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 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: 684-733-2379 tineimala@yahoo.com Website |
Arizona Bobbie O'Boyle Teacher of the Year Coordinator/Executive Director Arizona Educational Foundation 6155 East Indian School Rd. #106 Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Phone: 480-421-9376 | Fax 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: 501-6825756 gstephens@arkedu.k12.ar.us Website |
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| Colorado Lynn Bamberry Teacher of the Year Coordinator/Director of Competitive Grants and Awards Colorado Department of Education 1560 Broadway, Suite 1450 Denver, CO 80202 Phone: 303-866-6813 | Fax: bamberry_l@cde.state.co.us Website |
Connecticut Joanne White Teacher of the Year Coordinator 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 McFarland Teacher of the Year Coordinator State Department of Public Instruction Townsend Building P.O. Box 1402 Dover, DE 19903 Phone: 302-739-4602 | Fax: 302-739-4654 bmcfarland@doe.k12.de.us Website |
Department of Defense Education Wilhemina H. McKinney Teacher of the Year Coordinator/Instruction Systems Specialist Department of Defense Education Activity Education Directorate 4040 North Fairfax Drive Professional Development 9th Floor Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703-588-3123| Fax:703-588-3091 wilhemina.mckinney@hq.dodea.edu Website |
| District of Columbia Robin Bessler Teacher of the Year Coordinator/Program Analyst, Elementary & Secondary Education Office of the State Superintendant of Education 51 N Street, NE Suite 124 Washington, DC 20002 Phone: 202-724-5239 | Fax: robin.bessler@dc.gov Website |
Florida Bonita Hampton Teacher of the Year Coordinator State Department of Education 325 West Gaines Street Suite 3019 Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400 Phone: 850-245-0544| Fax: bonita.hampton@fldoe.org Website |
| Georgia Keisha Ford-Jenrette Teacher of the Year Coordinator/Program Associate Georgia Department of Education Excellence Recognition 2070 Twin Towers 205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive Atlanta, GA 30334 Phone: 404-657-2949 | Fax: 404-657-2988 kford@doe.k12.ga.us Website |
Guam N/A Teacher of the Year Coordinator Department of Education P.O. Box DE Hagatna, GU 96932 Phone: 671-300-1247| Fax: 671-300-1250 Website |
| Hawaii Merlene Akau Chastity Dezzani Co-Teacher of the Year Coordinators Department of Education P.O. Box 2360 Honolulu, HI 96804 Phone: 808-587-4080 | Phone: 808-586-3246 gstephens@arkedu.k12.ar.us Website |
Idaho Melissa McGrath Teacher of the Year Coordinator State Department of Education Office of the Superintendant 650 West State Street P.O. Box 83702 Boise, ID 83720-0027 Phone: 208-332-6818 | Fax:208-334-2228 mrmcgrath@sde.idaho.gov Website |
| 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 Website |
Indiana Tosha Salyers Teacher of the Year Coordinator IndianaDepartment of Education Statehouse Room 228 Indianapolis, IN 46204 Phone: 317-232-0581 Fax: 317-232-8004 tsalyers@doe.in.gov Website |
| Iowa Deborah Humpal Teacher of the Year Coordinator State Department of Education Grimes State Office Building 400 East 14th Street Des Moines, IA 50319-0146 Phone: 515-281-3980 | Fax: 515-242-6025 deborah.humpal@iowa.gov Website |
Kansas Sherry Bukovatz Kathy Toelkes Teacher of the Year Coordinator Kansas State Department of Education 120 SE 10th Avenue Topeka, KS 66612-1182 Phone: 785-296-2551 | Phone: 785-296-4876 sbukoivatz@ksde.org ktoelkes@ksde.org Website |
| Kentucky Donna Melton Teacher of the Year Coordinator/Program Consultant State Department Education 500 Metro Street, 19th Floor Frankfort, KY 40601 Phone: 502-564-3421| Fax: 502-564-6470 dmelton@kde.state.ky.us Website |
Lousiana |
| 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 of 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 |
| Minessota 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 Cecily McNair Daphne Buckley Teacher of the Year Coordinator 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 dbuckley@mde.k12.ms.us Website |
| Missouri Linda Dooling Teacher of the Year Coordinator/Director of Educator Development Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 205 Jefferson Street P.O. Box 480 Jeffereson City, MO 65102 Phone: 573-526-6650 | Fax: 573-522-6526 linda.dooling@dese.mo.gov Website |
Montana Donna Graveley Confidential Secretary Teacher of the Year Coordinator Montana Education Association-Montana Federation of Teachers 1232 East Sixth Avenue Helena, MT 59601 Phone: 406-447-1469 | Fax: 406-443-5081 dgraveley@mea-mft.org Website |
| Nebraska Lora Sypal Teacher of the Year Coordinator State Department of Education 301 Centennial Mall South P.O. Box 94987 Lincoln, NE 68509-4987 Phone: 402-471-5059 | Fax: 402-471-4433 lora.sypal@nebraska.gov Website |
Nevada Lori Johnson Teacher of the Year Coordinator State Department of Education 700 East 5th Street Carson City, NV 89701-5050 Phone: 775-687-9224 | Fax:775-687-9202 ljohnson@doe.nv.gov Website |
| New Hampshire Lori Temple Teacher of the Year Coordinator State Department of Education State Office Park South 101 Pleasant Street 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 Programs 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: yolanda.valencia@state.nm.us Website |
New York Kathleen Clarity Teacher of the Year Coordinator/Supervisor Education Programs New York Department of Education Education Building Addition, Room 1069 Albany, NY 12234 Phone: 518-486-2784 | Fax:518-474-6606 kclarity@mail.nysed.gov Website |
| North Carolina Brandon Patterson Teacher of the Year Coordinator/Assitant 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/Director of Professional Development North Dakota Department of Public Instruction 600 East Boulevard Avenue Bismark, ND 58501-0400 Phone: 701-328-4525 | Fax: 701-328-4770 plaubach@ndea.org Website |
| Northern Mariana Islands Coreen Palacios Teacher of the Year Coordinator Department of Education P.O. Box 1370 Pa, MP 96950 Phone: 670-237-3059 | Fax: 670-664-3798 palaciosc@pss.cnmi.mp Website |
Ohio Leona Skunza-Keith Teacher of the Year Coordinator/Managment Analyst Supervisor Ohio Department of Education Center for the Teaching Profession 25 South Front Street, Mail Stop 501 Columbus, OH 43215-4183 Phone: 614-995-3578 | Fax:614-728-3058 leona.skunza-keith@ode.state.oh.us Website |
| Oklahoma Erin Gray Nation Teacher of the Year Coordinator Department of Education Hodge Education Building 2500 North Lincoln Blvd., Suite 212 Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599 Phone: 405-521-4527 | Fax: 405-521-6205 erin_gray@sde.state.ok.us Website |
Oregon Diane Roth Teacher of the Year Coordinator/Executive Assistant State Department of Education Public Service Building 255 Capitol Street, NE Salem, OR 97310-0203 Phone: 503-947-5791 | Fax: diane.roth@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 Torres Vasquez Teacher of the Year Coordinator Puerto Rico Department of Education P.O. Box 190759 San Juan, PR 00919-0759 Phone: 787-759-8531 | Fax:787-753-1804 torresvw@de.gobierno.pr Website |
| Rhode Island Charlotte Diffendale Teacher of the Year Coordinator Rhode Island Department of Education Office of Teacher Preparation, Certification and Professional Development 255 Westminister Street Providence, RI 02903-3400 Phone: 401-277-4600 x 2202 | Fax: 401-277-2048 charld@ride.ri.net Website |
South Carolina Kathy Gardner-Jones 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 kjones@scteachers.org 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: 717-772-3621 lanette.johnston@state.sd.us Website |
Tennessee Johnny Crow Teacher of the Year Coordinator Tennessee Department of Education 710 James Robertson Parkway Nasheville, TN 37243 Phone: 615-253-3602 | Fax: johnny.crow@state.tn.us Website |
| Texas Marilyn Kuehlem Teacher of the Year Coordinator Texas Education Agency William B. Travis Building 1701 North Congress Avenue, Room 2-180 Austin, TX 78701-1494 Phone: 512-463-9000 | Fax: 512-463-5947 mkuehlem@tea.state.tx.us Website |
Utah Tina Morandy Teacher of the Year Coordinator Utah State Office of Education 250 East 500 South P.O. Box 2120 Salt Lake City, UT 84414-4200 Phone: 801-538-7526 Fax: 801-538-7768 tmorandy@usoe.k12.ut.us Website |
| Vermont Jill Remick Teacher of the Year Coordinator/Communications Director Vermont Department of Education 120 State Street, Fourth Floor Montpelier, VT 05620-2501 Phone: 802-828-3154 | Fax: 802-828-3140 jill.remick@state.vt.us Website |
Virgin Islands Wynant Watty-Benjamin Teacher of the Year Coordinator Virgin Islands Department of Education 2133 Hospital Street St. Croix, VI 00802 Phone: 340-773-1095 | Fax:340-773-9579 wwbenjamin@doe.vi Website |
| 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 P.O. Box 47200 Olympia, WA 98516 Phone: 360-725-6117 | Fax: 360-786-6759 hilary.seidel@k12.wa.us Website |
| West Virginia Keith Burdette Teacher of the Year Coordinator/Executive Director West Virginia Department of Education Building 6, 1900 Kanawha, Room 262 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 P.O. Box 7841 Madison, WI 53707-7841 Phone: 608-266-3089 | Fax:608-264-9558 elaine.strom@dpi.wi.gov Website |
| Wyoming Kathy Lind Teacher of the Year Coordinator Wyoming Department of Education Hathaway Building, Second Floor 2300 Capitol Avenue Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050 Phone: 307-777-3320 | Fax: klind@educ.state.wy.us Website |