Meet our Teacher Leaders
2025-26 Teacher Leader Cohort
Jillian Bailey, Wolfe County High School
Kelsey Birdwhistell, West Hardin Middle School
Courtney Bishop, North Marshall Middle School
Chelsea Burden, Van Buren High School (Ohio)
Caroline Clayton, Shelby County High School
Alexandria Daniel, West Jessamine High Middle School
Krista Drake, Eastern High School
Kelly Heishman, Paul Blazer High School
Lana Helm, Louisville Classical Academy
Catherine Holmes, Doss High School
Joshua Lane, Doss High School
Ryan Lewis, Bryan Station High School
Samantha Marcoux, Warren Central High School
Genevia Muse, Montgomery County High School
Kristen Nall, James T. Alton School
Zach Neal, Campbell County Middle School
Kati Nicholson, Meece Middle School
Kylie Rutherford, Bourbon County High School
Emily Sambrook, Elkhorn Crossing School
Josh Smith, Lexington Catholic High School
Elizabeth Smith, North Marshall Middle School
Ryan Thorn, Hopkinsville High School
Drake Williams, McCracken County High School
Laura Wilmington Richee, The Academy/Shawnee Middle School
Picture of the 2024-25 Teacher Leader cohort
Elise Carter
Lane Springer, Renee Boss, and Andy Smith, Teacher Leaders from the 2022-23 cohort, discuss the impact of their time in the initaitive on their teaching. Interviews conducted by Jill Abney and edited by Jaime Jorrisch.