State Program Coordinators
Contact your state program coordinator for information about the State Teacher of the Year program.| Alabama Ann Starks Teacher of the Year Coordinator State Department of Education 5303 Gordon Persons Building 50 North Ripley Street Montgomery, AL 36130 Phone: 334-242-9702 | Fax: 334-353-4682 astarks@alsde.edu Website |
| Alaska Patricia Truman Teacher of the Year Coordinator Executive Director, Alaska Professional Teaching Practices Commission Alaska Department of Education 344 West Third Avenue, Suite 127 Anchorage, AK 99501 Phone: 907-269-6579 | Fax: 907-269-5070 patricia.truman@alaska.gov Website |
| American Samoa Jocelyn Siologa Teacher of the Year Coordinator Department of Education P.O.Box 6868 Pago Pago, AS 96799 Phone: 684-633-1034 | Fax: 011-684-733-2379 tineimala@yahoo.com |
| Arizona Bobbie O'Boyle Teacher of the Year Coordinator Executive Director Arizona Educational Foundation 6155 E. Indian School Rd., #106 Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Phone: 480-421-9376 | Fax: NULL bobbie@azedfoundation.org Website |
| Arkansas Gloria Stephens Teacher of the Year Coordinator State Department of Education Four State Capitol Mall Little Rock, AR 72201-1071 Phone: 501-682-5169 | Fax: 501-682-5756 gstephens@arkedu.k12.ar.us Website |
| California Patricia McLeod Teacher of the Year Coordinator Rearch Analyst State Department of Education 1430 N Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: 916-319-0555 | Fax: NULL pmcleod@cde.ca.gov Website |
| Colorado Lynn Bamberry Teacher of the Year Coordinator Director, Competitive Grants and Awards Colorado Department of Education 1560 Broadway, Suite 1450 Denver, CO 80202 Phone: 303-866-6813 | Fax: NULL bamberry_l@cde.state.co.us Website |
| Connecticut Joanne White Teacher of the Year Coordinator Bureau of Teaching and Learning Connecticut State Department of Education 165 Capitol Avenue, Room 201 Hartford, CT 06106 Phone: 860-713-6751 | Fax: 860-713-7018 Joanne.white@ct.gov Website |
| Delaware Betty Torbert Teacher of the Year Coordinator State Department of Public Instruction Townsend Building Post Office Box 1402 Dover, DE 19903 Phone: 302-735-4035 | Fax: 302-739-4654 btorbert@doe.k12.de.us Website |
| Department of Defense Education Activity Heidi Atkinson Teacher of the Year Coordinator Department of Defense Education Activity Professional Development/Center for School Leadership 4800 Mark Center Drive Alexandria, VA 22352 Phone: 571-372-1884 | Fax: NULL Heidi.Atkinson@hq.dodea.edu Website |
| District of Columbia Erika Lomax Teacher of the Year Coordinator Office of the State Superintendent of Education 810 First Street, N.E. #5023C Fifth Floor Washington, DC 20002 Phone: 202-724-5239 | Fax: NULL erika.lomax@dc.gov Website |
| Florida Bonita Hampton Teacher of the Year Coordinator State Department of Education 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 124 Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400 Phone: 850-245-0544 | Fax: NULL bonita.hampton@fldoe.org Website |
| Georgia Keisha Ford-Jenrette Teacher of the Year Coordinator Program Associate, Excellence Recognition Georgia Department of Education 2070 Twin Towers East 205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive Atlanta, GA 30334 Phone: 404-657-2949 | Fax: 404-657-2988 kford@doe.k12.ga.us Website |
| Guam Currently Vacant Teacher of the Year Coordinator Department of Education Post Office Box DE Hagatna, GU 96932 Phone: NULL | Fax: 671-300-1250 gjames@gdoe.net |
| Hawaii Merlene Akau Taecher of the Year Co-Coordinators Administrator, Benefits Section, Office of Human Resources State Department of Education Post Office Box 2360 Honolulu, HI 96804 Phone: 808-587-4080 | Fax: 808-587-4092 Merlene_Akau/OHR/HIDOE@notes.k12.hi.us |
| Hawaii Chastity Dezzani Teacher of the Year Co-Coordinator DOE-Employment Benefits Unit State Department of Education Post Office Box 2360 Honolulu, HI 96804 Phone: 808-586-3246 | Fax: 808-586-3247 Chasity_Dezzani@notes.k12.hi.us |
| Idaho Melissa McGrath Teacher of the Year Coordinator State Department of Education Office of the Superintendent 650 West State Street Post Office Box 83702 Boise, ID 83720-0027 Phone: 208-332-6818 | Fax: 208-334-2228 MRMcgrath@sde.idaho.gov |
| Illinois Ann Muraro-Lacopo Teacher of the Year Coordinator State Board of Education 100 North First Street Springfield, IL 62777-0001 Phone: 217-782-4648 | Fax: 217-524-8585 amuraro@isbe.net |
| Indiana Tosha Salyers Teacher of the Year Coordinator Director of Educator Outreach Indiana Department of Education State House, Room 228 Indianapolis, IN 46204 Phone: 317-232-0581 | Fax: 317-232-8004 tsalyers@doe.in.gov Website |
| Iowa Isbelia Arzola Teacher of the Year Coordinator Education Program Consultant State Department of Education 400 East 14th Street GrimesState Office Building Des Moines, IA 50319-0146 Phone: 515-281-3954 | Fax: 515-326-5962 Isbelia.Arzola@iowa.gov Website |
| Kansas Sherry Bukovatz Teacher of the Year Co-coordinator State Department of Education 120 Southeast Tenth Avenue Topeka, KS 66612-1182 Phone: 785-296-2551 | Fax: 785-296-7933 sbukoivatz@ksde.org Website |
| Kansas Kathy Toelkes Teacher of the Year Co-coordinator Director, Communications & Rocognition Programs State Department of Education 120 Southeast Tenth Avenue Topeka, KS 66612-1182 Phone: 785-296-4876 | Fax: 785-296-7933 ktoelkes@ksde.org Website |
| Kentucky Donna Melton Teacher of the Year Coordinator Program Consultant State Department of Education 500 Mero Street - 19th Floor Frankfort, KY 40601 Phone: 502-564-3421 | Fax: 502-564-6470 dmelton@kde.state.ky.us Website |
| Louisiana Rene Brown Teacher of the Year Coordinator Louisiana Department of Education 1201 North 3rd Street P.O. Box 94064 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9906 Phone: 225-342-6980 | Fax: 225-342-3385 Rene.Brown@LA.GOV Website |
| Maine Jennifer Pooler Teacher of the Year Coordinator State Department of Education #23 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0023 Phone: 207-624-6638 | Fax: 207-624-6700 jennifer.pooler@maine.gov Website |
| 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 Phone: 410-767-0369 | Fax: 410-333-2226 dstrouse@msde.state.md.us Website |
| Massachusetts Deborah Walker Teacher of the Year Coordinator Director, Educator Recognition Programs State Department of Education 75 Pleasant Street Malden, MA 02148 Phone: 781-338-3347 | Fax: 781-338-3396 djwalker@doe.mass.edu Website |
| Michigan Barbara Fardell Teacher of the Year Coordinator Manager, Educational Technology Michigan Department of Education Box 30008 Lansing, MI 48909 Phone: 517-335-1291 | Fax: 517-335-4575 FardellB@michigan.gov Website |
| Minnesota Doug Dooher Teacher of the Year Coordinator Education Minnesota 41 Sherburne Avenue St. Paul, MN 55103-6969 Phone: 651-292-4816 | Fax: 651-292-4868 douglas.dooher@educationminnesota.org Website |
| Mississippi Daphne Buckley Teacher of the Year Co-Coordinators State Department of Education Mississippi Teacher Center Suite 145 359 Northwest Street Jackson, MS 39201 Phone: 601-359-3631 | Fax: 601-359-1728 dbuckley@mde.k12.ms.us Website |
| Mississippi Cecily McNair Teacher of the Year Co-Coordinators State Department of Education Mississippi Teacher Center Suite 145 359 Northwest Street Jackson, MS 39201 Phone: 601-359-3631 | Fax: 601-359-1728 cmcnair@mde.k12.ms.us Website |
| Missouri Linda Dooling Teacher of the Year Coordinator Director of Educator Development Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Post Office Box 480 Jefferson State Office Building Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480 Phone: 573-526-6650 | Fax: 573-522-6526 linda.dooling@dese.mo.gov Website |
| Montana Donna Graveley Teacher of the Year Coordinator Montana Education Association 1232 East Sixth Avenue Helena, MT 59601 Phone: 406-442-4250 | Fax: 406-443-5081 jmcmaster@mea-mft.org Website |
| Nebraska Lora Sypal Teacher of the Year Coordinator State Department of Education Post Office Box 94987 301 Centennial Mall South Lincoln, NE 68509-4987 Phone: 402-471-5059 | Fax: 402-471-4433 lora.sypal@nebraska.gov Website |
| Nevada Laurie Thake Teacher of the Year Program Coordinator State Department of Education Office of the Deputy Superintendent 700 East Fifth Street, Suite 100 Carson City, NV 89701 Phone: 775-687-9224 | Fax: 775-687-9202 lthake@doe.nv.gov Website |
| New Hampshire Lori Temple Teacher of the Year Coordinator State Department of Education 101 Pleasant Street State Office Park South Concord, NH 03301 Phone: 603-271-8315 | Fax: 603-271-6646 ltemple@ed.state.nh.us Website |
| New Jersey Nancy Besant Teacher of the Year Coordinator Education Program Specialist State Department of Education P.O. Box 500 Trenton, NJ 08625-0500 Phone: 609-984-6314 | Fax: 609-292-7276 nancy.besant@doe.state.nj.us Website |
| New Mexico Yolanda Valencia Teacher of the Year Coordinator New Mexico Department of Education 444 Galisto, Suite A Santa Fe, NM 87501 Phone: 505-827-3535 | Fax: NULL yolanda.valencia@state.nm.us Website |
| New York Ann Jasinski Teacher of the Year Coordinator New York State Department of Education Education Building Addition, Room 1069 5N Albany, NY 12234 Phone: 518-486-2784 | Fax: 518-474-6606 ajasinsk@mail.nysed.gov Website |
| North Carolina Brandon Patterson Teacher of the Year Coordinator Assistant Director, Educator Recruitment & Development North Carolina Department of Public Instruction 6330 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-6330 Phone: 919-807-3375 | Fax: 919-807-3362 bpatterson@dpi.state.nc.us Website |
| North Dakota Pat Laubach Teacher of the Year Coordinator North Dakota Department of Public Instruction 600 East Boulevard Avenue Bismarck, ND 58501-0440 Phone: 701-328-4525 | Fax: 701-328-4770 plaubach@nd.gov Website |
| Northern Mariana Islands Lucretia Borja Teacher of the Year Coordinator Department of Education Post Office Box 1370 Pa NULL, MP 96950 Phone: 670-237-3059 | Fax: 670-664-3798 lucretia.borja@cnmipss.org |
| Ohio Patricia Griffin Teacher of the Year Coordinator State Coordinator of Award Programs Ohio Department of Education Office of Educator Equity and Talent 25 South Front Street, Mail Stop 501 Columbus, OH 43215-4183 Phone: 614-995-3735 | Fax: 614-752-8406 patty.griffin@ode.state.oh.us Website |
| Oklahoma Alicia Currin-Moore Teacher of the Year Coordinator Executive Director of Teacher Leadership and Effectiveness State Department of Education Hodge Education Building 2500 North Lincoln Boulevard, Suite 212 Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599 Phone: 405-522-0282 | Fax: 405-522-0768 Alicia.currin-moore@sde.ok.gov Website |
| Oregon Lauren Slyh Teacher of the Year Coordinator Executive Assistant to the Deputy Superintendent Oregon Department of Education Public Service Building 255 Capitol Street, NE Salem, OR 97310-0203 Phone: 503-947-5740 | Fax: 503-378-5156 lauren.slyh@state.or.us Website |
| Pennsylvania Dolorez Cobb-Jones Teacher of the Year Coordinator Pennsylvania Department of Education Division of Professional Education & Planning 333 Market Street, 8th Floor Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333 Phone: 717-783-4307 | Fax: 717-772-3621 dcobbjone@state.pa.us Website |
| Puerto Rico Waldo Vazquez Teacher of the Year Coordinator Puerto Rico Department of Education Post Office Box 190759 San Juan, PR 00919-0759 Phone: 787-759-8531 | Fax: 787-753-1804 torresvw@de.gobierno.pr |
| Rhode Island Mary Keenan Teacher of the Year Coordinator Educator Quality & Certification Specialist Rhode Island Department of Education Office of Educator Quality 255 Westminster Street Providence, RI 02903-3400 Phone: 401-222-8497 | Fax: NULL Mary.Keenan@ride.ri.net Website |
| South Carolina Pam Gillins Teacher of the Year Coordinator State Department of Education 3700 Forest Drive, Suite 500 Columbia, SC 29204 Phone: 803-734-3451 | Fax: 803-734-3389 pgillins@ed.sc.gov Website |
| South Dakota Lanette Johnston Teacher of the Year Coordinator South Dakota Department of Education 700 Governors Drive Pierre, SD 57501-2291 Phone: 605-773-8415 | Fax: NULL lanette.johnston@state.sd.us Website |
| Tennessee Johnny Crow Teacher of the Year Coordinator Tennessee Department of Education 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243 Phone: 615-532-4724 | Fax: NULL johnny.crow@state.tn.us Website |
| Texas Jennifer Garrido Teacher of the Year Coordinator Texas Association of School Administrators 406 East 11th Street Austin, TX 78701 Phone: 512-477-6361 ext. 2116 | Fax: NULL jgarrido@tasanet.org |
| Utah Tina Morandy Teacher of the Year Coordinator Utah State Office of Education 250 East 500 South PO BOX 144200 Salt Lake City, UT 84414-4200 Phone: 801-538-7526 | Fax: 801-538-7768 tmorandy@usoe.k12.ut.us Website |
| Vermont Angela Ross Teacher of the Year Coordinator Public Information Officer State Department of Education 120 State Street - Fourth Floor Montpelier, VT 05620-2501 Phone: 802-828-3154 | Fax: NULL Angela.Ross@state.vt.us Website |
| Virgin Islands Wynant Watty-Benjamin Teacher of the Year Coordinator Virgin Islands Department of Education 2133 Hospital Street Christiansted St. Croix, VI 00802 Phone: 340-773-1095 | Fax: 340-773-9579 wwbenjamin@doe.vi |
| Virginia JoAnne Carver Teacher of the Year Coordinator Director of Teacher Education Virginia Department of Education Office of Teacher Education and Teacher Quality Enhancement P.O. Box 2120 Richmond, VA 23218-2120 Phone: 804-371-2475 | Fax: 804-786-6759 JoAnne.Carver@doe.virginia.gov Website |
| Washington Hilary Seidel Teacher of the Year Coordinator State Department of Public Instruction Old Capitol Building Post Office Box 47200 Olympia, WA 98516 Phone: 360-725-6117 | Fax: 360-586-0247 hilary.seidel@k12.wa.us Website |
| West Virginia Keith Burdette Teacher of the Year Coordinator Executive Director in the Office of Human Resources West Virginia Department of Education Building 6, Room 262 1900 Kanawha Charleston, WV 25305-0330 Phone: 304-558-2702 | Fax: 304-558-0882 kburdett@access.k12.wv.us Website |
| Wisconsin Elaine Strom Teacher of the Year Coordinator State Department of Public Instruction 125 South Webster Street Post Office Box 7841 Madison, WI 53707-7841 Phone: 608-266-3089 | Fax: 608-264-9558 elaine.strom@dpi.wi.gov |
| Wyoming Stephanie Brady Teacher of the Year Coordinator Social Studies Consultant Physical Education Consultant Wyoming Department of Education Hathaway Building, Second Floor 2300 Capitol Avenue Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050 Phone: 307-777-3793 | Fax: NULL stephanie.brady@wyo.gov Website |