OFFICERS
President
Bre Allard, Literacy Instructional Coach, Lewiston Middle School, Lewiston
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Vice President
Michelle DeBlois, Founder/CEO ReMo, ELA educator, Tripp Middle School, Turner
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Treasurer |
Secretary |
Sheila Bennett, English Faculty, John Bapst Memorial High School, Bangor
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Amanda West, ELA Teacher, Penquis Valley Middle School, Milo
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Co-Historians
Beth Carlson, National Board Certified Teacher, English Teacher & Department Head, Kennebunk High School, Kennebunk
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Claudette Brassil, Retired English Teacher, Mount Ararat High School, 2019 NCTE Intellectual Freedom Award Winner, Brunswick
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Legislative Monitor
Stephanie Hendrix, English Teacher, Bangor High School, Adjunct Instructor, The University of Maine, Maine Writing Project Consultant, 2019 Brassil Award Winner. Bangor.
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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.
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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.
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Heather Anderson, Grade 8 ELA/Social Studies, Caribou Middle/High School;
2022 Aroostook County Teacher of the Year. Caribou.
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Kim Barnes
Grade 8 ELA Teacher, Caribou High School
2019 Aroostook County Teacher of the Year
2025 MCELA Teacher of Excellence. Caribou.
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Ryan Dippre, Ed.D., Associate Professor of English and Director of College Composition, The University of Maine, Orono
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George Jreije- Author. Portland.
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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.
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Sarah C. B. Norsworthy, Ed.D., Reading Specialist, Portland
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Jessie Odgren, 7th Grade ELA Teacher,
Camden-Rockport Middle School, Camden
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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
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Kristina Sanborn, English Teacher, Traip Academy, Kittery
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Caitlin Saras, Literacy Instructional Coach, Lewiston High School, Lewiston
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Kim Sellers, ELA Teacher, Maine Writing Project Consultant & Teacher Mentor 2016, Hall-Dale Middle & High School, Farmingdale
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