Meet Our Team

Who is your MTDS Teacher Development Specialist?

Regional Specialists

Dr. Sandy Humbyrd, NBCT

Missouri State University, Springfield, MO
​Agency for Teaching, Leading, & Learning
shumbyrd@missouristate.edu ~ (417) 836-6098

Register for Springfield

Kat Nicolaus

University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO
Kansas City RPDC
nicolausk@umkc.edu ~ (816) 809-3690

Register for Kansas City

Patty Wilmes​

Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO
​Northwest RPDC
pattys@nwmissouri.edu ~ (660)562-1995

Register for Maryville

Statewide 

Dr. Bobbie Jo Lewis
​Director of Educator Quality

Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
Bobbie.Lewis@dese.mo.gov
(573)526-6650

Dr. Terri Steffes, NBCT

University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
​Heart of Missouri RPDC
steffest@missouri.edu ~ (573) 882-0859

Register for Columbia

Rebecca Roberts​

Missouri S & T, Rolla, MO
​South Central RPDC
robertsra@mst.edu ~ (573) 341-6019

Register for Rolla

Dr. Kelli Nicholson​

SE Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
Southeast RPDC
knicholson@semo.edu ~ (573)651-2730

Register for Cape Girardeau

Curtis Terry
Assistant Director of Educator Quality

Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education 
Curtis.Terry@dese.mo.gov
(573)571-1941

Betsy Ridenhour​

University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO
​Central RPDC
ridenhour@ucmo.edu ~ (660) 543-8085

Register for Warrensburg

Diane Gillaspie​

Education Plus, St. Louis, MO
​St. Louis RPDC
dgillaspie@edplus.org ~ (314)703-9320

Register for St. Louis

Lori Pinkston, NBCT

Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
Northeast RPDC
lpinkston@truman.edu~ (660)785-4310

Register for Kirksville

Dr. Deb Drury
Program Implementation Fidelity 

Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
Northeast RPDC
ddrury@truman.edu 
​(660)626-7398