NC Gov. Cooper: Governor’s Teacher Advisory Committee

About the Committee

On August 17, 2017 Governor Cooper issued Executive Order 16, establishing the Governor’s Teacher Advisory Committee to advise the Governor on a variety of educational issues. The Committee is comprised of 25 teachers and instructional support personnel appointed by Governor Cooper.

The GTAC advises the Governor on a range of education issues, particularly those of importance to teachers. Members of the GTAC serve as education ambassadors, represent the Governor at events, maintain communication with local boards of education, teachers across the state, and other stakeholders, and share opportunities to support teachers.

Governor’s Teacher Advisory Committee Executive Order

Read the Executive Order

Meetings and Events

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Committee Members

Name	School/Organization	District
Tomika Altman-Lewis	Seawell Elementary School	Chapel Hill-Carborro County
Michael Bonner	South Greenville Elementary	Pitt County
Lara Brickhouse	Behavior Consultation and Psychological Services	Buncombe/Davie County
Deborah Brown	Research Triangle High School	Wake County
Bobbie Cavnar	South Point High School	Gaston County
Christine Conley	Broughton High School	Wake County
NaShonda L. Cooke	Carrol Middle School	Wake County
LeAnna Delph	Joe P. Eblen Intermediate School	Buncombe County
David Diamont	Retired Educator	Surry County
Lisa Godwin	Dixon Elementary School	Onslow County
Dee Grissett	Career and Technical Education-Central Office	Robeson County
Mark Jewell	NCAE	Wake County
Tasha Martinez	Warsaw Middle School	Duplin County
Denise McCoy	Kimmel Farm Elementary School	Winston-Salem Forsyth County
Freebird McKinney	Williams High School	Alamance-Burlington County
Elyse McRae	South Central High School	Pitt County
Julio Morales	Mattamuskeet Elementary School	Hyde County
Kimberly Perry-Sanderlin	Brogden Middle School	Durham County
Juandalynn Ray	Teacher Advancement-Central Office	Clinton City
Brad Rhew	Petree Elementary School	Winston-Salem Forsyth County
Mireya Ruiz	Siler City Elementary	Chatham County
Nicole Sikes	Anson High School	Anson County
Kimberly Strickland	River Dell Elementary	Johnston County
Mark Townley	NC State University	Wake County
Keana Triplett	Watauga High School	Watauga County