Teacher of the Year
State Coordinators
National Committee



Contact your local State Teacher of the Year Program Coordinator below for additional information.
Alabama
Ann Starks
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
State Department of Education
5303 Gordon Persons Building
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36130
334-242-9702
334-353-4682 Fax
[email protected]
Alaska
Helen Mehrkens
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Educational Administrator, Program Division
Alaska Department of Education
801 West 10th Street
Juneau, AK 99801-1894
907-465-8730
907-465-3396 Fax
[email protected]
American Samoa
Esther K. Ili
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Department of Education
P.O. Box 5094
Pago Pago, AS 96799
011-684-633-4240 Fax
[email protected]
Arizona
Bobbie O'Boyle
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Executive Director
Arizona Educational Foundation
6320 East Thomas Road, Suite 307
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
480-421-9376
480-421-9809 Fax
[email protected]
Arkansas
Charles D. Watson
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
State Department of Education
Systems Planning & Support
Four State Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201-1071
501-682-4474
501-682-5162 Fax
[email protected]
California
Kim Edwards
Consultant, Office of Policy and Evaluation
McAuliffe Fellowship Program Coordinator State Department of Education
721 Capitol Mall
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-657-4845
916-657-5301 Fax
[email protected]
Colorado
Jody Ohmert Nordbye
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
State Department of Education
201 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80203-1799
303-866-6937
303-866-6938 Fax [email protected]
Connecticut
Gregory Kane
Supervisor of Technical Education
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Education Consultant
State Department of Education
Post Office Box 2219
Hartford, CT 06145-2219
860-713-6756
860-713-7018 Fax [email protected]
Delaware
Betty McFarland
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
State Department of Public Instruction
Townsend Building
Post Office Box 1402
Dover, DE 19903
302-739-4602
302-739-4654 Fax
[email protected]
Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA)
Carol Drechsel
Professional Development Specialist
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Professional Development Division
Department of Defense Education Activity, PDEE - 4th Floor
4040 North Fairfax Drive, Room 4-60
Arlington, VA 22203
703-694-4414, ext. 1434
703-696-6457 Fax
[email protected]
District of Columbia
Carolyn Pinckney
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Coordinator of Teacher Affairs
District of Columbia Public Schools
825 North Capitol Avenue, Suite 9051
Washington, DC 20002
202-442-5616
202-442-5017 Fax
[email protected]
Florida
Olga Gary
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Division of Human Development
State Department of Education
325 West Gaines Street, Suite 124
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
850-245-0435
850-413-0026 Fax
[email protected]
Georgia
Judy Floyd
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
State Department of Education
205 Butler Street, SE
2054 Twin Towers East
Atlanta, GA 30334-5010
404-657-2949
404-657-6867 Fax
[email protected]
Guam
Tony Diaz
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Department of Education
Post Office Box DE
Agana, GU 96932
011-671-475-0458
011-671-472-5003 Fax
[email protected]
Hawaii
Elizabeth Wong
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Affirmative Action Coordinator
State Department of Education
Post Office Box 2360
Honolulu, HI 96804
808-586-3280
808-586-3419 Fax
[email protected]
Idaho
Allison Westfall
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Public Information Officer
State Department of Education
Office of the Superintendent
Post Office Box 83702
650 West State Street
Boise, ID 83720-0027
208-332-6800
208-334-2228 Fax
[email protected]
Illinois
Ann Keran
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Communications Division
State Board of Education
100 North First Street
Springfield, IL 62777-0001
217-782-4648
217-524-8585 Fax
[email protected]
Indiana
Cathy Danyluk
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
State Department of Education
Room 229, State House
Indianapolis, IN 46214-2798
317-232-9150
317-232-9140 Fax
[email protected]
Iowa
Kathy McKee
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Consultant, Special Needs, Science & Math and Environmental Education
State Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
515-281-3146
515-242-6025 Fax
[email protected]

Kansas
Sherry Bukovatz
Teacher of the Year Co-Coordinator
Communications and Recognition Programs Team
State Department of Education
120 Southeast Tenth Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612-1182
785-296-2551
785-296-7933 Fax
[email protected]

Kentucky
Donna Melton
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Program Consultant
State Department of Education
500 Mero Street – 19th Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-3421
502-564-6470 Fax
[email protected]
Karla Denny
Teacher of the Year Co-Coordinator
Communications and Recognition Programs Team
Kansas Department of Education
120 SE 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612-1182
785-296-4876
785-296-7933 Fax [email protected]
Maine
Gail Mazzaro
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
State Department of Education
#23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
207-624-6743
207-624-6841 Fax
[email protected]

Louisiana
Gladys Koop
Education Program Specialist
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
State Department of Education
Office of Quality Educators
Room 304
626 North 4th Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
225-342-3383
225-342-7367 Fax
[email protected]

Massachusetts
Deborah Walker
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
State Department of Education
350 Main Street, Fifth Floor
Malden, MA 02148
781-388-3300, ext. 457
781-388-3396 Fax
[email protected]
Maryland
Darla Strouse
Teacher of the Year Coordinator Director
Partnerships, Research & Development
State Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street, 5th Floor Baltimore, MD 21201
410-767-0369
410-333-2226 Fax
[email protected]
Minnesota
Tom Nordby
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Communications Consultant
Education Minnesota
41 Sherburne Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55103-6969
612-292-4865
800-652-9073
612-292-4868 Fax
[email protected]
Michigan
Jean Shane
Consultant, Professional Development
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
State Department of Education
Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48933
517-241-2375
517-335-0592 Fax
[email protected]
Missouri
Jean Cole
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
Post Office Box 480
Jefferson State Office Building
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480
573-751-2661
573-526-4261 Fax
[email protected]
Mississippi
Daphne Buckley
Teacher of the Year Co-Coordinator
Director, Mississippi Teacher Center
State Department of Education
359 Northwest Street
Suite 145
Jackson, MS 39201
601-359-3631
601-359-1728 Fax
[email protected]
Nebraska
Beverly Newton, Dave Ankenman and Ann Masters
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
State Department of Education
Post Office Box 94987
301 Centennial Mall
South Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
402-471-4865
402-471-0117 Fax
[email protected]
[email protected]

Cecily McNair
Teacher of the Year Co-Coordinator
State Department of Education
359 Northwest Street
Suite 145
Jackson, MS 39201
601-359-3631
601-359-1728 Fax
[email protected]

New Hampshire
Lori Kincaid
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
State Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
State Office Park South
Concord, NH 03301
603-271-8315
603-271-1953 fax
[email protected]
Montana
Judy McMaster
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Montana Education Association
1232 East Sixth Avenue
Helena, MT 59601
406-442-4250
406-443-5081 Fax
[email protected]
New Mexico
Vicki Breen
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
State Department of Education
Education Building
300 Don Gaspar
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
505-827-6559
505-827-6694 Fax
[email protected]
Nevada
Mary Geisler
Teacher of the Year Program Coordinator
State Department of Education
700 East 5th Street
Carson City, NV 89701-5050
775-687-9224
775-687-9202 Fax
[email protected]

Pat Graff
President, New Mexico State Teachers of the Year
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
La Cueva High School
801 Krim, NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109
505-821-2331
505-797-2250 Fax
[email protected]

New Jersey
Susan Sliker
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Education Program Specialist
State Department of Education
100 Riverview Plaza, CN 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
609-984-6314
609-633-9825 Fax
[email protected]
North Carolina
Dan Holloman
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Manager, Center for Recruitment and Retention
State Department of Public Instruction
Education Building
6330 Mail Service
Raleigh, NC 27699-6330
919-807-3362
919-807-3362 Fax
[email protected]
New York
Cheryl Fries
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Associate in Higher Education
New York Department of Education
Collegiate and Professional Development Programs Unit
Room 1071 EBA
Albany, NY 12234
518-486-6042
518-486-3239 Fax
[email protected]
Northern Mariana Islands
Lou Mendiola
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Department of Education
Post Office Box 1370
Chalan Kanoa Saipan, MP 96950
670-664-3770
670-664-3798 Fax
[email protected]
North Dakota
LeAnn Nelson
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Director of Professional Development
North Dakota Education Association
P. O. Box 5005
Bismarck, ND 58501
701-223-0450
701-224-8535 Fax
[email protected]
Oklahoma
Linda Ruhman
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Director, Residency/Professional Development
State Department of Education
Hodge Education Building
2500 North Lincoln Boulevard, Suite 212
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599
405-521-4527
405-521-6205 Fax
[email protected]
[email protected]
Ohio
Sharon Yates
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Administrator, Center for the Teaching Profession
25 South Front Street, Mail Stop 505
Columbus, OH 43215-4183
614-466-1788
614-728-3058 Fax
[email protected]
Pennsylvania
Dr. Parker Martin
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Division of School Improvement
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street, 8th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
717-783-4307
717-783-6617 Fax
[email protected]
Oregon
Nanci Schneider
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Director, School and District Report Card
State Department of Education
Public Service Building
255 Capitol Street, NE
Salem, OR 97310-0203
503-378-3600, ext. 2353
503-378-5156 Fax
[email protected]
Rhode Island
Doris Anselmo
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Education Consultant
Rhode Island Department of Education
255 Westminster Street – Shepard Building
Providence, RI 02903-3400
401-277-4600, ext 2252
401-277-2048 Fax
[email protected]
Puerto Rico
Pablo Rivera
Special Assistance Coordinator Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Puerto Rico Department of Education
Office of the Secretary
Post Office Box 190759
San Juan, PR 00919-0759
787-759-2000, ext. 2698
787-753-1804 Fax
South Dakota
Terri Cordrey
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Office of Technical Assistance
700 Governors Drive
Kneip Building Pierre, SD 57501-2291
605-773-4662
605-773-3782 Fax
[email protected]
South Carolina
Barbara Ann Walker
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
State Department of Education
Landmark II Office Building
3700 Forest Drive, Suite 500
Columbia, SC 29204
803-734-3392
803-734-3389 fax
[email protected]
Texas
Marilyn Kuelhem
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Texas Education Agency
William B. Travis Building
1701 North Congress Avenue, Room 2-180
Austin, TX 78701-1494
512-463-9000
512-463-5947 Fax
[email protected]
Tennessee
Carol Groppel
Office of Professional Development
Tennessee Department of Education
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243
615-853-5206
615-532-8312 Fax
[email protected]
Vermont
Deb Armitage
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Department of Professional Development
State Department of Education
120 State Street – 5th Floor
Montpelier, VT 05620-2501
802-828-5409
802-828-3146 Fax
[email protected]
Utah
Mark Peterson
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Public Information Specialist
Utah State Office of Education
250 East 500
South Salt Lake City, UT 84111
801-538-7525
801-538-7768 Fax
[email protected]
Virgin Islands
William Frett
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Superintendent, St. Thomas District Schools
Post Office Box 11876
St. Thomas, VI 00801
340-775-2250, ext. 244
340-775-7381 Fax
[email protected]
Virginia
Byrd Latham
Virginia Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Division of Teacher Education & Licensure
State Department of Education
Post Office Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
804-225-2104
804-786-6759 Fax
[email protected]
West Virginia
Tony Smedley
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
State Department of Education
Office of Professional Development
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East Building 6, Room 262
Charleston, WV 25305-0330
304-558-2702
304-558-0882 Fax
[email protected]
Washington
Julie Hanson
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
State Department of Public Instruction
Old Capitol Building
Post Office Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98516
360-586-3186
360-586-0247 Fax
[email protected]
Wyoming
Cheryl Schroeder
Teacher of the Year Program Coordinator
State Department of Education
Hathaway Building, Second Floor
2300 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050
317-631-1646
307-777-6234 Fax
[email protected]


Wisconsin
Greg Doyle
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Director, Public Information Services
125 South Webster Street
Post Office Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
608-266-1098
608-264-9328 Fax
[email protected]
Karan Wright
Teacher of the Year Program
Assistant Coordinator
State Department of Education
Hathaway Building, Second Floor
2300 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050
307-777-6386
307-777-6234 Fax
[email protected]