rfwfwfwe-e1656005950389.png 705w, https:\/\/friendsofmineralogyvirginia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/3423rf22rfwfwfwe-e1656005950389-217x300.png 217w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">August \"andy\" Dietz<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Founding Board Member<br>Retired, <i>Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History<\/i><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e6a050f\" data-id=\"6e6a050f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_bbad_is_stalker&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_teleporter_use&quot;:false,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca31270 elementor-position-top ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"ca31270\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_perspektive_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsofmineralogyvirginia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/adadad-pqqyslllrfdfr0n97usiam8gje3d2y6en75lhjq7le.jpg\" title=\"adadad\" alt=\"adadad\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Brandi Moore<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Board Member<br><i>Education &amp; Outreach Committee<\/i><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"ob-is-breaking-bad ob-bb-inner elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a82da9 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a82da9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_bbad_use_it&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_bbad_sssic_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e88da55\" data-id=\"e88da55\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_bbad_is_stalker&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_teleporter_use&quot;:false,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f01ebcc elementor-position-top ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f01ebcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_perspektive_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsofmineralogyvirginia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/IMG_0059-pqw3oew78uoibz1vfe01kl6id804tuqipvym3itf5y.jpg\" title=\"IMG_0059\" alt=\"IMG_0059\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Thomas \"Tom\" Girton<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Treasurer <br>Industry\/Academic Partnership Liaison<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-119d6f4\" data-id=\"119d6f4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_bbad_is_stalker&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_teleporter_use&quot;:false,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9590efc elementor-position-top ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9590efc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_perspektive_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsofmineralogyvirginia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DASpeerMSA-0005-1.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2057\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsofmineralogyvirginia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DASpeerMSA-0005-1.jpg 819w, https:\/\/friendsofmineralogyvirginia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DASpeerMSA-0005-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/friendsofmineralogyvirginia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DASpeerMSA-0005-1-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Alex Speer <\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">MSA Affiliate <br>Former Director, <i>Mineralogical Society of America<\/i><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-245217f\" data-id=\"245217f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_bbad_is_stalker&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_teleporter_use&quot;:false,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33d5842b elementor-position-top ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"33d5842b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_perspektive_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsofmineralogyvirginia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/result_1604591861929-scaled-pa6660q8ti4p8e3l90v4abrtfa1z6lppx0fvydvbo0.jpg\" title=\"result_1604591861929\" alt=\"result_1604591861929\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Kelly Finch<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Founding Board Member <br>Secretary<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e16e71\" data-id=\"6e16e71\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_bbad_is_stalker&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_teleporter_use&quot;:false,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dba95b elementor-position-top ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5dba95b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_perspektive_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsofmineralogyvirginia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/sdasdada-pqqyqsqqnuwnwnly83j3l4495ojir5gr1r1um44oau.jpg\" title=\"sdasdada\" alt=\"sdasdada\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Casper Voogt<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Webmaster<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Our Team Thomas Hale PresidentThe Virginia Mineral Project alex Venzke Vice PresidentThe Arkenstone August &#8220;andy&#8221; Dietz Founding Board MemberRetired, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Brandi Moore Board MemberEducation &amp; Outreach Committee Thomas &#8220;Tom&#8221; Girton Treasurer Industry\/Academic Partnership Liaison Dr. Alex Speer MSA Affiliate Former Director, Mineralogical Society of America Kelly Finch Founding Board 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