The 2008-09 Class of Emerging Leaders

The 2008-09 Class of Emerging Leaders was selected from a competitive class of applicants based on their outstanding professional accomplishments. Their careers exemplify the PDK tenets of leadership, research, and service. The PDK Emerging Leader program honors educators who are age 40 or younger when they are nominated for the award.

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Karla Bisig
English teacher
Wilmington High School
Wilmington, Ohio
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Christina Brooks
Coordinator III, chief of staff
Southeast Region Center
North Las Vegas, Nevada
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Curtis Cain
Director of professional development
Park Hill School District
Kansas City, Missouri
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Maya Edwards
Director, Alternative Teacher Certification Program
Texas A&M University-Texarkana
Texarkana, Texas
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Christopher Emdin
Assistant professor of science education
Teachers College, Columbia University
New York, New York
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Lamont Flowers
Distinguished professor of educational leadership and
executive director, Charles H. Houston Center
Clemson University
Easley, South Carolina
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Cliff Hong
Eighth grade social studies teacher and new teacher coach
Edna Brewer Middle School
Oakland, California
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Eric Hougan
Business education teacher
Renton High School
Seattle, Washington
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Lisa Mays
Assistant principal
Rock Island Elementary School
West Park, Florida
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Christie McWilliams
Teacher, Dual Credit English IV
Cy-Fair High School
Cypress, Texas
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Whitney Meissner
Principal, Chimacum Middle and High Schools and
Pi Alternative Program
Port Ludlow, Washington
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Brian Myers
Assistant professor of agricultural education
University of Florida
High Springs, Florida
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Peter Sheppard
Assistant professor
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, Louisiana
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Darrin Sorrells
Assistant dean for the Student Academic Success Center
Wright State University
Dayton, Ohio
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David Stroupe
Doctoral student and teaching assistant
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
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Juli Hastings Taylor
Assistant professor, program director,
and assessment coordinator
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Menomonie, Wisconsin
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Michelle Tenam-Zemach
Curriculum facilitator/adjunct professor
David Posnack Hebrew Day School/
Broward Community College
Plantation, Florida
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Lisa Thanos-Harrod
Assistant superintendent
Steger School District 194
Steger, Illinois
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Chris Triolo
Secondary science specialist
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Charlotte, North Carolina
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Angela Walmsley
Associate professor of research methodology
Saint Louis University
St. Louis, Missouri
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The 2008-09 Class of Emerging Leaders

Emerging Leaders

Eve Proffitt Emerging Leaders Project Grant