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Jun 04, 2026

Celebrating 78 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!

  • Kerri Long from Fordland High School (MO)
  • Mollie Fussell from Shadow Ridge High School (AZ)
  • Khara Kelly from Marion Junior High School (IL)
  • Tom Puggi from Fernwood Avenue Middle School (NJ)
  • Deanna Marcy from Summit Academy South (CO)
  • Donna McBride from Washington Middle School (CT)
  • Willa Laskowitz from Crossroads North Middle School (NJ)
  • Linli Chin from The Beekman School (NY)
  • Lindsey Buckle from Bradshaw Mountain High School (AZ)
  • Nakeshea Brown from West Point High School (MS)
  • Jen Arnold from Highlands South High School (PA)
  • Justin Steele from Goal High School (CO)
  • Misty Fritz from Amarillo High School (TX)
  • Abbigail Williams from Manchester High School (OH)
  • Lyndsay Rombough from Clemente Community Academy High School (IL)
  • Steven Mercer from Polytech High School (DE)
  • Rick McCloud from Laurens District 55 High School (SC)
  • Analisa Williams from Perrysburg High School (OH)
  • Lisa Greer from Washington Virtual Academy Omak High School (WA)
  • Casey Catinella from Liberty High School (NV)
  • Nellie Calayag from Galloway Fay Elementary School (NV)
  • Deanna Carrigy from Saville Anthony Middle School (NV)
  • William Boddorf from Jefferson County-Dubois Area Vocational Technical School (PA)
  • Ash Williamson from Ben Lomond High School (UT)
  • Michelle Zelenka from Dallas High School (OR)
  • Myleene Ruiz from Galloway Fay Elementary School (NV)
  • Pauline Sawai from Waipahu High School (HI)
  • Jeffrey Jenson from Cocoa High School (FL)
  • David Porter from Columbia City High School (IN)
  • Joan Lamain from Northview High School (MI)
  • Michael Bernard from Granger High School (UT)
  • Jocelyn Paorco from Kelly Matt Elementary School (NV)
  • Regina Heatt from Sawyer Grant Middle School (NV)
  • Emily Gahler from Perrysburg High School (OH)
  • Matthew Campbell from Laurens District 55 High School (SC)
  • Marilyn Hernandez from Jefferson High School (FL)
  • Cathy Strathmeyer from West York Area High School (PA)
  • Shawna Schalk from Waunakee High School (WI)
  • Airen Pfeiffer from Wisconsin Heights High School (WI)
  • Adam Munroe from Spaulding UHSD #41 (VT)
  • Scott Davenport from Brattleboro Area Middle School (VT)
  • Valerie Nuttall from Granger High School (UT)
  • Erik Kapp from Syracuse High School (UT)
  • Tamara Wade from Rock Hill High School (SC)
  • April Macintosh from Barrington High School (RI)
  • James Walker Jr. from Fly Initiative (RI)
  • Melissa Snider from Franklin Heights High School (OH)
  • Lesa Bame from Mound Street Academy (OH)
  • Steven Williams from Northwest Guilford High School (NC)
  • Natasha Sell from Harnett Central High School (NC)
  • Bridget Bingham from Davis H. Hart Career Center (MO)
  • Lisa Wilt from Bureau Valley High School (IL)
  • Jamie Snellings from Mancos High School (CO)
  • Ruchi Joshi from Tolleson Union High School (AZ)
  • Yesica Pak from Puyallup High School (WA)
  • Tonya Lackey from Keene Central School (NY)
  • Douglas Lewis from Skaneateles Senior High School (NY)
  • Robert Washington from Brooklyn Emerging Leaders Academy Charter School (NY)
  • Joshua Wladkowski from Manchester Essex Regional High School (MA)
  • Donna Blasie from Hopedale Junior Senior High School (MA)
  • Ward Wise from Farson-Eden High School (WY)
  • Elizabeth Browe from Whitefish Township School (MI)
  • Jason Liptow from Lighthouse Academy Eagle Village (MI)
  • Michael Termini from Community Academy Of Philadelphia Charter School (PA)
  • Honor Furtek from Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School (PA)
  • Tyson Ellenberger from Marion Center Area Junior Senior High School (PA)
  • Christy Black from Southern Huntingdon County High School / Middle School (PA)
  • Yizhe Huang from Mill Springs Academy (GA)
  • Michele Vaughn from All Saints Episcopal School (TX)
  • Joselito Duque from Valley High School (NV)
  • Jeannie Kuennen from Marvin M. Sedway Middle School (NV)
  • Cristine Letada from Edwards Elbert Elementary School (NV)
  • Nathan Sistrunk from Philadelphia High School (MS)
  • Angela LeStrange from Venture Academy (CA)
  • Gayle Williams from Frederick K.C. Price III Christian Schools (CA)
  • Jill Ehmann from Rochester Institute of Technology (NY)

Meet ALL the NGPF Distinguished Educators

There are now 1611 NGPF Distinguished Educators!

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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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