THE PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION IN EDUCATION

The 2009-10 Class of Emerging Leaders

The 2009-10 Class of Emerging Leaders was selected from a competitive class of applicants based on their outstanding professional accomplishments in education. 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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Yolanda Abel
Assistant professor
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
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Nada Ahmed
Doctoral student in education research
Kings College, London
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Kyle Burgess
English and journalism teacher
Moon Area High School
Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania
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John Corrow
Social studies teacher
Montclair High School
Riverside, California
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Sharon Delesbore
Principal
Christa McAuliffe Middle School
Houston, Texas
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Sean Elbousty
Director of foreign languages
Lynn Classical High School
Dracut, Massachusetts
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Jenny Sue Flannagan
Director, Martinson Center for Mathematics and Science
Assistant professor, School of Education, Regent University
Virginia Beach, Virginia
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Vicky Gilpin
English faculty, Cerro Gordo High School
Adjunct English faculty, Richland Community College
Decatur, Illinois
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Elizabeth Greninger
Director, Alternative Certification Program
Texas A&M International University
Laredo, Texas
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Shawn Hagerty
Coordinator of specialized programs, Sumter School District 17
Part-time professor, University of South Carolina Sumter
Sumter, South Carolina
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Peter Hall
Principal
Sheridan Elementary School
Spokane, Washington
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Elizabeth Hendrix
Assistant professor
Missouri Western State University
St. Joseph, Missouri
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Marian Jackson
French teacher
Port Barre High School
Opelousas, Louisiana
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James Lloyd
Assistant superintendent, Olmsted Falls City Schools
Adjunct professor, Bowling Green State University
Olmsted Falls, Ohio
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Courtney Malloy
Senior researcher, Vital Research, LLC
Assistant professor of clinical education, Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
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Frank Nardelli
Principal
Dove Academy
Livonia, Michigan
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Kathleen Plinske
Associate vice president of institutional effectiveness
McHenry County College
Lake in the Hills, Illinois
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Jonathan Plucker
Director, Center for Evaluation and Education Policy
Professor of educational psychology and cognitive science, Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
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David Ryan
Principal
Nashua High School North
Hooksett, New Hampshire
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Scott Simpson
Sixth grade math teacher, Sebastian River Middle School
Adjunct professor, Indian River State College
Sebastian, Florida
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Patricia Smith
Chair of English Department
Falls Church High School
Fairfax, Virginia
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Christopher Steel
Director of curriculum, instruction, and technology
Emerson Schools
Emerson, New Jersey
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Karen Urban
Seventh grade English language arts teacher
Rodger O. Borror Middle School
Wilmington, Ohio
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Aaron Wesche
Science teacher
Addison High School
Brooklyn, Michigan
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