Educator Spotlight

Elizabeth Montanaro gets #celebrated as a new Clinical Assistant Professor at Loyola University Maryland School of Education! Prior to this, she served as a Reading Specialist for Lab School Of Washington, DC and as Clinical Assistant Professor at The Catholic University of America, also in Washington. We are grateful for all the ways she serves the profession, and we are excited for her new role at Loyola! Loyola University Maryland Lab School Of Washington The Catholic Univ

Kim Gameroz gets #celebratED for receiving the International Impact Book Award for Outstanding Literary Achievement in Leadership- Education Theory for her title, Becoming the BISON! She is the founder of Teaching Inside Out as well as SELebrate Good Times, helping educators improve work and life for everyone around them. We congratulate her on this recognition and we look forward to her next steps! International Impact Book Awards Becoming the Bison Teaching Inside Out Linke

Andre Shaw gets #celebratED as a new Assistant Principal with Community Consolidated School District 15 at John G. Conyers Learning Academy in Rolling Meadows, Illinois! He is serving as Coordinator of Extended School Year, as well, and previously he was a New Teacher Mentor and Professional Learning Strand Leader for the Niles Township High Schools District 219 in Skokie, Illinois. We congratulate him on this new leadership role, where we know he will continue to make a diff

Jenna Triano gets #celebratED as the new Director of Special Services at The Patrick School in Elizabeth, New Jersey! Previously she has served as a Writing Tutor at Guidance College in Houston, Texas, and she has also served as the Executive Director and President of Innovations in Modern Education, based on Sparta, New Jersey. We applaud her on this new role, and we wish her much future success! The Patrick School Innovations in Modern Education Guidance College LinkedIn

Stephanie Bell gets #celebratED for being selected as the new 504 Coordinator at The Heron Institute in Greenville, South Carolina! Before this, she served as a Special Education Coordinator for Reason & Republic, and as a Special Education Teacher with the South Carolina Preparatory Academy, both located in Anderson, South Carolina. We celebrate her continued leadership in education, and we look forward to her next steps in this new leadership role! The Heron Institute Rea

Charmaine Weston gets #celebratED as the new Campus Dean at Montgomery College in Germantown, Maryland! Previously she served as Campus Dean and as a Professor of English at Montgomery, as a Visiting Professor at Macau Millennium College in China, and as a part-time Professor at Midlands Technical College in Columbia, South Carolina. We lift her up as she continues her leadership journey, and we look forward to hearing great things ahead! Montgomery College Macau Millennium C

Oktay Ince gets #celebratED as the new Director of Teaching and Learning at Concept Schools in Columbus, Ohio! He also serves as a STEM Content Reviewer for Common Sense Networks based in Los Angeles, California, and he teaches Biology at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Previously, he was an Assistant Principal at Horizon Science Academy Columbus High School in Columbus, Ohio. We congratulate him for this new appointment, and we know he will do great thing

Holly Davis gets #celebrated for joining the American International School of Vienna, Austria as a classroom teacher in August! Previously, she served as Interim Deputy Principal, Positive Discipline Coordinator, and Teacher at the International School of Düsseldorf in Germany, and as an Elementary Math Team Leader, and Grades 1 & 2 Teacher at the Anglo-American School of Sofia, Bulgaria. We are grateful for all the ways she serves students, and we know she will continue to m

Dr. Kayla Sapkota gets #celebratED for receiving the Outstanding Educator Award by the Association for Business Communication–Southwest during the Federation of Business Disciplines conference held in Richardson, Texas! She serves as an Associate Professor of Business at Arkansas State University at Beebe. Prior to this, she served as the Interim Dean of Distance Education at Arkansas State, and as an Adjunct Professor at the University of North Texas. We honor her for receiv

Nicolle Fernández Dyess gets #celebratED as the recipient of the second annual M. Douglas Jones Junior Faculty Educator Award, at The University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics! This prestigious honor recognizes a junior faculty member who demonstrates exceptional dedication to medical education and academic excellence. We celebrate Nicolle for this recognition of a;; of her good work, and we anticipate more great things for her ahead! Press R

Jonathan (Johnny) Obeng gets #celebratED for starting a new position as English Second Language Teacher at Viet Italian Y Kindergarten, Thai Binh City. Hung Yen Province, in Vietnam! Previously, he served as an English Second Language Teacher at the Thai Binh Center, also in Vietnam, and for the Ghana Education Service. We applaud Johnny for all of his work with children, and we wish him all the best in this new role! Viet Italian Y Kindergarten Thai Binh Center Ghana Educat

Dan Scott gets #celebrated for receiving the Elizabeth Green School Educator of the Year Award by the American String Teachers Association, and for being named Teacher of the Week by the Jenison, Michigan Public Schools! He is Director of Orchestras at Jenison High School and the founder of Thornapple Tours, providing travel services to school bands, orchestras, and choirs for educational experiences. We cheer Dan on for all the ways he champions music for students and the la

Candace Hall gets #celebratED for starting a new volunteer position as Interim Vice President at Pennsylvania Branch of the International Dyslexia Association! She currently serves Government Relations in the Regional Office of Education for Cambium Learning Group, and Head Varsity Field Hockey Coach for the Wyomissing Area School District in Pennsylvania. Prior to this, she served as Administration in the Office of Professional Learning in the Berks County Intermediate Unit

Matthew Kosensky gets #celebratED for being named Principal of the Pohatcong School in Phillipsburg, New Jersey starting officially on July 1st! He currently serves as the Science and 21st Century Skills Supervisor for the Dover, New Jersey Public Schools, and before that as a Science Teacher for the Flemington-Raritan, New Jersey Regional School District. We congratulate Matt on his new leadership role, and we are excited for the impact he will have at Pohatcong! Pohatcong S

Jessica Norbut gets #celebratED for receiving the Distinguished Service Award from Learning Forward New Jersey at its recent Day of Learning on March 25th! She serves as the K-4 Supervisor of Language Arts and Social Studies for the North Brunswick Township, New Jersey School District. We applaud Jessica for receiving this recognition by her peers, and we know we will continue to hear great things from her in New Brunswick! Announcement Learning Forward New Jersey North Bruns

Lindsay Hill gets #celebratED for publishing her fourth children’s book, Ocean Catching Twilight and the Sea Horse Races, now available! The book is part of the "Twilight Expedition Series,” which she both writes and illustrates. She teaches 4th grade at Sundance Elementary School for the Beaumont, California Unified School District. We celebrate Lindsay for all of her creativity, both in the classroom and in her writing, and we are grateful for her natural ability to instill