Apr 21, 2026

Celebrating 39 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!

  • Drew Mizak from H. H. Ellis Technical High School (CT)
  • Carri Donmoyer from Bald Eagle Area Junior Senior High School (PA)
  • Brian Hemsworth from Sacramento Country Day School (CA)
  • Neal Green from Abraham Lincoln High School (NY)
  • Darina Bateman from Granger High School (WA)
  • Chris O'Reilly from CO
  • Rachael Mata from Box Elder High School (UT)
  • Laura Berry from Sterling College (VT)
  • Lillian Wurm from Unknown School
  • Anupam Mishra from Homeschool (CA)
  • Lisa Olson from Walter Maginnis High School (MN)
  • Michelle Roe from Breckenridge High School (MI)
  • Aidel Lindell from Mary Jo And William Macdonald Maryhurst (KY)
  • Richard Goldsmith from Langston Hughes High School (GA)
  • Sheila Krajcir from West Haven High School (CT)
  • Elliott Jimenez from Bluffton-Harrison Middle School (IN)
  • Jennifer Anderson from Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School (NV)
  • Brian Richeson from Glenoak High School (OH)
  • Robin Bray from Scarsdale Senior High School (NY)
  • Linda Dara from Cherrydale Elementary School (SC)
  • Michelle Barton from Crandall High School (TX)
  • Rainy Dold from Davis High School (UT)
  • Jessica Remetio from Clifford O Findlay Middle School (NV)
  • Kimberly Lewis from Global Leadership Academy (CO)
  • Christopher Kelley from Mount Carmel Academy (LA)
  • Kamren Western from Merit College Preparatory Academy (UT)
  • George Schott from The Academy Of Information Technology & Engineering (CT)
  • Allen John Gomera from True North International School, Vietnam
  • Scott Corsi from Lorain County Community College (OH)
  • Zoraida Wright from Daniel Jenkins Academy (SC)
  • Carrem Duque from Valley High School (NV)
  • Aubrey Burns from Larry A. Ryle High School (KY)
  • Lance Massey from Robichaud Senior High School (MI)
  • Vanessa Ami from Waco High School (TX)
  • Vasanthi Nanjundan from Wade Hampton High School (SC)
  • Colleen Beagan from Bayfield High School (WI)
  • Heath Agnew from Troy Buchanan High School (MO)
  • Liz Chalanick from Skaneateles Senior High School (NY)
  • Kaitlin Flannery from South Carolina Department of Education (SC)

Meet ALL the NGPF Distinguished Educators

There are now 1,533 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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