Pamela Carr, Ed.D., has been a professional in public education for over 30 years. Pam earned her bachelor's degree in marketing from Southern New Hampshire University, a master's in business education from Southern New Hampshire University, a certificate of advanced graduate study in educational leadership from the University of New England, and a doctorate in educational leadership from Plymouth State University. Pam was a teacher of business and computer science for 22 years at the high school and middle school levels, an assistant principal at the high school level, and currently serves as the Principal of Seacoast School of Technology.
Founder and State President - Valerie Koch, M.Ed. has almost 30 years of teaching experience. She earned a bachelor's degree from Keene State College in Elementary Education and Special Education and a master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction from New England College. Valerie is currently the Education & Behavioral Science Instructor at Concord Regional Technical Center where she is also an instructional coach, PD coach, and curriculum facilitator. Valerie supports district initiatives by serving on school and district committees including CSD Professional Development, CHS Guiding Coalition, and NEASC. She was awarded the distinction of 2017 Distinguished Educator for the Concord School District, 2021 NH CTE Teacher of the Year, and 2024 Educators Rising Champion Award.
Secretary- Dawn Russell, M.Ed., BA English Teaching, has almost 30 years of teaching experience working in the field of education. Seventeen years have been teaching elementary school, and eight of those years were also as adjunct faculty for UNH's Education Department. Over the years she has served as mentor and professional development presenter, participated in curriculum development with colleagues, and continued to expand her own professional development interests in the areas of reading and math instruction, differentiated instruction for diverse learners, the importance of play in early childhood education, and best practices at all levels of education. Currently Dawn is the Careers in Education teacher at the Seacoast School of Technology in Exeter, NH, adjunct faculty at Great Bay Community College, and teacher leader for Educators Rising-NH where she enjoys sharing her experience and passion with rising young educators. Dawn recently earned her CAGS from Southern New Hampshire University.
Tracy Nudd-Homeyer, M.Ed. has been working in the education field for nearly 30 years. She earned her B.A. in English and Women’s Studies from UNH and her M.Ed in Curriculum and Instruction from Antioch University. Tracy has taught middle and high school English, directed non-profit educational programs, served as a school administrator, and written two nationally distributed curriculums. She has been the Teacher Prep instructor at the Huot Career and Technical Center in Laconia since 2019. She serves as a new teacher mentor, National Technical Honor Society advisor, Educators Rising advisor, and is on several Laconia School District committees and task forces.
State Director- Carla Frank, M.Ed. has been a CTE teacher at Portsmouth High School for over 10 years as the Education & Teacher Training Instructor. Prior to becoming the classroom teacher Carla was the preschool lab teacher for the program for 9 years. She has been working with children of various ages for the past 20 years and truly enjoys watching the growth and development of each child.