AMLE Constituent Committees

AMLE relies on volunteer committee members to guide the work of our association. We would like to extend a special thank you to our current committee members and highlight just a few of their many contributions to our mission: 

  • The Early Career Committee established a mentorship program for new middle grades teachers, ensuring they have a support system cohort that includes both veteran and other early career teachers.  
  • Advocacy committee members lead the way in promoting the National Policy Agenda for the Middle Grades, spearheading AMLE’s efforts to “rebrand” middle school as a time of immense opportunity by collecting testimonials from educators around the world.  
  • The Teacher Leaders Committe and Principals and Assistant Principals Committee collaborated on a six-part article series exploring the relationship between administrators and teachers.  
  • The Equity in Middle Grades Education is developing an AMLE position paper to establish a common understanding of what it means to provide educational structures in which all students can thrive.  

If you are passionate about middle level education and want to volunteer your time to advance your profession, there’s a role for you. Applications are now open for 2025 committee appointments. Note: The Principals and Assistant Principals Committee will be split into two committees, the Principals Committee and the Assistant Principals Committee in 2025 to better serve the unique needs of each role.  

Advocacy Committee

Jen Ciok, Chair
Pam Millikan, Vice Chair
Jonathan Dauber
David Hallman
Josh Pearman

Richard Schroeder
Kylah Seabrooks
Sheila Steen
Courtney Vlugt

Early Career Educators Committee

Will Murphy, Chair
Morgan Bentley
Joshua Chlebowski
Chad Corey
Kristen Engle
Amy Gladstone
Brittney Jensen
Kyle Jordaan

Brandy Lane
Joseph Pizzo
Lisa Rutner
Rene Salyer
Michelle Schwartze
Heather Stefanski
Iliana Ward

Equity in Middle Grades Education Committee

Millette Edwards, Co-Chair
Bill Ivey, Co-Chair
Laurie Ramirez, Vice Chair
Amber Anania
Amanda Austin
Laurie Birkenmeier
Dave F. Brown
Andrea Christoff
Jen Ciok
Jen Cort

Kelly Miller
Mary Mitchelson
Rebecca Nelson
Kristen Nguyen
Lauren Parish
Dustin Purdy
Ricardo Robinson
Sarah Straub
Jared Swingle
Rick Wormeli

Principals and Assistant Principals Committee

Erin Cribbs, Chair
Mike Hammond, Vice Chair
Rachel Adams
Amanda Austin
Raymond Bradford, Jr.
Christina Brammell
Jen Davis
John Donecker
Michael Gohde
Jacquelin Harden
Tiffany Hawthorne
Stacia Hottle

Ashby Johnson
Lori Katz
Chuck Maddox
Gina Mahouski
Mikaela O’Bryan
Natasha Perez
Trish Pulos
Heather Riganti
Jeremy Rothstein
Stephanie Sander
Dave Shaffer
Maria Wakefield

Teacher Leaders Committee

Laurie Rigg, Chair
Megan Balduf, Vice Chair
Marri Bayour
Ashley Bonet
Rachel Booth
Corey Cohen
Ralph Covino
Christian Ellis
Kristen Engle
Beth Fabijanic
Carey-Anne Hendershot

Stacie Holzberger
Dustin Johnson
Kristin Laughlin
Loria McIntyre
Sravan Nemani
Joseph Pizzo
Dustin Purdy
Cheryl Robertson
Kate Strein
Chad Uyehara
Stephanie Washburn