Emergent Educators Advisory Council
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
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.
Visit the Resiliency GuideThe latest Emergent Educators' Advisory Council
News and Stories
Preparing Teachers for Rural Wyoming: Voices from the Field
In this blog, hear from 3 WY Rural Teacher Corps (RTC) members who completed their student teaching in the fall of 2025 and graduated in December 2025 about their experiences in the Corps and with rural teaching.
Out of the Classroom, Into Cahaba
Rural Teachers in Alabama practice Place-Based Education through the University of West Alabama and Teton Science Schools
Meet the 2025-26 Emergent Educators Advisory Council
RSC is thrilled to announce the newest cohort of Emergent Educators Advisory Council.
Celebrating Rural Teacher-Leaders: National Signature Project Award 2024-25 Winners
In partnership with the National Rural Education Association, Rural Schools Collaborative is proud to celebrate this year’s National Signature Project Awardees' accomplishments.
Emergent Educators’ Advisory Council Alumni:
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Shawntasia Butler
2020-23 YEAC Alum
Morehead, KY
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McKenzie Campbell
2022-24 YEAC Alum
Abingdon, IL
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Adreanna Flint
2020-22 YEAC Alum
Cuba, NY
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Nick Foertsch
2022-23 YEAC Alum
Milnor, ND
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Sidney Freeman
2022-24 YEAC Alum
Livingston, AL
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Maximillion Frommelt
2022-24 YEAC Alum
Dodgeville, WI
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Courtney Gillen
2020-22 YEAC Alum
Monmouth, IL
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Osbaldo Gonzalez
2022-24 YEAC Alum
Nyssa, OR
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Celeste Haverkamp
2020-22 YEAC Alum
Ignacio, CO
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Megan Hawkins
2022-24 YEAC Alum
Shoals, IN
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Bridget Larsen
2022-24 YEAC Alum
West Plains, MO
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Abigail Parker
2022-24 YEAC Alum
Coloma, WI
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Emma Rage
2020-23 YEAC Alum
Kensel, ND
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Brittany Richardson
2020-22 YEAC Alum
Livingston, AL
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Joseff Smith
2020-22 YEAC Alum
Western, NY
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Theressa Smith
2022-24 YEAC Alum
Casper, WY