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Paul Ferarri

Paul Ferarri

Board Co-Chair, Senior Communications Officer at Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies

Paul is a Senior Communications Officer at Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies, where he develops and executes communications strategies to support Schusterman's grantmaking and policy priorities, with primary focus on Schusterman's... read more

Rebecca Mieliwocki

Rebecca Mieliwocki

Board Co-Chair, National Teacher of the Year 2012

Rebecca Mieliwocki is a 26 year veteran middle school English teacher and the 2012 National Teacher of the Year from California. She believes students deserve the most dedicated & enthusiastic educators possible & that the crusade to... read more

Dr. Natasha Murray

Dr. Natasha Murray

Secretary, New York Teacher of the Year Finalist 2017

Dr. Natasha T. K. Murray is an award-winning scholar practitioner with extensive experience in K-12 and university settings. As a product of the New York public school system, after earning her doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania, she... read more

Precious Allen

Precious Allen

2021 Illinois Teacher of the Year Finalist

In the enchanting world of academics, where young minds are akin to seeds ready to sprout, Precious Allen found her true calling as an Elementary School teacher that implements STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine)... read more

Chantei Alves

Chantei Alves

2022 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year Finalist

Chantei Alves is an early childhood special education teacher in Boston Public Schools. She is passionate about equitable, engaging and inclusive education, authentic family involvement in schools and classrooms, and supporting other educators to... read more

Bobbie Cavnar

Bobbie Cavnar

North Carolina Teacher of the Year 2017

Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Bobbie Cavnar attended Florida State University where he received a Bachelor of Science in English Education in 1999. After graduating, he taught English and Journalism for four years in the Ft. Lauderdale area before... read more

Dr. Jemelleh Coes

Dr. Jemelleh Coes

Georgia State Teacher of the Year 2014

In 2013, Jemelleh Coes, as the youngest member of her school faculty and staff, was nominated to represent Bulloch County as Teacher of the Year. She went on to become Georgia’s 2014 Teacher of the Year. She spent the last year traveling locally... read more

Hunter Cook

Hunter Cook

CPA

Hunter is a retired Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP partner. For his last three years at DHG, he was part of the firm's Professional Standards Group and a member of the AICPA's Auditing Standards Board. Prior to joining DHG, Hunter taught accounting and... read more

Sharon Gallagher Fishbaugh

Sharon Gallagher Fishbaugh

Utah Teacher of the Year 2009

Sharon Gallagher-Fishbaugh was an educator in Salt Lake City, Utah for 32 years. In 2010, Sharon was elected, in a statewide vote, as the President of the Utah Education Association and served for a total of six years Sharon is a National Board... read more

Barbara Hopkins

Barbara Hopkins

1988 Nebraska Teacher of the Year

Barbara J. Hopkins has been dedicated to public education for her entire career. After working her way through college, she began teaching in rural Nebraska. From there she set up the adult basic education program in the Nebraska men’s penal... read more

David Morales

David Morales

2016 New Mexico Teacher of the Year

David Morales is entering his eighteenth year as an educator. He is the ENLACE (Engaging Latino Communities for Education) teacher at Mayfield High School in Las Cruces, New Mexico, that works to increase graduation and college opportunities for all... read more

Kareem Neal

Kareem Neal

2019 Arizona Teacher of the Year

Kareem Neal is a self-contained Special Education teacher, having taught students with severe cognitive delays for 21 years. Neal began his career as an educator working at The Developmental Learning Center of New Providence, New Jersey, a school... read more

Luisa Palomo Hare

Luisa Palomo Hare

2012 Nebraska Teacher of the Year

Luisa Palomo Hare is a Dual Language Kindergarten teacher in Omaha, Nebraska where she has taught for the past 17 years.  She has degrees in Elementary Education, English as Second Language, K-3 Math Specialist, Early Childhood and Educational... read more

Amy Riker

Amy Riker

Vice President, Strategic Solutions, Multi-Health System

Amy Riker, Vice President, Strategic Solutions for Multi-Health Systems (MHS), has nearly 20 years of leadership in the assessment industry. Her career has focused on innovation, product launch, and business development, particularly in new... read more

Harriet Sanford

Harriet Sanford

Former President and CEO of the NEA Foundation

Harriet Sanford is the former President and CEO of the NEA Foundation. She led the work of the Foundation from 2005 until 2019. The NEA Foundation’s mission is to advance student achievement by investing in public education. Its programs raise the... read more

Monica Washington

Monica Washington

2014 Texas Teacher of the Year

Monica Washington is the founder of M.U.S.E. Education, and through her work, helps educators create meaningful, uplifting student experiences. A decorated educator of over twenty-five years, Monica has received honors and awards from a wide variety... read more

Kymberli Wregglesworth

Kymberli Wregglesworth

2019 Michigan Teacher of the Year Finalist

Kymberli Wregglesworth has taught social studies courses at Onaway High School since 1999. She was formerly a student at OHS, graduating as valedictorian in 1993. She continued her education at Alma College, earning a Bachelor of Arts in history and... read more


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