Our Leadership

Sarah Brown Wessling


Sarah Brown Wessling is the Director of the National Teacher of the Year Program and the 2010 National Teacher of the Year.

She has worked with the NTOY Program as a facilitator, designer of professional learning and consultant for more than a decade. Sarah is also a 26-year veteran of the high school English classroom and a former Teacher Laureate for the Teaching Channel. She has been a National Board Certified Teacher since 2005 and served as the Vice Chair for the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards’ Executive Board. She is a frequent speaker and facilitator of professional learning around the country, as well as a devoted writer.

Most importantly, she’s mom to Evan, Lauren and Zachary, who keep her grounded and laughing. She’s an avid runner and reader who loves live music, traveling and everyday adventuring. She works full-time from Des Moines, Iowa.