OFFICERS

President

Bre Allard, Literacy Instructional Coach, Lewiston Middle School, Lewiston

Vice President

Michelle DeBlois, Founder/CEO ReMo, ELA educator, Tripp Middle School, Turner

Treasurer

Amanda West, ELA Teacher, Penquis Valley Middle School, Milo

Secretary

Kristina Sanborn, English Teacher, Traip Academy, Kittery

Co-Historians

Beth Carlson, National Board Certified Teacher, English Teacher & Department Head, Kennebunk High School, Kennebunk

Claudette Brassil, Retired English Teacher, Mount Ararat High School, 2019 NCTE Intellectual Freedom Award Winner, Brunswick

Legislative Monitor

Stephanie Hendrix, English Teacher, Bangor High School, Adjunct Instructor, The University of Maine, Maine Writing Project Consultant, 2019 Brassil Award Winner. Bangor.

Past President

Patti Forster, National Board Certified Teacher, English Teacher, Camden Hills Regional High School; Bay Area Writing Project Consultant, 2022 Semifinalist, Maine Teacher of the Year, 2021 Knox County Teacher of the Year, 2020 Brassil Award Winner. Rockport.

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS

Heather Ahern Huish (she/her) M.Ed. Writing and Teaching of Writing MCELA Executive Board Member National Writing Project TC/MT English teacher GSTA Advisor Spruce Mountain High School, Jay.

Heather Anderson, Grade 8 ELA/Social Studies, Caribou Middle/High School; 2022 Aroostook County Teacher of the Year. Caribou.

Kim Barnes Grade 8 ELA Teacher, Caribou High School 2019 Aroostook County Teacher of the Year 2025 MCELA Teacher of Excellence. Caribou.

Sheila Bennett, English Faculty, John Bapst Memorial High School, Bangor

Ryan Dippre, Ed.D., Associate Professor of English and Director of College Composition, The University of Maine, Orono

George Jreije- Author. Portland.

Angela Lathem-Ballard, 5-6 Humanities and the school's Arts Specialist, teaching Pre-K--8 Visual Art and 5-8 Drama, Center for Teaching and Learning. Edgecomb.

Jessie Odgren, 7th Grade ELA Teacher, Camden-Rockport Middle School, Camden

Melanie Ruark, ELA Teacher, Penquis Valley High School, Milo, Active member and Past State President of Alpha Psi State of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, a professional organization for women educators promoting education worldwide

Caitlin Saras, Literacy Instructional Coach, Lewiston High School, Lewiston

Kim Sellers, ELA Teacher, Maine Writing Project Consultant & Teacher Mentor 2016, Hall-Dale Middle & High School, Farmingdale

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