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Jul 30, 2026

Celebrating 95 New NGPF Distinguished Educators!

These teachers recently joined the ranks of NGPF Distinguished Educators who have passed six or more NGPF Certification Courses. Celebrate them with us!

Teacher friends, pass six or more Certification Courses with NGPF and you too can join these impressive teachers. Get all the spoils, including a beautiful physical plaque for your classroom!

  • Alex Gearty from Grafton High School (MA)
  • Alexander Solzman from Vail Ski and Snowboard Academy (CO)
  • Alison LaForest from Mount Anthony Union High School (VT)
  • Allison Gates from Laurel Oaks Child Development Center (OH)
  • Allison Stone from Challenger Early College High School (NC)
  • Amy Higgs from Lighthouse High School (UT)
  • Amy Jensen from Green Canyon High School (UT)
  • Anita Yankson from R.B. Stall High School (SC)
  • Ashley Oloriz from Rex Bell Elementary School (NV)
  • Autumn Kizerian from Anthony Saville Middle School (NV)
  • Bobbi Ruddock from Milford Senior High School (OH)
  • Bonnie Larson from Arizona Agribusiness and Equine Center (AZ)
  • Brad Middleton from Woods Cross High (UT)
  • Braden Duke from Wasatch High School (UT)
  • Brittany Hall from St. James High School (SC)
  • Brittany Krieg from Port Charlotte High School (FL)
  • Carrie Nakamura from Homestead High School (CA)
  • Charles Stewart from Glenelg Country School (MD)
  • Charlotte Tacito from Lowell High School (MA)
  • Chris Beech from Cypress Creek High School (TX)
  • Christine Vita from Ramapo High School (NJ)
  • Chrystal Bruckner from Our Lady Of Sorrows Catholic School (MI)
  • Cycelia McMorris from Service High School (AK)
  • Dan Parks from Mt. Hope High School (RI)
  • Dana Watkins from North Central Elementary (SC)
  • Darci Friberg from Fair Grove High School (MO)
  • David Moriarty from Minneota Secondary School (MN)
  • Debi Sackett from Bluffton High School (IN)
  • Debra Tancinco from Unknown School (OH)
  • Demetrius Beam from Basic Academy Of International Studies (NV)
  • Derek Johnson from Cheyenne High School (NV)
  • Elizabeth Thurmond from South Middle School (SC)
  • Emily Lockhart from Harding Senior High School (MN)
  • Erin Fraser from Sanford Middle School (ME)
  • Erin Woodruff from Davison High School (MI)
  • Fran Francisco from Fly Initiative (RI)
  • Heather Toth from Augusta Adult Education (ME)
  • Howard Eskew from San Diego Mesa College (CA)
  • Jacinda Stabler from Piedra Vista High School (NM)
  • James McCormick from Mayo Senior High School (MN)
  • James Stephenson from Waccamaw High School (SC)
  • Janell Humphrey from Veritas Academy (NY)
  • Janelle Blakney from Orchard Middle School (WA)
  • Janet Van Heck from Chaparral High School (NV)
  • JC Bakley from Mid-Coast School Of Technology (ME)
  • Jeff Montooth from Mission Hills High School (CA)
  • Jellymae Nacor from Watson Fredric W Watson Elementary School (NV)
  • Jessica Roland from Rancho High School (NV)
  • Jessica Taylor from Young Women's Leadership School (NY)
  • Jill Kulwicki from Matanzas High School (FL)
  • John Speedling from Fox Meadow School (NY)
  • Johnathan Ness from Unknown School (TX)
  • Julie Pitts from Perry High School (OH)
  • Jun Allan Oliva from Del Sol Academy Of Performing Arts High School (NV)
  • Kathy Pham from Northeast Early College (CO)
  • Katie Kingsbury from Correia Middle School (CA)
  • Kenneth Scruggs from Dekalb Academy Of Technology & Environment (GA)
  • Kerry Lockwood from Mount Pleasant High School (MI)
  • Keyera Johnson from Passaic County Technical Institute (NJ)
  • Kristen Ball from Kansas City Kansas Community College (KS)
  • Kristen Cochran from Fox Meadow School (NY)
  • Kyle Paffhausen from Portage Northern High School (MI)
  • Larry Terry from Brunswick High School (VA)
  • Launa Planck from Helen C. Cannon Junior High School (NV)
  • Lidia Lopez from Florence McClure Women's Correctional Center (NV)
  • Lisa Napolitano from Paramus High School (NJ)
  • Liz Crabtree from Milford High School (NE)
  • Maria Susana Torres from International (International)
  • Matt Thrasher from Pleasure Ridge Park High School (KY)
  • Matthew Bunch from School For Advanced Studies (FL)
  • Meg Hunting from Gardner Edgerton High School (KS)
  • Melanie Schramm from Pennsylvania State University (PA)
  • Michaela Nordyke from Mira Loma High School (CA)
  • Michele Miller from Sandy Creek High School (NY)
  • Patrick Carper from The North Star School (VA)
  • Rebecca Allen from Southwest Preparatory School (TX)
  • Rebecca Smith from Trenton High School (MO)
  • Ryan Snyder from Royalton High School (MN)
  • Rylan Suzzi from Utah Career Path High School (UT)
  • Samantha Drost from Caribou High School (ME)
  • Shelly Clemons from Uwharrie Charter Academy (NC)
  • Shu Hui Lin from Cleveland Heights High School (OH)
  • Stephanie Fuchilla-Goracy from Point Pleasant Borough High School (NJ)
  • Steve Martin from Germantown High School (WI)
  • Steven Smilk from Marple Newtown Senior High School (PA)
  • Susanne Yancisin from Loyola Blakefield (MD)
  • Tasarah White from Tom Williams Elementary School (NV)
  • Tessa Spencer from Canton-Galva Junior Senior High School (KS)
  • Tonia Abbott from Iowa Central Community College (IA)
  • Tracy Rizzo from Boyertown Area Senior High School (PA)
  • Veronica Oglesby from D.W. Daniel High School (SC)
  • Vincent Tobia from Flushing High School (NY)
  • William Plunkett from Unknown School (MA)
  • Yvonne Stanley from C.W. Woodbury Middle School (NV)
  • Zachary Roland from Canyon Springs High School (NV)

Meet ALL the NGPF Distinguished Educators

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About the Author

Abby Richards-Hatton

Abby joined NGPF as an Administrative Assistant in August 2025. She spent several years working as a legal assistant for a corporate law firm before transitioning into the nonprofit field. She is a graduate of San Francisco State University where she studied Political Science.

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