Burroughs Wellcome Fund Regional and District Teachers of the Year 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2021 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Teacher of the Year Program Region LEA/Charter Name Charter Schools A.C.E. Academy Charter Stephanie Barker Vance Charter Alexis Benitez Uwharrie Charter Academy Suzanne Bryant Chatham Charter Silas Burke Roxboro Community Jennifer Carter Bear Grass Charter Ashley Cullipher Envision Science Academy Yvonne Drew Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy Jazzi Goode Pine Springs Preparatory Academy Erin Harden Pinnacle Classical Academy Carolyn Jackson IC Imagine Charter Clinton Jackson Wayne Preparatory Academy Jessi Kennedy Lincoln Charter Erin Large Mountain Island Charter Alice Lauer Socrates Academy Sean Leddy Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington Katie-Ann Majeski-Turner Lake Norman Charter Elementary Kathy O'Neil Clover Garden School Torie Paylor ArtSpace Charter Simone Randazzo Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy Heather Roché River Mill Academy Marsha Roswick Lake Lure Classical Academy Nancy Sarratt Brevard Academy Kate Shober Northeast Academy for Aerospace and Advanced Technologies Deborah West North Central Person High | Person County Schools Brittany Booth Wilson Academy of Applied Technology | Wilson County Schools Tyler Brown Mount Energy Elementary | Granville County Public Schools Jenna Holloway Clarke Elementary | Vance County Schools Sara Lilley Deep River Elementary | Lee County Schools Ashley Matsik W.A. Pattillo Middle | Edgecombe County Public Schools Amanda Mongillo Gravelly Hill Middle | Orange County Schools Anneke Oppewal Nash County Early College High | Nash County Public Schools Jessica Richardson Bunn Middle | Franklin County Schools Madria Spivey Clayton Middle | Johnston County Public Schools Amanda Turner Silk Hope School | Chatham County Schools Angela Vanore South Harnett Elementary | Harnett County Schools Jamie West City of Medicine Academy | Durham Public Schools Taylor White Northeast Washington County Middle | Washington County Schools Sandra Hines Arnold Camden Middle | Camden County Schools Starr S. Binner Kitty Hawk Elementary | Dare County Schools Ellen Bryson Northwest Collegiate & Technical Academy | Halifax County Schools Kenya Clemonts Clara Hearne Pre-K Center | Roanoke Rapids Graded School District Lakisha Fagbeyiro Riverview Elementary | Hertford County Public Schools Candy Fleetwood Hertford Grammar | Perquimans County Schools Kristine Garvey Weldon Elementary Global Academy | Weldon City Schools Shannon Goss Rodgers Elementary | Martin County Schools Paige Hart Central Middle | Gates County Schools Deidra House Ridgewood Elementary | Pitt County Schools Anissa Roberts Potter Windsor Elementary | Bertie County Schools Elisabeth Rascoe P.W. Moore Elementary | Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools Bethany Riddick Chocowinity Primary | Beaufort County Schools Emily Smith Ocracoke School | Hyde County Schools Shea Youell Northwest Lower Creek Elementary | Caldwell County Schools Mackenzie Bradshaw Sparta School | Alleghany County Schools Jane Calhoun Ashe County Middle | Ashe County Schools Danny Eldreth Viewmont Elementary | Hickory Public Schools Dijion "Anyea" Gibson East Burke Middle | Burke County Schools Andrea Gladden Greenlee Primary | Mitchell County Schools Justin Hollifield Saint Stephens High | Catawba County Schools Kristen Lewis North Carolina School for the Deaf | Education Services for the Deaf and Blind Jeff Lintz Blue Ridge Elementary | Yancey County Schools Ashley Randolph Banner Elk Elementary | Avery County Schools Molly Rhoades West Alexander Middle | Alexander County Schools Ryan Rowe Newton-Conover Middle | Newton-Conover City Schools Erin Sims Wilkesboro Elementary | Wilkes County Schools Alicia Stone North Cove Elementary | McDowell County Schools Holly Woody Piedmont Triad Wentworth Elementary | Rockingham County Schools Brittany Beasley North Elementary | Caswell County Schools Anna Butts William Ellis Middle | Davie County Schools Pam Cook Mount Airy High | Mount Airy City Schools Tanya Davis Randolph Early College High | Randolph County School System Kathy Fleetwood Starmount High | Yadkin County Schools Michael Groce Oak Hill Elementary | Guilford County Schools Ebonie N. Jones Elkin Elementary | Elkin City Schools Angela Oliver Stokes Early College High | Stokes County Schools David Priddy J. Sam Gentry Middle | Surry County Schools Eric Riggs Lexington Middle | Lexington City Schools Stephanie Sanchez Thomasville Primary | Thomasville City Schools Kirsten Viscount East Forsyth High | Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Stephanie J. Wallace Charles W. McCrary Elementary | Asheboro City Schools Steve Watson Southwood Elementary | Davidson County Schools Angelica Yepes-Velosa Sandhills Elise Middle | Moore County Schools Elaina Aponte East Columbus Junior-Senior High | Columbus County Schools Justin Furlow Scotland High | Scotland County Schools Britton Goodwin Richmond Early College High | Richmond County Schools Vanecia Johnson Montgomery County Early College | Montgomery County Schools Cindy Martin Edgewood Elementary | Whiteville City Schools Jessica McPherson Saint Pauls Elementary | Public Schools of Robeson County Alexis Rozier Bladen Early College High | Bladen County Schools Elizabeth Sanders Sampson Early College High | Sampson County Schools Shannon Sinclair Sampson Middle | Clinton City Schools Hollis White Southeast Queens Creek Elementary | Onslow County Schools Dr. Zadda Bazzy North Duplin Jr. - Sr. High | Duplin County Schools Alan Dupree New Hanover High | New Hanover County Schools Elizabeth Felts South Lenoir High | Lenoir County Public Schools Ryan Christopher Gardner New Bern High | Craven County Schools Gayle Hardy Spring Creek High | Wayne County Public Schools Scott S. Hardy Snow Hill Primary | Greene County Schools Rachel Hobbs Malpass Corner Elementary | Pender County Schools Shannon Briley Humphrey Jones Senior High | Jones County Public Schools Kayli Sue Taylor Kreais Fred A. Anderson Elementary | Pamlico County Schools Susan Long Manning Croatan High | Carteret County Public School System Jody Stouffer Southwest North Stanly High | Stanly County Schools Tina H. Carter Morven Elementary | Anson County Schools Patricia Cole Shady Brook Elementary | Kannapolis City Schools Anna Hogan North Gaston High | Gaston County Schools Peter Jones Lakeshore Elementary | Iredell-Statesville Schools Traci Jones Marvin Ridge High | Union County Public Schools Dareion Malone Union Elementary | Cleveland County Schools Emily Parker MIWAYE Program - N.F. Wood Campus | Mooresville Graded School District Yevette Peveler Knox Middle | Rowan-Salisbury Schools Sally Schultz East Lincoln Middle | Lincoln County School District Heather Spicola R. Brown McAllister STEM Elementary | Cabarrus County Schools Emily Wagoner Western Union Academy | Macon County Schools Rachel Alford Madison High | Madison County Schools David Burrell Blue Ridge | Jackson County Public Schools Wanda Crisp Swain Middle | Swain County Schools Heather Herron Chase High | Rutherford County Schools Jamie Hill Polk Central Elementary | Polk County Schools Laura Howald Hayesville High | Clay County Schools Bobbie Jones North Henderson High | Henderson County Public Schools Fran Nelson Andrews High | Cherokee County Schools Joslyn Parker-Booth Buncombe County Middle College | Buncombe County Schools Jason Rhodes Rosman Middle | Transylvania County Schools Laura Smith Pisgah High | Haywood County Schools Rhonda Wester 2020 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Teacher of the Year Program Region LEA/Charter Name Charter Schools North East Carolina Preparatory Jemal Boone ArtSpace Charter Ian Canary-King Capitol Encore Academy Brittany Caudle Rocky Mount Preparatory Jesse Crutchfield River Mill Academy Mark Dragon Chatham Charter Kelly Eldridge Water’s Edge Village Elizabeth Fennimore Research Triangle High Cinnamon Frame Mountain Island Charter Lauren Hackett Raleigh Charter High Whit Hames UpROAR Leadership Academy Courtney Heikkila Pinnacle Classical Academy Kimberly Inman Envision Science Academy Richard Isham Union Academy Wendy Jones Northeast Academy for Aerospace and Advanced Technologies Melanie Koerber Pine Lake Preparatory Stephanie Lewis East Wake Academy Lisa Little Bear Grass Charter Leigh Ann Long Clover Garden Elizabeth Nall Carolina International Kari Potts Concord Lake STEAM Academy Arlene Rado-Myrick Lincoln Charter Rebekah Rash A.C.E. Academy Lisa Rearick Emereau: Bladen Charter Julie Sasser Voyager Academy Middle Jody Schulze Socrates Academy Alyson Vanalphen South Brunswick Charter Melanie Warnick Uwharrie Charter Academy Amanda Whatley Lake Norman Charter High Casie Zamiara North Central Orange High | Orange County Schools Kelly Arnold Bailey Elementary | Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools Jessica Bland Greenwood Elementary | Lee County Schools Leslie Cottrell Wilton Elementary | Granville County Public Schools Jade Currin Northside K-8 | Warren County Schools Maria Daal Burton Elementary | Durham Public Schools Brandon Daniel Apex Friendship Middle | Wake County Public School System Lindsey Evans Triton High | Harnett County Schools Brian Foster Zeb Vance Elementary | Vance County Schools Mary Landis Helena Elementary | Person County Schools Rachel Marcus Chatham Central High | Chatham County Schools Laurie Paige McDougle Middle | Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Mary Patricia Peres-Da-Silva Lucama Elementary | Wilson County Schools Britney Phillips West Johnston High | Johnston County Public Schools Brian Vanderlaske Edgecombe Early College High | Edgecombe County Public Schools Leigh Ann Webb Northeast Enfield Middle S.T.E.A.M. Academy | Halifax County Schools Sonya Boone Roanoke Rapids High | Roanoke Rapids Graded School District Cynthia Bunch Bath Elementary | Beaufort County Schools Melissa Clinkscales J.P. Knapp Early College High | Currituck County Schools Diane Davenport Jamesville Elementary | Martin County Schools Jessica Dickerson Washington County Early College High | Washington County Schools Charlene Evans Weldon Middle | Weldon City Schools Christa Moody Flood Northeastern High | Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools Shelia Hughes Gates County High | Gates County Schools Renee Kittrell Hertford Grammar | Perquimans County Schools Rodney Lyons Sr. South Central High | Pitt County Schools Ann Marie Mehdi Cape Hatteras Secondary School of Coastal Studies | Dare County Schools Justin Paxton Camden Middle | Camden County Schools Kristen Rallis John A. Holmes High | Edenton-Chowan Schools Molli Rose Northampton County Early College High | Northampton County Schools Sharita Wade Bearfield Primary | Hertford County Public Schools William Whichard Northwest Kings Creek | Caldwell County Schools Pamela Bass Avery County High | Avery County Schools Edward Clark West Marion Elementary | McDowell County Schools Renata Crawley Oakwood Elementary | Hickory Public Schools Jerrica Dula Mitchell High | Mitchell County Schools Chad Huggins Moravian Falls Elementary | Wilkes County Schools Christy Jolly Westwood Elementary | Ashe County Schools Callie Lewis North Newton Elementary | Newton-Conover City Schools Allison Patton Bunker Hill High | Catawba County Schools Tricia Rushing Wittenburg Elementary | Alexander County Schools Katie Smith Freedom High | Burke County Public Schools Meghan Welty Valle Crucis | Watauga County Schools Mitchell Wright Piedmont Triad Southwestern Randolph High | Randolph County School System Megan Chamblee Lexington Middle | Lexington City Schools Terri D'Amato Shady Grove Elementary | Davie County Tammy Essic Rockford Elementary | Surry County Schools Deanne Fitzgerald Woodlawn Middle | Alamance-Burlington Schools Jesica Fitzgerald Western Rockingham Middle | Rockingham County Schools Nicole Gardner West Stokes High | Stokes County Schools Benjamin Hepler Bruce H. Tharrington Primary | Mount Airy City Schools Nicole Hooker Central Davidson Middle | Davidson County Schools Tenae' Howard Forbush Middle | Yadkin County Schools Allen Howell Donna Lee Loflin Elementary | Asheboro City Schools Danielle Hunter North Elementary | Caswell County School Katie Louhoff Liberty Drive Elementary | Thomasville City Schools Richelle Rader Kiser Middle | Guilford County Tammy White Speas Global Elementary | Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Lauren Woodson Sandhills Laurel Hill Elementary | Scotland County Schools Kimberly Hope Clark Don D. Steed Elementary | Hoke County Schools Marian Elliott Troy Elementary | Montgomery County Schools Megan Hall Fairgrove Elementary | Public Schools of Robeson County Julie Hodges Clinton High | Clinton City Schools Thomas Maskell Richmond Senior High | Richmond County Schools Andrea McIver Highfalls Elementary | Moore County Schools Carrie Robledo Acme-Delco Middle | Columbus County Schools Anna Slaughter Whiteville High | Whiteville City Schools Pamela Soles Elizabethtown Middle | Bladen County Schools Frederica Renee Steele Roseboro-Salemburg Middle | Sampson County Schools Sabrina Webb Southeast Duplin Early College High | Duplin County Schools Daniel Jerome Fussell III South Brunswick Middle | Brunswick County Schools Justin Garza Spring Creek Middle | Wayne County Schools Dominique Grady West Carteret High | Carteret County Public School System Lindsey M. Howell Eugene Ashley High | New Hanover County Schools Timothy Jarman Penderlea School | Pender County Schools Beth E. Johnson Greene County Intermediate | Greene County Schools Charri Little Jones Senior High | Jones County Public Schools Suddona Murrell Pamlico County High | Pamlico County Schools Earl Sadler, Jr. La Grange Elementary | Lenoir County Public Schools Jennifer H. Sutton Havelock High | Craven County Schools Sara Yeager Southwest A.L. Brown High | Kannapolis City Schools Evelyn Carrasquillo South Stanly High | Stanly County Schools Michael Curlee G.E. Massey Elementary | Lincoln County Schools Clarissa Deaton Monroe High | Union County Public Schools Jonathan Harbin Weddington Hills Elementary | Cabarrus County Schools Katherine Highsmith East Mooresville Intermediate | Mooresville Graded School District Kaylor Kaemba South Point High | Gaston County Schools Kody Kubbs Lake Norman Elementary | Iredell-Statesville Schools Bethany Orr Rowan County Early College High | Rowan-Salisbury School System Theresa Pierce Ansonville Elementary | Anson County Schools Tracy Preslar Levine Middle College High | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Kimberly Tuttle Western Flat Rock Middle | Henderson County Public Schools Megan Ford Murphy High | Cherokee County Schools Avery Gibson Robbinsville Elementary | Graham County Schools Brooke Haney Madison Middle | Madison County Schools Thomas Hicks Harris Elementary | Rutherford County Schools Kelly Martin Franklin High | Macon County Schools Penny Moffitt Brevard High | Transylvania County Schools Tamera Moman Charles T. Koontz Intermediate | Buncombe County Schools Delana Parker Swain County High | Swain County Schools Norma Pattillo Polk County High | Polk County Schools Keith Rimer Hayesville Middle | Clay County Schools Ginger Scerri Jonathan Valley Elementary | Haywood County Schools Jon Serenius Isaac Dickson Elementary | Asheville City Schools Marti Sullivan 2019 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Teacher of the Year Program Region LEA/Charter Name Charter Schools Shining Rock Classical Academy Samantha Crawford Voyager Academy Douglas Price finalist Bear Grass Charter School Amy Edwards Ignite Innovation Academy - Pitt Amy Brinkley, MEd American Renaissance School Kim Smyth 60J/Socrates Academy Alexandria Keilen Chatham Charter Gary Oakley Lincoln Charter School Laura Suggs Clover Garden School Jeff Bostic Mountain Island Charter School Toni Stallings, MEd Northeast Academy for Aerospace & Advanced Technologies Shala Spence,MA ArtSpace Charter School Melissa Redden North Carolina Virtual Academy Amanda O'Brien IC Imagine Erika Wellman Water's Edge Village School Sylvia Wolff Lake Norman Charter (LEA 60D) Travis DeZordo, MEd Lake Lure Classical Academy Allyse Searcy Union Academy Charter Julia Matthews Southern Wake Academy Deanna Mullins Pine Lake Preparatory Wilter Blanco Uwharrie Charter Academy Lisa Routh Neuse Charter School Beth Miller Anderson Creek Academy Olivia Johnson Envision Science Academy Leanne Glace Southeastern Academy Charter School Lisa Zekanis The Capitol Encore Academy Sherrell Branch-Ezell North Central Nash Rocky Mount Public Schools Deborah Vance-Glover, NBCT Chatham County Schools Lynn Meyers Orange County Schools Luis Rios Person County Schools Greg Turner, MAT WCPSS Betsy Jordan Roxboro Community School/Charter School Sara Morrow Franklin County Schools Hannah Bethea Eastern NC School for the Deaf Leonard Baker Edgecombe County Public Schools Robert Lee (goes by Lee) Harrison Wilson County Schools Leigh Anne Orr Warren County Schools Michel Cole-Bailey East Wake Academy Lacy Davis Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Jasmine Johnson Durham Public Schools Mika Twietmeyer, MAT, NBCT Vance County Schools Angela Cusaac Granville County Public Schools Kimberly Allison Lee County Schools Carro (Katie) Eddings finalist Harnett County Schools Michael Scarano Northeast Currituck County Schools Susan Buzzard Washington County Schools Linda West Pitt County Schools Julie Brickhouse Roanoke Rapids Graded Schools Katina Hantz Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools Marie Alvarez Hyde County Schools Jessica Whittemore Gates County Schools Anne Brinkley, MEd Edenton-Chowan Schools 210 Angie Walston, NBCT Northeast Regional School of Biotechnology and Agriscience Chelsea Leary Halifax County Jennifer Friend Northampton County Schools Christina Charity Martin County Chavon Bryant Perquimans County Schools Heather Winslow Weldon City Schools Angela Lee-Easter, MAT, MDIV Beaufort County Schools Damon Walcott, MAT, NCBT finalist Hertford County Public Schools Michael Kinkead Dare County Schools Chelsea Brantley, MEd Northwest Watauga County Schools Terri Hodges McDowell County Schools Angela Autrey Catawba County Schools Jared Clark Alexander County Schools Amber Treadway Avery County Schools Lee Aldridge Ashe County Schools Jill Gambill Wilkes County Schools Laura Brooks finalist Yancey County Schools Leslie Hilliard Newton-Conover City Schools Rochelle Medvec Alleghany County Schools Stacey Miller Hickory Public Schools Robert Turner Caldwell County Schools Jonathan White Burke County Public Schools Amy Howell Mitchell Amy Thomas Piedmont Triad Stokes County Schools Shiela Patterson, NCBT finalist Asheboro City Schools Mary "Molly" Lyons,Masters in Gifted Ed., NCBT Yadkin County Schools Jill Matthews,Masters- Curr. Specialist & Elem. Ed. Elkin City Schools Karen Spencer Alamance-Burlington Schools Tiffany Helton Thomasville City Schools Robin Lee, MEd Mount Airy City Schools Patricia Combs, Masters in Math, NCBT Caswell County Schools Tabitha Miles,Masters of Art in Teaching Surry County Schools Hanna Holder Davie County Schools Dawn Lowery Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Amy Talley,MA in Ed.- Advanced K-12 Spanish, NCBT Rockingham County Schools Cheryl Yeatts Davidson County Schools Kara Berrier,Masters in Ed. Leadership Randolph County School System Angela Hunt,Masters in Elem. Ed. Lexington City Schools Shawnshuray Mosley,Masters in Elem. Ed. Guilford County Brooke Sumner, NCBT Sandhills Moore County Schools Mariah Morris, MAT finalist Bladen County Schools Johnathon Raynor Columbus County Schools Worley Edwards II Sampson County Schools Amy Tart Montgomery County Schools Sharon Thompson, MAT, NBCT Clinton City Schools Amanda Bass,MAT Whiteville City Schools Carmen McQueen Hoke County Schools Amelia Simpson Richmond County Schools Yolanda A. Sawyer, MAT,NBCT Scotland County Schools Zachary Ferguson Cumberland County Schools Amy Kulbeth Stovall MAT,NBCT Public Schools of Robeson County Helena King, MAT Southeast Craven County Schools Katy Chadwick Lenoir County Public Schools Katena Cherry New Hanover County Schools Christen (Christy) Howe finalist Jones County Schools Tracie Mills Craven County Schools Katy Chadwick Duplin County Schools Lynn Marshburn Wayne County Public Schools Denise Tilden Carteret County Public School System Allison Dodge Pamlico County Schools Brandi Philipps Pender County Schools Erin Green Greene County Michelle Galloway Onslow County Schools Alianna Sigler Brunswick County Schools Claire Herrington Southwest Lincoln County Gillian Moore Kannapolis City Schools Beth Giddings,M. Ed Cabarrus County Schools Kate Culbreth, M.Ed, NBCT finalist Iredell-Statesville Schools Kristy Manners Union County Public Schools Ashley Erb Gaston County Schools Carmin Adams Anson County Schools Bonnie McMurray Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools April Johnson Mooresville Graded School District Elizabeth Aston Rowan-Salisbury School System Zachary Overcash Iredell-Statesville Schools Kristy Manners Cleveland County Schools Heather Poston, MA Stanly County Schools Jeff Little Western Transylvania County Schools Dr. Missy West Henderson County Public Schools Katie McCrary Asheville City School Jessica Jackson Rutherford County Schools Angela Lowery Madison County Schools Julie Young Jackson County Jonathan Parsons Macon County Cindy Dryman Clay County Schools Caesar Campana IV finalist Swain County Schools Kristie Reynolds Cherokee County Schools Jamie Verola Graham County Wren Millsaps Haywood County Schools Hayley Prince Polk County Schools Leslie Rhinehart Buncombe County Schools JB Halpin 2018 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Teacher of the Year Program Region LEA Name Region I - Northeast Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools Rachel Benton Washington County Schools Chrissy Biggs Dare County Schools Katherine Blanchard Martin County Schools Sarah Delph Halifax County School Shane Dongilli Roanoke Rapids Graded Schools Mary Durham Gates County Schools Kathryn Eure Perquimans County Schools Kaley Kiffner (Finalist) Currituck County Schools Holly King Hertford County Public Schools Julia Lequin Edenton-Chowan Schools Tricia Lewis Weldon City Schools Corey Odom Northeast Regional School of Biotechnology & Agriscience Ginny Paul Beaufort County Schools Tabitha Roberson Northampton County Schools Paige Ruland Pitt County Schools Elizabeth Sanderson HYDE COUNTY SCHOOLS Melody Williams Region II - Southeast Duplin County Schools Dr. Erica Edwards Pamlico County Schools Rachel Gorton Greene County Schools Cameron Gupton (Finalist) New Hanover County Schools Angela Hewett Lenoir County Schools Maria Johnson Carteret County Public School System Morgan Long Onslow County Schools Nicole Martin Brunswick County Schools Carolynn Phillips Jones County Public Schools Joanne Smith-Nelson Craven County Schools Lori Sugg Pender County Schools Miranda Wells Wayne County Public Schools Emily West Region III - North Central Harnett County Schools Casey Avent Edgecombe County Public Schools Rita Batts Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Lauren Boening Lee County Schools Jordan Chaney Chatham County Schools Ellen Crayton Nash Rocky Mount Public Schools Patricia Edmondson Wilson County Schools Amanda Evans Wake County Public Schools Betsy Graves Franklin County Schools David Jennings Durham Public Schools Kirtina Jones Granville County Public Schools Angela Mangum Person County Schools Anne Nelson Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf Randi Pakula Johnston County Public Schools Shannon Snipes Vance County Schools Kedecia Stewart (Finalist) Orange County Schools Christopher Walker Warren County Schools Michael A. Williams Region IV - Sandhills/South Central Clinton City Schools Cathy Ammons Montgomery County Schools Kelley Hensley Sampson County Schools Randi Kaye Honeycutt Whiteville City Schools Katherine Hyatt Public Schools of Robeson County Lori Locklear Richmond County Schools Lauren Lutz Columbus County Schools Fred Mason Bladen County Schools Patsy Ann Moffat Moore County Schools Sharon Murphy Cumberland County Schools Leslie Seals Hoke County Schools Lindsey Sise (Finalist) Scotland County Schools Monica Whitehead Region V - Piedmont-Triad Mount Airy City Schools Patti Bobbitt Davie County Schools Teresa Carter Caswell County Schools Joshua Fuqua Guilford County Schools Shanda Hamm Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Jennie Hawk Rockingham County School Kyle Hunter Asheboro City Schools Laura King Alamance-Burlington Schools Bryan (Freebird) McKinney (Finalist & 2018 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Teacher of the Year) Davidson County Schools Jill McNeal Thomasville City Schools Dawn Miller Stokes County Schools Rebecca Patterson Randolph County School System Leah Redding Surry County Schools Phillip Riekehof Elkin City Schools April Swarey Lexington City Schools LaTonya Warren Yadkin County Schools Edgar Zamora Region VI - Southwest Rowan-Salisbury School System Abagail (Abby) Covington Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Deanna Cureton Stonewall Jackson Youth Development Center Janet Dalton Anson County Schools Tangula Diggs Stanly County Schools Christi Edwards Mooresville Graded School District Samone Graham (Finalist) Cleveland County Schools Jennenne Hunnell Kannapolis City Schools Jennifer Linn Gaston County Schools Mindee Mammano Lincoln County Schools Stacy McClain Cabarrus County Schools Paige Norris Union County Public Schools Amanda Stinchcomb Iredell-Statesville Schools Michael Williams Region VII - Northwest Hickory Public Schools Lisa Boff Catawba County Schools Hailey Garrou Mitchell County Schools Matthew Hurd Caldwell County Schools Carla Ingram Newton-Conover City Schools Caroline McCrary Yancey County Schools Jane Miller McDowell County Schools Benjamin Moore Alleghany County Schools Susanne Murphy Watauga County Schools Eve Parsons Avery County Schools Brittany Phillips Ashe County Schools Lisa Sibaja Alexander County Schools Brian Smith Burke County Public Schools Lisa Wall (Finalist) Wilkes County Schools Sam Yount Region VIII - Western Henderson County Public Schools Carly Allman Haywood County Schools Kristi Blackburn Cherokee County Schools Cicely Cable Macon County Schools Jenny Collins Madison County Schools Michelle Franklin Transylvania County Schools Rebecca Green Clay County Schools Bonnie Kelly Buncombe County Schools Elizabeth Love Polk County Schools Stephanie Luedi Graham County Schools Latresa Phillips Rutherford County Schools Julie Pittman (Finalist) Jackson County Public Schools Tonya Pruett Swain County Schools Cheryl Saavedra Asheville City Schools Rebecca Wertheim Charter Schools Socrates Academy Kristine Barberio Roxboro Community Melissa Barlett Bear Grass Charter School Jack Beirne Lincoln Charter School Mary Boudreault Envision Science Academy Lauren Braszo Neuse Charter School Allison Bruner Longleaf School of the Arts Margaret Chidwick East Wake Academy Lisa Davis Ignite Innovation Academy Lindsay Elks Southern Wake Academy Amanda Fox Research Triangle High Jarred Franklin Chatham Charter School Julie Franklin Pine Lake Preparatory Charter School Jamie Hamlin INVEST COLLEGIATE Imagine/ 11C Kelly Hanna Uwharrie Charter High Landy Hilger Voyager Academy High Jennifer Hobgood Uwharrie Charter Academy Beth Kearns Clover Garden School Karri Melton Charter School Dana Mims Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy Donald Morris Global Scholars Academy Glenda Narcisse Northeast Academy for Aerospace and Advanced Technologies Linda Nelson American Renaissance Rob Orrill Oxford Preparatory School Douglas Peters 23A Pinnacle Classical Academy Charter School Alex Rowe Henderson Collegiate Taro Shigenobu The Capitol Encore Academy Fayetteville, NC Courtney Samuelson (Finalist) Lake Norman Charter Melissa Smith Southeastern Academy Charter Tiffany Walters 2017 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Teacher of the Year Program Region LEA Name Region I - Northeast Beaufort County Schools Katherine Alligood Washington County Schools Margaret Ambrose Gates County Schools Iben Bogues Weldon City Schools LaDonna Booker Edenton-Chowan Schools Catina Byrum Hyde County Schools Sandra Carawan Northampton County Schools Geannine Chlomoudis Dare County Schools Laura Daniels Camden County Schools Rachel Foy Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools Jennifer James Roanoke Rapids Graded School District Jeanne Johnson Halifax County Schools Shauna Jones Pitt County Schools Erin Kessel Northeast Regional School of Biotechnology & Agriscience Christi Rogerson Hertford County Public Schools Michale Siverio Bertie County Schools Latonya Square Martin County Schools Jaye Weeks-Hughes Perquimans County Schools Amy Parker (Finalist) Region II - Southeast Pender County Schools Christy Bishop Wayne County Public Schools Jennifer Cochran Greene County Schools Natalie Cook Pamlico County Schools Elizabeth Harwick Carteret County Public School System Brittany Hellriegel Jones County Schools Airiel Hudson Brunswick County Schools Michelle Sharpe Lenoir County Schools Alicia Stanley Duplin County Schools Daphne Vann New Hanover County Schools Christopher Walters Craven County Schools Christy Wilson Onslow County Schools Lisa Godwin (Finalist & 2017 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Teacher of the Year) Region III - North Central Edgecombe County Schools Shelley Armour Granville County Public Schools Alexis Benitez Durham Public Schools Justine Daniel Person County Schools Danielle Greene Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Jessica Grinnell Johnston County Schools Laura Hines Harnett County Schools Devin Hocutt Lee County Schools Brandon Morehouse Chatham County Schools Wendi Pillars Franklin County Schools Claire Roehl Eastern NC School for the Deaf Katherine Shealy Warren County Schools Tomeka Sidberry Vance County Schools Linwood Swann Nash Rocky Mount Schools Renny Taylor Wilson County Schools Betti (Hope) Whitley Orange County Schools Keith Yow Wake County Public School System Miles MacLeod (Finalist) Region IV - Sandhills/South Central Scotland County Schools Kelly Cheek Hoke County Schools Samuel Dowels Public Schools of Robeson County James Goins, III Cumberland County Schools Todd McCabe Whiteville City Schools Katherine McLam Moore County Schools Ann Petersen Columbus County Schools Jimmy Price Sampson County Schools Brent Rivenbark Richmond County Schools Lakresha Sibley Montgomery County Schools Crystal Thomas Bladen County Schools Cheryl West Clinton City Schools Juandalynn Ray (Finalist) Region V - Piedmont-Triad/Central Randolph County School System Brooke Barham Caswell County Schools Cary Lee Cumbo Rockingham County Schools Allyson Edwards Elkin City Schools Alicia Gentry Guilford County Schools Krista Hannah Alamance-Burlington School System Jordan Hohm Yadkin County Schools Jacob Hoots Surry County Schools Mason Midkiff Thomasville City Schools Juan Ortiz Stokes County Schools Aysha Sayrd Price Davidson County Schools Kelli Rapp Mount Airy City Amanda Robertson Lexington City Schools Fernando Solano Valverde Davie County Schools Kolleen Sullivan Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Allison Weavil Asheboro City Schools Adam Reeder (Finalist) Region VI - Southwest Kannapolis City Schools Brittany Banks Gaston County Schools Elizabeth Crosby Anson County Schools Monica Davis Cabarrus County Schools Astrid (Emily) Francis Iredell-Statesville Schools Samantha Harris Mooresville Graded School District Lindsay Knippenberg Lincoln County Schools Shelley McConnell Stanly County Schools Carla McSwain Cleveland County Schools David Reed Union County Public Schools Jodi Robinson Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Jordan Todd Rowan-Salisbury Schools Anthony Johnson, Jr. (Finalist) Region VII - Northwest Yancey County Schools Peter Bobbe Alleghany County Schools Leigh Ann Dixon Mitchell County Schools Rhonda Franklin Hickory Public Schools Erica Greer Ashe County Schools Dr. Jodi Grubb Burke County Schools Tracy Heape Caldwell County Schools Jennifer Jurney Avery County Schools Missy Lyons Wilkes County Schools Belinda Marino Catawba County Schools Rodney Pyatte II Alexander County Schools Meshia Russell Watauga County Schools Martha Trimble McDowell County Schools Carrie Franklin (Finalist) Region VIII - Western Henderson County Public Schools Elena Barnwell Buncombe County Schools Catherine Belair Transylvania County Schools Kristi Clark Macon County Schools Pauletta Clark Polk County Schools Jon Ezell Clay County Schools Jennifer Gibson Swain County Schools Cindy Mathews Cherokee County Schools Shanna Mustin Jackson County Public Schools Jeffrey Pope Haywood County Schools Nanette Renegar Asheville City Schools Ariel Robinson Rutherford County Schools Joy VanDyke Graham County Schools Crystal White Madison County Schools Leslie Schoof (Finalist) Charter Schools Evergreen Community Charter School Jason Carter Bethel Hill Charter School Ashley Cole Piedmont Classical High School Tara Culbertson Union Academy Charter School Margaret Dalpe Bear Grass Charter School Heather Davenport The Capitol Encore Academy Gerard Falls Socrates Academy Lorraine Fischer Charter Day School Stephanie Fisher Lincoln Charter School Lorraine Fortkort Voyager Academy Christian Gloade Maureen Joy Charter School Allison Goldman Falls Lake Academy Tracy Holcombe Pine Lake Preparatory Matthew Hubacher ArtSpace Charter School Dede Keasler Clover Garden School Karri Melton Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy Tracy Miller IC Imagine Meridith Mitchell Mountain Island Charter School Kristi Nemec American Renaissance Charter School Rob Orrill Neuse Charter School Carrie Ragland Northeast Academy for Aerospace and Advanced Technologies Debra Rook Chatham Charter School Kara Root Henderson Collegiate Taro Shigenobu Uwharrie Charter Academy Jody Smith East Wake Academy Allyson Sutton Roxboro Community School Stacey Whitlow Research Triangle Charter Research Triangle Park, NC Deborah Brown (Finalist) 2016 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Teacher of the Year Program REGION LEA NAME Region I - Northeast Beaufort County Schools Melissa Boyd Bertie County Schools Kortney Watford Camden County Schools Pamela Djigounian Currituck County Schools Harold Sanderlin Dare County Schools Mollee Holloman Edenton/Chowan Schools Laurie Brooks Elizabeth City -Pasquotank Public Schools Stephanie Ambrose Gates County Schools Christy Stevens Halifax County Schools Tonya Hedgepeth Hertford County Public Schools Erika Stephenson Hyde County Schools Paige Smith Martin County Schools Kristin Stahl Northampton County Schools Marie Smith (Finalist) Perquimans County Schools Angel White Pitt County Schools Kathryn Cargile Roanoke Rapids Graded School District Patrick Quast Weldon City Schools Anissa Robinson Region II - Southeast Brunswick County Schools Laura Sokol-Scott Carteret County Public Schools Thomas B. Brad Robinson Craven County Schools Stephanie Edwards Duplin County Schools Jeri (Denise) Humphries Jones County Schools Melvin Smith, Jr. Lenoir County Schools Amy White New Hanover County Schools Katie Snyder (Finalist) Onslow County Schools Erika Matticola Pamlico County Schools Christine Wayne Pender County Schools Mary Hudson Wayne County Public Schools Angela Joyner Region III - North Central Chapel-Hill Carrboro City Schools Michael Jones Chatham County Schools Leslie Burwell Durham Public Schools Lori Khan Edgecombe County Public Schools James Guy Frankln County Schools Benita Arrington Granville County Schools Charlene Burroughs Harnett County Schools Margaret C. McNeill (Finalist) Johnston County Schools Cynthia Hutchings Lee County Schools Wendy Bryant Motley Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools Michelle Jackson Orange County Schools Julie White Person County Schools Elizabeth Sinnott State Operated Program Nicole Williamson Vance County Schools Robin Wilson Wake County Public School System Matthew Scialdone Warren County Schools Erin Simons Wilson County Schools Laura Nelson Region IV - Sandhills/South Central Bladen County Schools Jennifer Hair Clinton City Schools Sandra Starling Columbus County schools LaTanya Pattillo Cumberland County Schools Ashlee Garrison Hoke County Schools Morina Ricablanca Montgomery County Schools Sarah Talbert Moore County Schools Ashley Williams Public Schools of Robeson County Leonardo Romero Richmond County Schools Valerie Joy Watson Sampson County Schools Olivia Hall (Finalist) Scotland County Schools Wenona Mishue Whiteville City Schools Trina Osborne Region V - Piedmont-Triad/Central Alamance-Burlington Schools Kevin Scharen (Finalist) Asheboro City Schools Claudia Rodriguez David County Schools David Koontz Davidson County Schools Tonya Baity Elkin City Schools Bronson Erickson Guilford County Schools Fanisha Fuller Lexington City Schools Joy Harman Mount Airy City Schools Shelli Owens Rockingham County Schools Marcy Piotrowski Stokes County Schools Sara Katie Lemons Thomasville City Schools Sarah Wood Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools Charity Sutphin Yadkin County schools Yancy Burklow Region VI - Southwest Anson County Schools Joyce Davenport Cabarrus County Schools Kelly Bumgardner Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Matthew Dukes Cleveland County Schools Ashley Hooks Gaston County Schools Bobbie J. Cavnar (Finalist & 2016 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Teacher of the Year) Iredell-Statesville Schools Brooke McCurdy Kannapolis City Schools Jacquelyn Lane Mooresville Graded School District Allen Stevens Rowan-Salisbury Schools Nancy Goodnight Stanly County Schools Serenity Smith Union County Schools Lisa Austen Region VII - Northwest Alexander County Schools Jordan Hefner Alleghany County Schools Misty McKnight Ashe County Schools Kelly Lambert Avery County Schools Michelle Dellinger Burke County Public Schools Linda Chandler Caldwell County Schools Randall (Randy) Seldomridge Catawba County Schools Jeanna Goodson Hickory Public Schools Melissa McKinnon McDowell County Schools John Ballard Mitchell County Schools Linda Pitman Newton-Conover City Schools Leah Hayes (Finalist) Watauga County Schools Allison Sparks Wilkes County Schools Deanna Berrier Region VIII - Western Asheville City Schools Laura Jane Howald Buncombe County Schools Brian Gonzales Cherokee County Schools Julie Hughes Clay County Schools Amy Shelton Graham County Schools Misty Shope Haywood County Schools Amy Harrington Jackson County Public Schools Ray Crawford Macon County Schools Andrea Chalker Madison County Schools Brandon Rice Polk County Schools Pamela Arrowood Rutherford County Schools Angel Ledbetter (Finalist) Transylvania County Schools Jennifer Sensabaugh Charter Schools Chatham Charter School Siler City, NC Chanda Foxx Allen East Wake Academy Raleigh, NC Carl Harrington Invest Collegiate Charlotte, NC Ellen Hotaling Lake Norman Charter School Huntersville, NC Brandon Brown (Finalist) Roxboro Community School Roxboro, NC Charissa Denny Socrates Academy Matthews, NC Elizabeth Kay Salema Voyager Academy Durham, NC Ken Boyer 2015 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Teacher of the Year Program Region LEA Name Region I - Northeast Pitt County Schools Jami Dickerson (Finalist) Currituck County Schools Iris Meekins Bertie County Schools Angela Mizelle Elizabeth City -Pasquotank Public Schools Johnna Purkett Martin County Schools Rae-Ann Daughtry Washington County Schools Summer Ridenour Perquimans County Schools Teressa Blanchard Dare County Schools Ticia Valentine Hyde County Schools Paige Smith Hertford County Schools Meredith Armstrong Gates County Schools Peggy Walston Beaufort County Schools Megan Ormond Edenton/Chowan Schools Debra Rook Region II - Southeast Brunswick County Schools Kayce Smith Carteret County Schools Amy Brubaker Clinton City Schools Judith Taylor Craven County Schools Kimberly Scott Duplin County Schools Nicole Rose Greene County Schools Lindsey Hayek Jones County Schools Jacqueline Kiernan-Collins Lenoir County Schools Keith Neal New Hanover County Schools Meredith Kokoski Onslow County Schools Melissa Doyle Pamlico County Schools Joshua Gaskill (Finalist) Pender County Schools April Kinlaw Sampson County Schools Megan Fussell Wayne County Schools Allyson Daly Region III - North Central Durham Public Schools Alison Edwards Edgecombe County Schools Susan Herrin Franklin County Schools Jaime Adams Granville County Schools Brandon Roeder Halifax County Schools Jennifer Friend Johnston County Schools Emily Westbrook Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools Angie Dorovic Northampton County Schools India Martin Roanoke Rapids Graded School District Valerie Henley Vance County Schools Ethel Hunter Wake County Public School System Allison Reid Warren County Schools Victoria Lehman Weldon City Schools Kenya Grant Wilson County Schools Jeremy Tucker (Finalist) Region IV - Sandhills/South Central Bladen County Schools Sabrina Sasser Columbus County Schools Mariel Barker Sellers (Finalist) Cumberland County Schools Myra Dunham Harnett County Schools Jeffrey Loewen Hoke County Schools Veronica Sturdivant Lee County Schools Joanna Perkins Montgomery County Schools Charlene Little Moore County Schools Margaret (Meg) Demolet Richmond County Schools Jennifer O'Neal Public Schools of Robeson County James Burney Scotland County Schools Elisabeth Harrell Whiteville City Schools Mandy Smith Region V - Piedmont-Triad/Central Alamance-Burlington Schools Aeron Sizemore Asheboro City Schools Christopher (Chris) Burian Caswell County Schools Malinda Mitchell Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Kimberly Fearrington Chatham County Schools JoAnna Massoth (Finalist) Davidson County Schools Kathy Edminson Guilford County Schools Eileen Cirincione Lexington City Schools Madison Prevatte Orange County Schools Jeffrey Faulkner Person County Schools Lynsey Hubbard Randolph County Schools Justin Burton Rockingham County Schools Rhonda Jumper Stokes County Schools Nora Davis Thomasville City Schools Lyza Royal Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools Amy Pantano Region VI - Southwest Anson County Schools Jessica Conklin Cabarrus County Schools Allison Hahn Cleveland County Schools Chad Beam Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Lecia Shockley Gaston County Schools Karla Endemann Kannapolis City Schools Lindsay Cooney Lincoln County Schools Deborah Cornwell Stanly County Schools Amanda Roark Union County Public Schools Jennifer Whitley (Finalist) Region VII - Northwest Ashe County Schools Keana C. Triplett (Finalist & 2015 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Teacher of the Year) Elkin City Schools Mary Shepherd Mooresville Graded School District Jody Cohen Davie County Schools Amy Stokes Avery County Schools Jessica Jones Caldwell County Schools Kelly Bryant Surry County Schools Dena Cave Catawba County Schools Jeana Link Newton-Conover City Schools Christy Buff Alexander County Schools Matt Taylor Hickory Public Schools Cameron Grace Yadkin County Schools Mark Beuter Burke County Schools Renee Shatley Mount Airy City Schools Levi Goins Watauga County Schools Mary Kent Whitaker Iredell-Statesville Schools Angela Burgess Region VIII - Western Asheville City Schools Megan Sanchez Buncombe County Schools Nicole Phelps Cherokee County Schools Jennifer Lugiewicz Clay County Schools Heather Plemmons Graham County Schools Karen Lail Haywood County Schools Randy Pressley (Finalist) Henderson County Public Schools Sloan Neuburger Jackson County Schools Eleanor Macaulay Macon County Schools Delaney Holloway Madison County Schools Missy Caldwell McDowell County Schools Melissa Elliott Mitchell County Schools Donna Hickman Polk County Schools Robert Pettis Rutherford County Schools Michael Henderson Swain County Schools Karen Williams-Lanning Transylvania County Schools Beverly Alana Marshall Yancey County Schools Dawn Proffitt Charter Schools Chatham Charter School Siler City, NC Dale Bunch Lake Norman Charter School Huntersville, NC Elizabeth Padgett (Finalist) Socrates Academy Matthews, NC Elizabeth Stewart Roxboro Community School Roxboro, NC Gina Lunsford East Wake Academy Zebulon, NC Jennifer Hinton Community Charter School Charlotte, NC Karen Ainsworth Voyager Academy Durham, NC Katherine Midkiff Charter Day School Leland, NC Katie Willard Bear Grass Charter School Williamston, NC Kay Hester Union Academy Monroe, NC Lyndsey Simpson Evergreen Community Charter School Asheville, NC Lynn Player Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School Hollister, NC Marisa Harley Kestrel Heights Charter School Durham, NC Melanie McCord Bethel Hill Charter School Roxboro, NC Nicole Outlaw Uwharrie Charter Academy Asheboro, NC Rebecca Harris 2014 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Teacher of the Year Program Region LEA Name Region I - Northeast Washington County Schools Charlene Evans (Finalist) Beaufort County Schools Tracy Solano Gates County Schools Lisa Wilkins Bertie County Schools Bruce Boller Herford County Schools Rachel Vokally Camden County Schools Mark Harnly Martin County Schools Kirby Maness Edenton/Chowan Schools Jennifer Thach Elizabeth City/Pasquotank Schools Sharon Meads Currituck County Schools Luana Palimetakis Perquimans County Schools Julie Roberts Dare County Schools Brandon Harris Pitt County Schools Joy Carter Region II - Southeast New Hanover County Schools Melissa Gillespie (Finalist) Brunswick County Schools Karen Walker Lenoir County Schools Kathryn Benton Clinton City Schools Stephanie Carter Onslow County Schools Sonja Williams Craven County Schools Ira Smith Pamlico County Schools Lynn Wooster-McCoy Duplin County Schools Regina Sherrod Pender County Schools Sara Toothman Greene County Schools Shelia Carraway Sampson County Schools Angela Martin Jones County Schools Tammy Wicks Wayne County Schools Kristi Luckenbaught Region III - North Central Northampton County Schools Rhonda Holmes (Finalist) Durham Public Schools Cynthia Watkins Roanoke Rapids Graded School District Shannon Dickinson Edgecombe County Schools Billy Strother Vance County Schools Jeffrey Arthurs Franklin County Schools Maria Styers Wake County Schools Luke Miles Granville County Schools Leah Powell Warren County Schools Michael Williams Halifax County Schools Miriam Lecintona Weldon City Schools Sharita (Whitaker) Wade Johnston County Schools Joshua Beck Wilson County Schools Carol Abrams Nash-Rocky Mount Schools Dana Williamson Region IV - Sandhills/South Central Columbus County Schools Everlene Davis (Finalist) Bladen County Schools Celeste Lennon Moore County Schools Rae Irvine Cumberland County Schools Amy Noble Richmond County Schools Haley Hall Harnett County Schools Stacie Wood Public Schools of Robeson County Ashley Berdeau Hoke County Schools Jessica Kellermann Scotland County Schools Michael Kryszak Lee County Schools Patrice McNeill Whiteville City Schools Jason Whalen Montgomery County Schools Adam Garner Region V - Piedmont-Triad Guilford County Schools Kathy Saunders (Finalist) Alamance-Burlington Schools DeAnna Foust-Platt Orange County Schools Mark Greenstreet Caswell County Schools Maribeth Howe Person County Schools Joshua Frazier Chatham County Schools Roddy Story Randolph County Schools Renee Ingram Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools Mike Harris Rockingham County Schools Jessica Clark Davidson County Schools Adam Dunn Stokes County Schools Marty Erskine Guilford County Schools Eugene R Grant Thomasville City Schools Lance Hammond Lexington City Schools Jennifer Byerly Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Patty DeWitt Region VI - Southwest Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools James Ford (Finalist & 2014 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Teacher of the Year) Anson County Schools Tracy Preslar Kannapolis City Schools Rebecca Merriman Cabarrus County Schools Courtney Smith Stanly County Schools Kerri Huffman Cleveland County Schools Propst Lawson Union County Schools Derri Sofsian Gaston County Schools Rebecca Ann O'Bryon Region VII - Northwest Rowan-Salisbury Schools Alex Reynolds (Finalist) Alexander County Schools Kelly This Hickory City Schools April Icard Alleghany County Schools Roy Putman Iredell-Statesville Schools Linda Dearman Ashe County Schools Mary Taylor Mooresville Graded School District Kitch Deaton Avery County Schools April Cheavront Mount Airy City Schools Gena Ray Burke County Schools Tamala Howell Newton-Conover Schools Michael Townsley Caldwell County Schools Terry Reid Surry County Schools Pedro Caro Catawba County Schools Bethany Settlemyre Watauga County Schools Gina Holste Davie County Schools Brooke Jennings Wilkes County Schools Rosanna Bare Elkin City Schools Kali Teague Yadkin County Schools Rebecca Bryant Region VIII - Western Macon County Schools Melissa Faetz (Finalist) Jackson County Schools Cindy Ensley Cherokee County Schools Benjamin Owens Yancey County Schools Margaret Atuk Asheville City Schools William Talley III Transylvania County Schools Jennifer Williams Madison County Schools Tammy Massey Clay County Schools Tiffany Clapsaddle Mitchell County Schools Ashley Glenn Henderson County Schools Meghan Farmer Swain County Schools Trishia Chapman Rutherford County Schools Pam Parris Graham County Schools Melissa Duckworth Buncombe County Schools Terry Quick Haywood County Schools Sally Hundley Polk County Schools Eric Eaton McDowell County Schools Kim Christman Charter Schools Evergreen Community Charter School Asheville, NC Chris Weaver (Finalist) Bethel Hill Charter School Roxboro, NC Kimberly Dallas Voyager Academy Durham, NC Kristina Lecky Roxboro Community School Roxboro, NC Anne Betttendorf ArtSpace Charter School Swannanoa, NC Marni Rubin-Flanigan Socrates Academy Matthews, NC Carrie Taft Union Academy Monroe, NC Rebecca Chandler Lake Norman Charter Huntersville, NC Curtis Kendrick Bear Grass Charter School Williamston, NC Tiffany Hassell-Abel East Wake Academy Zebulon, NC Julie Garrett Chatham Carter School Siler City, NC Julie Teague Charter Day School Leland, NC Kelly Stutz 2013 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Teacher of the Year Program: Awards Program listing all Regional and District Winners REGION LEA NAME Northeast Beaufort County Schools Penny Miller Bertie County Schools Deanna Orbita Camden County Schools Jennifer Lilly Edenton/Chowan Schools Myla Hoey Currituck County Schools Stephen Bo Davenport Dare County Schools Pamela Mills (Finalist) Gates County Schools Mary Stallings Hobbs Hertford County Schools Elizabeth Jones Martin County Schools Amanda Emerson Elizabeth City/Pasquotank Schools Donna Gregory Perquimans County Schools Amy Craddock Pitt County Schools Beth Ulffers Washington County Schools Linda West Southeast Brunswick County Schools Laura Hunter Carteret County Schools Betsy Piehler Clinton City Schools Vevlyn Lowe Craven County Schools Ashley Fillingame Duplin County Schools Anne Pittman Jones County Schools Crystal Taylor-Simon Lenoir County Schools Melissa Lynch New Hanover County Schools Sabrina Hill-Black Onslow County Schools Carrie Morris (Finalist) Pamlico County Schools Jason Philipps Pender County Schools Craig Lawson Wayne County Schools Glenda Crocker North Central Durham Public Schools Alaina Burr Edgecombe County Schools Amanda Evans Franklin County Schools Colleen Malena Granville County Schools Lauren Piper Halifax County Schools Kamisha Smith Johnston County Schools Carrie Lee Nash-Rocky Mount Schools Kristen Tedford Northampton County Schools Kimberly Daughtry Roanoke Rapids Schools Jennifer Moore-Redwine Vance County Schools Natasha Rubin Wake County Schools Lauren Brooks Warren County Schools Katrinka Newman Weldon City Schools Thomas McGeachy (Finalist) Wilson County Schools Tracey Leon Sandhills/South Central Bladen County Schools Lorraine Dennis Columbus County Schools Tara Pate Cumberland County Schools Angela Parker Harnett County Schools Shannon Godfrey (Finalist) Hoke County Schools Glendia Black-Flippin Lee County Schools Joseph Stouffer Montgomery County Schools Jennifer Pieczyski Moore County Schools Stephanie Monroe Richmond County Schools Lulama Rozani Robeson County Schools Matthew Howington Scotland County Schools Melissa Creed Whiteville City Schools Cindy Faulk Piedmont-Triad Alamance-Burlington Schools Kimberly Poe Asheboro City Schools Susan Butler Caswell County Schools DelShana LeGrant Chatham County Schools JoAnn Norwood Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools Kim Mellor Davidson County Schools Brandy Reeder Guilford County Schools Karyn Collie Dickerson (Finalist & 2013 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Teacher of the Year) Lexington City Schools Adrianne Staten Orange County Schools Angela Wimberly Person County Schools Mary Jane Bowman Randolph County Schools Mary (Beth) Davis Rockingham County Schools Wendy Edwards Southard Stokes County Schools Yasmin Jaffe Thomasville City Schools Robert Merkel WS/Forsyth Schools Kim Abrams Southwest Cleveland County Schools Heather Brown Stanly County Schools Julie Furr Union County Schools Maxie Johnson Anson County Schools Christina Rose Lincoln County Schools Karl Sain Kannapolis City Schools Sandra Summerlin Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools Eric Tornfelt Cabarrus County Schools Mariko Weinhardt Gaston County Schools Julian Wilson (Finalist) Northwest Alexander County Schools Terrilyn Fincannon Alleghany County Schools Sherrie Hines Ashe County Schools Michele Lemly Avery County Schools Hank (Henry) Hardin Burke County Schools Amy Vaughn Caldwell County Schools Braley Speagle Catawba County Schools Michael Slaughter Elkin Ciy Schools April Swarey Hickory City Schools Sarah (Betsy) Swann Iredell-Statesville Schools Claude (Byron) Jones Mooresville Graded School District Heather Surgen Newton Conover Schools Angie Sigmon Rowan Salisbury Schoools Sakinah Riley Surry County Schools Jamie Martin Watauga County Schools Katie Matthews Wilkes County Schools Kathy Wagoner Yadkin County Schools Christopher Petree (Finalist) Western Jackson County Schools Carol Ann Riser Macon County Schools Rita Esterwood Yancey County Schools Erica Tyner Transylvania County Schools Rivers Smith Clay County Schools Rebecca Stewart Henderson County Schools Allyson Myers Rutherford County Schools Jill Francis (Finalist) Buncombe County Schools Dawn Rookey Polk County Schools Kimberly Mirasola Cherokee County Schools Fallon Rider Asheville City Schools Jenny Thomas Madison County Schools Kasaundra Wallin Mitchell County Schools Veronica Pitman Swain County Schools Judy Wilson Graham County Schools Bobbie Burchfield Haywood County Schools Cecilia Marcus McDowell County Schools Melanie Shaver Charter Schools Charter Schools Winston-Salem, NC Jan Adams (Finalist) Charter Schools Jennifer Marlowe Charter Schools Alison Cause Nance Charter Schools Dan Sandlin Charter Schools Jennifer Edins Charter Schools Annette Slaughter Charter Schools Carly Morton Charter Schools Jennifer Phillips Charter Schools LeighAnn Fresina Charter Schools Gary Leonard Charter Schools Rick Baltes Charter Schools Lisa Wilson Charter Schools Danielle Derwich Charter Schools Beverly Sipe Charter Schools Harry Scott 2012 Teacher of the Year Program Region LEA Name Northeast Beaufort County Schools Lisa Staats (Finalist) Bertie County Schools Sheila Parker Camden County Schools Cristie Fields Edenton/Chowan Schools Jessica Balltzglier Currituck County Schools James Bryson Dare County Schools Chavaleh Wetzel Gates County Schools Lori Lolies Hertford County Schools Justin Frederes Hyde County Schools Sherri Cox Martin County Schools Patrick Herring IV Elizabeth City/Pasquotank Schools Amy Jo Spencer Perquimans County Schools Jason Griffin Pitt County Schools Kurt Garner Washington County Schools Donna Whitfield Southeast Brunswick County Schools Melissa Warren (Finalist) Carteret County Schools Antonio Diaz Clinton City Schools Janet Carter Craven County Schools Roneca Wallace Duplin County Schools Cynthia Wallace Greene County Schools Kimberly Taybron Jones County Schools Jacqueline Lanier Lenoir County Schools Melissa Southerland New Hanover County Schools Rachael Moser Onslow County Schools Jennifer Hardy Pamlico County Schools Cara Shelton Pender County Schools Suzanna Bolin Sampson County Schools Andrea Bell Wayne County Schools Jennifer Tyndall North Central Durham County Schools Jason Jowers Edgecombe County Schools Susie Davis Franklin County Schools Brian McDowell Granville County Schools Janita Allen Halifax County Schools Tammy Hedgepeth Johnston County Schools Randy Parker Nash-Rocky Mount Schools Marie Mullins Northampton County Schools Monte' Freeman Roanoke Rapids City Schools Ellen Bryant Vance County Schools Peggy Price Wake County Schools Stephanie Rhodes Warren City Schools Cheryl Sebrell Weldon City Schools Michael Hawkins, Jr. Wilson County Schools Malinda Pennington (Finalist) Sandhills/South Central Hoke County Schools Karrie Detwiler (Finalist) Columbus County Schools Nicky Hobbs Scotland County Schools Katie Clark Bladen County Schools Elizabeth Cole Moore County Schools Tracy Metcalf Richmond County Schools Mark Burr Robeson County Schools Jason Bullock Whiteville City Schools Pamela Sutton Cumberland County Schools Dewana Holt Montgomery County Schools Mary Gilman Lee County Schools Vincent Pienaar Harnett County Schools Andy Cole Piedmont-Triad/Central Alamance-Burlington Schools Molly Ellington Asheboro City Schools Kerri Lamb Caswell County Schools Emily Smith Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Patricia Berge Chatham County Schools Neal Morgan Davidson County Schools Laura Clodfelter Guilford County Schools Jennifer Arberg (Finalist) Lexington City Schools Melonie Rector Orange County Schools Christopher Hansen Person County Schools Allison Bowers Randolph County Schools Addie Snotherly Rockingham County Schools Chrystal Thomas Stokes County Schools Jennifer Via Thomasville City Schools Jewell Beasley Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Iris Mudd Southwest Anson County Schools Kevin Adams Cabarrus County Schools Janelle Patterson Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Schools Karen Meadows Cleveland County Schools Jennifer Bumgardner Gaston County Schools Lenora Crabtree (Finalist) Kannapolis City Schools Krista Chapman Lincoln County Schools Regina Hovis Stanly County Schools Ellen Blue Union County Schools Maya Schultz Northwest Alexander County Schools Amy Hall Alleghany County Schools Tammy Marion Ashe County Schools Sarah Tugman Avery County Schools Michelle Burnop Burke County Schools Sarena Fuller Caldwell County Schools Ann Matthews Catawba County Schools Lorie Fox Davie County Schools Rebecca Marion Elkin City Schools Tonya Smith Hickory City Schools Rachael Moyer Iredell-Statesville Schools Dwayne Troutman Mooresville Graded School District Cheryl Dortch Mount Airy City Schools Olivia Byerly Newton-Conover City Schools Margaret Daniels Rowan-Salisbury Schools Theresa Pierce Surry County Schools Jonathan Amos Watauga County Schools Darcy Grimes (Finalist & 2012 Teacher of the Year) Wilkes County Schools Reuellyn Thomas Yadkin County Schools Cynthia Stone West Jackson County Schools Edith Callahan (Finalist) Macon County Schools Vickie Sutton Yancey County Schools Jodi Antinori Transylvania County Schools Amanda O'Shields Clay County Schools Zachary Moss Henderson County Schools Joe Shook Rutherford County Schools Robyn Elliott Buncombe County Schools Chris Brown Polk County Schools Susan McRostie Cherokee County Schools Elizabeth Gilbert Asheville City Schools Victoria Angelotti Madison County Schools Tina Thorpe Mitchell County Schools Gregory Franklin Swain County Schools Dora May Graham County Schools Kevin White Haywood County Schools Stephen Parris Charter Schools Forsyth Academy Winston-Salem, NC Jennifer Clayton (Finalist) Artspace Charter Hollis Brown Voyager Academy Clay Wooldridge Union Academy Caroline M. Brown Lake Norman Charter Charita M. Justice Charter Day School Stacey Marjoram Soutern Wake Academy Winnie Lameck Evergreen Community Charter Marni Fruge Socrates Academy Larry Frederick East Wake Academy Shavonda Scales-Voorsluis Chatham Charter Kay D. Lopossay Roxboro Community School Megan Wright 2011 Teacher of the Year Program Region LEA Name Northeast Beaufort County Schools Dana Hudnell Bertie County Schools Jennifer Hall Veverka Camden County Schools Rose Taylor Lee Currituck County Schools Lynn Kotzian Dare County Schools Stephen Nichols Edenton-Chowan County Schools Dana Webb Elizabeth City/Pasquotank Public Schools Suzie Sanders (Finalist) Gates County Schools Susan Casper Hertford County Schools Carol Swain Hyde County Schools Julio Morales Martin County Schools Kristine Doster Perquimans County Schools Lynwood Winslow III Washington County Schools Christi Lilley Rogerson Southeast Brunswick County Schools Rebecca Willis Clinton City Schools Deirdre Moore Carteret County Schools Callie Smith (Finalist) Craven County Schools Caroline Stillwell Duplin County Schools Amy Powers Greene County Schools Carl Bradshaw Jones County Schools Jane Kazleman Lenoir County Schools Mary Anderson Riddick New Hanover County Schools Kimberly S. Horton Onslow County Schools Doris Tursi Pamlico County Schools Jeremy J. Johnson Pender County Schools Lee Points Sampson County Schools Carol Williams Wayne Count Schools Scott S. Hardy North Central Durham Public Schools Takesha Trapp Edgecombe County Schools Kim Wainwright Franklin County Schools Kimly M. Pace Granville County Schools Erin Robbins Halifax County Shools Melissa Harris Johnston County Schools Katie Wall Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools Suzanne Weaver Northampton County Schools Marilyn S. Burgess-Thompson Roanoke Rapids City Schools Chad Geary Vance County Schools Jacqueline Boyd Wake County Schools Elizabeth Plotkin Warren County Schools Dakisha Nabulungi Perry Weldon City Schools Ferdinand Cooper (Finalist) Wilson County Schools Gail Mahan Sandhills/South Central Bladen County Schools Sherry Lewis Columbus County Schools Sylvia Cox Cumberland County Schools Denise E. Nosbisch Harnett County Schools Michelle Cline Hoke County Schools Takeisha Parker-Wilson Lee County Schools Jessica Hamilton Montgomery County Schools Earle S. Poole Moore County Schools Marci Houseman (Finalist) Richmond County Schools Christy Mabe Robeson County Schools Sherry Harrell Scotland County Schools Leslie Knauss Whiteville City Schools Lu Ann Johnston Piedmont-Triad/Central Alamance-Burlington Schools Tyronna Hooker (Finalist & 2011 Teacher of the Year) Asheboro City Schools Kristine McCloskey Caswell County Schools Robert L. Mise Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Takiyah Baptist Chatham County Schools Marcus Herman-Giddens Davidson County Schools Paul Piatkowski Guildford County Schools Jean Goss Orange County Schools Wayne Wilson Person County Schools Gina Lunsford Randolph County Schools Janet Burgess Rockingham County Schools Angela Wilson Stokes County Schools Debra Hennelly Thomasville City Schools Ira Cumpton, Jr. Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Heather King Southwest Anson County Schools Daniel Norwood Cabarrus County Schools Sarah Jewell Charlotte-Mecklenberg County Schools Sarah Dyvig Cleveland County Schools Matt Harris Gaston County Schools Thomas Plecnik (Finalist) Kannapolis City Schhools Yachannah Galloway Lincoln County Schools Jane Morton Stanly County Schools Cindy Jones Union County Schools Andrew Rosene Northwest Alexander County Schools Mary Beth Bumgarner Alleghany County Schools Cheryl Powell Ashe County Schools Travis Richardson Avery County Schools Dee Raby Burke County Schools Karen Auton Caldwell County Schools J. Lowell Rogers Catawba County Schools Andy Blevins (Finalist) Davie County Schools Kelly Myers Elkin City Schools Amy Wagoner Hickory City Schools Margaret Langford Iredell-Statesville Schools Pamela Bumgarner Mooresville City Schools Maureen Fitzsimmons Mount Airy City Schools Marcy Marion Newton-Conover City Schools Donna Schronce Rowan-Salisbury Schools Julie Stolze Surry County Schools Katie McCrary Watauga County Schools Mary Kent Whitaker Wilkes County Schools Kathryn Murchinson Yadkin County Schools Jon Huggins West Asheville City Schools Lisa Bruggeman Buncombe County Schools Eric Grant (Finalist) Cherokee County Schools Stephen Bias Clay County Schools Maureen McClure Graham County Schools Cheryl Morgan Haywood County Schools Teresa Cook Henderson County Schools Jason Rhodes Jackson County Schools Vyanne C. Fisher Macon County Schools Emily Awtrey Madison County Schools Robert Zimmerman McDowell County Schools Jessica Ferguson Mitchell County Schools Michelle Perkins Lord Polk County Schools Linda Herbert Rutherford County Schools Erica Bohnsack Swain County Schools Neil Hawken Transylvania County Schools Jay Case Yancey County Schools Wanda Hensley Charter Schools ArtSpace Charter School Cindy Hunt Bethel Hill Charter School Stephanie Cook Charter Day School Shelby Gorski Chatham Charter School Siler City, NC Regina Johnston (Finalist) Columbus Charter School Carla Fisher East Wake Academy Pamela Tew Evergreen Community Charter School Ona Armstrong Gray Stone Day School Robin Ward Dassler Lake Norman Charter School Leigh Ann Williams Lincoln Charter Cathy Thornburg Roxboro Community School Joyce Sugg Sallie B. Howard School for the Arts and Education Pratibha Lakhani Socrates Academy Sue Davis Union Academy John McAuley Voyager Academy Amy Daw 2010 Teacher of the Year Program Region LEA Name Northeast Beaufort County Schools Annette Sipe Bertie County Schools Carol Mizzelle Camden County Schools Battina Armstrong Currituck County Schools Robert Griffin Dare County Schools Frank Vrablic Edenton-Chowan Public Schools Vann Mizzelle Lassiter (Finalist) Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools Randy Kidd Hertford County Schools Craig Lee Dennis Hyde County Schools Melody Carter Williams Martin County Schools Mary Lane Baker Perquimans County Schools Dexter Jackson-Heard Pitt County Schools Kim M. Jessup Washington County Shcools Amanda Holton Southeast Brunswick County Schools Daniel Richardson Carteret County Nancy Reynolds Clinton City Schools Katherine H. Pope Craven County Schools Dave Mense Duplin County Schools Selina Riley-Gurganus Greene County Schools Jose L. Garcia Jones County Schools Emily S. Andrews Lenoir County Schools Lee Holder New Hanover Schools Sarah Gould Onslow County Schools Melonie Rand Shepard Pamlico County Schools Susan Howard Pender County Schools Connie M. Batchelder Sampson County Schools Jennifer J. Facciolini (Finalist & 2010 Teacher of the Year) Wayne County Schools Gregory Harold Brown North Central Department of Health and Human Services Daniel R. Simmons Durham Public Schools Matthew Hunt Edgecombe County Schools Lori Ann Carr Franklin County Schools Brandy Carter Granville County Schools Matthew Farnsworth Halifax County Schools Teicher L. Patterson Johnston County Schools Alison Bryan Nash-Rocky Mount Schools Sylvia M. Anthony-McGeachy Northampton County Schools Elizabeht W. Thiele Roanoke Rapids Graded School District Jan Tugwell Vance County Schools Tessa Webb-Lewis Wake County Schools Rene Herrick (Finalist) Warren County Schools William E. Hendrickson Weldon City Schools Myran Braden Wilson County Schools Rhonda Summerlin Sandhills/South Central Bladen County Schools Pauline Hancock Columbus County Schools Ruthie Newman Cumberland County Schools Sarah Hennessey Harnett County Schools Wendy Barnes Roberson Hoke County Schools Devona McPhatter Graham Lee County Schools Donna Thomas Montgomery County Schools Jimmy Bryant Voncannon, Jr. Moore County Schools Jayne M. Cummings Richmond County Schools Kristi Wagers Robeson County Schools R. Denise Bloomer Scotland County Schools Amber Alford Watkins (Finalist) Whiteville City Schools Bruce A. Ketcham Piedmont-Triad/Central Alamance-Burlington Schools Courtney Kennedy Asheboro City Schools Chandra Manning Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Kathryn Baird Eriksen Chatham County Schools Carol Bartholf Davidson County Schools Carola G. Ponce Guilford County Schools Teresa Roberts Lexington City Schools Betty H. Pope Orange County Schools Karla Coleman Person County Schools Krystal L. Jensen Randolph County Schools Courtney R. Daivs (Finalist) Rockingham County Schools Christy McKinney Hensley Stokes County Schools Crystal Folger-Hawks Thomasville City Schools Amy H. Brown Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Ana Posada Southwest Anson County Schools Steffany LaBree Cabarrus County Schools Candace Reel Cleveland County Schools Darlene A. Hamrick Gaston County Schools Ana Harrelson Kannapolis City Schools Daryle A. Adams Lincoln County Schools Danielle Avery Stanly County Schools Shawn Britt Union County Schools David Dahari (Finalist) Northwest Alexander County Schools Jan F. Barriger Alleghany County Schools Melissa Vestal Ashe County Schools Sherrie Hines Burke County Schools Timothy A. Fossett Caldwell County Schools Joshua Scott Catawba County Schools Elizabeth Erin Mackie Davie County Schools Denise Absher Elkin County Schools Jana Swaim Hickory City Schools Drew Daniels Iredell-Statesville County Schools Harry C. Efird Mooresville Graded School District Jessica Swearengin Mount Airy City Schools Gina M. Tompkins Newton-Conover City Schools Michael Lemke Rowan Salisbury County Schools Joy Jenkins (Finalist) Surry County Schools Lyndsey Jessup Haywood Watauga County Schools Dacia Trethewey Wilkes County Schools Rebecca Spears Yadkin County Schools Chris Greene West Asheville City Schools Rhonda Sizemore Buncombe County Schools Meredith Stanley Cherokee County Schools Kathy Gunter Green Clay County Schools Brenda Puett Graham County Schools Karen Blevins Lail Haywood County Schools Janna Brendell Henderson County Schools Dorothy Reid Case (Finalist) Jackson County Schools Penelope Adams Macon County Schools Leslie Macon Madison County Schools Beth Sutherland McDowell County Schools Brooke Ward Mitchell County Schools Chris Hollifield Polk County Schools Tawana Weicker Rutherford County Schools Lonna Castles Sanderson Swain County Schools James Michael Phillips Transylvania County Schools Stacie C. Dotson Yancey County Schools Miranda Wheeler Charter Schools Artspace Charter Christopher Larson Bethel Hill Charter Deborah Sanford Charter Day Amy Britt Chatham Charter Penni Tharp Columbus Charter Kellye A. Fell East Wake Academy Helen McGinnis Evergreen Community Charter School Stuart Miles (Finalist) Forsyth Academy Carey French Grandfather Academy Christina Shook Lake Norman Charter James Kyle Pierce Neuse Charter Missy Foos Pine Lake Preparatory Lori Reuter Queen's Grant Community Tiffany Dunagan Roxboro Community Beth Barlow Socrates Academy Brandie M. Connell Union Academy Charter Jennifer Sutton Smith Vance Charter Sean Connolly Voyager Academy Michelle Luckadoo 2009 AT&T Teacher of the Year Program Region Schools Name Northeast Region Beaufort County Schools Barbara Jones Bertie County Schools Andrea Rarr Peart Camden County Schools Melissa Harnly Currituck County Schools Katrina Forbes Dare County Schools Molly Barnes Edenton-Chowan Schools Barbra Cavanagh Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Schools Florence Carver Gates County Schools Peggy Walston Hertford County Schools Gretchen Zoch Hyde County Schools Edward Harris Martin County Schools Leonard Matthews Perquimans County Lesley Bell Pitt County Schools Gina Beaman (Finalist) Washington County Schools Rene Cherry Southeast Region Brunswick County Schools Michelle Bennett Carteret County Schools Todd Williamson Craven County Schools Kim Bennett Duplin County Schools Nicole Murray (Finalist) Greene County Schools Dawn Herring Jones County Schools William Sparrow Lenoir County Schools Angela Jarman New Hanover County Schools John Rinka Onslow County Schools Janet Wade Pamlico County Schools Joanna Holton Pender County Schools Christy Stanley Sampson County Schools Margaret Simonetti Clinton City Schools Lesa Locklear Wayne County Schools George Mewborn North Central Region Durham Public Schools Matthew Sears Edgecombe County Schools Matthew Bristow-Smith (Finalist) Franklin County Schools Katie Tatum Granville County Schools MaryAnn Moran Halifax County Schools Yolanda Wiggins Roanoke Rapids City Schools (AP) Laura Avery Weldon City Schools Monica Edmonds Johnston County Schools David Hinrichs Nash-Rocky Mount Schools Kristie Henry Northampton County Schools Johnnie Rawles Vance Charter Schools Brenda Lloyd Wake County Schools Ann Quarles Warren County Schools Lynn Meyers Wilson County Schools Thomas Holland Sandhills/South Central Region Bladen County Schools Sarah Straw Columbus County Schools Shelia Carol Blake Whiteville City Schools Beverly Turner Cumberland County Schools Karen Koonce Harnett County Schools Dena Bradham Hoke County Schools Denise Evington Lee County Schools Brandon Mize Montgomery County Schools Phillip Brown Moore County Schools James Horwath Richmond County Schools Martha Anderson (Finalist) Public Schools of Robeson County Aaron Locklear Scotland County Schools Ashley Bryant Piedmont-Triad/Central Region Alamance Burlington Schools Lorraine Desern Caswell County Schools Sharon Walker Chatham County Schools Phillip Little (Finalist) Davidson County Schools Sherri Hartley Lexington City Schools Gwenn Steward Clements Thomasville City Schools Craig Steszewski Guilford County Schools Rodney Morgan, Jr. Orange County Schools Keshetta Henderson Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools Briana Corke Person County Schools Paula Chandler Randolph County Schools Amy King Asheboro City Schools Shannon Rivers Rockingham County Schools Jared Williams Stokes County Schools David Bennett Winston Salem/Forsyth Schools Amy Maxey Southwest Region Anson County Schools Patricia Bennett Cabarrus County Schools Robert Spencer Kannapolis City Schools John Bugaiski Cleveland County Schools Lori Hastings Gaston County Schools April Collins Lincoln County Schools Fara Dellinger Stanly County Schools Donna Jones Union County Schools Jessica Garner (Finalist & 2009-10 AT&T Teacher of the Year) Charlotte/Mecklenburg Schools Carl Hamm Northwest Region Alexander County Schools Laura Sprinkle Alleghany County Schools Susan Nilo Ashe County Schools Jamie Little Avery County Schools Claudette Reep Burke County Schools Amy Harrington Caldwell County Schools Jamie Lewis Catawba County Schools Melinda Hamilton Hickory Public Schools Robert Turner (Finalist) Newton-Conover Schools Rachael Casazza Davie County Schools Marianne Stein Iredell-Statesville Schools Lourdes Winters Mooresville Graded School District Carolyn Cook Rowan-Salisbury Schools April Williamson Surry County Schools Tanya Key Elkin City Schools Debbie Parrish Mount Airy City Schools Michael Bodnar Watauga County Schools Erin Patterson Wilkes County Schools Jean Stetler Yadkin County Schools Jay Michael Groce DHHS Western NC School for the Deaf Jenita DuMond Hall West Region Buncombe County Schools Robyn Pass Asheville City Schools Jo Gibbs (Finalist) Cherokee County Schools Jason Forrister Clay County Schools Elissa Gilgen Graham County Schools Felicia Moody Haywood County Schools Jennifer Beasley Henderson County Schools Rachel Durant Jackson County Schools Kim Corzine Macon County Schools Natalie Norman Madison County Schools Shelia Paxton McDowell County Schools Leslie Smith Polk County Schools Debra Constance Rutherford County Schools Priscilla McBrayer Swain County Schools Cristina Heath Transylvania County Schools David Galloway Yancey County Schools Chris Brocci Charter Schools Artspace Charter John Hall (Finalist) Chatham Charter School Kay Lopossay Charter Day Laura Tumminello Downtown Middle Johnathan Hamiel East Wake Academy Emily Jones 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Howard Kristi Little Socrates Academy Patricia Harris Union Academy Mary Jane Long Voyager Academy Robert Lindquist 2008 AT&T Teacher of the Year Program Region Schools Name Northeast Region (Region I) Beaufort County Schools Bridget Bilbro Bertie County Schools Clara Lee Camden County Schools Suzanne Ott Currituck County Schools Denise Jewell Dare County Schools Susan Blackwell Edenton-Chowan Schools Sonya Rinehart (Finalist) Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Schools Delishia Moore Gates County Schools Anita Winn Hertford County Schools Jean Matthews Hyde County Schools Jennifer Garrish Martin County Schools Tonya Little Perquimans County Peggy Griffin Pitt County Schools Terri C. DeCresie Washington County Schools Linda West Southeast Region (Region II) Brunswick County Schools Beth Strickland Carteret County Schools Kathleen McMannen Craven County Schools Clarissa Ouzts Duplin County Schools Alan Dupree Greene County Schools Elaine Beaman Jones County Schools Celina Turnage Lenoir County Schools Rhondra Fleming New Hanover County Schools Suzanne Micallef Onslow County Schools Joe Sarrero Pamlico County Schools Martha Ann Harper Pender County Schools Allison White Sampson County Schools Rosemary Simpson Clinton City Schools Ruth Parker (Finalist) Wayne County Schools Cathy Best North Central Region (Region III) Durham Public Schools Amy Senta Edgecombe County Schools Juliana Harris Franklin County Schools Jane Blevins Granville County Schools Sambra Desrosiers Halifax County Schools Patricia Edmondson Roanoke Rapids City Schools Tracey Hedrick Weldon City Schools Robin Hudson-Davis Johnston County Schools Melissa Pearce Nash-Rocky Mount Schools Sheldon Bullock 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Rutherford County Schools Deborah Adkins Swain County Schools Renee Peoples (Finalist) Transylvania County Schools Mellissa Howell Yancey County Schools Amy Flynn Charter Schools Chatham Charter School Kathy Gaines East Wake Academy Freida Baker (Finalist) Evergreen Community Jason Carter Guilford Preparatory Academy Vijayluxmi Rani Govender Phoenix Academy Lizette du Preez Roger Bacon Academy Heather Whitley Socrates Academy Nancy Walters SPARC Academy Terri Mansell Vance Charter School Lisa Pendergrass 2007 NCADA Regional & District Teachers of the Year Booklet Region Schools Name Northeast Region (Region I) Beaufort County Schools Clay Campbell Bertie County Schools Fannie Pugh Camden County Schools Wesley Tuman Currituck County Schools Mary Ackerman Dare County Schools Rebecca Strickland Edenton-Chowan Schools James Bell (Finalist & 2007-08 NCADA Teacher of the Year ) Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Schools Jennifer Lee Gates County Schools Stacey Harrell Hertford County Schools Elizabeth Shores Hyde County Schools Deanie Dunbar Martin County Schools Bethany Hill Perquimans County Joan White Pitt County Schools Coni Clark Tyrrell County Schools Washington County Schools Amy Gurganus Southeast Region (Region II) Brunswick County Schools Magaret Lineberger Carteret County Schools Clyda Lutz Craven County Schools Lynn Hardison Duplin County Schools Connie Harrell Greene County Schools Kelly Kneubuhler Jones County Schools Susan Haynes Lenoir County Schools Ginger Harrison New Hanover County Schools Deborah Saperstein Onslow County Schools Beth Howard (Finalist) Pamlico County Schools Tommy Wilson Pender County Schools Emily Simpson Sampson County Schools Robert Cowles Clinton City Schools Pamela Shaw Wayne County Schools Connie Whaley Kinston Charter Academy Calverne Brown North Central Region (Region III) Durham Public Schools Stuart Albright Edgecombe County Schools Angie Ruffin Franklin County Schools Not Participating Granville County Schools David Bennard Halifax County Schools Judy Pearson Roanoke Rapids City Schools Kay Allen Weldon City Schools Brenda Phillips Johnston County Schools Sonya Kiser (Finalist) Nash-Rocky Mount Schools Cynthia Barnes Northampton County Schools Mary Rowe Vance Charter Schools Ethel Hunter Wake County Schools Gladys Madauss Warren County Schools Sharon West Wilson County Schools Rachel McNeill Vance Charter School Vicki Deal The Whitaker School Debra Storey Sandhills/South Central Region (Region IV) Bladen County Schools Dana Gore Columbus County Schools Karla Nobles Whiteville City Schools Kathon Ramey Cumberland County Schools Alison Thetford Harnett County Schools Derek Currin Hoke County Schools Mazie Quick Lee County Schools Montgomery County Schools Deidra Steed Moore County Schools Bridget Johnson (Finalist) Richmond County Schools Janet Sims Public Schools of Robeson County Caroline Williamson Scotland County Schools Elizabeth Spangler Piedmont-Triad/Central Region (Region V) Alamance Burlington Schools David Vernon Caswell County Schools Shirley Stanfield Chatham County Schools Trudy Walters Davidson County Schools Sally Sturdivant Lexington City Schools Carrie Ingram Thomasville City Schools Tania Simmons Guilford County Schools Shawn Raquel Watlington (Finalist) Orange County Schools Julia Workman Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools Jay Wilson III Person County Schools Heather Bowling Randolph County Schools Wendy Myers Asheboro City Schools Mickey Atkinson Rockingham County Schools Alison Sexton Stokes County Schools John York Winston Salem/Forsyth Schools Jennifer Fuller Chatham Charter School Deborah Wilkins Southwest Region (Region VI) Anson County Schools Gail Litaker Cabarrus County Schools Susan Deaton Kannapolis City Schools Timothy Downing Cleveland County Schools Tara Rhom Gaston County Schools Denise Andrews (Finalist) Lincoln County Schools Linda Yoder Stanly County Schools Lisa Chandler Union County Schools Deanna Nardell Charlotte/Mecklenburg Schools Lake Norman Charter School Connie Stone Northwest Region (Region VII) Alexander County Schools Karen Emerick Alleghany County Schools Susanne Murphy Ashe County Schools Melissa Ashley Avery County Schools Roger Wise Burke County Schools Kim Baker Caldwell County Schools John Spicer Catawba County Schools Cynthia Haas Hickory Public Schools Melissa Park Newton-Conover Schools Brooke Simpson Davie County Schools Sandy Tucker Iredell-Statesville Schools Martha Dobson Mooresville Graded School District Sherrard Pearce (Finalist) Rowan-Salisbury Schools Maria Freeman Surry County Schools Patti Fulk Elkin City Schools Linda Steelman Mount Airy City Schools Shelli Owens Watauga County Schools Marsha Anderson Wilkes County Schools Susan Allen Yadkin County Schools Steven Gardner West Region (Region VIII) Buncombe County Schools Robin Smathers Asheville City Schools Jerome Hughes (Finalist) Cherokee County Schools Caesar Campana Clay County Schools Stephanie Moss Graham County Schools Daniel Hudson Haywood County Schools Lisa Cleaveland Henderson County Schools Mary Lou West Jackson County Schools Linda Haggard Macon County Schools John DeVille Madison County Schools Stephanie Cody McDowell County Schools Tamaria Greene Mitchell County Schools Kimberly Hodshon Polk County Schools Laura Laughter Rutherford County Schools Denise Smith Swain County Schools Shirley Waters Transylvania County Schools Billie Wilson Yancey County Schools Wanda Hensley Thomas Jeffersonal Classical Academy (Charter) Heather Tate Region Schools Name Northeast Region (Region I) Beaufort County Schools Robin Potter Bertie County Schools Carolyn Bunch Camden County Schools Theresa White-Chappell Currituck County Schools Jeanne Murray Dare County Schools Robin Sawyer Edenton-Chowan Schools Molli Rose Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Schools Donna Gregory Gates County Schools Armental Crawford Hertford County Schools Carol Swain Hyde County Schools Mary Gill Martin County Schools Perquimans County Michelle White Pitt County 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Schools Stephanie Rous Nash-Rocky Mount Schools Erik Harris Northampton County Schools April DeBerry Vance Charter Schools Ella Bryant Wake County Schools William Ferriter (Finalist) Warren County Schools Diariece Jones Wilson County Schools Curtis Beasley Vance Charter School Cindy Bryan Spring Hill School (DHHS) Treva Randolph Sandhills/South Central Region (Region IV) Bladen County Schools Stanland Bryant Columbus County Schools Beth Martin Whiteville City Schools Susan Smith Cumberland County Schools Lisa Stewart Harnett County Schools Maria Martinez Hoke County Schools Mary Ann Timmons Lee County Schools Gregory Hamm Montgomery County Schools Anne Evans Moore County Schools Kathy Rallings Richmond County Schools Margaret Drew Public Schools of Robeson County Debra Stuckey (Finalist) Scotland County Schools Kim Scott Piedmont-Triad/Central Region (Region V) Alamance Burlington Schools Darcy Thomas Caswell County Schools Janice Wall Chatham County Schools Keri Randolph Davidson 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Todd Cayton Orange County Schools Stacy Beneville Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools Person County Schools Gina Lunsford Randolph County Schools Julie Franklin Asheboro City Schools Kelly Stewart-Gardner Rockingham County Schools Beth Ewing Stokes County Schools Eric Marshall Winston Salem/Forsyth Schools Shayne Madison (Finalist) Chatham Charter School Wendy Copelan Southwest Region (Region VI) Anson County Schools Bradley Hyatt (Finalist) Cabarrus County Schools Chasity Dolan Kannapolis City Schools Anita Parker Cleveland County Schools Susan Beam Gaston County Schools Tieka Helton Lincoln County Schools Aaron Belcher Charlotte/Mecklenburg Schools Karen Young Stanly County Schools Ann Watson Union County Schools Patricia Murphy Lake Norman Charter School Judy Martin Northwest Region (Region VII) Alexander County Schools Crystal Hoke Alleghany County Schools Diane Wyatt Ashe County Schools Elaine Cox Avery County Schools Judy Shomaker Burke County Schools Kathryn Holder Caldwell County Schools Patricia Maynard Catawba County Schools Nancy Barker Hickory Public Schools Diana Beasley(Finalist & 2006-07 NCADA Teacher of the Year) Newton-Conover Schools Shane Whitener Davie County Schools Donna Ancuta Iredell-Statesville Schools Mary Jane Hartley Mooresville Graded School District Linda Oliphant Rowan-Salisbury Schools Terrence Sippel Surry County Schools Deborah Hunter Elkin City Schools Cassundra Morrison-Hammett Mount Airy City Schools Jamie Smith Watauga County Schools Wendy Smith Wilkes County Schools Dianne Minton Yadkin County Schools Doyle Nicholson West Region (Region VIII) Buncombe County Schools Kevin Baxter Asheville City Schools Rocko Smucker, Jr Cherokee County Schools Barry McClure Clay County Schools Marianne Leek (Finalist) Graham County Schools Sherry Williams Haywood County Schools Stacey Hembree Henderson County Schools Kristi Kremer Jackson County Schools Jack Collins Macon County Schools Pamela Lequire Madison County Schools Nicole Norton McDowell 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Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools Robin McMahon Person County Schools Wendy Staskiewicz Randolph County Schools Ruth Davis Asheboro City Schools Melissa Allred River Mill Academy (Charter) Will Smith Rockingham County Schools Ellen Smith Stokes County Schools Cynthia Roberts Winston Salem/Forsyth Schools Sonya Patrick Southwest Region (Region VI) Anson County Schools Sherry Lisk Cabarrus County Schools Keith Maletta Kannapolis City Schools Doretha Grier Cleveland County Schools Tina Thomas Gaston County Schools Jill Nichols Gray Stone Day School (Charter) Nancy Cranford Lincoln County Schools Heather Myers Stanly County Schools Mark Rowles Union County Schools Kim Cooke Charlotte/Mecklenburg Schools Gloria Schwartz (Finalist) Northwest Region (Region VII) Alexander County Schools Angela King Alleghany County Schools Pamela Brady Ashe County Schools Polly Jones Avery County Schools Rebecca Griffith Burke County Schools Heather Puhl Caldwell County Schools Linda Wiedey Catawba County Schools 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Jones Currituck County Schools Lisa Frost Dare County Schools Anne Creef Edenton-Chowan Schools June Proctor Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Schools Wayne James Gates County Schools Connie Burgess Hertford County Schools Joan McCullough Hyde County Schools Paige Brickhouse Martin County Schools Jeanette White Perquimans County Schools Tracy Gregory Pitt County Schools Allen Guidry (Finalist) Washington County Schools Amy Edwards Southeast Region (Region II) Brunswick County Schools Donna Thompson (Finalist) Carteret County Schools Leslie McCombe-Porter Clinton City Schools Ellen Moody Craven County Schools Trish Clark Duplin County Schools Steven Davis Greene County Schools Jennifer Zigmont Jones County Schools Debra Batts Lenoir County Schools Tina Letchworth New Hanover County Schools Marty Sugerik Onslow County Schools Regina Hill Pamlico County Schools Anita Boyd Pender County Schools Donna Emery Sampson County Schools Jennifer Daniels Wayne County Schools Lettye Clark North Central Region (Region III) Durham County Schools Ted Oakley Edgecombe County Schools Paula Flythe Franklin County Schools Michelle McGhee Granville County Schools Mary Ann Erickson Halifax County Schools Dorothy Wardsworth Johnston County Schools Karen Parker Nash-Rocky Mount Schools Theresa Nettin Northampton County Schools Terri Harris Roanoke Rapids City Schools Pet Spears Vance County Schools Sigrid Bowen Wake County Schools Johnny Gatlin (Finalist) Warren County Schools Angela Vaughan Weldon City Schools Jan Wicker Wilson County Schools Lisa May Vance Charter School Angela Satterwhite Eastern NC School for the Deaf Patricia Cloyd Sandhills/South Central Region (Region IV) Bladen County Schools Willia Williams Columbus County Schools Kem Dudney (Finalist) Cumberland County Schools Carol Lloyd Harnett County Schools Deborah Lemire Hoke County Schools Leslie Edgerton Lee County Schools Karen Foushee-Cameron Montgomery County Schools Debbie Russell Moore County Schools Jamie Brown Richmond County Schools Kay Smith Robeson County Schools Felicia Hunt Scotland County Schools Joy Lindey Whiteville City Schools Karen Hall Piedmont-Triad/Central Region (Region V) Alamance Burlington Schools Kelly Gainey Asheboro City Schools Fran Knapp Caswell County Schools Elizabeth Pressley Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools Carla Gilchrist Chatham County Schools John Sheridan Davidson County Schools Londa Pickett Guilford County Schools Melissa Cowie Lexington City Schools Adrianne Staten Orange County Schools Terry Frey Person County Schools Tommie Evans (Finalist) Randolph County Schools Cynthia Clendenin Rockingham County Schools Sue Wright Stokes County Schools Gerald Hill Thomasville City Schools Mary Elizebeth Wright Winston Salem/Forsyth Schools Jonathan Milner Bethel Hill Charter School Kristy Horner The Downtown Middle School Linda Cummer Southwest Region (Region VI) Anson County Schools Mary Ratliff Cabarrus County Schools Lenora Barron Cleveland County Schools Venita Wray Gaston County Schools Betty Clagg (Finalist) Kannapolis City School Karen Rusyniak Kings Mountain District Schools Susan Allen Lincoln County Schools Kathy Jeranek Shelby City Schools Rebecca Wilkinson Stanly County Schools John Thompson, Jr. Union County Schools Sherri Barber Charlotte/Mecklenburg Schools Rebecca Felder Northwest Region (Region VII) Alexander County Schools Fonda Adams Alleghany County Schools Allison Lewis Ashe County Schools Lisa Willingham Avery County Schools Dawn Poore Burke County Schools Marian Lovenshimer Caldwell County Schools Winkie Hall Catawba County Schools Lizbeth Alfaro(Finalist &2004-05 NCADA Teacher of the Year) Davie County Schools Helen Bustle Elkin City Schools Elizabeth White Hickory Public Schools Janet Key Iredell-Statesville Schools Vicki Davis Mooresville Graded School District Karen Hobday Mount Airy City Schools Debbie Powell Newton-Conover Schools Gigi Johnston Rowan-Salisbury Schools Patrick Winters Surry County Schools Susan Marion Watauga County Schools Angie Austin Wilkes County Schools Victoria Giskin Yadkin County Schools Annette Johnson West Region (Region VIII) Asheville City Schools Barbara Groome Buncombe County Schools Jackie Mangum Cherokee County Schools Kimberly Cozart Clay County Schools Doretha Jones Graham County Schools Sharon Borders Haywood County Schools Sandra Clark Henderson County Schools Jan King Jackson County Schools Carolyn Pannell Macon County Schools Joan Willis Madison County Schools Lisa Snelson McDowell County Schools Myla Harwood Mitchell County Schools Becky Nance Polk County Schools Jennifer Allsbrook Rutherford County Schools Denise Yelton Swain County Schools Billie Clemens Transylvania County Schools Lystra Keever Yancey County Schools Peter Bobbe (Finalist)
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Massey Elementary | Lincoln County Schools Clarissa Deaton Monroe High | Union County Public Schools Jonathan Harbin Weddington Hills Elementary | Cabarrus County Schools Katherine Highsmith East Mooresville Intermediate | Mooresville Graded School District Kaylor Kaemba South Point High | Gaston County Schools Kody Kubbs Lake Norman Elementary | Iredell-Statesville Schools Bethany Orr Rowan County Early College High | Rowan-Salisbury School System Theresa Pierce Ansonville Elementary | Anson County Schools Tracy Preslar Levine Middle College High | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Kimberly Tuttle Western Flat Rock Middle | Henderson County Public Schools Megan Ford Murphy High | Cherokee County Schools Avery Gibson Robbinsville Elementary | Graham County Schools Brooke Haney Madison Middle | Madison County Schools Thomas Hicks Harris Elementary | Rutherford County Schools Kelly Martin Franklin High | Macon County Schools Penny Moffitt Brevard High | Transylvania County Schools Tamera Moman Charles T. 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Guilford County Brooke Sumner, NCBT Sandhills Moore County Schools Mariah Morris, MAT finalist Bladen County Schools Johnathon Raynor Columbus County Schools Worley Edwards II Sampson County Schools Amy Tart Montgomery County Schools Sharon Thompson, MAT, NBCT Clinton City Schools Amanda Bass,MAT Whiteville City Schools Carmen McQueen Hoke County Schools Amelia Simpson Richmond County Schools Yolanda A. Sawyer, MAT,NBCT Scotland County Schools Zachary Ferguson Cumberland County Schools Amy Kulbeth Stovall MAT,NBCT Public Schools of Robeson County Helena King, MAT Southeast Craven County Schools Katy Chadwick Lenoir County Public Schools Katena Cherry New Hanover County Schools Christen (Christy) Howe finalist Jones County Schools Tracie Mills Craven County Schools Katy Chadwick Duplin County Schools Lynn Marshburn Wayne County Public Schools Denise Tilden Carteret County Public School System Allison Dodge Pamlico County Schools Brandi Philipps Pender County Schools Erin Green Greene County Michelle Galloway Onslow County Schools Alianna Sigler Brunswick County Schools Claire Herrington Southwest Lincoln County Gillian Moore Kannapolis City Schools Beth Giddings,M. Ed Cabarrus County Schools Kate Culbreth, M.Ed, NBCT finalist Iredell-Statesville Schools Kristy Manners Union County Public Schools Ashley Erb Gaston County Schools Carmin Adams Anson County Schools Bonnie McMurray Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools April Johnson Mooresville Graded School District Elizabeth Aston Rowan-Salisbury School System Zachary Overcash Iredell-Statesville Schools Kristy Manners Cleveland County Schools Heather Poston, MA Stanly County Schools Jeff Little Western Transylvania County Schools Dr. Missy West Henderson County Public Schools Katie McCrary Asheville City School Jessica Jackson Rutherford County Schools Angela Lowery Madison County Schools Julie Young Jackson County Jonathan Parsons Macon County Cindy Dryman Clay County Schools Caesar Campana IV finalist Swain County Schools Kristie Reynolds Cherokee County Schools Jamie Verola Graham County Wren Millsaps Haywood County Schools Hayley Prince Polk County Schools Leslie Rhinehart Buncombe County Schools JB Halpin 2018 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Teacher of the Year Program Region LEA Name Region I - Northeast Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools Rachel Benton Washington County Schools Chrissy Biggs Dare County Schools Katherine Blanchard Martin County Schools Sarah Delph Halifax County School Shane Dongilli Roanoke Rapids Graded Schools Mary Durham Gates County Schools Kathryn Eure Perquimans County Schools Kaley Kiffner (Finalist) Currituck County Schools Holly King Hertford County Public Schools Julia Lequin Edenton-Chowan Schools Tricia Lewis Weldon City Schools Corey Odom Northeast Regional School of Biotechnology & Agriscience Ginny Paul Beaufort County Schools Tabitha Roberson Northampton County Schools Paige Ruland Pitt County Schools Elizabeth Sanderson HYDE COUNTY SCHOOLS Melody Williams Region II - Southeast Duplin County Schools Dr. Erica Edwards Pamlico County Schools Rachel Gorton Greene County Schools Cameron Gupton (Finalist) New Hanover County Schools Angela Hewett Lenoir County Schools Maria Johnson Carteret County Public School System Morgan Long Onslow County Schools Nicole Martin Brunswick County Schools Carolynn Phillips Jones County Public Schools Joanne Smith-Nelson Craven County Schools Lori Sugg Pender County Schools Miranda Wells Wayne County Public Schools Emily West Region III - North Central Harnett County Schools Casey Avent Edgecombe County Public Schools Rita Batts Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Lauren Boening Lee County Schools Jordan Chaney Chatham County Schools Ellen Crayton Nash Rocky Mount Public Schools Patricia Edmondson Wilson County Schools Amanda Evans Wake County Public Schools Betsy Graves Franklin County Schools David Jennings Durham Public Schools Kirtina Jones Granville County Public Schools Angela Mangum Person County Schools Anne Nelson Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf Randi Pakula Johnston County Public Schools Shannon Snipes Vance County Schools Kedecia Stewart (Finalist) Orange County Schools Christopher Walker Warren County Schools Michael A. Williams Region IV - Sandhills/South Central Clinton City Schools Cathy Ammons Montgomery County Schools Kelley Hensley Sampson County Schools Randi Kaye Honeycutt Whiteville City Schools Katherine Hyatt Public Schools of Robeson County Lori Locklear Richmond County Schools Lauren Lutz Columbus County Schools Fred Mason Bladen County Schools Patsy Ann Moffat Moore County Schools Sharon Murphy Cumberland County Schools Leslie Seals Hoke County Schools Lindsey Sise (Finalist) Scotland County Schools Monica Whitehead Region V - Piedmont-Triad Mount Airy City Schools Patti Bobbitt Davie County Schools Teresa Carter Caswell County Schools Joshua Fuqua Guilford County Schools Shanda Hamm Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Jennie Hawk Rockingham County School Kyle Hunter Asheboro City Schools Laura King Alamance-Burlington Schools Bryan (Freebird) McKinney (Finalist & 2018 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Teacher of the Year) Davidson County Schools Jill McNeal Thomasville City Schools Dawn Miller Stokes County Schools Rebecca Patterson Randolph County School System Leah Redding Surry County Schools Phillip Riekehof Elkin City Schools April Swarey Lexington City Schools LaTonya Warren Yadkin County Schools Edgar Zamora Region VI - Southwest Rowan-Salisbury School System Abagail (Abby) Covington Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Deanna Cureton Stonewall Jackson Youth Development Center Janet Dalton Anson County Schools Tangula Diggs Stanly County Schools Christi Edwards Mooresville Graded School District Samone Graham (Finalist) Cleveland County Schools Jennenne Hunnell Kannapolis City Schools Jennifer Linn Gaston County Schools Mindee Mammano Lincoln County Schools Stacy McClain Cabarrus County Schools Paige Norris Union County Public Schools Amanda Stinchcomb Iredell-Statesville Schools Michael Williams Region VII - Northwest Hickory Public Schools Lisa Boff Catawba County Schools Hailey Garrou Mitchell County Schools Matthew Hurd Caldwell County Schools Carla Ingram Newton-Conover City Schools Caroline McCrary Yancey County Schools Jane Miller McDowell County Schools Benjamin Moore Alleghany County Schools Susanne Murphy Watauga County Schools Eve Parsons Avery County Schools Brittany Phillips Ashe County Schools Lisa Sibaja Alexander County Schools Brian Smith Burke County Public Schools Lisa Wall (Finalist) Wilkes County Schools Sam Yount Region VIII - Western Henderson County Public Schools Carly Allman Haywood County Schools Kristi Blackburn Cherokee County Schools Cicely Cable Macon County Schools Jenny Collins Madison County Schools Michelle Franklin Transylvania County Schools Rebecca Green Clay County Schools Bonnie Kelly Buncombe County Schools Elizabeth Love Polk County Schools Stephanie Luedi Graham County Schools Latresa Phillips Rutherford County Schools Julie Pittman (Finalist) Jackson County Public Schools Tonya Pruett Swain County Schools Cheryl Saavedra Asheville City Schools Rebecca Wertheim Charter Schools Socrates Academy Kristine Barberio Roxboro Community Melissa Barlett Bear Grass Charter School Jack Beirne Lincoln Charter School Mary Boudreault Envision Science Academy Lauren Braszo Neuse Charter School Allison Bruner Longleaf School of the Arts Margaret Chidwick East Wake Academy Lisa Davis Ignite Innovation Academy Lindsay Elks Southern Wake Academy Amanda Fox Research Triangle High Jarred Franklin Chatham Charter School Julie Franklin Pine Lake Preparatory Charter School Jamie Hamlin INVEST COLLEGIATE Imagine/ 11C Kelly Hanna Uwharrie Charter High Landy Hilger Voyager Academy High Jennifer Hobgood Uwharrie Charter Academy Beth Kearns Clover Garden School Karri Melton Charter School Dana Mims Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy Donald Morris Global Scholars Academy Glenda Narcisse Northeast Academy for Aerospace and Advanced Technologies Linda Nelson American Renaissance Rob Orrill Oxford Preparatory School Douglas Peters 23A Pinnacle Classical Academy Charter School Alex Rowe Henderson Collegiate Taro Shigenobu The Capitol Encore Academy Fayetteville, NC Courtney Samuelson (Finalist) Lake Norman Charter Melissa Smith Southeastern Academy Charter Tiffany Walters 2017 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Teacher of the Year Program Region LEA Name Region I - Northeast Beaufort County Schools Katherine Alligood Washington County Schools Margaret Ambrose Gates County Schools Iben Bogues Weldon City Schools LaDonna Booker Edenton-Chowan Schools Catina Byrum Hyde County Schools Sandra Carawan Northampton County Schools Geannine Chlomoudis Dare County Schools Laura Daniels Camden County Schools Rachel Foy Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools Jennifer James Roanoke Rapids Graded School District Jeanne Johnson Halifax County Schools Shauna Jones Pitt County Schools Erin Kessel Northeast Regional School of Biotechnology & Agriscience Christi Rogerson Hertford County Public Schools Michale Siverio Bertie County Schools Latonya Square Martin County Schools Jaye Weeks-Hughes Perquimans County Schools Amy Parker (Finalist) Region II - Southeast Pender County Schools Christy Bishop Wayne County Public Schools Jennifer Cochran Greene County Schools Natalie Cook Pamlico County Schools Elizabeth Harwick Carteret County Public School System Brittany Hellriegel Jones County Schools Airiel Hudson Brunswick County Schools Michelle Sharpe Lenoir County Schools Alicia Stanley Duplin County Schools Daphne Vann New Hanover County Schools Christopher Walters Craven County Schools Christy Wilson Onslow County Schools Lisa Godwin (Finalist & 2017 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Teacher of the Year) Region III - North Central Edgecombe County Schools Shelley Armour Granville County Public Schools Alexis Benitez Durham Public Schools Justine Daniel Person County Schools Danielle Greene Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Jessica Grinnell Johnston County Schools Laura Hines Harnett County Schools Devin Hocutt Lee County Schools Brandon Morehouse Chatham County Schools Wendi Pillars Franklin County Schools Claire Roehl Eastern NC School for the Deaf Katherine Shealy Warren County Schools Tomeka Sidberry Vance County Schools Linwood Swann Nash Rocky Mount Schools Renny Taylor Wilson County Schools Betti (Hope) Whitley Orange County Schools Keith Yow Wake County Public School System Miles MacLeod (Finalist) Region IV - Sandhills/South Central Scotland County Schools Kelly Cheek Hoke County Schools Samuel Dowels Public Schools of Robeson County James Goins, III Cumberland County Schools Todd McCabe Whiteville City Schools Katherine McLam Moore County Schools Ann Petersen Columbus County Schools Jimmy Price Sampson County Schools Brent Rivenbark Richmond County Schools Lakresha Sibley Montgomery County Schools Crystal Thomas Bladen County Schools Cheryl West Clinton City Schools Juandalynn Ray (Finalist) Region V - Piedmont-Triad/Central Randolph County School System Brooke Barham Caswell County Schools Cary Lee Cumbo Rockingham County Schools Allyson Edwards Elkin City Schools Alicia Gentry Guilford County Schools Krista Hannah Alamance-Burlington School System Jordan Hohm Yadkin County Schools Jacob Hoots Surry County Schools Mason Midkiff Thomasville City Schools Juan Ortiz Stokes County Schools Aysha Sayrd Price Davidson County Schools Kelli Rapp Mount Airy City Amanda Robertson Lexington City Schools Fernando Solano Valverde Davie County Schools Kolleen Sullivan Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Allison Weavil Asheboro City Schools Adam Reeder (Finalist) Region VI - Southwest Kannapolis City Schools Brittany Banks Gaston County Schools Elizabeth Crosby Anson County Schools Monica Davis Cabarrus County Schools Astrid (Emily) Francis Iredell-Statesville Schools Samantha Harris Mooresville Graded School District Lindsay Knippenberg Lincoln County Schools Shelley McConnell Stanly County Schools Carla McSwain Cleveland County Schools David Reed Union County Public Schools Jodi Robinson Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Jordan Todd Rowan-Salisbury Schools Anthony Johnson, Jr. (Finalist) Region VII - Northwest Yancey County Schools Peter Bobbe Alleghany County Schools Leigh Ann Dixon Mitchell County Schools Rhonda Franklin Hickory Public Schools Erica Greer Ashe County Schools Dr. Jodi Grubb Burke County Schools Tracy Heape Caldwell County Schools Jennifer Jurney Avery County Schools Missy Lyons Wilkes County Schools Belinda Marino Catawba County Schools Rodney Pyatte II Alexander County Schools Meshia Russell Watauga County Schools Martha Trimble McDowell County Schools Carrie Franklin (Finalist) Region VIII - Western Henderson County Public Schools Elena Barnwell Buncombe County Schools Catherine Belair Transylvania County Schools Kristi Clark Macon County Schools Pauletta Clark Polk County Schools Jon Ezell Clay County Schools Jennifer Gibson Swain County Schools Cindy Mathews Cherokee County Schools Shanna Mustin Jackson County Public Schools Jeffrey Pope Haywood County Schools Nanette Renegar Asheville City Schools Ariel Robinson Rutherford County Schools Joy VanDyke Graham County Schools Crystal White Madison County Schools Leslie Schoof (Finalist) Charter Schools Evergreen Community Charter School Jason Carter Bethel Hill Charter School Ashley Cole Piedmont Classical High School Tara Culbertson Union Academy Charter School Margaret Dalpe Bear Grass Charter School Heather Davenport The Capitol Encore Academy Gerard Falls Socrates Academy Lorraine Fischer Charter Day School Stephanie Fisher Lincoln Charter School Lorraine Fortkort Voyager Academy Christian Gloade Maureen Joy Charter School Allison Goldman Falls Lake Academy Tracy Holcombe Pine Lake Preparatory Matthew Hubacher ArtSpace Charter School Dede Keasler Clover Garden School Karri Melton Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy Tracy Miller IC Imagine Meridith Mitchell Mountain Island Charter School Kristi Nemec American Renaissance Charter School Rob Orrill Neuse Charter School Carrie Ragland Northeast Academy for Aerospace and Advanced Technologies Debra Rook Chatham Charter School Kara Root Henderson Collegiate Taro Shigenobu Uwharrie Charter Academy Jody Smith East Wake Academy Allyson Sutton Roxboro Community School Stacey Whitlow Research Triangle Charter Research Triangle Park, NC Deborah Brown (Finalist) 2016 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Teacher of the Year Program REGION LEA NAME Region I - Northeast Beaufort County Schools Melissa Boyd Bertie County Schools Kortney Watford Camden County Schools Pamela Djigounian Currituck County Schools Harold Sanderlin Dare County Schools Mollee Holloman Edenton/Chowan Schools Laurie Brooks Elizabeth City -Pasquotank Public Schools Stephanie Ambrose Gates County Schools Christy Stevens Halifax County Schools Tonya Hedgepeth Hertford County Public Schools Erika Stephenson Hyde County Schools Paige Smith Martin County Schools Kristin Stahl Northampton County Schools Marie Smith (Finalist) Perquimans County Schools Angel White Pitt County Schools Kathryn Cargile Roanoke Rapids Graded School District Patrick Quast Weldon City Schools Anissa Robinson Region II - Southeast Brunswick County Schools Laura Sokol-Scott Carteret County Public Schools Thomas B. Brad Robinson Craven County Schools Stephanie Edwards Duplin County Schools Jeri (Denise) Humphries Jones County Schools Melvin Smith, Jr. Lenoir County Schools Amy White New Hanover County Schools Katie Snyder (Finalist) Onslow County Schools Erika Matticola Pamlico County Schools Christine Wayne Pender County Schools Mary Hudson Wayne County Public Schools Angela Joyner Region III - North Central Chapel-Hill Carrboro City Schools Michael Jones Chatham County Schools Leslie Burwell Durham Public Schools Lori Khan Edgecombe County Public Schools James Guy Frankln County Schools Benita Arrington Granville County Schools Charlene Burroughs Harnett County Schools Margaret C. McNeill (Finalist) Johnston County Schools Cynthia Hutchings Lee County Schools Wendy Bryant Motley Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools Michelle Jackson Orange County Schools Julie White Person County Schools Elizabeth Sinnott State Operated Program Nicole Williamson Vance County Schools Robin Wilson Wake County Public School System Matthew Scialdone Warren County Schools Erin Simons Wilson County Schools Laura Nelson Region IV - Sandhills/South Central Bladen County Schools Jennifer Hair Clinton City Schools Sandra Starling Columbus County schools LaTanya Pattillo Cumberland County Schools Ashlee Garrison Hoke County Schools Morina Ricablanca Montgomery County Schools Sarah Talbert Moore County Schools Ashley Williams Public Schools of Robeson County Leonardo Romero Richmond County Schools Valerie Joy Watson Sampson County Schools Olivia Hall (Finalist) Scotland County Schools Wenona Mishue Whiteville City Schools Trina Osborne Region V - Piedmont-Triad/Central Alamance-Burlington Schools Kevin Scharen (Finalist) Asheboro City Schools Claudia Rodriguez David County Schools David Koontz Davidson County Schools Tonya Baity Elkin City Schools Bronson Erickson Guilford County Schools Fanisha Fuller Lexington City Schools Joy Harman Mount Airy City Schools Shelli Owens Rockingham County Schools Marcy Piotrowski Stokes County Schools Sara Katie Lemons Thomasville City Schools Sarah Wood Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools Charity Sutphin Yadkin County schools Yancy Burklow Region VI - Southwest Anson County Schools Joyce Davenport Cabarrus County Schools Kelly Bumgardner Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Matthew Dukes Cleveland County Schools Ashley Hooks Gaston County Schools Bobbie J. Cavnar (Finalist & 2016 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Teacher of the Year) Iredell-Statesville Schools Brooke McCurdy Kannapolis City Schools Jacquelyn Lane Mooresville Graded School District Allen Stevens Rowan-Salisbury Schools Nancy Goodnight Stanly County Schools Serenity Smith Union County Schools Lisa Austen Region VII - Northwest Alexander County Schools Jordan Hefner Alleghany County Schools Misty McKnight Ashe County Schools Kelly Lambert Avery County Schools Michelle Dellinger Burke County Public Schools Linda Chandler Caldwell County Schools Randall (Randy) Seldomridge Catawba County Schools Jeanna Goodson Hickory Public Schools Melissa McKinnon McDowell County Schools John Ballard Mitchell County Schools Linda Pitman Newton-Conover City Schools Leah Hayes (Finalist) Watauga County Schools Allison Sparks Wilkes County Schools Deanna Berrier Region VIII - Western Asheville City Schools Laura Jane Howald Buncombe County Schools Brian Gonzales Cherokee County Schools Julie Hughes Clay County Schools Amy Shelton Graham County Schools Misty Shope Haywood County Schools Amy Harrington Jackson County Public Schools Ray Crawford Macon County Schools Andrea Chalker Madison County Schools Brandon Rice Polk County Schools Pamela Arrowood Rutherford County Schools Angel Ledbetter (Finalist) Transylvania County Schools Jennifer Sensabaugh Charter Schools Chatham Charter School Siler City, NC Chanda Foxx Allen East Wake Academy Raleigh, NC Carl Harrington Invest Collegiate Charlotte, NC Ellen Hotaling Lake Norman Charter School Huntersville, NC Brandon Brown (Finalist) Roxboro Community School Roxboro, NC Charissa Denny Socrates Academy Matthews, NC Elizabeth Kay Salema Voyager Academy Durham, NC Ken Boyer 2015 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Teacher of the Year Program Region LEA Name Region I - Northeast Pitt County Schools Jami Dickerson (Finalist) Currituck County Schools Iris Meekins Bertie County Schools Angela Mizelle Elizabeth City -Pasquotank Public Schools Johnna Purkett Martin County Schools Rae-Ann Daughtry Washington County Schools Summer Ridenour Perquimans County Schools Teressa Blanchard Dare County Schools Ticia Valentine Hyde County Schools Paige Smith Hertford County Schools Meredith Armstrong Gates County Schools Peggy Walston Beaufort County Schools Megan Ormond Edenton/Chowan Schools Debra Rook Region II - Southeast Brunswick County Schools Kayce Smith Carteret County Schools Amy Brubaker Clinton City Schools Judith Taylor Craven County Schools Kimberly Scott Duplin County Schools Nicole Rose Greene County Schools Lindsey Hayek Jones County Schools Jacqueline Kiernan-Collins Lenoir County Schools Keith Neal New Hanover County Schools Meredith Kokoski Onslow County Schools Melissa Doyle Pamlico County Schools Joshua Gaskill (Finalist) Pender County Schools April Kinlaw Sampson County Schools Megan Fussell Wayne County Schools Allyson Daly Region III - North Central Durham Public Schools Alison Edwards Edgecombe County Schools Susan Herrin Franklin County Schools Jaime Adams Granville County Schools Brandon Roeder Halifax County Schools Jennifer Friend Johnston County Schools Emily Westbrook Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools Angie Dorovic Northampton County Schools India Martin Roanoke Rapids Graded School District Valerie Henley Vance County Schools Ethel Hunter Wake County Public School System Allison Reid Warren County Schools Victoria Lehman Weldon City Schools Kenya Grant Wilson County Schools Jeremy Tucker (Finalist) Region IV - Sandhills/South Central Bladen County Schools Sabrina Sasser Columbus County Schools Mariel Barker Sellers (Finalist) Cumberland County Schools Myra Dunham Harnett County Schools Jeffrey Loewen Hoke County Schools Veronica Sturdivant Lee County Schools Joanna Perkins Montgomery County Schools Charlene Little Moore County Schools Margaret (Meg) Demolet Richmond County Schools Jennifer O'Neal Public Schools of Robeson County James Burney Scotland County Schools Elisabeth Harrell Whiteville City Schools Mandy Smith Region V - Piedmont-Triad/Central Alamance-Burlington Schools Aeron Sizemore Asheboro City Schools Christopher (Chris) Burian Caswell County Schools Malinda Mitchell Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Kimberly Fearrington Chatham County Schools JoAnna Massoth (Finalist) Davidson County Schools Kathy Edminson Guilford County Schools Eileen Cirincione Lexington City Schools Madison Prevatte Orange County Schools Jeffrey Faulkner Person County Schools Lynsey Hubbard Randolph County Schools Justin Burton Rockingham County Schools Rhonda Jumper Stokes County Schools Nora Davis Thomasville City Schools Lyza Royal Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools Amy Pantano Region VI - Southwest Anson County Schools Jessica Conklin Cabarrus County Schools Allison Hahn Cleveland County Schools Chad Beam Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Lecia Shockley Gaston County Schools Karla Endemann Kannapolis City Schools Lindsay Cooney Lincoln County Schools Deborah Cornwell Stanly County Schools Amanda Roark Union County Public Schools Jennifer Whitley (Finalist) Region VII - Northwest Ashe County Schools Keana C. Triplett (Finalist & 2015 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Teacher of the Year) Elkin City Schools Mary Shepherd Mooresville Graded School District Jody Cohen Davie County Schools Amy Stokes Avery County Schools Jessica Jones Caldwell County Schools Kelly Bryant Surry County Schools Dena Cave Catawba County Schools Jeana Link Newton-Conover City Schools Christy Buff Alexander County Schools Matt Taylor Hickory Public Schools Cameron Grace Yadkin County Schools Mark Beuter Burke County Schools Renee Shatley Mount Airy City Schools Levi Goins Watauga County Schools Mary Kent Whitaker Iredell-Statesville Schools Angela Burgess Region VIII - Western Asheville City Schools Megan Sanchez Buncombe County Schools Nicole Phelps Cherokee County Schools Jennifer Lugiewicz Clay County Schools Heather Plemmons Graham County Schools Karen Lail Haywood County Schools Randy Pressley (Finalist) Henderson County Public Schools Sloan Neuburger Jackson County Schools Eleanor Macaulay Macon County Schools Delaney Holloway Madison County Schools Missy Caldwell McDowell County Schools Melissa Elliott Mitchell County Schools Donna Hickman Polk County Schools Robert Pettis Rutherford County Schools Michael Henderson Swain County Schools Karen Williams-Lanning Transylvania County Schools Beverly Alana Marshall Yancey County Schools Dawn Proffitt Charter Schools Chatham Charter School Siler City, NC Dale Bunch Lake Norman Charter School Huntersville, NC Elizabeth Padgett (Finalist) Socrates Academy Matthews, NC Elizabeth Stewart Roxboro Community School Roxboro, NC Gina Lunsford East Wake Academy Zebulon, NC Jennifer Hinton Community Charter School Charlotte, NC Karen Ainsworth Voyager Academy Durham, NC Katherine Midkiff Charter Day School Leland, NC Katie Willard Bear Grass Charter School Williamston, NC Kay Hester Union Academy Monroe, NC Lyndsey Simpson Evergreen Community Charter School Asheville, NC Lynn Player Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School Hollister, NC Marisa Harley Kestrel Heights Charter School Durham, NC Melanie McCord Bethel Hill Charter School Roxboro, NC Nicole Outlaw Uwharrie Charter Academy Asheboro, NC Rebecca Harris 2014 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Teacher of the Year Program Region LEA Name Region I - Northeast Washington County Schools Charlene Evans (Finalist) Beaufort County Schools Tracy Solano Gates County Schools Lisa Wilkins Bertie County Schools Bruce Boller Herford County Schools Rachel Vokally Camden County Schools Mark Harnly Martin County Schools Kirby Maness Edenton/Chowan Schools Jennifer Thach Elizabeth City/Pasquotank Schools Sharon Meads Currituck County Schools Luana Palimetakis Perquimans County Schools Julie Roberts Dare County Schools Brandon Harris Pitt County Schools Joy Carter Region II - Southeast New Hanover County Schools Melissa Gillespie (Finalist) Brunswick County Schools Karen Walker Lenoir County Schools Kathryn Benton Clinton City Schools Stephanie Carter Onslow County Schools Sonja Williams Craven County Schools Ira Smith Pamlico County Schools Lynn Wooster-McCoy Duplin County Schools Regina Sherrod Pender County Schools Sara Toothman Greene County Schools Shelia Carraway Sampson County Schools Angela Martin Jones County Schools Tammy Wicks Wayne County Schools Kristi Luckenbaught Region III - North Central Northampton County Schools Rhonda Holmes (Finalist) Durham Public Schools Cynthia Watkins Roanoke Rapids Graded School District Shannon Dickinson Edgecombe County Schools Billy Strother Vance County Schools Jeffrey Arthurs Franklin County Schools Maria Styers Wake County Schools Luke Miles Granville County Schools Leah Powell Warren County Schools Michael Williams Halifax County Schools Miriam Lecintona Weldon City Schools Sharita (Whitaker) Wade Johnston County Schools Joshua Beck Wilson County Schools Carol Abrams Nash-Rocky Mount Schools Dana Williamson Region IV - Sandhills/South Central Columbus County Schools Everlene Davis (Finalist) Bladen County Schools Celeste Lennon Moore County Schools Rae Irvine Cumberland County Schools Amy Noble Richmond County Schools Haley Hall Harnett County Schools Stacie Wood Public Schools of Robeson County Ashley Berdeau Hoke County Schools Jessica Kellermann Scotland County Schools Michael Kryszak Lee County Schools Patrice McNeill Whiteville City Schools Jason Whalen Montgomery County Schools Adam Garner Region V - Piedmont-Triad Guilford County Schools Kathy Saunders (Finalist) Alamance-Burlington Schools DeAnna Foust-Platt Orange County Schools Mark Greenstreet Caswell County Schools Maribeth Howe Person County Schools Joshua Frazier Chatham County Schools Roddy Story Randolph County Schools Renee Ingram Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools Mike Harris Rockingham County Schools Jessica Clark Davidson County Schools Adam Dunn Stokes County Schools Marty Erskine Guilford County Schools Eugene R Grant Thomasville City Schools Lance Hammond Lexington City Schools Jennifer Byerly Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Patty DeWitt Region VI - Southwest Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools James Ford (Finalist & 2014 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Teacher of the Year) Anson County Schools Tracy Preslar Kannapolis City Schools Rebecca Merriman Cabarrus County Schools Courtney Smith Stanly County Schools Kerri Huffman Cleveland County Schools Propst Lawson Union County Schools Derri Sofsian Gaston County Schools Rebecca Ann O'Bryon Region VII - Northwest Rowan-Salisbury Schools Alex Reynolds (Finalist) Alexander County Schools Kelly This Hickory City Schools April Icard Alleghany County Schools Roy Putman Iredell-Statesville Schools Linda Dearman Ashe County Schools Mary Taylor Mooresville Graded School District Kitch Deaton Avery County Schools April Cheavront Mount Airy City Schools Gena Ray Burke County Schools Tamala Howell Newton-Conover Schools Michael Townsley Caldwell County Schools Terry Reid Surry County Schools Pedro Caro Catawba County Schools Bethany Settlemyre Watauga County Schools Gina Holste Davie County Schools Brooke Jennings Wilkes County Schools Rosanna Bare Elkin City Schools Kali Teague Yadkin County Schools Rebecca Bryant Region VIII - Western Macon County Schools Melissa Faetz (Finalist) Jackson County Schools Cindy Ensley Cherokee County Schools Benjamin Owens Yancey County Schools Margaret Atuk Asheville City Schools William Talley III Transylvania County Schools Jennifer Williams Madison County Schools Tammy Massey Clay County Schools Tiffany Clapsaddle Mitchell County Schools Ashley Glenn Henderson County Schools Meghan Farmer Swain County Schools Trishia Chapman Rutherford County Schools Pam Parris Graham County Schools Melissa Duckworth Buncombe County Schools Terry Quick Haywood County Schools Sally Hundley Polk County Schools Eric Eaton McDowell County Schools Kim Christman Charter Schools Evergreen Community Charter School Asheville, NC Chris Weaver (Finalist) Bethel Hill Charter School Roxboro, NC Kimberly Dallas Voyager Academy Durham, NC Kristina Lecky Roxboro Community School Roxboro, NC Anne Betttendorf ArtSpace Charter School Swannanoa, NC Marni Rubin-Flanigan Socrates Academy Matthews, NC Carrie Taft Union Academy Monroe, NC Rebecca Chandler Lake Norman Charter Huntersville, NC Curtis Kendrick Bear Grass Charter School Williamston, NC Tiffany Hassell-Abel East Wake Academy Zebulon, NC Julie Garrett Chatham Carter School Siler City, NC Julie Teague Charter Day School Leland, NC Kelly Stutz 2013 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Teacher of the Year Program: Awards Program listing all Regional and District Winners REGION LEA NAME Northeast Beaufort County Schools Penny Miller Bertie County Schools Deanna Orbita Camden County Schools Jennifer Lilly Edenton/Chowan Schools Myla Hoey Currituck County Schools Stephen Bo Davenport Dare County Schools Pamela Mills (Finalist) Gates County Schools Mary Stallings Hobbs Hertford County Schools Elizabeth Jones Martin County Schools Amanda Emerson Elizabeth City/Pasquotank Schools Donna Gregory Perquimans County Schools Amy Craddock Pitt County Schools Beth Ulffers Washington County Schools Linda West Southeast Brunswick County Schools Laura Hunter Carteret County Schools Betsy Piehler Clinton City Schools Vevlyn Lowe Craven County Schools Ashley Fillingame Duplin County Schools Anne Pittman Jones County Schools Crystal Taylor-Simon Lenoir County Schools Melissa Lynch New Hanover County Schools Sabrina Hill-Black Onslow County Schools Carrie Morris (Finalist) Pamlico County Schools Jason Philipps Pender County Schools Craig Lawson Wayne County Schools Glenda Crocker North Central Durham Public Schools Alaina Burr Edgecombe County Schools Amanda Evans Franklin County Schools Colleen Malena Granville County Schools Lauren Piper Halifax County Schools Kamisha Smith Johnston County Schools Carrie Lee Nash-Rocky Mount Schools Kristen Tedford Northampton County Schools Kimberly Daughtry Roanoke Rapids Schools Jennifer Moore-Redwine Vance County Schools Natasha Rubin Wake County Schools Lauren Brooks Warren County Schools Katrinka Newman Weldon City Schools Thomas McGeachy (Finalist) Wilson County Schools Tracey Leon Sandhills/South Central Bladen County Schools Lorraine Dennis Columbus County Schools Tara Pate Cumberland County Schools Angela Parker Harnett County Schools Shannon Godfrey (Finalist) Hoke County Schools Glendia Black-Flippin Lee County Schools Joseph Stouffer Montgomery County Schools Jennifer Pieczyski Moore County Schools Stephanie Monroe Richmond County Schools Lulama Rozani Robeson County Schools Matthew Howington Scotland County Schools Melissa Creed Whiteville City Schools Cindy Faulk Piedmont-Triad Alamance-Burlington Schools Kimberly Poe Asheboro City Schools Susan Butler Caswell County Schools DelShana LeGrant Chatham County Schools JoAnn Norwood Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools Kim Mellor Davidson County Schools Brandy Reeder Guilford County Schools Karyn Collie Dickerson (Finalist & 2013 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Teacher of the Year) Lexington City Schools Adrianne Staten Orange County Schools Angela Wimberly Person County Schools Mary Jane Bowman Randolph County Schools Mary (Beth) Davis Rockingham County Schools Wendy Edwards Southard Stokes County Schools Yasmin Jaffe Thomasville City Schools Robert Merkel WS/Forsyth Schools Kim Abrams Southwest Cleveland County Schools Heather Brown Stanly County Schools Julie Furr Union County Schools Maxie Johnson Anson County Schools Christina Rose Lincoln County Schools Karl Sain Kannapolis City Schools Sandra Summerlin Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools Eric Tornfelt Cabarrus County Schools Mariko Weinhardt Gaston County Schools Julian Wilson (Finalist) Northwest Alexander County Schools Terrilyn Fincannon Alleghany County Schools Sherrie Hines Ashe County Schools Michele Lemly Avery County Schools Hank (Henry) Hardin Burke County Schools Amy Vaughn Caldwell County Schools Braley Speagle Catawba County Schools Michael Slaughter Elkin Ciy Schools April Swarey Hickory City Schools Sarah (Betsy) Swann Iredell-Statesville Schools Claude (Byron) Jones Mooresville Graded School District Heather Surgen Newton Conover Schools Angie Sigmon Rowan Salisbury Schoools Sakinah Riley Surry County Schools Jamie Martin Watauga County Schools Katie Matthews Wilkes County Schools Kathy Wagoner Yadkin County Schools Christopher Petree (Finalist) Western Jackson County Schools Carol Ann Riser Macon County Schools Rita Esterwood Yancey County Schools Erica Tyner Transylvania County Schools Rivers Smith Clay County Schools Rebecca Stewart Henderson County Schools Allyson Myers Rutherford County Schools Jill Francis (Finalist) Buncombe County Schools Dawn Rookey Polk County Schools Kimberly Mirasola Cherokee County Schools Fallon Rider Asheville City Schools Jenny Thomas Madison County Schools Kasaundra Wallin Mitchell County Schools Veronica Pitman Swain County Schools Judy Wilson Graham County Schools Bobbie Burchfield Haywood County Schools Cecilia Marcus McDowell County Schools Melanie Shaver Charter Schools Charter Schools Winston-Salem, NC Jan Adams (Finalist) Charter Schools Jennifer Marlowe Charter Schools Alison Cause Nance Charter Schools Dan Sandlin Charter Schools Jennifer Edins Charter Schools Annette Slaughter Charter Schools Carly Morton Charter Schools Jennifer Phillips Charter Schools LeighAnn Fresina Charter Schools Gary Leonard Charter Schools Rick Baltes Charter Schools Lisa Wilson Charter Schools Danielle Derwich Charter Schools Beverly Sipe Charter Schools Harry Scott 2012 Teacher of the Year Program Region LEA Name Northeast Beaufort County Schools Lisa Staats (Finalist) Bertie County Schools Sheila Parker Camden County Schools Cristie Fields Edenton/Chowan Schools Jessica Balltzglier Currituck County Schools James Bryson Dare County Schools Chavaleh Wetzel Gates County Schools Lori Lolies Hertford County Schools Justin Frederes Hyde County Schools Sherri Cox Martin County Schools Patrick Herring IV Elizabeth City/Pasquotank Schools Amy Jo Spencer Perquimans County Schools Jason Griffin Pitt County Schools Kurt Garner Washington County Schools Donna Whitfield Southeast Brunswick County Schools Melissa Warren (Finalist) Carteret County Schools Antonio Diaz Clinton City Schools Janet Carter Craven County Schools Roneca Wallace Duplin County Schools Cynthia Wallace Greene County Schools Kimberly Taybron Jones County Schools Jacqueline Lanier Lenoir County Schools Melissa Southerland New Hanover County Schools Rachael Moser Onslow County Schools Jennifer Hardy Pamlico County Schools Cara Shelton Pender County Schools Suzanna Bolin Sampson County Schools Andrea Bell Wayne County Schools Jennifer Tyndall North Central Durham County Schools Jason Jowers Edgecombe County Schools Susie Davis Franklin County Schools Brian McDowell Granville County Schools Janita Allen Halifax County Schools Tammy Hedgepeth Johnston County Schools Randy Parker Nash-Rocky Mount Schools Marie Mullins Northampton County Schools Monte' Freeman Roanoke Rapids City Schools Ellen Bryant Vance County Schools Peggy Price Wake County Schools Stephanie Rhodes Warren City Schools Cheryl Sebrell Weldon City Schools Michael Hawkins, Jr. Wilson County Schools Malinda Pennington (Finalist) Sandhills/South Central Hoke County Schools Karrie Detwiler (Finalist) Columbus County Schools Nicky Hobbs Scotland County Schools Katie Clark Bladen County Schools Elizabeth Cole Moore County Schools Tracy Metcalf Richmond County Schools Mark Burr Robeson County Schools Jason Bullock Whiteville City Schools Pamela Sutton Cumberland County Schools Dewana Holt Montgomery County Schools Mary Gilman Lee County Schools Vincent Pienaar Harnett County Schools Andy Cole Piedmont-Triad/Central Alamance-Burlington Schools Molly Ellington Asheboro City Schools Kerri Lamb Caswell County Schools Emily Smith Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Patricia Berge Chatham County Schools Neal Morgan Davidson County Schools Laura Clodfelter Guilford County Schools Jennifer Arberg (Finalist) Lexington City Schools Melonie Rector Orange County Schools Christopher Hansen Person County Schools Allison Bowers Randolph County Schools Addie Snotherly Rockingham County Schools Chrystal Thomas Stokes County Schools Jennifer Via Thomasville City Schools Jewell Beasley Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Iris Mudd Southwest Anson County Schools Kevin Adams Cabarrus County Schools Janelle Patterson Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Schools Karen Meadows Cleveland County Schools Jennifer Bumgardner Gaston County Schools Lenora Crabtree (Finalist) Kannapolis City Schools Krista Chapman Lincoln County Schools Regina Hovis Stanly County Schools Ellen Blue Union County Schools Maya Schultz Northwest Alexander County Schools Amy Hall Alleghany County Schools Tammy Marion Ashe County Schools Sarah Tugman Avery County Schools Michelle Burnop Burke County Schools Sarena Fuller Caldwell County Schools Ann Matthews Catawba County Schools Lorie Fox Davie County Schools Rebecca Marion Elkin City Schools Tonya Smith Hickory City Schools Rachael Moyer Iredell-Statesville Schools Dwayne Troutman Mooresville Graded School District Cheryl Dortch Mount Airy City Schools Olivia Byerly Newton-Conover City Schools Margaret Daniels Rowan-Salisbury Schools Theresa Pierce Surry County Schools Jonathan Amos Watauga County Schools Darcy Grimes (Finalist & 2012 Teacher of the Year) Wilkes County Schools Reuellyn Thomas Yadkin County Schools Cynthia Stone West Jackson County Schools Edith Callahan (Finalist) Macon County Schools Vickie Sutton Yancey County Schools Jodi Antinori Transylvania County Schools Amanda O'Shields Clay County Schools Zachary Moss Henderson County Schools Joe Shook Rutherford County Schools Robyn Elliott Buncombe County Schools Chris Brown Polk County Schools Susan McRostie Cherokee County Schools Elizabeth Gilbert Asheville City Schools Victoria Angelotti Madison County Schools Tina Thorpe Mitchell County Schools Gregory Franklin Swain County Schools Dora May Graham County Schools Kevin White Haywood County Schools Stephen Parris Charter Schools Forsyth Academy Winston-Salem, NC Jennifer Clayton (Finalist) Artspace Charter Hollis Brown Voyager Academy Clay Wooldridge Union Academy Caroline M. Brown Lake Norman Charter Charita M. Justice Charter Day School Stacey Marjoram Soutern Wake Academy Winnie Lameck Evergreen Community Charter Marni Fruge Socrates Academy Larry Frederick East Wake Academy Shavonda Scales-Voorsluis Chatham Charter Kay D. Lopossay Roxboro Community School Megan Wright 2011 Teacher of the Year Program Region LEA Name Northeast Beaufort County Schools Dana Hudnell Bertie County Schools Jennifer Hall Veverka Camden County Schools Rose Taylor Lee Currituck County Schools Lynn Kotzian Dare County Schools Stephen Nichols Edenton-Chowan County Schools Dana Webb Elizabeth City/Pasquotank Public Schools Suzie Sanders (Finalist) Gates County Schools Susan Casper Hertford County Schools Carol Swain Hyde County Schools Julio Morales Martin County Schools Kristine Doster Perquimans County Schools Lynwood Winslow III Washington County Schools Christi Lilley Rogerson Southeast Brunswick County Schools Rebecca Willis Clinton City Schools Deirdre Moore Carteret County Schools Callie Smith (Finalist) Craven County Schools Caroline Stillwell Duplin County Schools Amy Powers Greene County Schools Carl Bradshaw Jones County Schools Jane Kazleman Lenoir County Schools Mary Anderson Riddick New Hanover County Schools Kimberly S. Horton Onslow County Schools Doris Tursi Pamlico County Schools Jeremy J. Johnson Pender County Schools Lee Points Sampson County Schools Carol Williams Wayne Count Schools Scott S. Hardy North Central Durham Public Schools Takesha Trapp Edgecombe County Schools Kim Wainwright Franklin County Schools Kimly M. Pace Granville County Schools Erin Robbins Halifax County Shools Melissa Harris Johnston County Schools Katie Wall Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools Suzanne Weaver Northampton County Schools Marilyn S. Burgess-Thompson Roanoke Rapids City Schools Chad Geary Vance County Schools Jacqueline Boyd Wake County Schools Elizabeth Plotkin Warren County Schools Dakisha Nabulungi Perry Weldon City Schools Ferdinand Cooper (Finalist) Wilson County Schools Gail Mahan Sandhills/South Central Bladen County Schools Sherry Lewis Columbus County Schools Sylvia Cox Cumberland County Schools Denise E. Nosbisch Harnett County Schools Michelle Cline Hoke County Schools Takeisha Parker-Wilson Lee County Schools Jessica Hamilton Montgomery County Schools Earle S. Poole Moore County Schools Marci Houseman (Finalist) Richmond County Schools Christy Mabe Robeson County Schools Sherry Harrell Scotland County Schools Leslie Knauss Whiteville City Schools Lu Ann Johnston Piedmont-Triad/Central Alamance-Burlington Schools Tyronna Hooker (Finalist & 2011 Teacher of the Year) Asheboro City Schools Kristine McCloskey Caswell County Schools Robert L. Mise Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Takiyah Baptist Chatham County Schools Marcus Herman-Giddens Davidson County Schools Paul Piatkowski Guildford County Schools Jean Goss Orange County Schools Wayne Wilson Person County Schools Gina Lunsford Randolph County Schools Janet Burgess Rockingham County Schools Angela Wilson Stokes County Schools Debra Hennelly Thomasville City Schools Ira Cumpton, Jr. Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Heather King Southwest Anson County Schools Daniel Norwood Cabarrus County Schools Sarah Jewell Charlotte-Mecklenberg County Schools Sarah Dyvig Cleveland County Schools Matt Harris Gaston County Schools Thomas Plecnik (Finalist) Kannapolis City Schhools Yachannah Galloway Lincoln County Schools Jane Morton Stanly County Schools Cindy Jones Union County Schools Andrew Rosene Northwest Alexander County Schools Mary Beth Bumgarner Alleghany County Schools Cheryl Powell Ashe County Schools Travis Richardson Avery County Schools Dee Raby Burke County Schools Karen Auton Caldwell County Schools J. Lowell Rogers Catawba County Schools Andy Blevins (Finalist) Davie County Schools Kelly Myers Elkin City Schools Amy Wagoner Hickory City Schools Margaret Langford Iredell-Statesville Schools Pamela Bumgarner Mooresville City Schools Maureen Fitzsimmons Mount Airy City Schools Marcy Marion Newton-Conover City Schools Donna Schronce Rowan-Salisbury Schools Julie Stolze Surry County Schools Katie McCrary Watauga County Schools Mary Kent Whitaker Wilkes County Schools Kathryn Murchinson Yadkin County Schools Jon Huggins West Asheville City Schools Lisa Bruggeman Buncombe County Schools Eric Grant (Finalist) Cherokee County Schools Stephen Bias Clay County Schools Maureen McClure Graham County Schools Cheryl Morgan Haywood County Schools Teresa Cook Henderson County Schools Jason Rhodes Jackson County Schools Vyanne C. Fisher Macon County Schools Emily Awtrey Madison County Schools Robert Zimmerman McDowell County Schools Jessica Ferguson Mitchell County Schools Michelle Perkins Lord Polk County Schools Linda Herbert Rutherford County Schools Erica Bohnsack Swain County Schools Neil Hawken Transylvania County Schools Jay Case Yancey County Schools Wanda Hensley Charter Schools ArtSpace Charter School Cindy Hunt Bethel Hill Charter School Stephanie Cook Charter Day School Shelby Gorski Chatham Charter School Siler City, NC Regina Johnston (Finalist) Columbus Charter School Carla Fisher East Wake Academy Pamela Tew Evergreen Community Charter School Ona Armstrong Gray Stone Day School Robin Ward Dassler Lake Norman Charter School Leigh Ann Williams Lincoln Charter Cathy Thornburg Roxboro Community School Joyce Sugg Sallie B. Howard School for the Arts and Education Pratibha Lakhani Socrates Academy Sue Davis Union Academy John McAuley Voyager Academy Amy Daw 2010 Teacher of the Year Program Region LEA Name Northeast Beaufort County Schools Annette Sipe Bertie County Schools Carol Mizzelle Camden County Schools Battina Armstrong Currituck County Schools Robert Griffin Dare County Schools Frank Vrablic Edenton-Chowan Public Schools Vann Mizzelle Lassiter (Finalist) Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools Randy Kidd Hertford County Schools Craig Lee Dennis Hyde County Schools Melody Carter Williams Martin County Schools Mary Lane Baker Perquimans County Schools Dexter Jackson-Heard Pitt County Schools Kim M. Jessup Washington County Shcools Amanda Holton Southeast Brunswick County Schools Daniel Richardson Carteret County Nancy Reynolds Clinton City Schools Katherine H. Pope Craven County Schools Dave Mense Duplin County Schools Selina Riley-Gurganus Greene County Schools Jose L. Garcia Jones County Schools Emily S. Andrews Lenoir County Schools Lee Holder New Hanover Schools Sarah Gould Onslow County Schools Melonie Rand Shepard Pamlico County Schools Susan Howard Pender County Schools Connie M. Batchelder Sampson County Schools Jennifer J. Facciolini (Finalist & 2010 Teacher of the Year) Wayne County Schools Gregory Harold Brown North Central Department of Health and Human Services Daniel R. Simmons Durham Public Schools Matthew Hunt Edgecombe County Schools Lori Ann Carr Franklin County Schools Brandy Carter Granville County Schools Matthew Farnsworth Halifax County Schools Teicher L. Patterson Johnston County Schools Alison Bryan Nash-Rocky Mount Schools Sylvia M. Anthony-McGeachy Northampton County Schools Elizabeht W. Thiele Roanoke Rapids Graded School District Jan Tugwell Vance County Schools Tessa Webb-Lewis Wake County Schools Rene Herrick (Finalist) Warren County Schools William E. Hendrickson Weldon City Schools Myran Braden Wilson County Schools Rhonda Summerlin Sandhills/South Central Bladen County Schools Pauline Hancock Columbus County Schools Ruthie Newman Cumberland County Schools Sarah Hennessey Harnett County Schools Wendy Barnes Roberson Hoke County Schools Devona McPhatter Graham Lee County Schools Donna Thomas Montgomery County Schools Jimmy Bryant Voncannon, Jr. Moore County Schools Jayne M. Cummings Richmond County Schools Kristi Wagers Robeson County Schools R. Denise Bloomer Scotland County Schools Amber Alford Watkins (Finalist) Whiteville City Schools Bruce A. Ketcham Piedmont-Triad/Central Alamance-Burlington Schools Courtney Kennedy Asheboro City Schools Chandra Manning Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Kathryn Baird Eriksen Chatham County Schools Carol Bartholf Davidson County Schools Carola G. Ponce Guilford County Schools Teresa Roberts Lexington City Schools Betty H. Pope Orange County Schools Karla Coleman Person County Schools Krystal L. Jensen Randolph County Schools Courtney R. Daivs (Finalist) Rockingham County Schools Christy McKinney Hensley Stokes County Schools Crystal Folger-Hawks Thomasville City Schools Amy H. Brown Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Ana Posada Southwest Anson County Schools Steffany LaBree Cabarrus County Schools Candace Reel Cleveland County Schools Darlene A. Hamrick Gaston County Schools Ana Harrelson Kannapolis City Schools Daryle A. Adams Lincoln County Schools Danielle Avery Stanly County Schools Shawn Britt Union County Schools David Dahari (Finalist) Northwest Alexander County Schools Jan F. Barriger Alleghany County Schools Melissa Vestal Ashe County Schools Sherrie Hines Burke County Schools Timothy A. Fossett Caldwell County Schools Joshua Scott Catawba County Schools Elizabeth Erin Mackie Davie County Schools Denise Absher Elkin County Schools Jana Swaim Hickory City Schools Drew Daniels Iredell-Statesville County Schools Harry C. Efird Mooresville Graded School District Jessica Swearengin Mount Airy City Schools Gina M. Tompkins Newton-Conover City Schools Michael Lemke Rowan Salisbury County Schools Joy Jenkins (Finalist) Surry County Schools Lyndsey Jessup Haywood Watauga County Schools Dacia Trethewey Wilkes County Schools Rebecca Spears Yadkin County Schools Chris Greene West Asheville City Schools Rhonda Sizemore Buncombe County Schools Meredith Stanley Cherokee County Schools Kathy Gunter Green Clay County Schools Brenda Puett Graham County Schools Karen Blevins Lail Haywood County Schools Janna Brendell Henderson County Schools Dorothy Reid Case (Finalist) Jackson County Schools Penelope Adams Macon County Schools Leslie Macon Madison County Schools Beth Sutherland McDowell County Schools Brooke Ward Mitchell County Schools Chris Hollifield Polk County Schools Tawana Weicker Rutherford County Schools Lonna Castles Sanderson Swain County Schools James Michael Phillips Transylvania County Schools Stacie C. Dotson Yancey County Schools Miranda Wheeler Charter Schools Artspace Charter Christopher Larson Bethel Hill Charter Deborah Sanford Charter Day Amy Britt Chatham Charter Penni Tharp Columbus Charter Kellye A. Fell East Wake Academy Helen McGinnis Evergreen Community Charter School Stuart Miles (Finalist) Forsyth Academy Carey French Grandfather Academy Christina Shook Lake Norman Charter James Kyle Pierce Neuse Charter Missy Foos Pine Lake Preparatory Lori Reuter Queen's Grant Community Tiffany Dunagan Roxboro Community Beth Barlow Socrates Academy Brandie M. Connell Union Academy Charter Jennifer Sutton Smith Vance Charter Sean Connolly Voyager Academy Michelle Luckadoo 2009 AT&T Teacher of the Year Program Region Schools Name Northeast Region Beaufort County Schools Barbara Jones Bertie County Schools Andrea Rarr Peart Camden County Schools Melissa Harnly Currituck County Schools Katrina Forbes Dare County Schools Molly Barnes Edenton-Chowan Schools Barbra Cavanagh Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Schools Florence Carver Gates County Schools Peggy Walston Hertford County Schools Gretchen Zoch Hyde County Schools Edward Harris Martin County Schools Leonard Matthews Perquimans County Lesley Bell Pitt County Schools Gina Beaman (Finalist) Washington County Schools Rene Cherry Southeast Region Brunswick County Schools Michelle Bennett Carteret County Schools Todd Williamson Craven County Schools Kim Bennett Duplin County Schools Nicole Murray (Finalist) Greene County Schools Dawn Herring Jones County Schools William Sparrow Lenoir County Schools Angela Jarman New Hanover County Schools John Rinka Onslow County Schools Janet Wade Pamlico County Schools Joanna Holton Pender County Schools Christy Stanley Sampson County Schools Margaret Simonetti Clinton City Schools Lesa Locklear Wayne County Schools George Mewborn North Central Region Durham Public Schools Matthew Sears Edgecombe County Schools Matthew Bristow-Smith (Finalist) Franklin County Schools Katie Tatum Granville County Schools MaryAnn Moran Halifax County Schools Yolanda Wiggins Roanoke Rapids City Schools (AP) Laura Avery Weldon City Schools Monica Edmonds Johnston County Schools David Hinrichs Nash-Rocky Mount Schools Kristie Henry Northampton County Schools Johnnie Rawles Vance Charter Schools Brenda Lloyd Wake County Schools Ann Quarles Warren County Schools Lynn Meyers Wilson County Schools Thomas Holland Sandhills/South Central Region Bladen County Schools Sarah Straw Columbus County Schools Shelia Carol Blake Whiteville City Schools Beverly Turner Cumberland County Schools Karen Koonce Harnett County Schools Dena Bradham Hoke County Schools Denise Evington Lee County Schools Brandon Mize Montgomery County Schools Phillip Brown Moore County Schools James Horwath Richmond County Schools Martha Anderson (Finalist) Public Schools of Robeson County Aaron Locklear Scotland County Schools Ashley Bryant Piedmont-Triad/Central Region Alamance Burlington Schools Lorraine Desern Caswell County Schools Sharon Walker Chatham County Schools Phillip Little (Finalist) Davidson County Schools Sherri Hartley Lexington City Schools Gwenn Steward Clements Thomasville City Schools Craig Steszewski Guilford County Schools Rodney Morgan, Jr. Orange County Schools Keshetta Henderson Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools Briana Corke Person County Schools Paula Chandler Randolph County Schools Amy King Asheboro City Schools Shannon Rivers Rockingham County Schools Jared Williams Stokes County Schools David Bennett Winston Salem/Forsyth Schools Amy Maxey Southwest Region Anson County Schools Patricia Bennett Cabarrus County Schools Robert Spencer Kannapolis City Schools John Bugaiski Cleveland County Schools Lori Hastings Gaston County Schools April Collins Lincoln County Schools Fara Dellinger Stanly County Schools Donna Jones Union County Schools Jessica Garner (Finalist & 2009-10 AT&T Teacher of the Year) Charlotte/Mecklenburg Schools Carl Hamm Northwest Region Alexander County Schools Laura Sprinkle Alleghany County Schools Susan Nilo Ashe County Schools Jamie Little Avery County Schools Claudette Reep Burke County Schools Amy Harrington Caldwell County Schools Jamie Lewis Catawba County Schools Melinda Hamilton Hickory Public Schools Robert Turner (Finalist) Newton-Conover Schools Rachael Casazza Davie County Schools Marianne Stein Iredell-Statesville Schools Lourdes Winters Mooresville Graded School District Carolyn Cook Rowan-Salisbury Schools April Williamson Surry County Schools Tanya Key Elkin City Schools Debbie Parrish Mount Airy City Schools Michael Bodnar Watauga County Schools Erin Patterson Wilkes County Schools Jean Stetler Yadkin County Schools Jay Michael Groce DHHS Western NC School for the Deaf Jenita DuMond Hall West Region Buncombe County Schools Robyn Pass Asheville City Schools Jo Gibbs (Finalist) Cherokee County Schools Jason Forrister Clay County Schools Elissa Gilgen Graham County Schools Felicia Moody Haywood County Schools Jennifer Beasley Henderson County Schools Rachel Durant Jackson County Schools Kim Corzine Macon County Schools Natalie Norman Madison County Schools Shelia Paxton McDowell County Schools Leslie Smith Polk County Schools Debra Constance Rutherford County Schools Priscilla McBrayer Swain County Schools Cristina Heath Transylvania County Schools David Galloway Yancey County Schools Chris Brocci Charter Schools Artspace Charter John Hall (Finalist) Chatham Charter School Kay Lopossay Charter Day Laura Tumminello Downtown Middle Johnathan Hamiel East Wake Academy Emily Jones Evergreen Community Joanna Smith Kinston Charter Calverne Brown Lake Norman Charter Windy Fullagar Forsyth Academy Jessica Lodle Piedmont Community Charter Marla Daley Roxboro Community Wanda Ball Sallie B. Howard Kristi Little Socrates Academy Patricia Harris Union Academy Mary Jane Long Voyager Academy Robert Lindquist 2008 AT&T Teacher of the Year Program Region Schools Name Northeast Region (Region I) Beaufort County Schools Bridget Bilbro Bertie County Schools Clara Lee Camden County Schools Suzanne Ott Currituck County Schools Denise Jewell Dare County Schools Susan Blackwell Edenton-Chowan Schools Sonya Rinehart (Finalist) Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Schools Delishia Moore Gates County Schools Anita Winn Hertford County Schools Jean Matthews Hyde County Schools Jennifer Garrish Martin County Schools Tonya Little Perquimans County Peggy Griffin Pitt County Schools Terri C. DeCresie Washington County Schools Linda West Southeast Region (Region II) Brunswick County Schools Beth Strickland Carteret County Schools Kathleen McMannen Craven County Schools Clarissa Ouzts Duplin County Schools Alan Dupree Greene County Schools Elaine Beaman Jones County Schools Celina Turnage Lenoir County Schools Rhondra Fleming New Hanover County Schools Suzanne Micallef Onslow County Schools Joe Sarrero Pamlico County Schools Martha Ann Harper Pender County Schools Allison White Sampson County Schools Rosemary Simpson Clinton City Schools Ruth Parker (Finalist) Wayne County Schools Cathy Best North Central Region (Region III) Durham Public Schools Amy Senta Edgecombe County Schools Juliana Harris Franklin County Schools Jane Blevins Granville County Schools Sambra Desrosiers Halifax County Schools Patricia Edmondson Roanoke Rapids City Schools Tracey Hedrick Weldon City Schools Robin Hudson-Davis Johnston County Schools Melissa Pearce Nash-Rocky Mount Schools Sheldon Bullock Northampton County Schools Tymesia Butcher Vance Charter Schools James Hall Wake County Schools Paige Elliott (Finalist) Warren County Schools Anthony Herndon Wilson County Schools Joyce Best Eastern NC School for the Deaf Angela White Sandhills/South Central Region (Region IV) Bladen County Schools Meredith Dowless Columbus County Schools Dianna Bellamy Whiteville City Schools Kay Ward Cumberland County Schools Vickie Ferguson Harnett County Schools Cynthia Smith Hoke County Schools Brenda Coronato Lee County Schools Gioia Perry Montgomery County Schools Trisha Muse (Finalist) Moore County Schools Pamela Wallace Richmond County Schools Lulama Rozani Public Schools of Robeson County Michael Baker Scotland County Schools Pam Lewis Piedmont-Triad/Central Region (Region V) Alamance Burlington Schools Cathy Foust Caswell County Schools Lori Barrow Chatham County Schools Chris Volkmar Davidson County Schools Cheryl Rich Lexington City Schools Judy Richards Thomasville City Schools Matthew Pugh Guilford County Schools Carolyn Hiatt Orange County Schools Cindi Rigsbee (Finalist & 2008-09 AT&T Teacher of the Year ) Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools Shirley Pyon Person County Schools Ruth Bass Randolph County Schools James Sheffield Asheboro City Schools Heather Soja Rockingham County Schools Beverly Burke Stokes County Schools Christy Albertson Winston Salem/Forsyth Schools Carol Earnhardt Southwest Region (Region VI) Anson County Schools Jennifer Ross Cabarrus County Schools Sara Parnell Kannapolis City Schools Bernard Waugh (Finalist) Cleveland County Schools Erika Sigmon Gaston County Schools Elizabeth Suber Lincoln County Schools Jennifer Carroll Stanly County Schools Gregg Pait Union County Schools Charlotte/Mecklenburg Schools Jennifer Loeffler Northwest Region (Region VII) Alexander County Schools Rory Price Alleghany County Schools Cindy Atwood Ashe County Schools Lesia Nave Avery County Schools Amy Oaks Burke County Schools Ginger Stinson Caldwell County Schools Gail Williams Catawba County Schools Diane DeRienzis Hickory Public Schools Eleanor Wilson Newton-Conover Schools Audrey McGee Davie County Schools John Marshall Iredell-Statesville Schools Bethany Orr Mooresville Graded School District Roxanne Moses Rowan-Salisbury Schools Janice Raper (Finalist) Surry County Schools Shannon Parket Elkin City Schools Phillip Parrish Mount Airy City Schools Anne Hardy Watauga County Schools Donna Raichle Wilkes County Schools Yadkin County Schools Linda Hicks West Region (Region VIII) Buncombe County Schools Bill Feste Asheville City Schools Kyley Ferris Cherokee County Schools Andrea Stewart Clay County Schools Tina Barrett Graham County Schools Lana Hooper Haywood County Schools Jennifer Lytton Henderson County Schools Karla Baxter Jackson County Schools Jacob Buchanan Macon County Schools Donna Kimsey Madison County Schools Susan Slagle McDowell County Schools Michelle Baker Mitchell County Schools Mary Ledford Polk County Schools Cindi McFadden Rutherford County Schools Deborah Adkins Swain County Schools Renee Peoples (Finalist) Transylvania County Schools Mellissa Howell Yancey County Schools Amy Flynn Charter Schools Chatham Charter School Kathy Gaines East Wake Academy Freida Baker (Finalist) Evergreen Community Jason Carter Guilford Preparatory Academy Vijayluxmi Rani Govender Phoenix Academy Lizette du Preez Roger Bacon Academy Heather Whitley Socrates Academy Nancy Walters SPARC Academy Terri Mansell Vance Charter School Lisa Pendergrass 2007 NCADA Regional & District Teachers of the Year Booklet Region Schools Name Northeast Region (Region I) Beaufort County Schools Clay Campbell Bertie County Schools Fannie Pugh Camden County Schools Wesley Tuman Currituck County Schools Mary Ackerman Dare County Schools Rebecca Strickland Edenton-Chowan Schools James Bell (Finalist & 2007-08 NCADA Teacher of the Year ) Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Schools Jennifer Lee Gates County Schools Stacey Harrell Hertford County Schools Elizabeth Shores Hyde County Schools Deanie Dunbar Martin County Schools Bethany Hill Perquimans County Joan White Pitt County Schools Coni Clark Tyrrell County Schools Washington County Schools Amy Gurganus Southeast Region (Region II) Brunswick County Schools Magaret Lineberger Carteret County Schools Clyda Lutz Craven County Schools Lynn Hardison Duplin County Schools Connie Harrell Greene County Schools Kelly Kneubuhler Jones County Schools Susan Haynes Lenoir County Schools Ginger Harrison New Hanover County Schools Deborah Saperstein Onslow County Schools Beth Howard (Finalist) Pamlico County Schools Tommy Wilson Pender County Schools Emily Simpson Sampson County Schools Robert Cowles Clinton City Schools Pamela Shaw Wayne County Schools Connie Whaley Kinston Charter Academy Calverne Brown North Central Region (Region III) Durham Public Schools Stuart Albright Edgecombe County Schools Angie Ruffin Franklin County Schools Not Participating Granville County Schools David Bennard Halifax County Schools Judy Pearson Roanoke Rapids City Schools Kay Allen Weldon City Schools Brenda Phillips Johnston County Schools Sonya Kiser (Finalist) Nash-Rocky Mount Schools Cynthia Barnes Northampton County Schools Mary Rowe Vance Charter Schools Ethel Hunter Wake County Schools Gladys Madauss Warren County Schools Sharon West Wilson County Schools Rachel McNeill Vance Charter School Vicki Deal The Whitaker School Debra Storey Sandhills/South Central Region (Region IV) Bladen County Schools Dana Gore Columbus County Schools Karla Nobles Whiteville City Schools Kathon Ramey Cumberland County Schools Alison Thetford Harnett County Schools Derek Currin Hoke County Schools Mazie Quick Lee County Schools Montgomery County Schools Deidra Steed Moore County Schools Bridget Johnson (Finalist) Richmond County Schools Janet Sims Public Schools of Robeson County Caroline Williamson Scotland County Schools Elizabeth Spangler Piedmont-Triad/Central Region (Region V) Alamance Burlington Schools David Vernon Caswell County Schools Shirley Stanfield Chatham County Schools Trudy Walters Davidson County Schools Sally Sturdivant Lexington City Schools Carrie Ingram Thomasville City Schools Tania Simmons Guilford County Schools Shawn Raquel Watlington (Finalist) Orange County Schools Julia Workman Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools Jay Wilson III Person County Schools Heather Bowling Randolph County Schools Wendy Myers Asheboro City Schools Mickey Atkinson Rockingham County Schools Alison Sexton Stokes County Schools John York Winston Salem/Forsyth Schools Jennifer Fuller Chatham Charter School Deborah Wilkins Southwest Region (Region VI) Anson County Schools Gail Litaker Cabarrus County Schools Susan Deaton Kannapolis City Schools Timothy Downing Cleveland County Schools Tara Rhom Gaston County Schools Denise Andrews (Finalist) Lincoln County Schools Linda Yoder Stanly County Schools Lisa Chandler Union County Schools Deanna Nardell Charlotte/Mecklenburg Schools Lake Norman Charter School Connie Stone Northwest Region (Region VII) Alexander County Schools Karen Emerick Alleghany County Schools Susanne Murphy Ashe County Schools Melissa Ashley Avery County Schools Roger Wise Burke County Schools Kim Baker Caldwell County Schools John Spicer Catawba County Schools Cynthia Haas Hickory Public Schools Melissa Park Newton-Conover Schools Brooke Simpson Davie County Schools Sandy Tucker Iredell-Statesville Schools Martha Dobson Mooresville Graded School District Sherrard Pearce (Finalist) Rowan-Salisbury Schools Maria Freeman Surry County Schools Patti Fulk Elkin City Schools Linda Steelman Mount Airy City Schools Shelli Owens Watauga County Schools Marsha Anderson Wilkes County Schools Susan Allen Yadkin County Schools Steven Gardner West Region (Region VIII) Buncombe County Schools Robin Smathers Asheville City Schools Jerome Hughes (Finalist) Cherokee County Schools Caesar Campana Clay County Schools Stephanie Moss Graham County Schools Daniel Hudson Haywood County Schools Lisa Cleaveland Henderson County Schools Mary Lou West Jackson County Schools Linda Haggard Macon County Schools John DeVille Madison County Schools Stephanie Cody McDowell County Schools Tamaria Greene Mitchell County Schools Kimberly Hodshon Polk County Schools Laura Laughter Rutherford County Schools Denise Smith Swain County Schools Shirley Waters Transylvania County Schools Billie Wilson Yancey County Schools Wanda Hensley Thomas Jeffersonal Classical Academy (Charter) Heather Tate Region Schools Name Northeast Region (Region I) Beaufort County Schools Robin Potter Bertie County Schools Carolyn Bunch Camden County Schools Theresa White-Chappell Currituck County Schools Jeanne Murray Dare County Schools Robin Sawyer Edenton-Chowan Schools Molli Rose Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Schools Donna Gregory Gates County Schools Armental Crawford Hertford County Schools Carol Swain Hyde County Schools Mary Gill Martin County Schools Perquimans County Michelle White Pitt County Schools Grady "Coleman" Bailey Jr. (Finalist) Tyrrell County Schools Washington County Schools Annie Jackson Southeast Region (Region II) Brunswick County Schools Leslie Newman Carteret County Schools Deborah Belknap Craven County Schools Kathy Hudson Duplin County Schools Karen Slade Greene County Schools Alison Stuart Jones County Schools Melvin Smith, Jr. Lenoir County Schools Ryan Gardner New Hanover County Schools Sarah Saia Onslow County Schools James Strope (Finalist) Pamlico County Schools Brenda Tyndall Pender County Schools Nicole Murray Sampson County Schools Luz Mery Ortega Clinton City Schools Lori Boone Wayne County Schools Gale Lewis Kinston Charter Academy Sylvia Lanier North Central Region (Region III) Durham Public Schools Matthew Gamble Edgecombe County Schools Andrea Green Franklin County Schools Kelly Foth Granville County Schools Stephanie Brooks Halifax County Schools Myran Braden Roanoke Rapids City Schools Weldon City Schools Shekeria Barnes Johnston County Schools Stephanie Rous Nash-Rocky Mount Schools Erik Harris Northampton County Schools April DeBerry Vance Charter Schools Ella Bryant Wake County Schools William Ferriter (Finalist) Warren County Schools Diariece Jones Wilson County Schools Curtis Beasley Vance Charter School Cindy Bryan Spring Hill School (DHHS) Treva Randolph Sandhills/South Central Region (Region IV) Bladen County Schools Stanland Bryant Columbus County Schools Beth Martin Whiteville City Schools Susan Smith Cumberland County Schools Lisa Stewart Harnett County Schools Maria Martinez Hoke County Schools Mary Ann Timmons Lee County Schools Gregory Hamm Montgomery County Schools Anne Evans Moore County Schools Kathy Rallings Richmond County Schools Margaret Drew Public Schools of Robeson County Debra Stuckey (Finalist) Scotland County Schools Kim Scott Piedmont-Triad/Central Region (Region V) Alamance Burlington Schools Darcy Thomas Caswell County Schools Janice Wall Chatham County Schools Keri Randolph Davidson County Schools Tim Williams Lexington City Schools Lee Mabe Thomasville City Schools Richelle Rader Guilford County Schools J. Todd Cayton Orange County Schools Stacy Beneville Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools Person County Schools Gina Lunsford Randolph County Schools Julie Franklin Asheboro City Schools Kelly Stewart-Gardner Rockingham County Schools Beth Ewing Stokes County Schools Eric Marshall Winston Salem/Forsyth Schools Shayne Madison (Finalist) Chatham Charter School Wendy Copelan Southwest Region (Region VI) Anson County Schools Bradley Hyatt (Finalist) Cabarrus County Schools Chasity Dolan Kannapolis City Schools Anita Parker Cleveland County Schools Susan Beam Gaston County Schools Tieka Helton Lincoln County Schools Aaron Belcher Charlotte/Mecklenburg Schools Karen Young Stanly County Schools Ann Watson Union County Schools Patricia Murphy Lake Norman Charter School Judy Martin Northwest Region (Region VII) Alexander County Schools Crystal Hoke Alleghany County Schools Diane Wyatt Ashe County Schools Elaine Cox Avery County Schools Judy Shomaker Burke County Schools Kathryn Holder Caldwell County Schools Patricia Maynard Catawba County Schools Nancy Barker Hickory Public Schools Diana Beasley(Finalist & 2006-07 NCADA Teacher of the Year) Newton-Conover Schools Shane Whitener Davie County Schools Donna Ancuta Iredell-Statesville Schools Mary Jane Hartley Mooresville Graded School District Linda Oliphant Rowan-Salisbury Schools Terrence Sippel Surry County Schools Deborah Hunter Elkin City Schools Cassundra Morrison-Hammett Mount Airy City Schools Jamie Smith Watauga County Schools Wendy Smith Wilkes County Schools Dianne Minton Yadkin County Schools Doyle Nicholson West Region (Region VIII) Buncombe County Schools Kevin Baxter Asheville City Schools Rocko Smucker, Jr Cherokee County Schools Barry McClure Clay County Schools Marianne Leek (Finalist) Graham County Schools Sherry Williams Haywood County Schools Stacey Hembree Henderson County Schools Kristi Kremer Jackson County Schools Jack Collins Macon County Schools Pamela Lequire Madison County Schools Nicole Norton McDowell County Schools Rod Slagle Mitchell County Schools Allen Laws Polk County Schools Patricia Grochowski Rutherford County Schools Claudia Waters Swain County Schools Transylvania County Schools Sean Parrish Yancey County Schools Karen Fox Thomas Jeffersonal Classical Academy (Charter) Sally Harbin Region Schools Name Northeast Region (Region I) Beaufort County Schools Marie Swann Bertie County Schools LaTonja Hyman Camden County Schools Lynn Needham Currituck County Schools Fritz Robinett Dare County Schools Caroline Pearce (Finalist) Edenton-Chowan Schools Sherlton Broadnax Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Schools Jo Johnson Gates County Schools Gail Hawkins Hertford County Schools Mary Jenkins Hyde County Schools Phyllis Balance Martin County Schools Jo Peele Perquimans County Christopher Whitehurst Pitt County Schools Murphy Garner-Everette Washington County Schools Roxanna Wilkins Southeast Region (Region II) Brunswick County Schools Linda Smith Carteret County Schools Dee Dee Phillips Craven County Schools Wendy Miller (Finalist & 2005-06 NCADA Teacher of the Year) Duplin County Schools Janet Stark Greene County Schools Holly Aycock Jones County Schools Mary Tillery Lenoir County Schools Thelma Letchworth New Hanover County Schools Amy Tucker-Morgan Onslow County Schools Linda Lineberger Pamlico County Schools Tanya Twichell Pender County Schools Jennifer Gayford Sampson County Schools Anda Barefoot Clinton City Schools Joyce Carlton Wayne County Schools Freda Allen North Central Region (Region III) Durham Public Schools Karen Rodenhizer Eastern NC School for the Deaf Laurie Rook Edgecombe County Schools Melissa Buterbaugh Franklin County Schools Henry Jones Granville County Schools Blondina Small Halifax County Schools Tracy Brinkley Roanoke Rapids City Schools Wendy Tickel Weldon City Schools Bruce Knight Johnston County Schools Jo Anne Honeycutt (Finalist) Nash-Rocky Mount Schools Perry Bartholomew Northampton County Schools Twana Anderton Vance Charter School (Charter) Joan Cooper Vance County Schools Iris Dethmers Wake County Schools Marcella Cox Warren County Schools Carolyn Sykes Wilson County Schools Julia Foote Sandhills/South Central Region (Region IV) Bladen County Schools Lori Warren Columbus County Schools Larry Hewett Whiteville City Schools Michelle Strickland Cumberland County Schools Jovan Jones Harnett County Schools Susan Cannady Hoke County Schools Mary Judd Lee County Schools Michael Riddle Montgomery County Schools Mary Gilman Moore County Schools Laura Moody Richmond County Schools Joanne Taylor Public Schools of Robeson County Eustacia Lowry-Jones Scotland County Schools Kim Brown (Finalist) Piedmont-Triad/Central Region (Region V) Alamance Burlington Schools Mark Meacham Caswell County Schools Carolyn Poteat Chatham County Schools Andra Burks Davidson County Schools Carla Jenkins Thomasville City Schools Christi Carpenter Guilford County Schools Susan Poindexter (Finalist) Orange County Schools Catherine Bennington Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools Robin McMahon Person County Schools Wendy Staskiewicz Randolph County Schools Ruth Davis Asheboro City Schools Melissa Allred River Mill Academy (Charter) Will Smith Rockingham County Schools Ellen Smith Stokes County Schools Cynthia Roberts Winston Salem/Forsyth Schools Sonya Patrick Southwest Region (Region VI) Anson County Schools Sherry Lisk Cabarrus County Schools Keith Maletta Kannapolis City Schools Doretha Grier Cleveland County Schools Tina Thomas Gaston County Schools Jill Nichols Gray Stone Day School (Charter) Nancy Cranford Lincoln County Schools Heather Myers Stanly County Schools Mark Rowles Union County Schools Kim Cooke Charlotte/Mecklenburg Schools Gloria Schwartz (Finalist) Northwest Region (Region VII) Alexander County Schools Angela King Alleghany County Schools Pamela Brady Ashe County Schools Polly Jones Avery County Schools Rebecca Griffith Burke County Schools Heather Puhl Caldwell County Schools Linda Wiedey Catawba County Schools Martha Lamb Hickory Public Schools Paula Gambill (Finalist) Newton-Conover Schools Michael Townsley Davie County Schools Jason Whitaker Iredell-Statesville Schools Ron Matthews Elkin City Schools Pamela Colbert Mooresville Graded School District Vicki Troutman Rowan-Salisbury Schools Teresa Crawley Surry County Schools Jimmy Marion Mount Airy City Schools Karen Beasley Watauga County Schools Stephen Schmal Wilkes County Schools Jeffrey Elmore Yadkin County Schools Jackie McCarn West Region (Region VIII) Buncombe County Schools Kimberly Ferguson Asheville City Schools Lisa Sessions Cherokee County Schools Jason Sickle Clay County Schools Kathryn Reynolds Graham County Schools Kathy Carringer Haywood County Schools Sally Hundley (Finalist) Henderson County Schools Clifton Searcy Jackson County Schools Jamye Christy Macon County Schools Vickie Hubbs Madison County Schools Barry Trahan McDowell County Schools Hank Hunt Mitchell County Schools Tamara Houchard Polk County Schools Janice Brumley Rutherford County Schools Lori Lambert Swain County Schools Katrina Frizzell Transylvania County Schools Michael Tallant Yancey County Schools Mary Temple Region Schools Name Northeast Region (Region I) Beaufort County Schools Marilyn Moore Bertie County Schools Peggy Cayton Camden County School Linda H. Jones Currituck County Schools Lisa Frost Dare County Schools Anne Creef Edenton-Chowan Schools June Proctor Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Schools Wayne James Gates County Schools Connie Burgess Hertford County Schools Joan McCullough Hyde County Schools Paige Brickhouse Martin County Schools Jeanette White Perquimans County Schools Tracy Gregory Pitt County Schools Allen Guidry (Finalist) Washington County Schools Amy Edwards Southeast Region (Region II) Brunswick County Schools Donna Thompson (Finalist) Carteret County Schools Leslie McCombe-Porter Clinton City Schools Ellen Moody Craven County Schools Trish Clark Duplin County Schools Steven Davis Greene County Schools Jennifer Zigmont Jones County Schools Debra Batts Lenoir County Schools Tina Letchworth New Hanover County Schools Marty Sugerik Onslow County Schools Regina Hill Pamlico County Schools Anita Boyd Pender County Schools Donna Emery Sampson County Schools Jennifer Daniels Wayne County Schools Lettye Clark North Central Region (Region III) Durham County Schools Ted Oakley Edgecombe County Schools Paula Flythe Franklin County Schools Michelle McGhee Granville County Schools Mary Ann Erickson Halifax County Schools Dorothy Wardsworth Johnston County Schools Karen Parker Nash-Rocky Mount Schools Theresa Nettin Northampton County Schools Terri Harris Roanoke Rapids City Schools Pet Spears Vance County Schools Sigrid Bowen Wake County Schools Johnny Gatlin (Finalist) Warren County Schools Angela Vaughan Weldon City Schools Jan Wicker Wilson County Schools Lisa May Vance Charter School Angela Satterwhite Eastern NC School for the Deaf Patricia Cloyd Sandhills/South Central Region (Region IV) Bladen County Schools Willia Williams Columbus County Schools Kem Dudney (Finalist) Cumberland County Schools Carol Lloyd Harnett County Schools Deborah Lemire Hoke County Schools Leslie Edgerton Lee County Schools Karen Foushee-Cameron Montgomery County Schools Debbie Russell Moore County Schools Jamie Brown Richmond County Schools Kay Smith Robeson County Schools Felicia Hunt Scotland County Schools Joy Lindey Whiteville City Schools Karen Hall Piedmont-Triad/Central Region (Region V) Alamance Burlington Schools Kelly Gainey Asheboro City Schools Fran Knapp Caswell County Schools Elizabeth Pressley Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools Carla Gilchrist Chatham County Schools John Sheridan Davidson County Schools Londa Pickett Guilford County Schools Melissa Cowie Lexington City Schools Adrianne Staten Orange County Schools Terry Frey Person County Schools Tommie Evans (Finalist) Randolph County Schools Cynthia Clendenin Rockingham County Schools Sue Wright Stokes County Schools Gerald Hill Thomasville City Schools Mary Elizebeth Wright Winston Salem/Forsyth Schools Jonathan Milner Bethel Hill Charter School Kristy Horner The Downtown Middle School Linda Cummer Southwest Region (Region VI) Anson County Schools Mary Ratliff Cabarrus County Schools Lenora Barron Cleveland County Schools Venita Wray Gaston County Schools Betty Clagg (Finalist) Kannapolis City School Karen Rusyniak Kings Mountain District Schools Susan Allen Lincoln County Schools Kathy Jeranek Shelby City Schools Rebecca Wilkinson Stanly County Schools John Thompson, Jr. Union County Schools Sherri Barber Charlotte/Mecklenburg Schools Rebecca Felder Northwest Region (Region VII) Alexander County Schools Fonda Adams Alleghany County Schools Allison Lewis Ashe County Schools Lisa Willingham Avery County Schools Dawn Poore Burke County Schools Marian Lovenshimer Caldwell County Schools Winkie Hall Catawba County Schools Lizbeth Alfaro(Finalist &2004-05 NCADA Teacher of the Year) Davie County Schools Helen Bustle Elkin City Schools Elizabeth White Hickory Public Schools Janet Key Iredell-Statesville Schools Vicki Davis Mooresville Graded School District Karen Hobday Mount Airy City Schools Debbie Powell Newton-Conover Schools Gigi Johnston Rowan-Salisbury Schools Patrick Winters Surry County Schools Susan Marion Watauga County Schools Angie Austin Wilkes County Schools Victoria Giskin Yadkin County Schools Annette Johnson West Region (Region VIII) Asheville City Schools Barbara Groome Buncombe County Schools Jackie Mangum Cherokee County Schools Kimberly Cozart Clay County Schools Doretha Jones Graham County Schools Sharon Borders Haywood County Schools Sandra Clark Henderson County Schools Jan King Jackson County Schools Carolyn Pannell Macon County Schools Joan Willis Madison County Schools Lisa Snelson McDowell County Schools Myla Harwood Mitchell County Schools Becky Nance Polk County Schools Jennifer Allsbrook Rutherford County Schools Denise Yelton Swain County Schools Billie Clemens Transylvania County Schools Lystra Keever Yancey County Schools Peter Bobbe (Finalist)
