Event Speaker and Guest Information
Main Stage
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Welcome
Representative Kimberly Williams
Delaware State Representative, District 19
Senator Laura Sturgeon
Delaware State Senator, Fourth Senate District
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Panel: Delaware Teacher Pathways Overview
Ann Hlabangana-Clay
Education Associate, Educator Equity and Recruitment, Delaware Department of Education
Dr. Michael Hill-Shaner
Education Associate, Culturally Competent Workforce Lead, Delaware Department of Education
Megan Schnetzer
Chair of Graduate Special Education Programs, Wilmington University
Prof. Dana Rae Davisson
Clinical Practice Director, Relay Delaware
Dr. Kristin Brown-Massey
Program Specialist, Alternative Routes to Teacher Certification/Master of Arts in Teaching (ARTC/MAT), Delaware State University
Madeleine Bayard
Senior Vice President, Rodel (Facilitator)
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Policy in Action
Cindy Marten
Secretary of Education
Matt Meyer
Governor of Delaware
Dr. Cora Scott
Deputy Secretary of Education
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Panel: Higher Education Pathways and their Graduates
Barbara Espiritu
8th and 9th Grade ELA Teacher and 9th Grade Team Lead
Dr. Stacie Zdrojewski
Program Chair/Assistant Professor, Wilmington University, College of Education and Liberal Arts
Prof. Dana Rae Davisson
Clinical Practice Director, Relay Delaware
Dr. Shelley Rouser
Education Department Chair, Delaware State University
Nicole Johnson
Instructional Coordinator, Delaware Technical Community College
Maya Constantine
Associate Director of Residencies, University of Delaware
Dominic Banks
Director of Talent Acquisition and Strategic Staffing, Appoquinimink School District
Keeley Powell, Ed.D.
Education Associate, Educator Preparation and Quality, Delaware Department of Education
Breakout Rooms
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Apprenticeships and Grow Your Own: Paraprofessional to Teacher
Ann Hlabangana-Clay
Education Associate, Educator Equity and Recruitment, Delaware Department of Education
Katherine Burns
Education Associate, Early Engagement and Teaching Career Ladder, Delaware Department of Education
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High School Teacher Academies
Dr. Michael Hill-Shaner
Education Associate, Culturally Competent Workforce Lead, Delaware Department of Education
Brandi Henderson
Teacher Academy Teacher, Smyrna School District
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Relay: Innovations in Traditional Preparation and Alternative Routes to Teacher Certification (ARTC)
Prof. Dana Rae Davisson
Clinical Practice Director, Relay Delaware
Jerrica Flint
Secondary English Teacher, Director of Student Activities at Great Oaks Charter School
Tameka Wingo
5th Grade Teacher, New Castle Elementary School
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Tutors to Teachers
Caroline O’Neal
Chief Executive Officer, Reading Assist
Megan Schnetzer
Masters of Special Education Programs Chair, Wilmington University
Dr. Stacie Zdrojewski
Department Chair, Wilmington University
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University of Delaware: Year-Long Teacher Residents and Montessori Academy
Maya Constantine
Associate Director of Residencies, University of Delaware
Linda Zankowsky
Director, UD Montessori Teacher Academy
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Delaware State University: Elevating The Journey to Becoming a Teacher
Dr. Kristin Brown-Massey
Program Specialist, ARTC/MAT, Delaware State University
Dr. Crystal Timmons
Director, Office of Clinical Practice & Partnerships
Dr. Michael Ryan
Associate Professor of Elementary Education, Elementary Education Program Coordinator, Delaware State University
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Data Retention and Pipeline Discussion with the Delaware Department of Education (DDOE)
Michael Saylor, Ph.D.
Director of Educator Excellence,
Delaware Department of Education
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Delaware Technical Community College:
Building the Future:
Strengthening Delaware’s Elementary Education Workforce Through Innovative Teacher Preparation
Beth Altemus
Department Chair, Delaware Technical Community College
Nicole Johnson
Instructional Coordinator, Delaware Technical Community College
Taylor Jefferson
Resident Teacher, Delaware Technical Community College