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

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

• Alexander Gibson from York County School Of Technology (PA)
• Anna Spencer from The Science Leadership Academy At Beeber (PA)
• Annette Harvison from Greene County High School (MS)
• Ariette Escobar from Stroudsburg High School (PA)
• Becky Swanson from Braham Area Secondary School (MN)
• Ben Krensky from Walt Whitman High School (MD)
• Brian Petula from State Correctional Institution At Dallas (PA)
• Bryan Mullins from Bullitt East High School (KY)
• Carla May from Choteau High School (MT)
• Carla Molina from Fly Initiative (RI)
• David Peters from St. Ursula Academy (OH)
• Edward True from Manchester Central High School (NH)
• Elisa Oliver from Financial Scholars (PA)
• Eric Schreiner from Treca Digital Academy (OH)
• Gretchen Sarrazolla from Tri-Cities Prep Catholic High School (WA)
• Heather Sherman from Expo Alternative Learning Center (IA)
• Heidi Haggard from Canyon Heights High School (UT)
• Ian Gillitzer from Fran Fruzen Intermediate School (WI)
• Jacob Leclair from Alcott College Prep (IL)
• James Kinney from Trailside Point Performing Arts Academy (AZ)
• Jamie Scordino from Issaquah High School (WA)
• Jamie Shields from Lavergne High School (TN)
• Jason Gavin from Liberty High School (IA)
• Jeff Brumley from Sultan Senior High School (WA)
• Jennifer Vear from Tourtellotte Memorial High School (CT)
• Jodi Cunningham from Valley High School (NV)
• Juan Bazan from Chartertech High School For The Performing Arts (NJ)
• Kathie LaManna from North Kingstown Senior High School (RI)
• Khalid Eljabari from Western High School (NV)
• Kiana Diaz from Lowell High School (MA)
• Kyle Anderson from Ed W. Clark High School (NV)
• Mauricio Tunnermann from James J. Ferris High School (NJ)
• Michael McNeiece from Cimarron-Memorial High School (NV)
• Mike Nelson from Norwalk High School (CT)
• Nikolas Douvris from Hawthorne High School (NJ)
• Pamela Gordon from Lehi High School (UT)
• Rebecca Rigby from West Jordan High School (UT)
• Robert Crowe from American Preparatory Academy - The School For New Americans (UT)
• Russell Beck from Bountiful High School (UT)
• Starlene Hamilton from Boonsboro High School (MD)
• Stephanie Yancey from VirtualSC School (SC)
• Tammy Haugen from Pardeeville High School (WI)
• Travis Rasso from Larry A. Ryle High School (KY)
• Vicki Neja from J. D. Smith Middlle School (NV)
• Wendy Slusarski from TLC Community Credit Union (MI)
• Yolanda Beverly from Detroit Lions Academy (MI)

Meet ALL the NGPF Distinguished Educators

There are now 1,494 NGPF Distinguished Educators!

• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 59, announced January 2026)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 58, announced November 2025)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohorts 56-57, announced October 2025)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohorts 54-55, announced August 2025)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 53, announced June 2025)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 52, announced May 2025)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 51, announced April 2025)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 50, announced March 2025)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 49, announced January 2025)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 48, announced December 2024)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 47, announced October 2024)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohorts 45-46, announced September 2024)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 44, announced July 2024)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 43, announced June 2024)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 41-42, announced April 2024)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 40, announced March 2024)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 39, announced January 2024)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 38, announced December 2023)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 37, announced October 2023)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Pilot Cohort, announced September 2023)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohorts 35-36, announced August 2023)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 34, announced July 2023)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 33, announced June 2023)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 32, announced May 2023)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 31, announced April 2023)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 30, announced February 2023)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 29, announced January 2023)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 28, announced December 2022)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 27, announced November 2022)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohorts 25-26, announced September 2022)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohorts 1-24, announced July 2022)

About the Author

Abby Richards-Hatton

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