GoTeachKY announced the 18 Teacher Ambassadors for 2023 on October 10.
The mission of GoTeachKY, an initiative of the Kentucky Department of Education, is to ensure that all students across the Commonwealth have equal access to effective educators. GoTeachKY seeks to recruit the next generation of teachers in Kentucky, helping to address the critical teacher shortage that affects every state in the US
The ambassadors of GoTeachKY 2023 are:
- Ashley BuchanonRockfield Elementary (Warren County)
- Laura ColeScott High School (Kenton County)
- Milli ConleyPaintsville High School (Paintsville Independent)
- Krystal Conway-CunninghamFrankfort High School (Frankfort Independent)
- Brianna CookNewport High School (Newport Independent)
- Mary DotsonSouth Floyd Elementary (Floyd County)
- Kara Byrne DowdyMayfield High School (Mayfield Independent)
- Amy GambrelBell County
- Jonathan E. GreerMadison High School (Madison County)
- Brittany GroseSuccess Academy (Fayette County)
- Kelly HuttTaylorsville Elementary (Spencer County)
- Yesterday IceNorton Commons Elementary (Jefferson County)
- Margaret Janiak (Nikki)Estes Elementary (Owensboro Independent)
- Brian C. JonesCarter G. Woodson Academy (Fayette County)
- Amy R. KoppFarmer Elementary School (Jefferson County)
- TJ MetcalfBloomfield High School (Nelson County)
- Melinda Richardson, Clay City Elementary (Powell County)
- Kim Roberts, Graves County High School
The ambassadors were selected from a pool of applicants from across the country who responded to a call for teachers interested in supporting the initiative and helping to promote the teaching profession.
Ambassadors must hold or have held a teaching position in a Kentucky public school and have at least four years of experience as a teacher, principal or other certified school staff member.
Each ambassador has a unique story that brought them to the teaching profession, and their stories will be featured on social media as examples of the different paths available to future educators.
Ambassadors will also represent GoTeachKY at career fairs and other speaking engagements.
For more information, visit the GoTeachKY Ambassador Program website or email Justin Edwards.
