Hayley Dant and Sarah Webster, two Boone County teachers, have been named as ambassadors to the 2024-2025 cohort of GoTeachKY, along with 19 other teachers from throughout the state.
“The mission of GoTeachKY is to ensure that all students across the commonwealth have equitable access to effective educators,” said an announcement from the Kentucky Department of Education. “GoTeachKY seeks to recruit the next generation of teachers in Kentucky, helping remedy the critical teacher shortage that affects every state in the U.S.”
As ambassadors, Dant and Webster will be responsible for encouraging interested high school and college students in pursuing a career in education. Ambassadors also represent the program at career fairs and speaking engagements.
Learn more about GoTeachKY at goteachky.com, and read a full list of the 2024-2025 ambassadors below:
- Jennifer Brown, Menifee County
- Natalie Canizal, Fayette County
- Brooke Coffman, Shelby County
- Hayley Dant, Boone County
- Jessica Dawn Thrasher, Wayne County
- Zach Fisher, Jefferson County
- Preston Graves, Simpson County
- Michelle Gross, Spencer County
- Melissa Hall, Breathitt County
- Amber Hinkle, Bell County
- Madeline Janel Morgan, Williamstown Independent
- Allison King, Paintsville Independent
- Rachel Maxwell, Scott County
- Sadie Rice, Fayette County
- Ryan Scott Johnson, Barren County
- Ashley K. Smith, Jefferson County
- Alicia C. Thomas, Fayette County
- Pennie Thomas, Boyd County
- Sarah Wallace, Anderson County
- Sarah Webster, Boone County
- Crista Williams, Warren County
