NTOY State Program Coordinators

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
j ennifer.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