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Meet the Nominees for
2026 NASS Excellence Awards

Power Leadership <2500

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Adam Ehrman

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Superintendent

Bourbonnais Elementary S.D. 53

Bourbonnais,  IL

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Alice Beth Barfield

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Superintendent

Glades County

Moore Haven, FL

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John Hannah

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Superintendent

​Morton School District

Morton, WA

MEMBER​

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Sheila Schlafmann

Pending Member Article
Superintendent

Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School

Turtle Lake, ND

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Michelle CarneyRay-Yoder

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Superintendent

Central Regional School District

Bayville, NJ

MEMBER​

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Brian Breeden

Featured Member Article
Superintendent

Clever R-V School District

Clever, MO

MEMBER​​

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Michele Hartzell

Featuired Member Article
Superintendent

North East School District

North East, PA

MEMBER​​

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Shelley McKinley

Featured Member Article
Superintendent

Texas Juvenile Justice Dept.

State of Texas​

MEMBER​

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Daniel Street

Pending Member Article
Superintendent

Braymer School District 4

Braymer, MO​

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Neil Gupta

Featured Member Article
Superintendent

Oakwood City Schools

Oakwood, OH

MEMBER​

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Tonya Lowry

Pending Member Article
Superintendent

Uplift Michigan Online School​

Stephenson, MI

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Cynthia Levy

Pending Member Article
Superintendent

Hazel Crest School District 152.5

East Hazelcrest, IL

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Reza Namin

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Superintendent

Maine Indian Education

Calais, ME

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Billy Kirk

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Superintendent

Commerce City Schools

Commerce, GA

MEMBER​

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Rick Amero

Pending Member Article
Superintendent
Kennebec Intra-District Schools RSU 2
Hallowell, ME

MEMBER​​

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Felicia Adams

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Superintendent

Southwest Public Schools

Houston, TX

MEMBER​​

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Harlan Ptomey

Featured Member Article
Superintendent

Cedar Bluffs Public Schools

Fremont, NE​

MEMBER​

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John Rockhold

Pending Member Article
Superintendent

North Daviess R-III School District

Jameson, MO​

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Matthew Link

Featured Member Article
Superintendent

Northern Lehigh School District

Slatington, PA

​MEMBER

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Michael Volpe

Featured Member Article
Superintendent

Hillsborough Township District

Hillsborough, NJ

MEMBER​

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Cory Uselton

Pending Member Article
Superintendent

DeSoto County Schools

Hernando, MS

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Amy Brennan

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Deputy Superintendent

Mason City Schools

Mason, OH 

MEMBER​

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Jackie Kapushion

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Superintendent

St. Vrain Valley Schools

Longmont, CO

​MEMBER

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Robert (Scott) Langford

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Superintendent

Sumner County Schools

Gallatin, TN

MEMBER​

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Kristin Brown

Pending Member Article
Superintendent

Lake Dallas ISD​

Lake Dallas, TX

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Nathan Fisher

Pending Member Article
Superintendent
Roselle Public Schools
Roselle,   NJ​
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Krish Mohip

Featured Member Article
Superintendent

Proviso School District

Forest Park, IL​

MEMBER​

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Michael Barnes

Featured Member Article
Superintendent

Mayfield City Schools

Mayfield Heights, OH

MEMBER​

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Terry Connor

Featured Member Article
Superintendent

Sarasota County Schools

Sarasota, FL

MEMBER​

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Karen Cheser

Featured Member Article
Superintendent

Durango School District

Durango, CO

MEMBER

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Kirk Koennecke

Featured Member Article
Superintendent

Eanes ISD

Austin, TX

MEMBER

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Carol Birks

Featured Member Article
Superintendent

Allentown School District​

Allentown, PA

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Jason Faulkner

Featured Member
Superintendent

Adair County Schools​

Columbia, KY

MEMBER

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Kristen Campbell

Pending Member Article
Superintendent

East Penn School District

Emmaus, PA​

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Mark Schwarz

Pending Member Article
Superintendent

Ridgewood Public Schools

Ridgewood, NJ​

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