Program Staff
Lauren Hill, NBCT - Program Director: Lauren is an English teacher at Leestown Middle School in Lexington, KY. She's taught high school and in a correctional setting, served as an instructional coach, and worked as the Teacher Leadership Coordinator for the Kentucky Department of Education. She also coaches teachers to become virtual community organizers for the Center for Teaching Quality and earned degrees from Barnard College and Vanderbilt University, Twitter: @LHill40
Caitlin McClure, NBCT - Coach. Caitlin is the Academic Instructional Coach at the Marion C. Moore School in Louisville, Kentucky. Caitlin has ten years of prior teaching experience in 10th and 11th grade ELA, as well as AP Language and Composition. She earned her Ed.S. from the University of Louisville in 2017, is an alum of the Louisville Writing Project XXXI, and a 2018 CTEPS graduate. She is passionate about disciplinary literacy, independent reading, and trauma-informed practices. Twitter: @caitmcclure.
Carly Baldwin, NBCT - Coach: Carly teaches Chemistry at Boyd County High School. She also worked as an Effectiveness Coach for KDE, supporting Instructional Transformation districts. She was a KY Hope Street Fellow and a CTEPS alum. She has published articles describing her teacher leadership journey in Kentucky Teacher. Carly is a proud 2015 PAEMST winner. Twitter: @GingeraffeBald1
Noah Klein - Coach: Noah began teaching in 2009 with the Jefferson County Public Schools district and is now an instructional coach at The Academy at Shawnee. Noah earned his B.S. in Secondary Language Arts Education at Miami University of Ohio and his M.Ed at Western Governors University in Instructional Design, Learning, and Technology. Noah is a 2017 CTEPS graduate, a Center for Teaching Quality Storytelling and virtual learning Ambassador, and a Magnify Learning Certified Facilitator. Twitter: @mrkleinsenglish
Meka Wilhoit Barry, PhD - Coach: Meka is a Reading Specialist in Louisville, Kentucky. She has twelve years of teaching experience. Meka also serves as an consultant for LearnZillion and Instruction Partners. She advocates for early childhood education and is a 2016-17 CTEPS Graduate. Read her recent work in the Hechinger Report. Twitter: @mekawilhoit
Brian McDowell, NBCT - Coach: Brian is a STEM and Project Lead the Way teacher for Mason County Middle School. He has received the KSTA Middle School Teacher of the Year, NSTA Inquiry Based Teaching Award, Presidential Award Finalist, and has been awarded over $70,000 in grants over the past 8 years. Brian is a proud CTEPS coach and 2015 CTEPS alum. Twitter: @mcdowellscience
Program Advisors
Collaborative for Teaching and Learning, Fiscal Agent
Melissa Shearon, Kentucky Department of Education
Shannon Brickler, Grant County Public Schools
Amy Woolum, Bell County Public Schools
Gemma Wafzig, Jefferson County Public Schools
Brett Criswell, University of Kentucky
Paul Barnwell, teacher and author
Angela Gunter, Green River Regional Educational Cooperative
MeMe Ratliff, Jefferson County Public Schools
Brad Clark, Hope Street Group
Matthew Courtney, Bluegrass Center for Teacher Quality
Katrina Boone, Collaborative for Student Success
Education Department, Kentucky State University
Center for Teaching Quality
Melissa Shearon, Kentucky Department of Education
Shannon Brickler, Grant County Public Schools
Amy Woolum, Bell County Public Schools
Gemma Wafzig, Jefferson County Public Schools
Brett Criswell, University of Kentucky
Paul Barnwell, teacher and author
Angela Gunter, Green River Regional Educational Cooperative
MeMe Ratliff, Jefferson County Public Schools
Brad Clark, Hope Street Group
Matthew Courtney, Bluegrass Center for Teacher Quality
Katrina Boone, Collaborative for Student Success
Education Department, Kentucky State University
Center for Teaching Quality
