Teacher of the Year selection panel
The Minnesota Teacher of the Year selection panel is an independent committee representing Minnesota leaders in education, business, nonprofits and government. The panel chooses the Minnesota Teacher of the Year from individuals who are nominated and who then choose to become a candidate.
Here is the 2021 Minnesota Teacher of the Year selection panel:
Gina Brandt
Judge, Hennepin County Fourth District Court
Qorsho Hassan
2020 Minnesota Teacher of the Year
Heather Campbell
Chair, Minnesota Teacher of the Year Program; associate professor, St. Olaf College
Nancy Antoine
Principal, Bridgewater Elementary; Minnesota Elementary School Principals Association
Karen Jacobson
Minnesota Rural Education Association board President, Executive Director of the MN River Valley Education District
Marc Berris
Attorney at law
Robbie Burnett
Director for Recruitment and Retention, Minnesota State Mankato at Edina
Heather Campbell
Chair, Minnesota Teacher of the Year Program; associate professor, St. Olaf College
Mary Pat Cumming
Principal, The FAIR School; Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals
Jessica Davis
2019 Minnesota Teacher of the Year
Beth Daniels
STEM Content and Education Manager, TPT–Twin Cities PBS
Melissa Gallant
Senior marketing manager, General Mills
Lonnie Hartley
Senior marketing and communications specialist, Medtronic
Amy Hang
Hennepin County Attorney's Office
Kelly D. Holstine
2018 Minnesota Teacher of the Year
Tim Lutz
Superintendent, Bemidji Area Schools; Minnesota Association of School Administrators
J.B. Mayo
Associate chair, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, associate professor, University of Minnesota
Megan Bartel
Aspiring Educator, University of Minnesota-Duluth
Jennifer Niemi
Director, Native Studies Center, The College of St. Scholastica
Noah Franz
Aspiring Educator, University of Minnesota - Duluth
Cheryl Polzin
Minnesota School Boards Association, Wayzata Public Schools
Gwen Rudney
Professor of education, University of Minnesota–Morris
Mona Springis-Doss
Board member, United Educators Credit Union
Heather Starks
President, Minnesota Parent-Teacher Association
Steven Toeniskoetter
Senior attorney, Hormel Foods Corp.
Amanda Twite
Curriculum Implementation Specialist, Minnesota Office of Higher Education