Connecticut State Department of Education

Teacher of the Year Ceremony
Due to inclement weather, the Teacher of the Year Ceremony has been postponed to December 16, 2025 from 5-7pm. Doors will open at 4pm. The Ceremony will take place at the Bushnell Theater in Hartford, and the order of events will remain the same.

Professional Development Task Force 2016-17

Members

Name

Title

Organization Represented

Shannon Marimón (Chair)

Division Director, Talent Office

Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE)

Kimberly Audet

Associate Education Consultant

Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE)

Kate Field

Teacher Development Specialist

CT Education Association (CEA)

Dan Hansen

Educational Consultant

Commissioner’s Designee

Kristin Heckt

Superintendent, Bolton Public Schools

Commissioner’s Designee

Kathy Greider

Superintendent, Farmington Public Schools

CT Association of Public School Superintendents, Inc. (CAPSS)

V. Everett Lyons

Associate Executive Director

CT Association of Schools (CAS)

Christopher Todd

Social Studies Teacher, Windsor Public Schools

Commissioner’s Designee

Gary Maynard

President

CT Federation of School Administrators (CFSA)

Steve McKeever

Science Teacher, Middletown Public Schools

American Federation of Teachers-CT (AFT)

Patrice McCarthy

Deputy Executive Director

CT Association of Boards of Education (CABE)

Denise Seel

Paraeducator, Hartford Public Schools

Commissioner’s Designee, School Paraprofessional Advisory Council Member