CAN Teacher Leaders
NAEA is pleased to announce the Connected Arts Networks (CAN) Visual Art Teacher Leaders. This group of art educators will serve as NAEA’s first Professional Learning Community (PLC) in this nationwide project. The group is comprised of elementary, middle, and high school visual arts educators. After a year of teacher leadership training, each educator will lead their own PLC in the 2023-2024 school year.
NAEA Teacher Leaders (below)
EdTA Teacher Leaders
NAfME Teacher Leaders
NDEO Teacher Leaders
NAEA Teacher Leaders:
Amber Arnold
Fine Arts Instructional Coach, Gwinnett County Public Schools, Suwanee, GA
Janine Campbell
Visual Arts Teacher, Byron Center Public Schools, Byron Center, MI
Heather de Koning Foley
Visual Arts & Design Teacher, P.S. 132K The Conselyea School, Brooklyn, NY
Cassie Garrity
High School Art Teacher, Central DeWitt High School, DeWitt, IA
Leslie Grace
Arts Department Chair, Nebinger Elementary School; PAEA President (10/20-10/22) & Past-President (10/22-10/24), Philadelphia, PA
Matthew Grundler
6-8th Grade Art Techer, Plano Independent School District, Plano, TX
Rachael Harrison
Visual Arts Director, El Sol Science & Art Academy, Santa Ana, CA
Melissa Hronkin
Art Educator, Houghton Elementary School, Houghton, MI
Lidia Menniti
Middle School Visual Arts Model Teacher, M.S. 137Q America’s School of Heroes, Ozone Park, NY
Frank Juárez
Art Department Chair, Sheboygan North High School, Sheboygan, WI
Hilary Morefield
Visual/Media Arts Teacher, Ventura Unified School District, Ventura, CA
Tim Needles
Art and Media Teacher/Technology Integration Specialist, Smithtown School District, Smithtown, NY
Gayle Nicholls-Ali
CTE Teacher, La Cañada Unified High School / Arts, Media & Entertainment Sector, Altadena, CA
Kimberly Olson
Elementary Art Education Teacher, PK-2, Centre School, Hampton, NH
Ann Ossey
Visual Arts Teacher, Wauconda High School, District 118, Wauconda, IL
Chay L. Ross
VAPA Instructional Lead, Digital Media & Visual Arts Teacher, Alliance Cindy & Bill Simon Technology Academy High School, Los Angeles, CA
Raine Valentine
Middle School Art Educator, Baltimore County, MD
Program activities for this project are fully funded through the U.S. Department of Education’s Assistance for Arts Education Program for a total of five years.