Jane Gaun
President
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Jane Gaun currently serves as the K-12 Mathematics Coordinator for the Flagstaff Unified School District. She oversees the development and implementation of mathematics curriculum and instruction and also coordinates and instructs professional development activities for teachers and administrators designed to strengthen mathematics teaching and learning. Jane facilitates the newly formed Secondary to Post-Secondary Mathematics Collaborative between mathematics instructors from FUSD, Coconino Community College, and Northern Arizona University. She has worked for the Coconino County Educational Services Agency providing learning opportunities for teachers throughout Northern Arizona and is an active member of the Arizona Association of Teachers of Mathematics where she serves as the STEM Collaborative Representative.
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Kim Rimbey, Ph.D.
President Elect
Kim Rimbey, Ph.D.
President Elect
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As a life-long desert dweller, Dr. Kim Rimbey serves Arizona’s teachers and leaders as they rethink K-8 mathematics teaching and learning. Kim has worked in both the private and public sectors, including Chief Learning Officer at the Rodel Foundation of Arizona and Chief Learning Officer & Co-founding Owner and CEO for KP Mathematics. She has worked in both urban and rural school districts as a teacher, math coach, district math coordinator, executive director of CIA - and most currently as the math director for school improvement in the Buckeye Elementary School District. She serves the math community through state and national boards and councils, including AML President Elect, AATM Advocacy Chair, CPAM Past President (the Council of Presidential Awardees in Mathematics), NCTM’s Professional Development Services Council, and the national STEM Teacher Leadership Advisory Board. As an award-winning teacher and leader, Kim’s passion for transformative efforts impacts K-8 classrooms every day.
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Melissa Hosten
Southern Region VP
Melissa Hosten
Southern Region VP
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Melissa Hosten has worked in education for more than 24 years, currently as a Co-Director at the University of Arizona Center for Recruitment and Retention of Mathematics Teachers, and formerly at the Maricopa County Education Service Agency, the Arizona Department of Education, Chandler Unified School District, and the Vail Unified School District. She is involved in assessment and instruction projects at a local and national level. She specializes in the areas of equity and access, volunteering in Kenyan schools each summer. She was recently awarded the Copper Apple Award for Leadership in Mathematics and the Team Excellence award for service to the Southern Arizona community. She is a past President of Women and Mathematics Education and she holds leadership roles in the Joint Committee for Women in the Mathematical Sciences, Arizona Math Leaders and the Arizona Association of Mathematics Teachers; Melissa is also an active member of TODOS: Mathematics for All.
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Nora G. Ramirez
Elections Chair
Nora G. Ramirez
Elections Chair
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Nora G. Ramirez is an advocate for students and teachers, and for high quality mathematics for each and every student. She is the Elections Chair for AML and is active in several national and state organizations, including AATM, TODOS: Mathematics for ALL, NCSM, and NCTM. Nora currently serves on the NCTM Mathematics Education Trust (MET) Board. In 2014, she received the Iris Carl Equity and Leadership Award from TODOS recognizing her significant contributions to increasing the quality of mathematics education provided to underserved students, particularly Latinx students. She is a co-editor of Beyond Good Teaching: Advancing Mathematics Education for ELLs (NCTM) and a contributor to several NCTM publications.
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