Board of Trustees 
Mark S. Breen
St. Johnsbury, VT
NKAF Vice President 

• Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium: Senior Meteorologist and Planetarium Director 
• Lyndon State College: Astronomy Educator, part-time 
• Member: American Meteorological Society, Mid-Atlantic Planetarium Society  

Damon Cawley
Barnet, VT

• University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 2000
• Former Northern Skies Observatory Director
• City Year/AmeriCorps alum

Mark Clough
Peacham, VT
NKAF Treasurer

• Vice President at Community National Bank
• Previously served with Ledyard National Bank in Hanover, Passumpsic Savings Bank in St Johnsbury, and Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank
• University of Vermont, B.S. and Northeastern University, MBA
• Current and past civic involvement includes the Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital and the Lebanon and St. Johnsbury Chambers of Commerce
• Participated in the inaugural Upper Valley Leadership program

David R. Magnus
Peacham, VT
NKAF co-Founder
Previous NKAF President

• Science teacher, retired 
• Wagner College, New York City, B.S. 1959, biology; Syracuse University, M.S. 1966, developmental biology 
• Science teacher: Syracuse University; St. Johnsbury Academy; Robert Academy and the American College for Girls, Istanbul; Danville, Vt.; Peacham, Vt.; Lyndon State College, Vt.; and King George School, Sutton, Vt. (all between 1964 and 2007). 

Benjamin J. Moss
Bethlehem, NH
NKAF Director of Communications Technology and Webmaster

• Director of Technology at the White Mountain School in Bethlehem, NH
• BFA Purchase College, 1990

Brad Vietje
South Ryegate, VT
NKAF Science Advisor and Educator

• University of Vermont, B.A. Zoology, 1982
• Managed brain research lab, UVM College of Medicine, 1983 - 1993
• Former president at Stellafane
• Expert in energy conservation
• Experienced amateur astronomer and specialist in astronomy education outreach

William Vinton 
Waterford, VT
NKAF President and Educator

• Dartmouth College, AB Magna Cum Laude, 1976, with honors in physics.  
• Dartmouth College, Masters in Liberal Studies, 1991.
• Adjunct Faculty and Master Teacher with the Antioch Center for School Renewal, Antioch New England University
• Physics and Astronomy teacher, and Chair of Academic Support and Enrichment Services, St. Johnsbury Academy
• Presidential Awardee in Science and Mathematics Teaching, 1991
• Former Planetarium Director at Fairbanks Museum (1978-1980) and the Peddie School (1976-1978, Hightstown, NJ)

Daniel Zucker
Danville, VT

• Brown University, B.A., physics 1984 
• Wesleyan University, M.A. astronomy 1987 
• Owner of Parallax Management Services, Inc. 
• Teacher, physics and astronomy 
• Lamoille Valley Rail Trail Management Committee

Non-Board Consultants 
​John Blackwell
Head Science Advisor
​Exeter, NH

• Science Department Chair and Director of the Grainger Observatory at Phillips Exeter Academy
• Full-time educator in the physics discipline teaching three college level astronomy courses: Introductory Astronomy, Selected Topics in Astronomy and Advanced Astronomy Methods
• Recipient of the 2010 Thomas J. Brennan Award from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) for excellence in teaching high school astronomy

Douglas Duncan
West Glover, VT

• Retired architect
• PlaneWave Instruments representative

Christopher Houghton
Westboro, MA
NKAF Technical Advisor

• Owner of Astrometrics Instruments, Inc
• Intel chip designer 

Andy Mosedale 
Barnet, VT

• Chief Technical Officer, Mosedale Integrated Solutions
• computer consultant

Erik Piip
Estonia

• computer consultant

Sidney H. Wanzer, M.D.
Exeter, NH
NKAF co-Founder and Trustee Emeritus
Previous NKAF Secretary

• Duke University, A.B. 1950, M.D. 1954.  Residency training in 1950s at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston  
• Private practice, internal medicine, Concord, Mass., 1960-1988.  Harvard University Health Services, 1988-1998.  Retired 1998
• Longstanding amateur interest in astronomy