Meet the Nominees and Winners of
2024 NASS Excellence Awards
Nominees for ExceIlence in Instructional Leadership
April Blackwell
Director of Instructional Services
Northeast Technology Center, District 11
511 S. Elliott St., Pryor, OK 74361
Todd Cummings
Superintendent
South Bend Community School Corporation
215 South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
South Bend, IN 46601
Melanie Davison
Principal
Hazelwood School District
15955 New Halls Ferry Road
Florissant, MO 63031
Melissa Adkins
Principal
Hazelwood School District
15955 New Halls Ferry Road
Florissant, MO 63031
Scott Addison
Assistant Superintendent/Principal
Norton City Schools
205 Virginia Avenue NW
Norton, VA 24273
Nathan Schilling
Superintendent
Lansing School District 158
18300 Greenbay Ave., Lansing, IL 60438
Lanetra Thomas
Principal
Hazelwood School District
15955 New Halls Ferry Road
Florissant, MO 63031
Youssef Mosallam
Superintendent
Crestwood School District
27235 Joy Road
Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
Matt Dillon
Superintendent
Petal School District
103 Central Avenue, Petal, MS 39465
Jeff Mayo
Superintendent
Arlington Community Schools
12060 Arlington Trl
Arlington, TN 38002
Jaime Aquino
Superintendent
San Antonio Independent School District
514 W. Quincy St.
San Antonio, Texas 78212
Kimberly Beck
Principal
Hazelwood School District
15955 New Halls Ferry Road
Florissant, MO 63031
Atiya Perkins
Superintendent
Linden Public Schools
2 East Gibbons Street
Linden, New Jersey 07036
Ingrid Carter
Principal
Hazelwood School District
15955 New Halls Ferry Road
Florissant, MO 63031
Demetrus Liggins
Superintendent
Fayette County Public Schools
450 Park Place
Lexington, Kentucky 40511
Nominees for Excellence in Small School District Leadership
Helio Brasil
Superintendent
Keyes Union School District
4801 Lucinda Ave, Keyes, CA 95328
Neil Gupta
Superintendent
Oakwood Schools
20 Rubicon Road Oakwood, OH 45409
Beth Regulbuto
Superintendent
Southern Berkshire Regional School District
491 Berkshire School Road
Sheffield, MA 01257
Kristin Brown
Superintendent
Lake Dallas Independent School District
104 Swisher Road, Lake Dallas, TX 75065
Klint Willert
Superintendent
Pipestone Area Schools
1401 7th St SW
Pipestone, MN 56164
Jeff Horton
Superintendent
GFW Public Schools
323 E 11th St
Gibbon, MN 55335
Marnie Hazelton
Superintendent
Englewood Public School District
274 Knickerbocker Rd, Englewood, NJ 07631
Paul Haughey
Superintendent
Spencer-East Brookfield RSD
306 Main Street, Spencer, MA 01562
Anthony Edison
Superintendent
Posen-Robbins School District 143.5
14011 Harrison Ave., Posen, IL 60469
Reza Namin
Superintendent
Maine Indian Education
39A Union Street, Calais, ME 04619
Kirk Sykes
Superintendent
The SEED School of Maryland
200 Font Hill Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21223
Barry Williams
Superintendent
Gates County Schools
205 Main Street, Gatesville, NC 27938
Todd Dugan
Superintendent
Bunker Hill District
504 E Warren St.
Bunker Hill, IL 62014
Gina Wohlford
Superintendent
Norton City Schools
205 Virginia Avenue NW Norton, VA 24273
Al Lewis
Superintendent
Weymouth Township School District
1202 Eleventh Avenue
Dorothy, NJ 0831
Tammy Andreyko
Superintendent
Quaker Valley School District
100 Leetsdale Industrial Drive
Leetsdale, PA 15056
Nominees for Excellence in School District Safety
Paul O'Malley
Superintendent
Butler School District 53
2801 York Road, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523
Michael Vuckovich
Superintendent
Windber Area School District
2301 Graham Ave., Windber, PA 15963
Jason Koenig
Chief Information Officer
Cherry Creek Schools
4700 South Yosemite Street
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Valdimir Talley
Safety & Security Administrator
Decatur Public Schools
101 West Cerro Gordo St., Decatur, IL 62523
Nathan S. Schilling
Superintendent
Lansing School District 158
18300 Greenbay Ave., Lansing, IL 60438
Ian Lopez
Director of Safety and Security
Cherry Creek Schools
4700 South Yosemite Street
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Nominees for Aspiring Superintendent of the Year
Liz Freeman
Chief Academic Officer
District 300
2550 Harnish Drive, Algonquin, IL 60102
Sean Taylor
Associate Superintendent
Washington Township Schools
8550 Woodfield Crossing Blvd.
Indianapolis, IN 46240
Nominees for Excellence in Technology (AI) Innovation and Application
Jeff Mayo
Superintendent
Arlington Community Schools
12060 Arlington Trl
Arlington, TN 38002
Glenn Robbins
Superintendent
Brigantine Public Schools
301 E. Evans Blvd
Brigantine, NJ 08203
