| Month |
Mentor |
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| May 2013 |
Renee Sandell, PhD
Professor of Art Education, George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia
Ph.D. & M.A. in Art Education, The Ohio State University
2013 National Art Educator of the Year
|
| April 2013 |
Kelsey Long
K-12 Art Educator, New Jersey
2013 NAEA Higher Education Student Achievement Award
|
| March 2013 |
Ronda Sternhagen
6-12 Visual Arts Educator / Chief Creative Officer
Grundy Center MS/HS, Iowa
2013 Western Region Art Educator of the Year
Past President/Awards Chair, Art Educators of Iowa
|
| February 2013 |
Elizabeth (Lisa) Stuart
Content Specialist, Art, Theater, & Dance, Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction, Montgomery County Public Schools
President-elect, Maryland Art Education Association
2012 Maryland Art Educator of the Year
Bachelor’s of Science, Art Education, University of Maryland Master’s Degree, Art Education, Maryland Institute College of Art
Certificate in Supervision and Administration, UMD
Silver Spring, MD
|
| January 2013 |
Kerry Freedman
Professor and Head of Art + Design Education
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL
|
| December 2012 |
Cheryl Maney
Pre K-12 Visual Arts and Dance Curriculum Specialist
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, Arts Education Department
2012 NAEA Southeastern Art Supervisor of the Year
National Core Standards Visual Arts Writing Team Member
Mid Carolina Region Art Affiliate
Alliance for Young Artists and Writers
Scholastic Art Awards
Past President, North Carolina Art Education Association
Charlotte, NC
|
November 2012
|
Sarah Delphus Neubold
2012 Eastern Region Elementary Art Educator of the Year
Secretary of the Maryland Art Education Association
Art Teacher, Montgomery County Public Schools
Rockville, MD
|
| October 2012 |
Samantha Melvin
NAEA National Elementary Art Educator of the Year
Youth Art Month VP for the Texas Art Education Association
Art Teacher, R. J. Richey Elementary
Burnet, TX
|
| September 2012 |
Tricia Fuglestad, NBCT
K-5 Elementary Art Educator
Dryden Elementary School
Arlington Heights, IL
|
| August 2012 |
Daniel T. Barney, PhD
Assistant Professor of Art Education, Department of Visual Arts
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
|
| July 2012 |
Kristi Oliver
Art Educator
BFA, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, Art Education and Painting/2-Dimensional Studies
MFA, Boston University, Art Education with a concentration in Printmaking
CAGS, Fitchburg State College, Creative Arts and Education
Boston, MA
|
June 2012
|
Peter J. Geisser
Art Educator
Rhode Island School for the Deaf
Cranston, RI
|
| May 2012 |
Anne L. Becker, EdD
Associate Professor, Education Department
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL
|
| April 2012 |
Sarah Damiano
Teacher, Stadium Middle School
Baltimore City, MD
|
| March 2012 |
Jeanne Hoel
Senior Education Program Manager, School & Teacher Programs The Museum of Contemporary Art
Los Angeles, CA
|
February 2012
|
Stacy Fuller
Director of Education, Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Fort Worth, TX
|
| January 2012 |
Thom Knab
K-4 Arts Specialist, Dodge Elementary
Williamsville, NY
|
December 2011
|
Jo-Anne Kirkman
2011 State Art Educator of the Year (MN)
Long Lake, MN
|
| November 2011 |
Marilyn G. Stewart
2011 NAEA National Art Educator
Fleetwood, PA
|
| October 2011 |
Susan Manbeian
2011 State Art Educator of the Year (CA)
Fremont, CA
|
| September 2011 |
Heidi O'Hanley
Art Educator, Indian Springs School District 109
Justice, IL
|
August 2011
|
Samantha Melvin
 2011 NAEA Western Elementary Art Educator of the Year
Elementary Division Chair, TAEA
Burnet, TX
|
| July 2011 |
Daisy McTighe
2011 NAEA Distinguished Service Within Profession
Curriculum Consultant & Adjunct Faculty Member
Towson University & Goucher College
Baltimore, MD
|
| June 2011 |
Vanessa Lopez-Sparaco
2011 NAEA Eastern Middle Level Art Educator of the Year
Middle School Division Director, MAEA
Leadership Educator, Arts Discipline (L.E.A.D.) Teacher
Baltimore, MD
|
| May 2011 |
Rebecca Stone-Danahy
Fine Arts Director and Visual Arts Educator
NAHS Sponsor of the Year
Lewisville, NC
|
| April 2011 |
Laura Milas, N.B.C.T.
Art Department Chairperson at Hinsdale
2011 NAEA State Art Educator of the Year (IL)
Hinsdale, IL
|
| March 2011 |
Jackie Spaulding-Wright
2011 TAEA State Art Educator
Visual Art Educator, Carter Elementary School
Owner of Creative Kid's Art School
Seymour, TN
|
| February 2011 |
Michael Gettings
Art Specialist for Henrico County Public Schools
2010 NAEA State Art Educator of the Year (VA)
Henrico, VA
|
| January 2011 |
NAEA
Linda Scott, Moderator
NAEA Web & eCommunications Manager
Reston, VA
|
| December 2010 |
Amanda Batson
Master's Degree Candidate, Art Education
The University of Texas
Austin, TX
Melissa Schaefer
Elementary Art Educator
Wheaton, IL
|
November 2010
|
Dr. Judith Haynes
Elementary Art Educator
President of KyAEA, Advocacy Committee Chair
Cincinnati, OH/Northern KY
|
October 2010
|
Christopher Bruce
Student Teacher, Saugatuck High School &
Education Programs Assistant
Grand Rapids Art Museum
Grand Rapids, MI
|
September 2010
|
Minuette Floyd
Faculty/Instructor
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
|
| August 2010 |
Kim Huyler Defibaugh
Supervisor of Visual and Performing Arts
Toms River Regional Schools
Forked River, NJ
Eastern Region Vice-President
Chair the Advocacy Advisory Committee
Published Materials Committee, Member
|
| July 2010 |
Rosie Riordan
Shawnee Mission West High School
Overland Park, KS
|
| June 2010 |
Linda Morgan
Haven Middle and High Schools, Co-President Elect of KAEA
Haven, KS
|
| May 2010 |
Rebecca (Becky) Guinn
Retired Art Educator
Chamber County, AL
|
|
April 2010
|
Zerric Clinton ABD
Art Teacher
Cairo High School
Cairo, GA 39828
|
| March 2010 |
Bob Reeker
Eastridge Elementary School, Lincoln Public Schools
Visual Art and Integrated Technology
NAEA Elementary Division Director
Lincoln, NE
|
| February 2010 |
Barbara "BJ" Adler
Principal for Vision Emerging Consulting
Former Executive Director of the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers
New York, NY
|
| January 2010 |
Debi West, Ed.S, NBCT
Lead Art Educator, North Gwinnett HS
Suwanee, GA
|
| December 2009 |
Drew Brown
Art Educator, Sweet Apple Elementary School, Past President of the Georgia Art Education Association
Roswell, GA
|
| November 2009 |
Kevan Nitzberg
Art Educator & Art Dept. Chair, Anoka H.S
Anoka, MN
|
|
October 2009,
June 2009
|
Diane Jaquith
Art Educator, Co-founder of Teaching for Artistic Behavior (TAB)
Newton, MA
|
| September 2009 |
Heidi O’Hanley
Art Educator, Indian Springs School District, NAEA Student Chapter Past President
Justice, IL
|
| August 2009 |
Nikki Faycheck Kalcevic
Art Educator, Ramay Junior High School
NW Arkansas
|
| July 2009 |
Leslie Gates
Ph.D. Student, Curriculum and Instruction
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
|
| May 2009 |
Nate Morgan
Art Educator, Hillside Elementary School
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
|
|
April 2009,
March 2009
|
Linda Devlin
Art Educator, Lacey Middle School
President of the Art Educators of New Jersey
2009 NAEA National Middle Level Art Educator
2007 NAEA Eastern Regional Middle Level Art Educator
Lacey Township, New Jersey
|
| February 2009 |
Susan Bivona
Art Educator, Mount Prospect School, Immediate Past President, Art Educators of New Jersey
Basking Ridge, NJ
|
|
January 2009,
December 2008,
November 2008
|
Cris Guenter, Ed.D.
Graduate Coordinator, Dept. of Education
California State University
Chico, CA
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