71 Educators Honored at National Board Certification Pinning Ceremony

Per Montgomery County Public Schools: Seventy-one MCPS educators (full list below) achieved certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) in 2022, and 45 were on hand to receive their pins in a ceremony on May 8. Another 90 successfully maintained their certifications.

National Board Certification is achieved through an assessment process designed to measure what accomplished educators should know and be able to do. The process requires educators to demonstrate how their activities, both inside and outside the classroom, strengthen student performance and contribute to student achievement.

To become a National Board Certified teacher, candidates voluntarily complete a rigorous program that consists of four components: assessment of content knowledge, reflection on student work samples, video and analysis of teaching practice, and documentation of the impact of assessment and collaboration on student learning. These components were designed by teachers for teachers, to identify the essential knowledge and skills required to advance student learning and achievement. This is a commitment of time and energy; teachers who achieve certification describe the process as transformative. For those interested in pursuing National Board Certification, information sessions will be held on:

• Monday, May 22, 5–6 p.m., Odessa Shannon Middle School
• Wednesday, May 24, 5–6 p.m., Neelsville Middle School
• Tuesday, May 30, 5–6 p.m., Forest Oak Middle School
• Monday, June 5, 5–6 p.m., Zoom (virtual session)

Register on Professional Development Online (PDO). List of NBCT’s, 2022 below:

Brittany Aebersold, Flora M. Singer Elementary School Danielle Affinito, Rosa M. Parks Middle School
Kellie Alagic, Ridgeview Middle School
Michelle Alcoser, Northwest High School
Lillian Arevalo, Rolling Terrace Elementary School

Melissa Ashby, Watkins Mill High School
Virginia Avanesyan, Francis Scott Key Middle School Bonnie Brady, Rolling Terrace Elementary School Katherine Breeden, Virtual Academy–Middle School Stephanie Broderick, Snowden Farm Elementary School Melissa Cloyd, Watkins Mill High School
Erin Conley, Montgomery Blair High School
Aimee Conway, Rosa M. Parks Middle School
Julie M. Dean, Watkins Mill High School
Amy DeMouy, JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary School Ginger DeStefano, Ridgeview Middle School
James Druzbacky, Gaithersburg High School
Linda Durr, Gaithersburg Elementary School
Deanna Earle, Montgomery Blair High School
Michelle Eirhart, Harriet R. Tubman Elementary School Marcy Fine, Richard Montgomery High School
Alex Furno, Newport Mill Middle School
Christina Grace, North Bethesda Middle School
Michelle Grossman, Glen Haven Elementary School
Tamara Henneman, Rockville High School
Elizabeth Hill, Rockville High School
Timisa Johnson, Whetstone Elementary School
Arlynda Jorgensen, Montgomery Blair High School
Paige Keller, A. Mario Loiederman Middle School
Jennifer Kidd, Richard Montgomery High School
Lisa Kopka, Thomas W. Pyle Middle School
Amy Larsen, William H. Farquhar Middle School
Megan LaVeck, Infants/Toddlers–East County
Elizabeth Levien, Montgomery Blair High School
Grace Lovelace Guishard, Brown Station Elementary School Gina Miller, Hallie Wells Middle School
Kelly Miller, Quince Orchard High School
Cara Mogavero, Clearspring Elementary School
Jennifer Money, Pine Crest Elementary School
Kristin Musy, Woodlin Elementary School
Anthony Nappo, Albert Einstein High School
Gail Neeves, Watkins Mill Elementary School
Kelly O’Connor, Montgomery Blair High School

Ryan Oben, Clarksburg High School
Bianca Padilla, Gaithersburg Elementary School
Juniper Paspula, Winston Churchill High School Morgan Patel, Montgomery Blair High School
Sujeewa Perera, Arcola Elementary School
Eric Prange, Montgomery Blair High School
Emily Prather, Damascus High School
Ashleigh Prendable, Col. Zadok Magruder High School Richard Riley, Watkins Mill High School
Anthony Salatto, Walter Johnson High School
Max Sartoph, Col. Zadok Magruder High School
Grace Scarano, Springbrook High School
Lisa Short, Quince Orchard High School
Patricia Sims, Gaithersburg Elementary School
Wendy Sparks, Richard Montgomery High School Morgan Stevens, Virtual Academy–High School
Yoon Sung, Jackson Road Elementary School
Julianna Taylor, Seneca Valley High School
Caitlin Thompson, Sherwood High School
Leigh Tinsley, Montgomery Blair High School
Jason Tringone, Watkins Mill High School
Pia Grace, Villamor Montgomery Village Middle School Elisabeth Vincent, Richard Montgomery High School Patricia Willis, Cannon Road Elementary School Danillya Wilson, Wheaton Woods Elementary School Rachael Wong, Beall Elementary School
Marta Woodward, Montgomery Blair High School Hattie Yoo, Oak View Elementary School
Ninety educators also renewed their certifications in 2022. They are:
Angela Ackerson, Seneca Valley High School Lisa Adkins, Lakewood Elementary School James Agnew, Richard Montgomery High School Valerie Anderson, Sligo Middle School
Jennifer Bado-Aleman, Rockville High School
Jeffrey Barnes, Department of Digital Innovation
Aileen Baron, Darnestown Elementary School
Patrick Bilock, Winston Churchill High School
William Bolin, Office of Well-being, Learning and Achievement Natasha Booms, Odessa Shannon Middle School
Zachary Brandt, Cabin John Middle School
Katina Chappell, Wheaton High School
Melissa Cleveland, Damascus High School
Suzanne Connole, Division of Title I Programs
Grace Consacro, Rock Creek Valley Elementary School
Mark Custer, Office of Special Education–Autism Deborah Dawson, Earle B. Wood Middle School Paul Dethlefsen, Poolesville High School

Lori Dodson, Gaithersburg Middle School
Gary Einhorn, Takoma Park Middle School
Dawn Fersch-Burns, Montgomery Village Middle School
Sarah Fillman, Montgomery Blair High School
Lara Finklea, Takoma Park Middle School
Robert Gibb, Montgomery Blair High School
Cynthia Gibson, Highland View Elementary School
James Gifford, James Hubert Blake High School
Jennifer Halvorsen, Bells Mill Elementary School
Sarah Harnish, Albert Einstein High School
Kristina Hawkins, Office of Special Education–Deaf/Hard of Hearing Meghan Hill, Stonegate Elementary School
Roxanne Hodges, Silver Creek Middle School
Marcella Hovancsek Koplowitz, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Sandra Jacobs, Montgomery Blair High School
Lane Jefferson, John F. Kennedy High School
Rosetta Jordan, Col. Zadok Magruder High School
Amanda Kaiser, North Bethesda Middle School
Ryan Kane, Herbert Hoover Middle School
James Key, Quince Orchard High School
Erin Kleinman, Snowden Farm Elementary School
Pamela Lever, Takoma Park Middle School
Laura Livengood-Johnson, Montgomery Knolls Elementary School Brittany Love-Campbell, Gaithersburg High School
Samantha MacDonald, PEP Administration
Shelly Malik, Gaithersburg High School
Lori Martioski-Taylor, Clarksburg High School
Shannan McCahan, Sargent Shriver Elementary School
Stella McCuiston, Silver Spring International Middle School
Amy McDade, JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary School Michele McMahon, Hallie Wells Middle Sch
Steven McMahon, Thomas S. Wootton High School
Vanessa Melendez, Travilah Elementary School
Catherine Miller, Wheaton Woods Elementary School
Serenity Moore, Department of Professional Growth Systems
Donna Moran, Takoma Park Elementary School
Lore Neubeiser, Watkins Mill High School
Colin O’Brien, Walt Whitman High School
Katherine Oakes, Wilson Wims Elementary School
Kerrie Olenick, Springbrook High School
Michelle Olson, Rock View Elementary School
Courtney Osborne, Newport Mill Middle School
Meghan Patrick, Fairland Elementary School

Rebecca Paul, Rocky Hill Middle School
Thomas Rea, Rockville High School
Elizabeth Reagan, Virtual Academy–Elementary School Lisa Rule-Peterson, Bethesda Elementary School
Melissa Sandler, Ashburton Elementary School
Michael Sandstrom, Rockville High School
Sarah Schoenfeld, Highland View Elementary School Barbara Serafini, Strawberry Knoll Elementary School Mary Agnes Sisti, Somerset Elementary School
Liana Smith, Takoma Park Elementary School
Stephanie Smith, Montgomery Knolls Elementary School Jason Snyder, Stedwick Elementary School
Patti Swift, John Poole Middle School
Ife-Tayo Thomas, Roscoe R. Nix Elementary School Rachel Topor, Quince Orchard High School
Talitha Vazquez, Clarksburg High School
Rebecca Walter, Clarksburg High School
Mei Wang, Thomas S. Wootton High School
Jonathan Ward, Poolesville High School
Amy Watkins, Harriet R. Tubman Elementary School Katherine Wells, Washington Grove Elementary School Christine Wilson, Watkins Mill High School
Maude Windsor, Takoma Park Middle School
Elizabeth Winhoven, Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary School Tami Wisniewski-Dollar, Clopper Mill Elementary School

Gregory Young, Virtual Academy–Middle School
Kirsten Tippets, Lakelands Park Middle School
Karen Zappone, Damascus High School
Sarah Burnsky, Cashell Elementary School