State Coordinators
State coordinators partner with the Institute to administer the award throughout the year. They oversee promotion of the award and the selection and recognition of the state winner.
Alabama
Carolyn Townsend: Alabama Department of Education
Alaska
Maida Buckley: University of Alaska Fairbanks, School of Education
Arizona
Karla Bravo: Arizona Department of Education
Arkansas
Maggie Herrick: Arkansas Department of Education
California- Northern
Jack Bareilles: Northern Humboldt Union High School District
California- Southern
Linda Mehlbrech: Long Beach Unified School District
Colorado
Stephanie Hartman: Colorado Department of Education
Connecticut
Steve Armstrong: West Hartford Public Schools
Delaware
Preston Shockley: Delaware Department of Education
District of Columbia
Erika Lomax: District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education
Florida
Ann Whitney: Florida Department of Education
Georgia
Shaun Owen: Georgia Department of Education
Hawaii
Robert Buss: Hawaii Council for the Humanities
Idaho
Russ Heller: Boise School District
Illinois
Mike Hatfill: Illinois State Board of Education
Indiana
Tosha Salyers: Indiana Department of Education
Kansas
Glenn Wiebe: ESSDACK
Kentucky
Tim Talbott: Kentucky Historical Society
Louisiana
Nikki Bray-Clark: Louisiana State University
Maine
Kristie Littlefield: Maine Department of Education
Maryland
Donna Olszewski: Maryland Department of Education
Massachusetts
Deborah Walker: Massachusetts Department of Education
Michigan
Gordon Andrews: Grand Valley State University
Minnesota
Jessica Ellison: Minnesota Historical Society
Mississippi
Julie Heintz: Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science
Missouri
William Gerling: Missouri Department of Education
Montana
John Gallagher: Bozeman Public Schools
Nebraska
Harris Payne: Nebraska Department of Education
Nevada
Christine Hull: Nevada Department of Education
New Hampshire
John Krueckeberg: Plymouth State University
New Jersey
Anthony di Battista: New Jersey Council for History Education
New Mexico
Gilder Lehrman Institute
New York
Gloria Sesso: Patchogue-Medford School District
North Carolina
Stephen Masyada: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
North Dakota
Neil Howe: State Historical Society of North Dakota
Ohio
Chris Pascarella: Ashland University
Oklahoma
Jason Harris: Oklahoma History Center
Oregon
Andrea Morgan: Oregon Department of Education
Pennsylvania
Sally Flaherty: Pennsylvania Department of Education
Rhode Island
Marie Parys: Rhode Island Historical Society
South Carolina
Lewis Huffman: South Carolina Department of Education
South Dakota
Sam Shaw: South Dakota Department of Education
Tennessee
Rebecca Verner: Metro Nashville Public Schools
Texas
Judy Brodigan: Lewisville Independent School District
Utah
Robert Austin: Utah State Office of Education
Vermont
Mike Austin: Castleton State College
Virginia
Betsy S. Barton: Virginia Department of Education
Washington
Carol Coe: Washington State Department of Public Instruction
West Virginia
Joey Wiseman: West Virginia Department of Education
Wisconsin
Kristen McDaniel: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Wyoming
Gloria Edwards: Laramie County Community College
Department of Defense
Rebecca Anderson: Department of Defense Education Activity
US Territories
Gilder Lehrman Institute
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