Hillary Clinton: NH Commissioner of Education Lyonel Tracy Endorses Hillary for President

New Hampshire for Hillary Announces 225 More Granite State Educators for Hillary

11/15/2007 -- MANCHESTER, NH – Joining more than 500 Educators for Hillary, New Hampshire’s Commissioner of Education, Dr. Lyonel Tracy today announced his endorsement for Hillary for President. One week after announcing 312 Educators for Hillary, the New Hampshire for Hillary campaign today announced the names of 225 more educators from the Granite State who support Senator Clinton’s run for President.

“Senator Clinton has proven time and again that she is a leader in education,” said Dr. Lyonel Tracy. “Her work as First Lady in Arkansas to help set public school standards along with her efforts to reform No Child Left Behind put her leagues ahead of other presidential candidates. As President, she will be the advocate our nation’s educators need.”

As an advocate, First Lady, and United States Senator, Hillary has fought to raise the education standards in our nation’s schools. Hillary is committed to reforming No Child Left Behind (NCLB). In addition to fighting for full funding for NCLB, she is working to ensure the legislation supports early childhood education, improves teacher training, lowers class size, enhances parental involvement, eliminates environmental hazards in schools, and protects the programs that work for America’s children.

Senator Clinton is also working actively to secure full funding for Head Start, a program that has helped prepare children to succeed in school by providing comprehensive services addressing all the barriers children in poverty face.

Recently, Hillary proposed a plan to make college accessible and affordable for all Americans. By providing a $3,500 tuition tax credit—more than 50% of the cost of tuition at the average public institution—and increasing Pell grants, Hillary’s plan will unlock the doors to higher education for millions of young Americans. In addition, Hillary will simplify the student aid process and strengthen incentives for students interested in public service.

Hillary believes that investing in early childhood education is essential. Studies show that universal pre-kindergarten programs pay for themselves after nine years and produce a growing annual return in the years beyond. That is why Senator Clinton has proposed a plan to provide universal pre-kindergarten program to serve all of America’s four-year-olds. Her plan would expand access to the more than 3 million 4-year-olds who are not enrolled in state pre-kindergarten programs. It would provide states with matching funds to devise their own programs and requiring that classes be taught by highly-trained teachers.

“I am honored to have the support of Dr. Tracy and these dedicated men and women who have undertaken the critically important job of educating New Hampshire’s children,” said Senator Clinton. “With their help, I will continue working to ensure that Americans have access to the quality education they deserve from early childhood on.”

Dr. Lyonel Tracy was appointed Commissioner of Education for New Hampshire in 2005. Dr. Tracy has over 20 years of experience in the field of education. Prior to his appointment as commissioner, Dr. Tracy served as Superintendent of Schools in Portsmouth, President of the New England Association of School Superintendents and Chair of the New Hampshire Parent Teacher Association’s Education Committee.

A complete list of the 225 Educators for Hillary follows:

Joyce Adams, Nashua
Retired Educator

Rebecca Albert, Tilton
High School Librarian

Cynthia Amato, Windham
Educator, Pinkerton Academy

Eileen Amburg, Hudson
Retired Educator

Kay Anderson, Merrimack
Retired Educator

Eva Axne, Nashua
Food Service Worker, Nashua High School South

Ann Ayotte, Keene
Retired Educator

Nancy Baker, Amherst
Classical Language Teacher, Souhegan High School, Amherst

Cynthia Bannon, Manchester
Educator, Manchester

Sandra Bauer, Hampton
Educator

Margaret Beale, Bedford
Teacher, Hollis-Brookline Middle School

Susan Beere-Wilkerson, Warner
Educator

Jeanne Beland, Durham
Retired Educator

Melvin Berger, Nashua
Retired Educator

Jennifer Bicknell, Londonderry
Former Educator

Suanne Bickum, Newton
Educator

Sandra Binion, Acwroth
Educator, Stevens High School, Claremont

Lisa Blake, Brookline
Educator

Michael Blayney, Grantham
Director, Department of Environmental Health and Safety, Dartmouth College

Patricia Blumenthal, Chester
Professor, Chester College

Thomas Bonaccorsi, Lee
Educator, Oyster River Middle School, Durham

Kathleen Bonaccorsi, Lee
Educator, Oyster River Middle School, Durham

Virginia Borst, Pelham
Retired Educator, Pelham Memorial School

Elizabeth Bouchard, Pembroke
Middle School Math Teacher

Kathy Bouchard, Hudson
Librarian, Alvirne High School, Hudson

Jane Bradley, Hampton
Educator

Carol Brassard, Keene
Former Director of Counseling, Alvirne High School, Hudson

Laurie Brothers, Center Barnstead
Language Arts Teacher, Paul School, Wakefield

Deborah Browne, Campton
English Teacher, Newfound High School, Bristol

Iris Bucchino, Bow
Educator, NHTI, Concord

Misty Burrington, Bedford
Middle School Social Studies Teacher, Derry

Leslie Callahan, Manchester
Retired Educator

Sandra Chaffee, Winchester
Dining Services, Northfield Mount Hermon School, Northfield, MA

Elizabeth Chickering, Walpole
Retired Educator

Linda Chretien, Manchester
Teacher, Raymond

Stacie Chu, Dover
Speech Therapist

Susan Coburn, Bow
Music Teacher, Kearsarge Middle School, New London

Sandra Cohen, Concord
Educator, Merrimack High School

Mary Cooper, Newbury
Elementary Educator, New Boston School

Leslie Cooper, Exeter
Retired Educator

Kathleen Cotton, Dover
Educator

Patricia Cox, Newfields
Specialist, Portsmouth School District; Instructor, UNH

Nancy Crane, Nashua
Third Grade Teacher, Nashua

Elizabeth Crory, Hanover
Retired Educator

Carole Culhane, Pelham
Educator

Heather Cummings, Epsom
Educator

Sarah Curtin, Portsmouth
Educator

Stephanie Dakoulas, Manchester
Educator, Moharimet Elementary, Madbury

Elizabeth Dalton, Derry
Educator

Lisa Damren, West Lebanon
Health Teacher, Lyme School

Bernice Dangelas, Pelham
Educator

Maria Dawidoff, Francestown
Retired Educator

Barbara Dennett, Newfields
Educator

John Derosa, Salem
Educator

Barbara Deselle, Manchester
Retired Educator

Maria Di Nola, Manchester
Principal, Timberlane Regional High School, Plaistow

Melissa Dietz, Brookline
Educator

Beverly Dowdy, Hampstead
Educator

Patricia Drown, Concord
Retired Educator

Mary-Chris Duncan, Bradford
Elementary Educator, Maple Street School, Manchester

Sarah Eastman, Conway
Educator, Kennett High School

Linda Ehrlich, Lebanon
Sixth Grade Teacher, Lebanon

Beverly Ells, Orange
Substitute Teacher, Canaan Elementary School

Donna Fallon, Manchester
Life Skills Teacher, McLaughlin Middle School, Manchester

Heddy Fantl, Grantham
Retired Educator

Kimberly Farah, Danville
Professor, Lasell College, MA

Carol-Anne Finnegan, Bethlehem
Retired Educator

Lucille Finochiaro, Hampton
Retired Educator

Garypaul Flynn, Canaan
Educator

Joyce Fox, Manchester
Retred Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

Rebecca Franks, Nashua
Educator

Jen Freitas, Manchester
Special Education Teacher, Hillside Middle School, Manchester

Serita Frey, Deerfield
Associate Professor, University of New Hampshire

Janice Galloway, Newmarket
Fifth Grade Teacher, Hampton Falls

Helen Galloway, Atkinson
Retired Educator

Nancy Gati, Manchester
Educator, Hillside Middle School, Manchester

Ann Gehring, Sanbornville
Elementary Educator, New Durham School

Cynthia Gieryn, Salem
Special Edcuation Teacher, Haverhill, MA

Robin Gilson, Swanzey
Educator

Susan Gimilaro, Bedford
Educator

Stephen Gorin, Canterbury
Professor, Plymouth State University

Lillian Grant, Peterborough
Retired Educator

Dana Gray, Dover
Educator

Kristyne Groves, Dunbarton
Educator, Bartlett Elememtary, Goffstown

Brenda Haenchen, Keene
Educator, Symonds Elementary, Keene

Joy Hagstrom, Rye
Educator, Oyster River Middle School, Durham

Sandra Hall, Bartlett
Educator

Lisa Hamblin, Hudson
Educator

Abigail Hambrook, Center Sandwich
Social Studies Teacher, Brett School, Tamworth

Donna Hamel, Litchfield
Educator, Amherst Middle School

Clifford Harriman, Lebanon
Educator

Frances Harrow, Amherst
Educator

Mary Hartman, New Hampton
Educator

Linda Hartmann, Strafford
Educator, Strafford School

Susan Haver, Keene
Retired Educator

Susan Henley, Peterborough
Educator, Conval School District

Marilyn Hennessey, Concord
Educator

Cheryl Henry, Exeter
Counselor, Timberlane High School, Plaistow

Christine Hodsdon, Exeter
Educator

John Hodsdon, Exeter
Middle School Teacher, Danvers, MA

Kathleen Horan, Manchester
Retired Educator

Sheryl Horton, Durham
Educator

Anne Hostage, Nashua
Retired Educator and President of Nashua Area Retired Educators

Mary Irons, Barrington
Educator, Strafford School District

Ronald Jacques, Laconia
Social Studies Teacher, Rundlett Middle School, Concord

James Jelmberg, Durham
University of New Hampshire

Elizabeth Jipson, Goffstown
Librarian, The Derryfield School, Manchester

Lea Ann Jules, Lee
Economics Teacher, Sanborn High School

Bud Kaeppeler, Nashua
Educator

Audrey Kantargis, Merrimack
Educator

Terry Karnan, Portsmouth
Educator

Jane Kavanaugh, Dover
Counselor, Barrington High School

Brian Keaveney, Manchester
Substitute Teacher, Manchester

Virginia Kelleher, Portsmouth
Educator

Karen Kelley, Nashua
Curriculum Coordinator, Hollis Elementary School

Elaine Kennedy, Londonderry
Secretary, Londonderry High School

Marea Kerrigan, Manchester
School Counselor, Bishop Guertin, Nashua

Holly Kimball, Strafford
Educator

James Knowles, Dover
Educator, Dover High School

Linda Kroupa, Newport
Educator

Gretchen Lafaso, Manchester
Educator

Cheryl Lafond, Littleton
Educator, Pembroke Academy

Suzanne Lajoie, Manchester
Educator

Maryann Lakevicius, Concord
Educator

Estelle Landry, Bedford
Educator

Kenneth Latchaw, Dover
Retired Educator

Elaine Lauterborn, Rochester
Educator

Linda Lawson, Manchester
English Teacher, Concord High School

Susan Leach, Manchester
Retired Educator

Janice Lessard, Nashua
Educator, Nashua

Ann Lessard, Peterborough
Retired Elementary Educator

Mary Levesque, Nashua
Educator, Hudson

Kathy Link, Chesterfield
Educator

Arnold Linsky, Durham
Sociology Professor Emeritus, University of New Hampshire

Jane List, Contoocook
Educator, Hopkinton Independent School.

Maryanne Lockwood, Dunbarton
Educator, Hooksett

Celeste Ludwig, Manchester
Educator, Webster School, Machester

Robin Lurie-Meyerkopf, Silver Lake
Educational Consultant

Kathleen Maloney, Nashua
Educator

Laura Marcario, Bartlett
Educator

Susan Marshall, Manchester
Educator

Silvia Marshall, Dover
Educator

Claire Martin, Nashua
Educator, Rivier College

Elizabeth Mazzoleni, Salem
Multimedia Department, Essex Community College, MA

Deborah McConnell, Epping
Educator, Exeter

Donna McDougal, Sanbornville
Educator, Paul School, Wakefield

Deborahanne McLaughlin, Derry
Educator

Jeffrey McNish, Concord
School Psychologist, Epsom School

Valerie Merrill, Allenstown
Educator, SAU #53, Allenstown

Carol-Lee Mesmer, Manchester
Educator, Raymond Elementary School

Gabrielle Messier, Plaistow
Educator

Christine Miller, Dover
Educator

Della Mills, Plymouth
Educator

Cynthia Moniz, Canterbury
Professor, Plymouth State University

Susan Morbey, Amherst
Reading Teacher, Goffstown High School

Trudy Morris, Manchester
Educator, Londonderry, NH

Michele Mortensen, Bedford
Educator

Laura Mosconas, Newport
Educator, Newport, NH

Laurie Mower, Concord
Educator, Hillboro-Deering School District

Sandra Murray, Weare
Educator, Goffstown, NH

Nancy Nason, Contoocook
Educator, Merrimack

Christine Nelson, Bradford
Paraprofessional, Kearsarge Regional School District

Jeanne Newman, Hampstead
Educator, Salem

Lucille Normand, Deerfield
Educator

Krista Paduchowski, Hampstead
Educator, Salisbury, MA

Joy Page, Portsmouth
Educator

Debra Page, Bennington
Educator, Milford

Gloria Paicopolos, Nashua
Special Education Teacher

Nora Palmer, Lyme
Retired Principal

Daniel Pare, Nashua
American Government Teacher, Goffstown High School

Richard Parent, Bedford
Biology Teacher, Milford High School

Nancy Parker, West Chesterfield
Educator

Joanne Pepin, Somersworth
Educator, Somersworth

Heidi Perry, Hooksett
Social Studies Teacher, Hillside Middle School, Manchester

Lorraine Plourde, Nashua
Educator, Hollis-Brookline

Patricia Popieniek, Raymond
Educator, Raymond

Charles Pouliot, Hampstead
Technology Educator, Lawrence, MA Public Schools

Debra Powers, E Hampstead
Librarian, Andover High School, MA

Marilyn Prell, Atkinson
Educator

Carla Press, Troy
Educator

Susanne Price, Laconia
Retired Educator

Virginia Prive, Merrimack
Educator

Dianne Quimbly, Center Ossipee
Educator, Moultonborough

Elise Racicot, Candia
Educator

Claire Rainville, Gorham
Retired Educator

Sheila Rapalje, Alton Bay
Retired Educator

Elaine Reinitzer, Hudson
Educator, Hudson, NH

Trudee Rice, Claremont
Fourth Grade Teacher, Maple Avenue School, Claremont

John Rimas, Seabrook
Retired Educator

Jean Rimas, Seabrook
Retired Educator

John Rist, Manchester
Principal, Central High School, Manchester

Denise Rock, Nashua
Educator, Nashua School District

Mary Ross, Manchester
Educator, NH Technical College, Nashua

Jacqueline Rossier, Merrimack
Retired Educator

Romana Rozbicki, Nashua
Educator

Denise Rudman, Manchester
Foreign Language Teacher, Central High School, Manchester

Shelden Sarnevitz, Sunapee
Retired Educator

Elizabeth Schneller, Londonderry
Educator

Diana Seitz, Manchester
Teacher, Hillside Middle School, Manchester

Beverly Shaw, Bath
Retired Educator

Jennifer Shulman, Rye
Educator

Mary Signor, Northwood
Science Teacher, Hillside Middle School, Manchester

Jill Silos, Newmarket
Political Science Professor, Hesser College

Molly Stevenson, Exeter
Social Studies Teacher, Exeter High School

Roberta Stewart, Hanover
Educator

Randi Stone, Keene
Educator

Susan Takesian, Plaistow
Business Technology Teacher, Timberlane High School, Plaistow

Sue Tipton, Goffstown
Teacher, Goffstown High School

Francine Torge, Durham
Retired Educator

Denise Trombly, Nashua
Educator, Nashua School District

Christina Turgeon, Manchester
Educator, Merrimack Middle School

Betty Vandersluis, Fitzwilliam
Retired Educator

Lynn Wallace, Newbury
Educator

Lydia Wallace, Sunapee
Principal, Upper Valley Jewish Community School

Linda Walsh, Manchester
Curriculum Coordinator, Hollis Elementary School

Christy Whipple, Newport
Principal, Richards Elementary School, Newport

Martha Williamson, Amherst
Educator

Colleen Wilusz, Hooksett
Educator, Armand R. Dupont School, Allenstown

Leslie Winship, Concord
Educator

Katherine Wolff, Londonderry
American History Teacher, Hampstead Middle School

Candace Woodbury, New Boston
Educator

Stephen Woodcock, Conway
Associate Principal, Kennett High School, Conway

Kathryn Wright, Plainfield
Educator

Patricia Yosha, Exeter
Retired Educator

Jerilyn Young, Durham
Educator

Source: Hillary Clinton campaign