Emergent Educators Advisory Council

The Emergent Educators’ Advisory Council provides a platform for rural educators to learn, share knowledge, and lend their voice and experience to critical national conversations around rural schools and teaching.

The Emergent Educators Advisory Council is a working group of educators in their first three years of teaching from rural classrooms around the country. Members advise RSC on how to support the recruitment, preparation, and retention of young rural teacher-leaders, and receive professional development in implementing Place-Based Education and grant-writing into their classrooms. Council members come from within our hub regions, and represent the diverse schools in our Regional Hub network.

2025-26 Emergent Educators Advisory Council Cohort:

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Abbie Johnson

2025-26 EEAC Member

Carthage, IL

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BJ Cross

2025-26 EEAC Member

Cascade, MT

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Jacob Jelesiewicz

2025-26 EEAC Member

Evanston, WY

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Kaylee Whitaker

2025-26 EEAC Member

Letcher, KY

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Kelly Pemrick

2025-26 EEAC Member

Estes Park, CO

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Killian Sump

2025-26 EEAC Member

Camp Sherman, OR

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Marquita Holmes

2025-26 EEAC Member

Forrest City, AR

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Molly Brasher

2025-26 EEAC Member

Baldwin County, AL

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Nicole Cooper

2025-26 EEAC Member

Waynesville, MO

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Bethany Schnetzler

2024-26 EEAC Leader

Monmouth, IL

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Betty Jones

2024-26 EEAC Leader

Stanton, KY

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Logan Nedrow

2024-26 EEAC Leader

North Powder, OR

Strengthening Teacher Retention

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Rural Teacher Resiliency Guide

What's the key to making it through the first few years as a rural teacher? Check out advice from teachers in the field.

Emergent Educators' Advisory Council (formerly the Young Educators Advisory Council) members support projects like the new Rural Teacher Resiliency Guide. This guide features advice from early career rural teachers, teacher perspectives, and advice for administrators and community members to support and welcome new teachers.

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Emergent Educators’ Advisory Council Alumni: