Greg is the 2024 Missouri Teacher of the Year. For 29 years, he has taught at Potosi R-3 High School in Potosi, Missouri. As a Social Studies teacher and department chair, he offers American History I and II, Western Civilizations II, American Political Systems, Psychology, and Sociology dual enrollment courses. He also teaches Foundations of Education in a Diverse Society and Field Experience semi-annually for dual enrollment. He is the Cadet Teaching Coordinator and faculty sponsor of Future Teachers of America as he strives to prepare the next generation of educators to meet future challenges. Mr. Kester has also been the Scholar Bowl coach, Head Senior and Head Junior Sponsor, Student Council sponsor, and is chair or member of several different Professional Learning Committees. In 2023, the Missouri Veterans of Foreign Wars named him the High School Teacher of the Year for Missouri. Soon afterward, he was named Missouri’s Outstanding Teacher of American History by the Missouri State Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. He was recently bestowed the National Daughters of the American Revolution Historic Preservation Medal for his work in compiling oral biographies of World War II service members from Washington County, Missouri. He is a member of the Missouri National Education Association and past president of the Potosi local chapter affiliate. He lives in Festus, Missouri with his wife and two sons.