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2023 Teachers of the Year
Amanda Fay
School-based
Berkeley
What do you teach?
7th-8th Social StudiesHow long have you been an educator?
7 years
AnnaLeah Wiggins
School-based
Norge
What do you teach?
ArtHow long have you been an educator?
10 years
Caroline Finchum
School-based
Clara Byrd Baker
What do you teach?
Multilingual LearnersHow long have you been an educator?
5 years
Carolyn Estes
School-based
Stonehouse
What do you teach?
5th gradeHow long have you been an educator?
13 years
Elizabeth Hoffman
School-based
J. Blaine Blayton
What do you teach?
2nd GradeHow long have you been an educator?
16 years
Jennifer Roman
School-based
Jamestown
What do you teach?
Earth Science, Biology, & OceanographyHow long have you been an educator?
14 years
John King
School-based
Warhill
What do you teach?
AP Human GeographyHow long have you been an educator?
12 years
Kathryn Tighe
School-based
D.J. Montague
What do you teach?
2nd GradeHow long have you been an educator?
22 years
Kylee Johnson
School-based
Matthew Whaley
What do you teach?
3rd GradeHow long have you been an educator?
7 years
Matthew Sanderson
School-based
Lois S. Hornsby
What do you teach?
TheatreHow long have you been an educator?
8 years
Patrice Lambusta
School-based
James Blair
What do you teach?
School LibrarianHow long have you been an educator?
22 years
Roxane Grey
School-based
James River
What do you teach?
1st GradeHow long have you been an educator?
6 years
Sara Clark
School-based
Bright Beginnings
What do you teach?
Pre-KHow long have you been an educator?
35 years
William Geise
School-based
Matoaka
What do you teach?
5th GradeHow long have you been an educator?
5 years
2023 Rookie Teachers of the Year
- Heather Raatz, Bright Beginnings
- Isabel Scruggs, Clara Byrd Baker
- Emma Jones Presley, James River
- Connie Visocky, J. Blaine Blayton
- Natalie Maynes, Laurel Lane
- Olivia Nice, Matoaka
- Christine Kroll, Norge
- Kristin Prescott, Berkeley
- Michelle Cressida, James Blair
- Silke Maxey, Lois S. Hornsby
- Micah Mason, Toano
- Collin Anderson, Jamestown
- Jacob Noble, Warhill
Past Teachers of the Year
| Title | School | Achievement | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rayvon Patrick | Norge | Division, Rookie | FY22 |
| Kathryn Hanna | Bright Beginnings | School-based | FY22 |
| Marie Parks | Clara Byrd Baker | School-based | FY22 |
| Tamara Donovan | D.J. Montague | School-based | FY22 |
| Sarah Schleicher | J. Blaine Blayton | School-based | FY22 |
| Tracey Clary | James River | School-based | FY22 |
| Stephanie Kline | Laurel Lane | Division, Elementary School | FY22 |
| Alison Howell | Matoaka | School-based | FY22 |
| Rachael Davis | Norge | School-based | FY22 |
| April Farulli | Stonehouse | School-based | FY22 |
| Robin Jones | Berkeley | School-based | FY22 |
| Jenny March | James Blair | School-based | FY22 |
| JiSoo Kim | Lois S. Hornsby | School-based | FY22 |
| Emily Cobb | Toano | Middle School | FY22 |
| Christine Mcbee | Matthew Whaley | School-based | FY22 |
| Joy Tyson | Jamestown | School-based | FY22 |
| Andrew Linn | Lafayette | School-based | FY22 |
| Jerome Rhodes | Warhill | High School | FY22 |
| Sarah Bottiglieri | Bright Beginnings | School-based | FY21 |
| Tamara Williams | Clara Byrd Baker | Division, Elementary School | FY21 |
| Ashley Black | D.J. Montague | School-based | FY21 |
| Robin Gemerek | J. Blaine Blayton | School-based | FY21 |
| Melissa Butler | James River | School-based | FY21 |
| Karen Isaksen | Laurel Lane | School-based | FY21 |
| Kimberly Holloway | Matoaka | School-based | FY21 |
| Stephanie Carroll | Matthew Whaley | School-based | FY21 |
| Griselda Carlsen | Norge | School-based | FY21 |
| Scott Brown | Stonehouse | School-based | FY21 |
| Edmond Crosby | Berkeley | School-based | FY21 |
| Alexander Maneval | James Blair | School-based | FY21 |
| Nicole Loughman | Lois S. Hornsby | Middle School | FY21 |
| Lindsey Ambrose | Toano | School-based | FY21 |
| Angel Poole | Jamestown | High School | FY21 |
| Elizabeth Bahl-Moore | Lafayette | School-based | FY21 |
| Matthew Lichtel | Warhill | School-based | FY21 |
| Heather Page | Bright Beginnings | School-based | FY20 |
| Alison Grygalonis | Clara Byrd Baker | School-based | FY20 |
| Glenn Roettinger | D.J. Montague | School-based | FY20 |
| Sarah McCormick | J. Blaine Blayton | School-based | FY20 |
| Gina Keesee | James River | School-based | FY20 |
| Michaela Garrison | Matoaka | School-based | FY20 |
| Kristy Haight | Laurel Lane | School-based | FY20 |
| Susie McFatridge | Matthew Whaley | Elementary School | FY20 |
| Erin Darcy | Norge | School-based | FY20 |
| LeAnne Boyer | Stonehouse | School-based | FY20 |
| Shandra Dunn | Berkeley | School-based | FY20 |
| Ashley Miller | James Blair | School-based | FY20 |
| Evan Pfeiffer | Lois S. Hornsby | School-based | FY20 |
| Melissa Chai | Toano | Middle School | FY20 |
| Alisa Smith | Jamestown | Division, High School | FY20 |
| Charles “Wyatt” Alston | Lafayette | School-based | FY20 |
| Jennifer Marzana | Lafayette | School-based | FY20 |
| Robyn Silver | Warhill | School-based | FY20 |
| Patty Harris | Bright Beginnings | School-based | FY19 |
| Diane Howell | Clara Byrd Baker | School-based | FY19 |
| Abby Reynolds | D.J. Montague | Elementary School | FY19 |
| Rose Marsh | J. Blaine Blayton | School-based | FY19 |
| Erin Elmore | Laurel Lane | School-based | FY19 |
| Janet Delfico | James River | School-based | FY19 |
| Roxana Jankovic | Matoaka | School-based | FY19 |
| Meredith Watkins | Matthew Whaley | School-based | FY19 |
| Cindy Cattell | Norge | School-based | FY19 |
| Julie Lipscomb | Stonehouse | School-based | FY19 |
| Mary Glisan | Berkeley | Middle School | FY19 |
| Jennifer Brungot | Toano | School-based | FY19 |
| Melissa Furr | Jamestown | Division, High School | FY19 |
| Jennifer Swinson | Lafayette | School-based | FY19 |
| Christina Marshburn | Warhill | School-based | FY19 |
| Crystal Glisan | Bright Beginnings | School-based | FY18 |
| Jason Kriner | Clara Byrd Baker | School-based | FY18 |
| Deanna Guiseppi | D.J. Montague | School-based | FY18 |
| Kate Sikes | J. Blaine Blayton | School-based | FY18 |
| Ashley Lee | James River | School-based | FY18 |
| Suzanne Sylvester | Laurel Lane | Elementary School | FY18 |
| Maureen McFarland | Matoaka | School-based | FY18 |
| Millie Pegram | Matthew Whaley | School-based | FY18 |
| Anne Evans | Norge | School-based | FY18 |
| Robyn Lacasse | Stonehouse | School-based | FY18 |
| Doug Ernst | Berkeley | School-based | FY18 |
| Jessica Napier | Lois S. Hornsby | Middle School | FY18 |
| Elizabeth Williams | Toano | School-based | FY18 |
| J. Harvey Stone | Jamestown | School-based | FY18 |
| Stephen Legawiec | Lafayette | Division, High School | FY18 |
| E. Shannon Williams | Warhill | School-based | FY18 |
