PDK congratulates the 2013–2014 Class of Emerging Leaders. These young leaders in education were selected from a competitive field of applicants on the basis of their outstanding professional accomplishments. They are innovators, thought leaders, problem solvers, and change agents moving the field of education forward. The PDK Emerging Leader program honors educators who are age 40 or younger when they are nominated for the award.
LaTricea Adams
Assessment and Data Specialist
Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy
Washington, D.C.
LaTricea Adams press release
Philip M. Brown
Principal
North Oconee High School
Bogart, Georgia
Philip M. Brown press release
Jerry R. Burkett
Director of College and Career Readiness
Grand Prairie ISD
Grand Prairie, Texas
Jerry R. Burkett press release
Anitra E. Butler
Lecturer
Towson University
Towson, Maryland
Anitra E. Butler press release
Jeffrey Paul Carpenter
Assistant Professor
Elon University
Elon, North Carolina
Jeffrey Paul Carpenter press release
Colleen E. Carroll
Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Personnel
Tarrytown Union Free School District
Sleepy Hollow, New York
Colleen E. Carroll press release
Dorinda Carter Andrews
Associate Professor
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
Dorinda Carter Andrews press release
Rebecca E. Cheung
Academic Coordinator, Principal Leadership Institute
University of California Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Rebecca E. Cheung press release
Emily L. Davis
Lead Program Consultant
New Teacher Center and the Santa Cruz/Silicon Valley New Teacher Project
Santa Cruz, California
Emily L. Davis press release
Danielle V. Dennis
Associate Professor
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
Danielle V. Dennis press release
Noelle M. Ellerson
Associate Executive Director, Policy & Advocacy
American Association of School Administrators
Alexandria, Virginia
Noelle M. Ellerson press release
Natalie S. Immings
Teacher
North Oldham High School
Goshen, Kentucky
Natalie S. Immings press release
Jovan Jacobs
Special Education Local Education Area Director
Compton Unified School District
Compton, California
Jovan Jacobs press release
Jeremy Koselak
Director, Tutoring Center
Palmer High School
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jeremy Koselak press release
Raffaele A. LaForgia
Principal
Green Street School
Phillipsburg, New Jersey
Raffaele A. LaForgia press release
Andrea Lappin-Roth
Teacher and Elementary Summer School Director
Grosse Pointe Public School System
Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Andrea Lappin-Roth press release
Rodney S. Lewis
Principal
Griffith Elementary School
Ferguson, Missouri
Rodney S. Lewis press release
Chris McGee
Curriculum Coordinator
Webster Groves School District
St. Louis, Missouri
Chris McGee press release
Isabel Morales
Teacher
Los Angeles High School of the Arts
Los Angeles, California
Isabel Morales press release
Natalie A. Morales
Teacher
Newburgh Free Academy
Newburgh, New York
Natalie A. Morales press release
Rurik Nackerud
Instructor and Graduate Research Assistant
Portland State University
Portland, Oregon
Rurik Nackerud press release
Michael T. Ndemanu
Assistant Professor
University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, Indiana
Michael T. Ndemanu press release
Angela Schoenbeck
Director of Literacy
Community Schools of Frankfort
Frankfort, Indiana
Angela Schoenbeck press release
George Sirrakos
Associate Professor
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
George Sirrakos press release
Mary Amanda Stewart
Assistant Professor
Texas Woman’s University
Denton, Texas
Mary Amanda Stewart press release
Steven Weber
Principal
Hillsborough Elementary School
Hillsborough, North Carolina
Steven Weber press release