Nov 24, 2025

Celebrating 26 New NGPF Distinguished Educators!

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

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

  • Raquel Aguilar from Desert Oasis High School (continuation) (CA)
  • Derek Bardell, EdD, CNP from Delgado Community College (LA)
  • Wendi Bartholomew from Packer Ridge Academy (PA)
  • Cayden Black from Grand County High School (UT)
  • David Ceule from Blue Springs South High School (MO)
  • Karen Chew from Camden County Technical School (NJ)
  • Charlotte Christensen from Santa Clara University (CA)
  • Giancarlo Corti from Aragon High School (CA)
  • Travis Crawley from Volcano Vista High School (NM)
  • Kimberly Devoll from Tri-Valley High School (OH)
  • Tarah Donoghue from Allen County Juvenile Center (IN)
  • Samantha Godden-Chmielowicz from Schurz High School (IL)
  • Peter Habib from Belleville High School (NJ)
  • Geordan Hull from Queens College (NY)
  • Brenda Jenkins from Fredericktown High School (MO)
  • Karin Linch from Tecumseh High School (OH)
  • Steve Lyons from MS 113 Ronald Edmonds Learning Center (NY)
  • Dawn Piper from Ridge High School (NJ)
  • Sandy Sanchez from Hunterdon Preparatory School (NJ)
  • Matt Stark from Herron High School (IN)
  • Kara Stutzman from Davis Junior High School (MI)
  • Deveri Thornton from Utah Career Path High School (UT)
  • Zharyh Toledo from Proximity Learning (TX)
  • Sebastian Vallejo from Saint Paul Preparatory School (Seoul)
  • Stephanie Wilson from Utah Career Path High School (UT)
  • Lauren Woodcock from Manchester Essex Regional High School (MA)

Meet ALL the NGPF Distinguished Educators

There are now 1,424 NGPF Distinguished Educators!

About the Author

Abby Richards-Hatton

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

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