NCAEE Members

Dr. Paul Katnik

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

Dr. James “Jim” Brooks, NBCT

NCAEE Vice Chair and NCAEE Nominations Standing Committee Co-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

Director of Rules Management and Educator Assessment

Georgia Professional Standards Commission, Atlanta, GA

 

Ms. Ivonne Carmona Avila 

English Language Arts
Moon Valley High School
Glendale Union High School District
Phoenix, Arizona
Communication Partner: Educators Rising 

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)

Dr. Martha Salazar-Zamora

2023 Texas Superintendent of the Year
2024 National Superintendent of the Year Finalist
Superintendent of Schools
Tomball Independent School District
Tomball, Texas
Communication Partner: American Association of School Administrators (AASA) 

Ms. Audrey Nichols 

Bookkeeper/School Secretary, 
Puladki County Special School District 
Little Rock, Arkansas
Communication Partner: National Education Association (NEA) 

Dr. Ann E. Larson 

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 Co-Chair
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 

Ms. P. Danielle Nellis

Deputy General Counsel
Tennessee State Board of Education
Nashville, Tennessee

Mr. Scott Tennant

NCAEE Media and Promotions Standing Committee Co-Chair
Deputy Executive Director
School Pool for Excess Liability Limits
Marlton, New Jersey

Carolyn Angelo

NASDTEC Staff

Legal Council

Dr. Troy Hutchings

NASDTEC Staff

Senior Policy Advisor in Educator Ethics

NCAEE Subject Matter Expert