State Program Coordinators

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 astarks@alsde.edu http://www.alsde.edu/general/RecognitionPrograms.pdf Alaska Patricia Truman Teacher of the Year Coordinator Alaska Department of Education and Early Development 344 West Third  Avenue Suite 127 Anchorage, AK  99501 907-269-6570 patricia.truman@alaska.gov http://www.eed.state.ak.us/RecognitionPrograms/TOY/ American Samoa Jocelyn Siologa Teacher of the Year Coordinator American Samoa Department of Education P.O. Box 6868 Pago Pago, AS  96799 684-633-1034 -- 684-733-2329 Fax 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 480-421-9376 bobbie@azedfoundation.org http://www.azedfoundation.org/teacher-of-the-year.php Arkansas Gloria Stephens  Teacher of the Year Coordinator State Department of Education Four State Capitol Mall Little Rock, AR  72201-1071 501-682-5169 -- 501-682-5756 Fax gloria.stephens@arkansas.gov http://arkedu.state.ar.us/teachers/recognition_programs.html#Teacher California Kim Edwards Consultant State Department of Education 721 Capitol Mall Sacramento, CA  95814 916-657-4845 -- 916-657-5301 fax kedwards@cde.ca.gov http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/sr/ct/ Colorado Barbara L. Lautenbach Teacher of the Year Coordinator Office of Professional Services State Department of Education 201 East Colfax Avenue, Room 201 Denver, CO  80203 303-866-6932 -- 303-866-6968 Fax lautenbach_b@cde.state.co.us http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeawards/trtoyinf.htm Connecticut Diane Ross Gary Teacher of the Year Coordinator Education Consultant College Career Pathways Program & Cooperative Work Education Division of Teaching, Learning and Instructional Leadership Connecticut State Department of Education 165 Capitol Avenue - Room 363 Hartford, CT  06106 860-713-6593 -- 860-713-7049 Fax diane.ross.gary@ct.gov http://www.state.ct.us/sde/deps/TOY/indexToY.html Delaware Betty McFarland Teacher of the Year Coordinator Delaware Department of Education Townsend Building 401 Federal Street, Suite #2 Dover, DE  19901 302-735-4035 -- 302-739-4654 Fax bmcfarland@doe.k12.de.us http://www.doe.state.de.us/programs/toy/ Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Carol Drechsel Professional Development Specialist Teacher of the Year Coordinator Department of Defense Education Activity Education Directorate Professional Development, 9th Flook 4040 North Fairfax Drive Arlington, VA 22203 703-588-3140; 703-588-3702 Fax Carol.Drechsel@hq.dodea.edu  http://www.dodea.edu/teachers/index.cfm District of Columbia Erika Lomax Director of Educator Quality Division of Education Excellence Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) 51 N Street, NE; Suite 3019 Washington, DC  20002 202-741-0257-- 202-741-8868 Fax erika.lomax@dc.gov Florida Bonita Hampton Teacher of the Year Coordinator State Department of Education 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 124 Tallahassee, FL  32399-0400 850-245-0544 bonita.hampton@fldoe.org http://www.fldoe.org/profdev/rec_prog.asp Georgia Susan Ely Teacher of the Year Coordinator Program Manager, Excellence Recognition Georgia Department of Education 1862 Twin Towers East 205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive Atlanta, GA  30334 404-656-5594 sely@doe.k12.ga.us  http://www.gadoe.org/ci.aspx?PageReq=TOTY Guam Gerry Cruz Public Informatioin Officer Teacher of the Year Coordinator Department of Education Post Office Box DE Hagatna, GU  96932 671-300-1531 --  671-472-5003 gicruz@gdoe.net Hawaii Chastity Dizzani Teacher of the Year Coordinator Benefits Section Unit Supervisor State Department of Education Post Office Box 2360 Honolulu, HI 96804 808-586-3246 00 808-586-3247 fax Chastity_DIzzani@notes.k12.hi.us Merlene M. Akau Teacher of the Year Coordinator Benefits Section Administrator State Department of Education Post Office Box 2360 Honolulu, HI  96804 808-587-4080 -- 808-587-4092 Fax Merlene_Akau@notes.k12.hi.us Idaho Melissa McGrath Teacher of the Year Coordinator State Department of Education Office of the Superintendent Post Office Box 83702 650 West State Street Boise, ID  83720-0027 208-332-6818 -- 208-334-2228 Fax 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 217-782-4648 -- 217-524-8585 Fax amuraro@isbe.net http://www.isbe.net/toy/default.htm Indiana Sarah Fronczek Teacher of the Year Coordinator Indiana Department of Education 151 West Ohio Street Indianapolis, IN  46204 317-234-1751 -- 317-233-6502 fax fronczek@doe.in.gov  http://www.doe.state.in.us/toy/welcome.html Iowa Deborah Humpal Teacher of the Year Coordinator Division of PK-12 Education Bureau of Teaching and Learning Services Department of Education Grimes State Office Building 400 East 14th Street Des Moines, IA  50319-0146 515-281-3980 deborah.humpal@iowa.gov http://www.iowa.gov/educate/content/view/686/664/ Kansas Karla Denny & Sherry Bukovatz Teacher of the Year Co-coordinators State Department of Education 120 Southeast Tenth Avenue Topeka, KS  66612-1182 785-296-4876 -- 785-296-7933 Fax KDenny@ksde.org 785-296-2551 sbukovatz@ksde.org http://www3.ksde.org/infomark/awards.html 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 Donna.Melton@education.ky.gov http://www.education.ky.gov/KDE/Administrative+Resources /Educator+Recruitment+and+Retention/Awards+and+Recognition+Programs /Kentucky+Teacher+of+the+Year+Program.htm Louisiana Frankie Erwin Teacher of the Year Coordinator Individual Teacher Professional Growth Division of Professional Development Office of Educator Support State Department of Education 1201 North 3rd Street Baton Rouge, LA  70802 225-342-3343 -- 225-219-4508 fax Frankie.Erwin@LA.GOV http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/pd/838.html Maine Jennifer Pooler Teacher of the Year Coordinator Maine Department of Education #23 State House Station Augusta, ME  04333-0023 207-624-6638 -- 207-624-6700 Fax jennifer.pooler@maine.gov http://www.maine.gov/education/toy/ Maryland Darla Strouse Teacher of the Year Coordinator Executive Director Office of Partnerships and Development State Department of Education 200 West Baltimore Street Baltimore, MD  21201 410-767-0369/0370 dstrouse@msde.state.md.us http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/programs/recognition-partnerships/toy Massachusetts Deborah Walker Teacher of the Year Coordinator State Department of Education 350 Main Street, Fifth Floor Malden, MA  02148 781-338-3347 -- Fax 781-338-3396 djwalker@doe.mass.edu http://www.doe.mass.edu/eq/recognition/toy/default.html Michigan Jean Shane Teacher of the Year Coordinator State Department of Education Box 30008 Lansing, MI  48933 517-241-2375 -- 517-335-0592 Fax shanej@michigan.gov http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140--73338--,00.html Minnesota Doug Dooher Teacher of the Year Coordinator Education Minnesota 41 Sherburne Avenue St. Paul, MN  55103-6969 651-292-4820 -- 800-652-9073 651-292-4868 Fax douglas.dooher@educationminnesota.org www.educationminnesota.org/events/teacheroftheyear Mississippi Daphne Buckley & Cecily McNair Teacher of the Year Co-Coordinators Mississippi Teacher Center State Department of Education 359 Northwest Street Suite 145 Jackson, MS  39201 601-359-3631 -- 601-359-1728 Fax dbuckley@mde.k12.ms.us cmcnair@mde.k12.ms.us Missouri David Welch Teacher of the Year Coordinator Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Post Office Box 480 Jefferson State Office Building Jefferson City, MO  65102-0480 573-751-2453 -- 573-751-9434 fax David.Welch@dese.mo.gov http://www.dese.mo.gov/commissioner/awards/TOY   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 jmcmaster@mea-mft.org http://www.mea-mft.org/augtoy.html Nebraska Lora Sypal Teacher of the Year Coordinators State Department of Education Post Office Box 94987 301 Centennial Mall South Lincoln, NE  68509-4987 402-471-5059 -- 402-471-4433 Fax lora.sypal@nebraska.gov http://www.nde.state.ne.us/toy/index.htm Nevada Lori Johnson Teacher of the Year Program Administrator Nevada Department of Education 700 East 5th Street Carson City, NV  89701-5050 775-687-9224 -- 775-687-9202 fax ljohnson@doe.nv.gov New Hampshire Lori Temple Teacher of the Year Coordinator State Department of Education 101 Pleasant Street State Office Park South Concord, NH  03301 603-271-8315 -- 603-271-6646 fax ltemple@ed.state.nh.us http://www.ed.state.nh.us/education/doe/organization/curriculum/Recognition/TOY.htm  New Jersey Nancy Besant Teacher of the Year Coordinator Program Specialist Office of Academic Standards New Jersey Department of Education P.O. Box 500 Trenton, NJ 08625-0500 609-984-6314 -- 609-292-7276 Fax nancy.besant@doe.state.nj.us http://www.nj.gov/njded/clear/teach/toy/index.html New Mexico Yolanda Valencia Teacher of the Year Coordinator New Mexico Department of Education 444 Galisto , Suite A Santa Fe, NM  87501 505-827-3535 yolanda.valencia@state.nm.us Pat Graff President, NM State Teachers of the Year Teacher of the Year Coordinator La Cueva High School 8101 Krim, NE Albuquerque, NM 87109 505-821-2331 -- 404-797-2250 Fax pgraff@aol.com New York Kathleen Clarity Teacher of the Year Program Coordinator Supervisor of Education Programs Office of Higher Education/Office of K-16 Initiatives and Access Programs Teacher Development Programs Unit New York State Education Department Education Building Addition Room 1069 89 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12234-1000 518-486-2784 -- 518-474-6606 Fax kclarity@mail.nysed.gov http://www.highered.nysed.gov/kiap/TEACHING/toty/totyindex.htm   North Carolina Danny Holloman Section Chief North Carolina Center for Recruitment, Retention,      Recognition & Professional Advancement North Carolina Department of Public Instruction 6330 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-6330 919-807-3372-- 919-807-3362 Fax dholloman@dpi.state.nc.us www.ncpublicschools.org/recruitment/recognition/toy/ North Dakota Patricia A. Laubach Teacher of the Year Coordinator North Dakota Teacher of the Year Program North Dakota Department of Public Instruction 600 East Boulevard Avenue Bismarck, ND 58505-0440 701-328-4525  -- 701-328-4770 Fax plaubach@nd.gov Northern Mariana Islands Coreen Palacios Teacher of the Year Coordinator CNMI Public School System Post Office Box  501370 Saipan, MP  96950 670-237-3059 palaciosc@pss.cnmi.mp Ohio Leona A. Skunza-Keith Teacher of the Year Coordinator Center for the Teaching Profession Ohio Department of Education 25 South Front Street, Mail Stop 501 Columbus, OH 43215-4183 614-995-3578 -- 614-728-3058 Fax Leona.Skunza-Keith@ode.state.oh.us http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEPrimary.aspx?Page=2&TopicID=519&TopicRelationID=527 Oklahoma Erin Gray Interim Teacher of the Year Coordinator 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 erin_gray@sde.state.ok.us Oregon Regina McLoud Communications Officer 503-947-5803 regina.mcloud@state.or.us Teacher of the Year Coordinators State Department of Education Public Service Building 255 Capitol Street, NE Salem, OR  97310-0203 http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=227 Pennsylvania Dolorez Cobb-Jones Teacher of the Year Coordinator Division of Professional Education & Planning Pennsylvania Department of Education 333 Market Street, 8th Floor Harrisburg, PA  17126-0333 717-783-4307 -- 717-772-3621 Fax dcobb-jone@state.pa.us http://www.pde.state.pa.us/k12/cwp/view.asp?a=228&q=85571 Puerto Rico Waldo Torres Vazquez Teacher of the Year Coordinator Puerto Rico Department of Education Post Office Box 190759 San Juan, PR  00919-0759 787-758-8531 -- 787-753-1804 torresvw@de.gobierno.pr Rhode Island Charlotte Diffendale Teacher of the Year Coordinator Interim Director Office of Teacher Preparation, Certification      and Professional Development Rhode Island Department of Education 255 Westminster Street - Shepard Building Providence, RI  02903-3400 401-277-4600, ext 2202 -- 401-277-2048 fax Charlotte.Diffendale@ride.ri.gov South Carolina Barbara Ann Walker Teacher of the Year Coordinator Division of Teacher Quality State Department of Education Landmark II Office Building 3700 Forest Drive Suite 500 Columbia, SC 29204 803-734-3392 -- 803-734-3389 fax bawalker@scteachers.org http://www.scteachers.org/recog/toystory.cfm South Dakota Lanette Johnston Teacher of the Year Coordinator Office of  Accreditation and Teacher Quality 700 Governors Drive Pierre, SD 57501-2291 605-773-8415 lanette.johnston@state.sd.us http://doe.sd.gov/oatq/distinguisheducators/TOY/index.asp  Tennessee Johnny Crow Teacher of the Year Coordinator Tennessee Department of Education 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243 615-253-3602 johnny.crow@state.tn.us http://tennessee.gov/education/tpd/toy.shtml Texas Marilyn Kuehlem Teacher of the Year Coordinator Texas Education Agency William B. Travis Building 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701-1494 512-463-9103  -- 512-463-8762 fax marilyn.kuehlem@tea.state.tx.us http://www.tea.state.tx.us/awards/toy/index.html Utah Tina Morandy Teacher of the Year Coordinator Public Relations, Information Specialist Utah State Office of Education 250 East 500 South PO BOX 144200 Salt Lake City, UT 84414-4200 801-538-7526 -- 801-538-7768 Fax tina.morandy@schools.utah.gov Vermont Tina Muncy  Teacher of the Year Coordinator Education Consultant State Department of Education 120 State Street - 5th Floor Montpelier, VT 05620-2501 802-828-1184 -- 802-828-6563 Fax  tina.muncy@state.vt.us Virginia JoAnne Carver Teacher of the Year Coordinator Director of Teacher Education Division of Teacher Education and Licensure Virginia Department of Education P.O. Box 2120 Richmond, VA  23218-2120 804-371-2475 -- 804-786-6759 Fax JoAnne.Carver@doe.virginia.gov http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/newvdoe/toy.htm Virgin Islands Mrs. Wynant Watty Benjamin Teacher of the Year Coordinator Virgin Islands Department of Education 2133 Hospital Street Christiansted, St. Croix, VI 00820 340-773-1095 x 7096 -- 340-773-9579 Fax wwbenjamin@doe.vi Washington Hilary Seidel Teacher of the Year Coordinator "Excellence in Education" Recognition Coordinator State Department of Public Instruction Old Capitol Building Post Office Box 47200 Olympia, WA  98516 360-725-6117 hilary.seidel@k12.wa.us http://www.k12.wa.us/EducationAwards/TOY/default.aspx West Virginia Keith R. Burdette Executive Director, Office of Human Resources West Virginia Department of Education Building 6, Room 264 1900 Kanawha Blvd., East Charleston, WV 25305-0330 304-558-2702 304-558-0216 fax kburdette@access.k12.wv.us Wisconsin Elaine Strom Teacher of the Year Coordinator Education Consultant Department of Public Instruction 125 South Webster Street Post Office Box 7841 Madison, WI  53707-7841 608-266-3089 -- 608-264-9558 Fax elaine.strom@dpi.wi.gov  Wyoming Kathy Lind Teacher of the Year Coordinator Wyoming Department of Education Hathaway Building, Second Floor 2300 Capitol Avenue Cheyenne, WY  82002-0050 307-777-3320 klind@educ.state.wy.us

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