Regent

In the language of the Constitution, the Regent is TNS’ equivalent to a chairman. The Regent is the only Executive Committee member who is entitled to speak for the society.

From 2010–2018 Thorsten Heitzmann has been the Editor of TNS and has taken on the office of Regent in 2020, being re-elected in 2022.

Thorsten lives near Lucerne, Switzerland.

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Editor

The Editor is, unsurprisingly, responsible for the timely production and enjoyable content of the society’s journal Vidya.

Heather Preston is serving as Vidya editor. She was editor of Vidya back in the 20th century, and designed TNS's first website (on geocities... remember that?) in the Late Cretaceous (circa 1996) of the Internet. She optimistically thinks that in 2022 it will be easier than in days past to cajole some Vidya material from the members who enjoy posting in any forum among the TNS social-media options. If you would like to be immortalized in Vidya's pages in word, puzzle, or art, please email today!

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Ombudsman

The Ombudsman is the independent contact person for members and prospective members who want to have irregularities in the conduct of the society examined.

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Membership Officer

The Membership Officer is taking care of the membership applications, has the finger on the pulse of the membership and is generally concerned with getting more people to join.

The Membership Officer answers inquiries from potential new members; assesses Applicants' submitted documents for qualification purposes and qualifies applicants who meet TNS standards; leads TNS's promotional efforts to attract new members, regain lapsed members and retain current members; actively participates in Executive Committee (ExCom) decision making as a member of TNS's leadership team.

Our current Membership Officer is Natalia Malysheva, who has also served TNS as Vidya Editor and as vgg999 organizer.

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Financial Officer

The Financial Officer is responsible for handling TNS funds, including member dues; ensuring compliance with laws relating to TNS finances; preparing budgets; and giving an annual report of financial activity to the Society.

Tess joined Triple Nine society in 2017, and became progressively more involved in the organization. While serving as a moderator in the Facebook group, Tess was encouraged by many to run for office, and was elected to the Executive Committee as a Member at Large in 2020, serving until March 2022. After a short break, she volunteered to serve again when the need for a Financial Officer arose, taking over the role in mid-October, 2022. After many years as a business owner and manager in the private sector, Tess now works as an analyst for the US Department of Veterans Affairs. When she has free time, she spends it with family and friends, hiking and attending live music shows, and enjoying long lazy days in and around her little house on the edge of the woods in southern Illinois.

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Members-at-Large

Also known as MAL, the position of Member-at-Large is the only one to occur more than once in the ExCom – thus the numbering in the email addresses. But there is no ranking, all MALs listed below have equal rights and generally serve to represent the membership in ExCom decisions.

Member-at-Large Dr. David Shaun Rogers

Dr. David Shaun Rogers is a Lead Systems Architect at a US national bank and a faculty member at the American Military University. David holds advanced degrees in Computer Science, Business, Finance, and Accounting, and he pursues ongoing studies in Economics and Psychology. He is a combat veteran and served in the US Army for seven years. Since joining the TNS in 2005, David has become increasingly involved in the organization and became the psychometrician in 2021. He joined the ExCom in 2022 as Member at Large. David lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the United States with his wife and two children.

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Member-at-Large Tom Chantler

Tom Chantler is a self-employed IT consultant from the UK who has been creating computer software since the late 1970s, before he started school. Tom’s main areas of interest are security, performance tuning and helping others to learn. Since joining TNS in 2013 he has made a number of very interesting new friends and this has led to his increased involvement in the society. In 2016, 2018, 2020 and 2022 he was elected as a Member-at-Large and subsequently appointed Information Officer. Tom lives just outside London with his wife and three children.

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Member-at-Large Edward Iskra

[introduction coming soon]

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Member-at-Large Kathryn Holopainen

Kathryn Holopainen has been a TNS member since 2018, and is still surprised that she qualified. Although officially resident in British Columbia, Canada, she has been domiciled in Barbados since September 2020 as her “Caribbean Covid Plan.”
Kathryn has been a teacher, fisher, geologist, ambulance attendant, (plus many more) and is currently considering herself retired. On discovering she qualified for TNS, her mission has been to meet as many TNS members as possible, which has involved egg, ggg, vgg and visiting people in 7 different countries (so far) as she travelled.

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