Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchState POY Series - Ryan Cordia (Nevada) - Innovation in Las Vegas
Episode 38
State Principal of the Year Series - Nevada
Ryan Cordia - 2025 Nevada Principal of the Year
Northeast Career & Technical Academy
Ryan Cordia is in hi…
1 year, 1 month ago
State POY Series - Mark Andresen (North Dakota) - Persistence and Consistency
Episode 37
Mark Andresen is the 2025 North Dakota Secondary School Principal of the Year.
Mark is the principal of Mandan High School in Mandan, ND. Previously,…
1 year, 1 month ago
State POY Series - Terita Walker (Colorado) - Student Advocacy
Episode 36
Terita Walker - 2025 Colorado State Principal of the Year and NASSP National Principal of the Year Finalist.
Terita Walker has served as the princip…
1 year, 2 months ago
State POY Series - Spencer Long (Tennessee) - Making High School Relevant - Career Academies
Episode 35
Spencer Long is the 2025 Tennessee Secondary Principal of the Year.
Spencer Long is the executive principal of Halls High School in Halls Crossroads…
1 year, 2 months ago
State POY Series - Pierre Orbe (New York) - Believe Before Anyone Else
Episode 34
Pierre Orbe - New York Secondary Principal of the Year - 2025
DeWitt Clinton High School New York City
Pierre Orbe is the principal of DeWitt Clinton…
1 year, 2 months ago
State POY Series - Laura Tobias (Pennsylvania) - Culture Setters, Academic Interventions, & Learning Centers
Episode 33
Proud principal Laura Tobias of State College Area High School, Pennsylvania is an amazing school leader. Laura has created a special place in the sh…
1 year, 2 months ago
State POY Series - Dr. Jonathon Guthrie (Arkansas) - Opening a New School and Setting a Culture of Involvement, Engagement and Academic Success
Episode 30
Dr. Jonathon Guthrie, Proud Principal of Bentonville West High School, Arkansas shares how he and his team opened Bentonville West, which just comple…
1 year, 3 months ago
State POY Series -Middle School - Miguel Salazar (Texas) - Beyond the Classroom
Episode 29
Miguel Salazar is the principal of Sundown Middle School in Sundown, TX. Previously he was a math teacher, coach, assistant principal, and high schoo…
1 year, 3 months ago
State POY Series - Adam Lancto (Michigan) - Building the Bridge: MTSS and Modern Pathways for Secondary Success
Episode 28
State Principal of the Year Series - Michigan's Adam Lancto
Adam Lancto is the principal of Grandville High School in Grandville, MI and the 2025 Mic…
1 year, 3 months ago
State POY Series - Kelly Whittaker (Kansas) - Individual Plan of Study for EVERY Student
Episode 27
Kansas' 2025 Principal of the year, Kelly Whittaker has served as the principal of Ottawa High School in Ottawa, KS, since 2018. Previously, she serv…
1 year, 3 months ago