Alabama
Ann Starks
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
State Department of Education
5303 Gordon Persons Building
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL  36130
astarks.alsde.edu
http://www.alsde.edu/general/RecognitionPrograms.pdf

Alaska
Helen Mehrkens
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Educational Administrator, Program Division
Alaska Department of Education
801 West 10th Street
Juneau, AK  99801-1894
helen_mehrkens@educ.state.ak.us
http://www.eed.state.ak.us/RecognitionPrograms/TOY/

American Samoa
Esther Ili
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Department of Education
Pago Pago, AS  96799
estheri@doe.as

Arizona
Bobbie O'Boyle
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Executive Director
Arizona Educational Foundation
6155 E. Indian School Rd., #106
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
azedfoundation@earthlink.net
http://www.azedfoundation.org/toy-about.html

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
cwatson@arkedu.k12.ar.us
http://arkedu.state.ar.us/teachers/teachers_teacherofyear_p3.html

California
Kim Edwards
Consultant
State Department of Education
721 Capitol Mall
Sacramento, CA  95814
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
lautenbach_b@cde.state.co.us
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeawards/trtoyinf.htm

Connecticut
Gregory Kane
Supervisor of Technical Education
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
State Department of Education
Post Office Box 2219
Hartford, CT  06145-2219
gregory.kane@po.state.ct.us
http://www.state.ct.us/sde/deps/TOY/indexToY.html

Delaware
Betty McFarland
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
State Department of Public Instruction
Townsend Building
Post Office Box 1402
Dover, DE  19903
bmcfarland@state.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
CDrechse@hq.dodea.edu  
http://www.odedodea.edu/teachers/

District of Columbia
TBD
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Coordinator of Teacher Affairs
District of Columbia Public Schools
825 North Capitol Avenue, Suite 9051
Washington, DC  20002

Florida
Olga Gary
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
State Department of Education
325 West Gaines Street, Suite 124
Tallahassee, FL  32399-0400
garyo@mail.doe.state.fl.us

Georgia
Marian Dabney
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Excellence Recognition Support
Georgia Department of Education
1852 Twin Towers East
Atlanta, GA  30334
mdabney@doe.k12.ga.us
http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/support/recognition/toty.asp

Guam
Faye Camacho Kaible
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Department of Education
Post Office Box DE
Agana, GU  96932
fkaible@yahoo.com

Hawaii
Elizabeth Wong
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Affirmative Action Coordinator
State Department of Education
Post Office Box 2360
Honolulu, HI  96804
Elizabeth_Wong@notes.k12.hi.us

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
awestfal@sde.state.id.us

Illinois
Ann Keran
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
State Board of Education
100 North First Street
Springfield, IL  62777-0001
akeran@isbe.net

Indiana
Cathy Danyluk
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
State Department of Education
Room 229, State House
Indianapolis, IN  46214-2798
cdanyluk@doe.state.in.us
http://www.doe.state.in.us/toy/welcome.html

Iowa
Kathy McKee
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Special Needs, Science & Math/Environmental Ed.
State Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines , IA  50319-0146
kathy.mckee@ed.state.ia.us
http://www.state.ia.us/educate/ecese/ppl/toy/index.html

Kansas
Sherry Bukovatz & Karla Denny
Teacher of the Year Co-coordinators
State Department of Education
120 Southeast Tenth Avenue
Topeka, KS  66612-1182
sbukoivatz@ksde.org
kdenny@ksde.org
http://www.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
dmelton@kde.state.ky.us
http://www.education.ky.gov/KDE/Administrative+Resources
/Educator+Recruitment+and+Retention/Awards+and+Recognition+Programs
/Kentucky+Teacher+of+the+Year+Program.htm

Louisiana
Gladys Kopp
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Education Program Coordinator
Office of Quality Educators
State Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064
626 North 4th Street
Baton Rouge, LA  70804-9064
gkopp@mail.doe.state.la.us
http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/pd/838.html

Maine
Gail Mazzaro
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
State Department of Education
#23 State House Station
Augusta, ME  04333-0023
gail.mazzaro@state.me.us
http://www.maine.gov/education/it/Gail/TOY.htm

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
dstrouse@msde.state.md.us

Massachusetts
Deborah Walker
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
State Department of Education
350 Main Street, Fifth Floor
Malden, MA  02148
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
shanej@mi.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
651-292-4868 Fax
douglas.dooher@educationminnesota.org

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
dbuckley@mde.k12.ms.us
cmcnair@mde.k12.ms.us

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
jcole@mail.dese.mo.us

Montana
Judy McMaster
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Montana Education Association
1232 East Sixth Avenue
Helena, MT  59601
jmcmaster@mea-mft.org
http://www.mea-mft.org/augtoy.html

Nebraska
Beverly Newton & Ann Masters
Teacher of the Year Coordinators
State Department of Education
Post Office Box 94987
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE  68509-4987
bnewton@nde.state.ne.us
http://www.nde.state.ne.us/toy/index.htm

Nevada
Mary Geisler
Teacher of the Year Program Coordinator
State Department of Education
700 East 5th Street
Carson City, NV  89701-5050
mgeisler@nsn.k12.nv.us

New Hampshire
Lori Kincaid
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
State Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
State Office Park South
Concord, NH  03301
lkinkaid@ed.state.nh.us
http://www.ed.state.nh.us/education/doe/organization/curriculum/arp.htm

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
sue.sliker@doe.state.nj.us
http://www.nj.gov/njded/clear/teach/toy/index.html

New Mexico
Marjorie Gillespie
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
New Mexico Public Education Department
Educator Quality Division
300 Don Gaspar
Santa Fe, NM  87501-2786
mgillespie@ped.state.nm.us

Nebraska
Pat Graff
President, NM State Teachers of the Year
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
La Cueva High School
8101 Krim, NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109
pgraff@aol.com

New York
Kathleen Clarity
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
State Department of Education
Collegiate and Professional Development Programs Unit
Room 1071 EBA
Albany, NY 12234
kclarity@mail.nysed.gov
http://www.highered.nysed.gov/kiap/TEACHING/tot_introduction.htm

North Carolina
Danny Holloman
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Manager - Center for Recruitment and Retention
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
6330 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC  27699-6330
dholloma@dpi.state.nc.us
www.ncpublicschools.org/toy

North Dakota
LeAnn Nelson
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Director of Professional Development
North Dakota Education Association
P.O. Box 5005
Bismarck, ND 58501
leann.nelson@ndea.org

Northern Mariana Islands
Evonne Cabrera
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Department of Education
Post Office Box 1370
Chalan Kanoa
Saipan, MP  96950
cabrerav@pss.cmi.mp

Ohio
Leigh Brenneman
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Consultant
Ohio Department of Education
Center for the Teaching Profession
25 South Front Street, Mail Stop 501
Columbus, OH 43215-4183
leigh.brenneman@ode.state.oh.us
http://www.ode.state.oh.us/Teaching-
Profession/Teacher/Recruitment_Retention/otoy.asp


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
Linda_Ruhman@mail.sde.state.ok.us
patti_meier@mail.sde.state.ok.us

Oregon
Vacant
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
State Department of Education
Public Service Building
255 Capitol Street, NE
Salem, OR  97310-0203
http://www.ode.state.or.us/hall/teacheroftheyear/

Pennsylvania
Dr. Parker Martin
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Division of Professional Education & Planning
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street, 8th Floor
Harrisburg, PA  17126-0333
pamartin@state.pa.us
http://www.pde.state.pa.us/k12/cwp/view.asp?a=228&q=85571

Puerto Rico
Pablo Rivera
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Puerto Rico Department of Education
Post Office Box 190759
San Juan, PR  00919-0759

Rhode Island
Charlotte Diffendale
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Interim Director
Office of Teacher Preparation, Certification
& Professional Development
Rhode Island Department of Education
255 Westminster Street - Shepard Building
Providence, RI  02903-3400
charld@ride.ri.net

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
bawalker@scteachers.org
http://www.scteachers.org/recog/toystory.cfm

South Dakota
Nicole Kranzler
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Director, Office of Accreditation and Teacher Quality
700 Governors Drive
Kneip Building
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
nicole.kranzler@state.sd.us
http://www.state.sd.us/deca/OPA/DistinguishedEducators/TOY/index.htm

Tennessee
Karen Moody
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Tennessee Department of Education
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243
Karen.Moody@state.tn.us
http://www.k-12.state.tn.us/tpd/TOYOverview.htm

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
mkuelhem@tea.state.tx.us
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/awards/toy/index.html

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
t morandy@usoe.k12.ut.us

Vermont
Tina Muncy 
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Education Consultant
State Department of Education
120 State Street - 5th Floor
Montpelier, VT 05620-2501
tinamuncy@education.state.vt.us

Virginia
Judy Carver
Teacher of the Year Coordinator - Interim
State Department of Education
Post Office Box 2120
Richmond, VA  23218-2120
jcarver@mail.vak12ed.edu
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/newvdoe/toy.htm

Virgin Islands
William Frett
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Insular Superintendent
St. Thomas/St. Johns District Schools
44-46 Kongens Gade
St. Thomas, VI 00802
wfrett@sttj.k12.vi

Washington
Julie Hanson
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
State Department of Public Instruction
Old Capitol Building
Post Office Box 47200
Olympia, WA  98516
jhanson@ospi.wednet.edu
http://www.k12.wa.us/EducationAwards/TOY/default.aspx

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
tsmedley@access.k12.wv.us

Wisconsin
John Johnson
Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Director, Public Information Services
State Department of Public Instruction
125 South Webster Street
Post Office Box 7841
Madison, WI  53707-7841
john.johnson@dpi.state.wi.us