TOP Fellow Directory

Educators who have traveled to Germany with TOP are referred to as TOP Fellows.

If you want to learn more about the Program from a TOP Fellow in your state, please click on the map below.
Note: Not all TOP Fellows are listed.
If you would like to be added, please contact the TOP staff.

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    Alaska (AK)
    Name (Last, First) Faris, Jennifer
    City Anchorage
    Trip Year 2006
    Email-Address faris_jenni@asdk12.org

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    Alabama (AL)
    Name (Last, First) Staubs, Melinda
    City Jacksonville
    Trip Year 2008
    Email-Address mstaubs@jsu.edu
       
    Name (Last, First) Miroff, Chasidy
    City Vance
    Trip Year 2008
    Email-Address chasidy_w@hotmail.com

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    Arkansas (AR)
    Name (Last, First) Musgrove, Jody
    City Little Rock
    Trip Year 2006
    School Telephone (501) 604-1910
       
    Name (Last, First) Jeffries, Susan
    City Bryant
    Trip Year 2005
    Email-Address sjeffries@bryantschools.org

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    Arizona (AZ)
    Name (Last, First) Baron, Michael
    City Flagstaff
    Trip Year 2007
    School Telephone (928) 773-4140
       
    Name (Last, First) Erb, Daneille
    City Glendale
    Trip Year 2007
    Email-Address danerb77@cox.net
       
    Name (Last, First) Godfrey, Diane
    City Chandler
    Trip Year 2006
    Email-Address dgodfr@kyrene.org
       
    Name (Last, First) Martin, Barbara
    City Tuscon
    Trip Year 2004
    School Telephone (520) 545-4562
       
    Name (Last, First) Wiens, Cheryl
    City Phoenix
    Trip Year 2003
    Email-Address cwiens@msd38.org

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    California (CA)
    Name (Last, First) Lee, Richard
    City Salinas
    Trip Year 2007
    Email-Address rlee@salinas.k12.ca.us
       
    Name (Last, First) Lloyd, Jim
    City Fresno
    Trip Year 2006
    Email-Address jhlloyd@fresno.k12.ca.us
       
    Name (Last, First) Lopez, Manuel
    City Salinas
    Trip Year 2005
    Email-Address mlopez@salinas.k12.ca.us
       
    Name (Last, First) Mitchell, Susan
    City Oceanside
    Trip Year 2006
    Email-Address susan.mitchell@oside.k12.ca.us
       
    Name (Last, First) Radler, Andrew
    City Durham
    Trip Year 2007
    Email-Address radleran@butte.edu
       
    Name (Last, First) Radler, Leslie
    City Paradise
    Trip Year 2006
    Email-Address lradler@paradise.k12.ca.us

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    Colorado (CO)
    Name (Last, First) Greenawald, G. Dale
    City Boulder
    Trip Year 2002/TOP Fellow of the Year 2005
    Email-Address dgreenawal@aol.com
       
    Name (Last, First) Kenney, Marianne
    City Denver
    Trip Year 2008
    Email-Address marianne_kenney@dpsk12.org
       
    Name (Last, First) Lapp, Katy
    City Colorado Springs
    Trip Year 2007
    Email-Address Kathryn.Lapp@ColoradoCollege.edu
       
    Name (Last, First) Pearson, Michelle
    City Thornton
    Trip Year 2006
    Email-Address michelle.l.pearson@adams12.org
       

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    Connecticut (CT)
    Name (Last, First) Field, Katherine ("Kate")
    City Woodstock
    Trip Year 2008
    School Telephone Mail Symbolkfield@woodstockacademy.org

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    Delaware (DE)
    Name (Last, First) Jeandell, Jason
    City Seaford
    Trip Year 2005
    Email-Address jjeandell@seaford.k12.de.us

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    Florida (FL)
    Name (Last, First) Allende, Veronica
    City Port Saint Lucie
    Trip Year 2008
    School Telephone Mail Symbollucida27@bellsouth.net
       
    Name (Last, First) Casanova, Patricia
    City Tampa
    Trip Year 2010
    Email-Address patricia.casanova@sdhc.k12.fl.us
       
    Name (Last, First) Jolley, Jennifer
    City Parkland
    Trip Year 2004
    Email-Address JENNIFER.jolley@browardschools.com
       
    Name (Last, First) McCullagh, Mary
    City Miami
    Trip Year 2006
    Email-Address Mail Symbolmmccullagh@columbushs.com
       
    Name (Last, First) Stuck, Regina
    City Miami
    Trip Year 2007
    Email-Address Mail Symbolrstuck@dadeschools.net

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    Georgia (GA)
    Name (Last, First) Bennett, Dr. Eddie
    City Marietta
    Trip Year 2001
    Email-Address EDDIERBENNETT@COBBK12.ORG
       
    Name (Last, First) Butler, Prof. Judy
    City Savannah
    Trip Year 2005
    Email-Address jbutler@westga.edu
       
    Name (Last, First) Coleman, Sharon
    City Waycross
    Trip Year 2003
    Email-Address smcoleman50@yahoo.com
       
    Name (Last, First) Jones, Whitt
    City Fayetteville
    Trip Year 2005
    Email-Address jones.whitt@fcboe.org
       
    Name (Last, First) Oster, Nick
    City Mableton
    Trip Year 2007
    Email-Address nicholas.oster@cobbk12.org

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    Hawaii (HI)
    Name (Last, First) Boyd, Lance
    City Honolulu
    Trip Year 2007
    Email-Address Mail Symbollboyd@aop.net

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    Iowa (IA)
    Name (Last, First) Bildstein, Andrea
    City Solon
    Trip Year 2008
    Email-Address abildstein@solon.k12.ia.us
       
    Name (Last, First) Schultz, Eric
    City Marion
    Trip Year 2007
    Email-Address Mail Symboleschulz@anamosa.k12.ia.us

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    Idaho (ID)
    Name (Last, First) Prinzing, Dr. Daniel
    City Boise
    Trip Year 2003 & 2005
    Email-Address DLPrinzing@sde.idaho.gov
      
    Name (Last, First)Danielson, Pam
    CityOrofino
    Trip Year2008
    Email-Addressdanielp@sd171.k12.id.us
      
    Name (Last, First)Hamilton, Troy
    CityJerome
    Trip Year2005
    Email-Addresstrocyhamilton@hotmail.com

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    Illinois (IL)
    Name (Last, First) Bryant, Christopher
    City Lake Forest
    Trip Year 2007
    Email-Address Mail Symbolcbryant@d115.org
       
    Name (Last, First) Isele, Fred
    City Moline
    Trip Year 2006
    Email-Address Mail Symbolfc-isele@wiu.edu
       
    Name (Last, First) Bringham, Jeffery ("Jeff")
    City Orland Park
    Trip Year 2008
    Email-Address jbrigham@d230.org

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    Indiana (IN)
    Name (Last, First) Bale, Kay
    City Pendleton
    Trip Year 2005
    Email-Address kbale@smadison.k12.in.us
       
    Name (Last, First) Fochtmann, Manfred
    City Beech Grove
    Trip Year 2005
    Email-Address Mail Symbolmfochtmann@bgcs.k12.in.us
       
    Name (Last, First) Heiden, Mark
    City Fishers
    Trip Year 2008
    Email-Address Mail Symbolmheiden@sbcglobal.net

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    Kansas (KS)
    Name (Last, First) Lucas, Bev
    City Wichita
    Trip Year 2002
    Email-Address bevdlucas@yahoo.com
       
    Name (Last, First) O'Neal, Vicki
    City Baxter Springs
    Trip Year 2008
    Email-Address onealv1@usd508.org

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    Kentucky (KY)
    Name (Last, First) Gandy, Kay
    City Bowling Green
    Trip Year 2005
    Email-Address kay.gandy@wku.edu

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    Louisiana (LA)
    Name (Last, First) Means, Nicole
    City West Feliciana
    Trip Year 2010
    Email-Address MeansN@wfpsb.org
       
    Name (Last, First) Staub, Jamie
    City New Orleans
    Trip Year 2005
    Email-Address jamie.staub@k12.la.us
       
    Name (Last, First) Singletary, Jutina
    City Merryville
    Trip Year 2008
    Email-Address Mail Symboljsingletary@beau.k12.la.us

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    Massachusetts (MA)
    Name (Last, First) Sheehan, David
    City Watertown
    Trip Year 2006
    Email-Address Mail Symboldsheehan@watertown.k12.ma.us

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    Maryland (MD)
    Name (Last, First) Fitzhugh, William
    City Reisterstown
    Trip Year 2003
    Email-Address wfitzhugh@bcps.org
       
    Name (Last, First) Fradel, Joshua
    City Newark
    Trip Year 2004
    Email-Address Mail SymbolJLFradel@mail.worcester.k12.md.us

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    Maine (ME)
    Name (Last, First) Boggs, Robert
    City Gray
    Trip Year 2005
    Email-Address rboggs@msad15.org
       
    Name (Last, First) Cushing, Brian
    City Naples
    Trip Year 2006
    Email-Address briancushing@sad61.k12.me.us
       
    Name (Last, First) Vautour, Faith
    City Rockport
    Trip Year 2005
    Email-Address Faith_Vautour@fivetowns.net

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    Michigan (MI)
    Name (Last, First) Feldman, James
    City St. Clair Shores
    Trip Year 2009
    Email-Address jfeldman@lsps.org
       
    Name (Last, First) Goralewski, Sharon
    City Waterford
    Trip Year 2005
    Email-Address Goralewski@oakland.k12.mi.us
       
    Name (Last, First) Rehn, Henry
    City Shelby
    Trip Year 2004/TOP Fellow of the Year 2006
    Email-Address hr1mucs@ucs.misd.net
       
    Name (Last, First) Smith, Thomas
    City Auburn Hills
    Trip Year 2002
    Email-Address thomas.smith@baker.edu
       
    Name (Last, First) Woolman, Michelle
    City Alpena
    Trip Year 2007
    Email-Address woolmanmi@alpenaschools.com

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    Minnesota (MN)
    Name (Last, First) Boucher, Michael
    City Minneapolis
    Trip Year 2007
    Email-Address Mail Symbolmichael.boucher@mpls.k12.mn.us
       
    Name (Last, First) Noet, Scott
    City Owatonna
    Trip Year 2006/TOP Fellow of the Year 2009
    Email-Address Mail Symbolsnoet@owatonna.k12.mn.us
       
    Name (Last, First) Panser, Laura
    City Rochester
    Trip Year 2005
    Email-Address Mail Symbollaurel.panser@roch.edu

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    Missouri (MO)
    Name (Last, First) Gerling, Bill
    City Jefferson City
    Trip Year 2007
    Email-Address Mail Symbolbill.gerling@dese.mo.gov
       
    Name (Last, First) Lenzen, Dana
    City Saint Louis
    Trip Year 2008
    School Phone Mail Symboldlenzen@lindberghschools.ws
       
    Name (Last, First) Lubeck, Dennis
    City Saint Louis
    Trip Year 2008
    Email-Address Mail Symboldlubeck@csd.org

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    Mississippi (MS)
    Name (Last, First) Van Slyke, Donna
    City Brandon
    Trip Year 2005
    Email-Address Mail Symboldvanslyke@rcsd.ms
       
    Name (Last, First) Wilson, Wilma
    City Brookhaven
    Trip Year 2005
    School Telephone (601) 833-7359

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    Montana (MT)
    Name (Last, First) Gideon, Steven
    City Darby
    Trip Year 2006
    Email-Address Mail Symbolsgideon@darby.k12.mt.us

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    North Carolina (NC)
    Name (Last, First) Huffman, Laura
    City Concord
    Trip Year 2005
    Email-Address Mail Symbollhuffman@cabarrus.k12.nc.us
       
    Name (Last, First) Matusevich, Melissa
    City Greenville
    Trip Year 2002
    Email-Address Mail Symbolmatusevichm@mail.ecu.edu
       
    Name (Last, First) Perry-Lawless, Leah
    City Raleigh
    Trip Year 2006
    Email-Address Mail Symbollperry@exploris.org

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    North Dakota (ND)
    Name (Last, First) Anderson-Molde, Elizabeth
    City Grafton
    Trip Year 2007
    Email-Address Mail SymbolBeth Andersonmolde Email

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    Nebraska (NE)
    Name (Last, First) Payne, Harris
    City Omaha
    Trip Year 2005
    Email-Address payneh@ops.org
       
    Name (Last, First) Gates, Melissa
    City Omaha
    Trip Year 2008
    Email-Address melissa.gates@ops.org

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    New Hampshire (NH)
    Name (Last, First) Ackerman, Anne
    City Nashua
    Trip Year 2006
    Email-Address Mail Symbolaackerman@rivier.edu
       
    Name (Last, First) Gagnon, Nancy
    City Peterborough
    Trip Year 2006
    Email-Address Mail Symbolngagnon@mail.conval.edu
       
    Name (Last, First) Mee, Barbara
    City Londonderry
    Trip Year 2007
    Email-Address Mail Symbolbmee@londonderry.org

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    New Jersey (NJ)
    Name (Last, First) Chu, Keith
    City 2006
    Trip Year Paramus
    Email-Address Mail Symbolkchu@bergen.edu
       
    Name (Last, First) Martin, Theresa
    City Summit
    Trip Year 2010
    Email-Address Tmartin@fc.summit.k12.nj.us
       
    Name (Last, First) Spillane, Barbara
    City Belleville
    Trip Year 2005
    Email-Address barbara.spillane@belleville.k12.nj.us

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    New Mexico (NM)
    Name (Last, First) Schick, Nancy
    City Los Alamos
    Trip Year 2006
    Email-Address Briefumschlag-Symboln.schick@laschools.net

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    Nevada (NV)
    Name (Last, First) Garcia, Jesus
    City Las Vegas
    Trip Year 2005
    Email-Address jgarcia@ncss.org

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    New York (NY)
    Name (Last, First) Alptekin, Omer
    City La Grangeville
    Trip Year 2006
    School Telephone (845) 486-4860
       
    Name (Last, First) Bittner, Thomas ("Tom")
    City North Collins
    Trip Year 2008
    Email-Address Mail Symboltbittner@northcollins.wnyric.org
       
    Name (Last, First) Dunne, Daniel
    City Rochester
    Trip Year 2003/2007/TOP Fellow of the Year 2008
    Email-Address Mail Symbolddunne@rochester.rr.com
       
    Name (Last, First) Fearnside, Karen Ferris
    City Burnt Hills
    Trip Year 2004
    Email-Address Mail Symbolapqueen@msn.com
       
    Name (Last, First) Goldberg, Steve
    City New Rochelle
    Trip Year 2007
    Email-Address Mail Symbolsgoldberg@nred.org
       
    Name (Last, First) Iannacone, Joseph
    City New York
    Trip Year 2005
    School Telephone Mail Symboljiannacone@hewittschool.org
       
    Name (Last, First) O'Neil, Kim
    City Liverpool
    Trip Year 2003 & 2005/Expert
    Email-Address kdoneil@twcny.rr.com
       
    Name (Last, First) Paska, Lawrence
    City Albany
    Trip Year 2006
    Email-Address Mail Symbollpaska@mail.nysed.gov

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    Ohio (OH)
    Name (Last, First) Cotter, Linda
    City Columbus
    Trip Year 2002 & 2006/TOP Fellow the Year 2007
    Email-Address lcotter@cdeducation.org
       
    Name (Last, First) Dengel, Wanda
    City Portsmouth
    Trip Year 2008
    Email-Address Mail Symbolwdengel@cdeducation.org
       
    Name (Last, First) Martin, Don
    City Chillicothe
    Trip Year 2008
    Email-Address Mail Symbold76lm@yahoo.com
       
    Name (Last, First) NgDung, Nancy
    City Columbus
    Trip Year 2006
    School Telephone (614) 444-8994
       
    Name (Last, First) Wyss, Bill
    City Louisville
    Trip Year 2006 & 2010
    Email-Address Mail Symbolwyss@louisville.sparcc.org

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    Oklahoma (OK)
    Name (Last, First) Caddell, Lyndal
    City Noble
    Trip Year 2008
    Email-Address Mail Symbolokcad@aol.com
       
    Name (Last, First) Kennedy, Virginia Anne
    City 2006
    Trip Year Oklahoma City
    Email-Address Mail Symbolvakennedy@okcps.org

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    Oregon (OR)
    Name (Last, First) Gabriel, William ("Bill")
    City Ashland
    Trip Year 2008
    Email-Address Mail Symbolbill.gabriel@ashland.k12.or.us
       
    Name (Last, First) Olson, Sigrid
    City Salem
    Trip Year 2007
    Email-Address Mail Symbololsen_sigrid@salkeiz.k12.or.us

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    Pennsylvania (PA)
    Name (Last, First) Dickler, Paul
    City Philadelphia
    Trip Year 2008
    Email-Address Mail Symbolpauldickler@yahoo.com

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    Rhode Island (RI)
    Name (Last, First) Betres, James
    City Portsmouth
    Trip Year 2005
    School Telephone (401) 683-2124

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    South Carolina (SC)
    Name (Last, First) Aspinwall-Winter, Duncan
    City Hilton Head
    Trip Year 2008
    Email-Address Mail Symbolaspwin2@hargray.com
       
    Name (Last, First) Beaver, Brock
    City Goose Creek
    Trip Year 2002
    Email-Address Mail Symbolbrockbeaver@berkeley.k12.sc.us
       
    Name (Last, First) Hairfield, Barbara
    City Georgetown
    Trip Year 2005
    Email-Address bbhairfield@cs.com
       
    Name (Last, First) Sides, Tara
    City Clinton
    Trip Year 2005
    Email-Address Mail Symboltmsides@laurens56.k12.sc.us
       
    Name (Last, First) Sweeney, Timothy
    City North Charleston
    Trip Year 2006
    Email-Address Mail Symboltimothy_sweeney@charleston.k12...
       
    Name (Last, First) Terry, Reggie
    City Ware Shoals
    Trip Year 2008
    Email-Address reggieterry@aol.com

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    South Dakota (SD)
    Name (Last, First) Raeder, Laura
    City Sioux Falls
    Trip Year 2007
    School Telephone (605) 367-7900

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    Tennessee (TN)
    Name (Last, First) Davis, Dorothy
    City Ashland City
    Trip Year 2008
    Email-Address Mail Symboldavis.dorothy@gmail.com

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    Texas (TX)
    Name (Last, First) Clark, Lorelei
    City Missouri City
    Trip Year 2006
    Email-Address Mail Symbollorelei.clark@fortbend.k12.tx.us

     
    Name (Last, First) Kelley, Sandra
    City Bay City
    Trip Year 2008
    Email-Address Mail Symbolskelley@bcblackcats.net
     
    Name (Last, First) Kurtz, Peter
    City Houston
    Trip Year 2007
    Email-Address Mail Symbolpeterkurt3@yahoo.com
       
    Name (Last, First) Pellikan, Deborah
    City Sugar Lane
    Trip Year 2007
    Email-Address Mail Symboldeborah.pellikan@fortbend.k12.tx.us
       
    Name (Last, First) Presley, Anne
    City McKinney
    Trip Year 2007
    Email-Address Mail Symbolapresley@mckinneyisd.net
       
    Name (Last, First) Telford, Margaret
    City Grapevine
    Trip Year 2006
    Email-Address Mail Symbolmargaret.telford@gcisd.net

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    Utah (UT)
    Name (Last, First) Rollins, Quinn
    City Salt Lake City
    Trip Year 2008
    Email-Address qrollins@graniteschools.org
       
    Name (Last, First) Su'a, Pam
    City West Jordan
    Trip Year 2008
    School Telephone Mail Symbolpamela.sua@jordan.k12.ut.us

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    Virginia (VA)
    Name (Last, First) Card, Elva
    City Fairfax
    Trip Year 2005
    Email-Address elva.card@fcps.edu
       
    Name (Last, First) Cole, Marjorie
    City Virginia Beach
    Trip Year 2004
    Email-Address MKCOLE@VBCPS.K12.VA.US
       
    Name (Last, First) Lay, Laura
    City Midlothian
    Trip Year 2006
    Email-Address Mail Symbollaura_lay@ccpsnet.net
       
    Name (Last, First) Wilczewski, Lynn
    City Richmond
    Trip Year 2008
    Email-Address Mail SymbolLynn_Wilczewski@ccpsnet.net

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    Vermont (VT)
    Name (Last, First) Lumbra, Sigrid
    City Montpelier
    Trip Year 2004
    Email-Address Sigrid Lumbra Email

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    Washington (WA)
    Name (Last, First) Morgan, Martina
    City Covington
    Trip Year 2008
    Email-Address Mail Symbolmmorgan@tahomasd.us
       
    Name (Last, First) Linser, William
    City Belleview
    Trip Year 2005
    Email-Address linserw@bsd405.org

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    Wisconsin (WI)
    Name (Last, First) Gunnel, John
    City Baraboo
    Trip Year 2005
    Email-Address JGUNNELL@BARABOO.K12.WI.US
       
    Name (Last, First) Lammers, Frank
    City Milwaukee
    Trip Year 2007
    Email-Address Mail Symbollammerfx@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
       
    Name (Last, First) Nigohosian, Susan
    City Racine
    Trip Year 2007
    Email-Address Mail Symbolsusan.nigohosian@racine.k12.wi.us
       
    Name (Last, First) Grotegut-Halvorson, Carla
    City Two Rivers
    Trip Year 2007
    Email-Address Mail Symbolpolgeram@yahoo.com

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    West Virginia (WV)
    Name (Last, First) Swiger, Lynette
    City Monongah
    Trip Year 2007
    School Telephone (304) 367-2159

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    Wyoming (WY)
    Name (Last, First) Roberts, Amy
    City Laramie
    Trip Year 2005
    Email-Address aroberts@uwyo.edu
       
    Name (Last, First) Locke, Steven
    City Laramie
    Trip Year 2006
    Email-Address Mail Symbolslocke@uwyo.edu

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    District of Columbia (DC)
    Name (Last, First) Krakow, David
    City Washington
    Trip Year 2008
    School Telephone Mail Symboldavidkrakow@gmail.com

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    Canada
    Name (Last, First) Majaess, Rima
    City Halifax (NS)
    Trip Year 2008
    Email-Address majaessr@staff.ednet.ns.ca
       
    Name (Last, First) Odenwald, Barbara
    City Richmond (BC)
    Trip Year 2007
    Email-Address Mail Symbolbodenwald@shaw.ca
       
    Name (Last, First) Renouf, Gary
    City Brookfield (NS)
    Trip Year 2008
    Email-Address renoufg1@staff.ednet.ns.ca

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