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Rating Committee Forms

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Business and Technology Curriculum

Rating Committees

CategoryTeam MembersTeam Lead
Business & TechnologyAdrian Lynch
Arlene Monk
Jessica Beaird
Jason Forrester
Markez Quinn
Margaret Britt
Dr. Michelle Taylor
Angie Davis
Angie.davis@rcu.msstate.edu
CTE: Architecture and Drafting
CTE: Television Broadcasting and Production
CTE: Information Technology
CTE: STEM
Jason Childs
Barry Reeder
JaMichael Chambers
R.J. Morgan
Lester Dempsey
Billy Carol
Richard Humphreys
Lucy Daughdrill
David Weigle
Josh Stanford
jstanford@mdek12.org
CTE: Business, Marketing, and FinanceKim Hinton
Vicki Sullivan
Keely Followay
Joyce Hackler
Crystal Edwards
Karen Ware
Bradford Turner
Maggie Hardiman
mhardiman@mdek12.org
CTE: Education and TrainingMelanie Wood
Tessa Horn
Rebeca Russell
Shari Dantzler
Kelsi Antrim
Susan Huckaby
Nancee Nethery
Ami Weldon
Susan Shedd
sshedd@mdek12.org
CTE: Contemporary Health
CTE: Family and Consumer Science
Angel Pilcher
Denise Hanebuth
Emily Lauren Seiss
Mandy Herrington
Demetria Brown
Jennifer Frye
Jenny Winstead
Suzie Sanders
Tessa Hughes
Sandra White
Susan Shedd
sshedd@mdek12.org
CTE: Culinary ArtsDebbie Miller
Peggy Frey
Jermeka Smith
DJ Garrison
Libby Carson
Jerry Newsome
Juliet Hall
Sheila Benson
Jessica Moss
Maggie Hardiman
mhardiman@mdek12.org
CTE: Lodging, Hospitality, and TourismDebbie Miller
Jessica Blair
Kristen Greb
Peggy Frey
Jermeka Smith
DJ Garrison
Libby Carson
Sheila Benson
Jessica Moss
Maggie Hardiman
mhardiman@mdek12.org
CTE: CosmetologyTondia Lewis
Tomeka Berry
Shalandra Banks
Michelle Keys
Deidre Thompson
Maggie Hardiman
mhardiman@mdek12.org
CTE: Early Childhood EducationStarr Swan
Jill Powe
Natasha Richey
Sandra Kelly
Bakisha Veal
Melissa Long
Sharon Buckhanan
Alnita McDonald
Carolyn Taylor
Susan Shedd
sshedd@mdek12.org
CTE: TransportationJonathan Garrison
Scott Holley
Greg Cooper
Samuel Thompson
Phillip Ray
Robert Miller
John Hill
Blake Thomas
Jeremy Jones-Lindsey
Linda Diane Novak
dnovak@mdek12.org
Computer Science (Grades K-2)Kathryn Sims
Jill Roberson
Kathleen Hamilton
Sally Pickett
Emily Hodum
Kristen Cockrell
Laquita Williams
Sareka Hubbard
Amanda Shropshire
Melissa Banks
mebanks@mdek12.org
Computer Science (Grades 3-5)Laura Bruckner
Jenna Gardner
Holly McGehee
Jennifer Pope
Kellie Myers
Molly Bryan
Bakari Shead
Terina Dexter
Faith Curry
Ann Thomas
Melissa Banks
mebanks@mdek12.org
Computer Science (Grade 6)Joshua Hopkins
Eurica Pointer
Vanessa Washington
Stephanie Calhoun
Eric Durden
Jamie Flowers
Michelle Anding
Rachelle Clay
Ashley Wedgeworth
Melissa Banks
mebanks@mdek12.org
Cursive Handwriting Cartessia Angrum
Trish Stoll
Penney Green
Christie Hoff
Latondra Robinson
Summeral Newman
Laurie Weathersby
Jan Hankins
Leslie Purvis Tally
Molly Henderson
mhenderson@mdek12.org

Kristen Wynn
kwells@mdek12.org
Driver’s EducationCarter Norris
Kelvin Carter
Ben Dew
Adam Moak
Marcus Turner
Wayne Ducomb III
Brad Andrews
Jonathan Tillman
jtillman@mdek12.org
PreK MathLatasha Harrien
Dr. Stephanie Davidson
Tina Richardson
Laura Steube
Janaye Hyman
Annette Lambert
Tara Henderson
Leigh Sargent
Bridgit Harper
Kim Ezelle
Joyce Greer
jgreer@mdek12.org
World LanguagesMonica Lamelas Lockward
Lori LeVar Pierce
Charlie Winnick
Ekaterina Kolshenskaya
Sylma Samuel Ferreira
Kevin Walker
Kimberly Renee Watson
Hector De Jesus Barberena
Kimberly Everett
Stephanie Murley
Limeul Eubanks
leubanks@mdek12.org