NCAEE Members

Dr. Paul Katnik

Assistant Commissioner
Office of Educator Quality
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Jefferson City, Missouri 
Communication Partner: Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)

Ms. Callie Marksbary

NCAEE Past Chair
Retired Educator
Lafayette, Indiana
Communication Partner : National Education Association (NEA)

Dr. James “Jim” Brooks, NBCT

NCAEE Chair
English Teacher/Yearbook Advisor
West Wilkes High School
Wilkes County Schools
Millers Creek, North Carolina
Communication Partner: National Education Association (NEA)

Jimmy Adams

Executive Director of NASDTEC

Ms. Anne Marie Fenton

NCAEE Facilitator
Interim Director, Educator Ethics Division and
Director of Rules Management and Educator Assessment
Georgia Professional Standards Commission, Atlanta, GA

Dr. Rama Devagupta, NBCT

NCAEE Research and Policy Standing Committee Chair
Biology & Forensics Teacher/
Science Club Advisor 
Southridge High School
Kennewick School District
Kennewick, Washington &
Adjunct Chemistry Instructor
Columbia Basin College
Pasco, Washington
Communication Partner: National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) 

Mr. Dave Steckler 

NCAEE Media and Promotions Standing Committee Co-Chair
Principal
Red Trail Elementary School
Mandan Public Schools
Mandan, North Dakota
Communication Partner: National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)

Ms. Audrey Nichols 

Bookkeeper/Administrative Assistant,
Pulaski County Special School District 
Little Rock, Arkansas
Communication Partner: National Education Association (NEA) 

Dr. Ann E. Larson 

NCAEE Research and Policy Standing Committee Chair
Dean 
College of Education and Human Studies
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Communication Partner: American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE

Ms. Franciene Sabens

NCAEE Nominations Standing Committee
School Counselor
Herrin High School 
Herrin, Illinois 
Communication Partner: American School Counselor Association (ASCA)

Ms. Melody Mann

Executive Director
Professional Teaching Practices Commission
Anchorage, Alaska 

Mr. Jon Wennstrom

NCAEE Media and Promotions Standing Committee Chair
Principal
Riley Upper Elementary School
Livonia Public Schools
Livonia, Michigan
Communication Partner: National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)

Ms. Chaffony Poole

Teacher
Newton County High School
Newton County Schools
Decatur, Mississippi
Communication Partner: Educators Rising

Dr. David Law

Superintendent
Minnetonka Public Schools
Minnetonka, Minnesota
Communication Partner: American Association of School Administrators (AASA)

Dr. Erin McCarthy

Teacher
Delavan-Darien High School
Delavan-Darien School District
Delevan, Wisconsin
Communication Partner: National Network of State Teachers of the Year (NNSTOY)

Dr. Lisa Bisogno

Professor/Associate Dean
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Communication Partner: Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)

Dr. Lindsay Diamond

Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Programs
Associate Professor Special Education 
University of Nevada
Reno, Nevada
Communication Partners: Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP)

Mr. Jake Bacon

Assistant Superintendent
Hermiston School District
Hermiston, Oregon
Communication Partner: American Association of School Personnel Administrators (AASPA)

Carolyn Angelo

NASDTEC Staff

Legal Council

Dr. Troy Hutchings

NASDTEC Staff

Senior Policy Advisor in Educator Ethics

NCAEE Subject Matter Expert