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2023 Distinguished Cooperating Teacher Awards
2023 Distinguished Clinical Intern & Cooperating Teacher Virtual Awards Ceremony
| Name | Title | School | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brenda Alborn | 6th Grade Teacher | Ola Edwards Community School | Hillside School District |
| Cynthia Antunes | 2nd Grade Teacher | Cambridge Elementary School | South Brunswick Township School District |
| Noreen Archibald | 5th Grade Teacher | Normandy Park Elementary School | Morris School District |
| Maura Barrett | 4th Grade Teacher | Carlstadt Public School | Carlstadt School District |
| James Bell | English Language Arts Teacher | Woodland Middle School | Barrington School District |
| Amy Bennett | 4th Grade Teacher | Joseph J. Catena Elementary School | Freehold Township School District |
| Aleisha Benoit | English Language Arts Teacher | Atlantic County Institute of Technology | Atlantic County Vocational School District |
| James Blumenstein | Social Studies Teacher | Sterling High School | Sterling High School District |
| Dorothy Bowles | 5th Grade Teacher | Martin Luther King Jr. Upper Elementary School | Asbury Park School District |
| Jenny Boyd | 1st Grade Teacher | Julia A. Traphagen Elementary School | Waldwick School District |
| Deanna Brennan | Dance Teacher | Mabel G. Holmes School No.5 | Elizabeth School District |
| Leah Bromley | Biological Science Teacher | New Providence Middle School | New Providence School District |
| Teresa Buckley | Mathematics Teacher | St Mary's High School | |
| Thomas Bugliaro | Social Studies Teacher | Sisters Academy of New Jersey | |
| Aymara Calzado | Spanish Teacher | Beloved Community Charter School | |
| Jonathan Capocci | 2nd Grade Teacher | Southampton School #1 | Southampton Township School District |
| Jamie Caruana | 1st Grade Teacher | Oradell Public School | Oradell School District |
| Leeann Cerbone | Preschool Teacher | Jessie Selover School | Sayreville School District |
| Julia Cervone | Mathematics Teacher | Frelinghuysen Middle School | Morris School District |
| Victoria Cirigliano | 1st Grade Teacher | Brookdale Avenue School | Verona School District |
| Pamela Clouser | 3rd Grade Teacher | Charles L. Spragg Elementary School | Egg Harbor City Public School District |
| Matthew Coburn | Social Studies Teacher | West Windsor Plainsboro High School South | West Windsor Plainsboro Regional School District |
| Zetta Cool | Dance Teacher | Buzz Aldrin Middle School | Montclair School District |
| Joelle Diana | Special Education Teacher | Normandy Park Elementary School | Morris School District |
| Lindsay DiBella | Biology Teacher | New Providence Middle School | New Providence School District |
| Samantha Dice | Biological Science Teacher | Steinert High School | Hamilton Township School District |
| Michael Drechsel | 5th Grade Teacher | Clinton Elementary School | South Orange-Maplewood School District |
| Gina Enderle | 5th Grade Teacher | Brooklake Elementary School | Florham Park School District |
| Dominic Feminello | Mathematics Teacher | Cranford High School | Cranford School District |
| Laura Forbes | Biology Teacher | Monmouth Regional High School | Monmouth Regional High School District |
| Timmothy Gast | Social Studies Teacher | Harmony Township School | Harmony Township School District |
| Debra Gibbons | 3rd Grade Teacher | Jefferson Elementary School | South Orange-Maplewood School District |
| Rachel Glassman | 2nd Grade Teacher | Adamsville Primary School | Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District |
| Jaclyn Going | 6th Grade Teacher | Howell Middle School South | Howell Township School District |
| Samuel Greco | Mathematics Teacher | Allamuchy Township School | Allamuchy Township School District |
| Jami Hahn | 1st Grade Teacher | Central Elementary School | Glen Rock School District |
| Judith Harzer | Art Teacher | Brick Memorial High School | Brick Township School District |
| Jennifer Hochman | Mathematics Teacher | North Brunswick Township High School | North Brunswick Township School District |
| Ken Hoff | Health and Physical Education Teacher | Ocean Township High School | Ocean Township School District |
| Louis Horowitz | English Language Arts Teacher | Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School | Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District |
| Jaclyn Jennings | English Language Arts Teacher | South Brunswick High School | South Brunswick School District |
| Roxanne Kessler | 1st Grade Teacher | Primary Prep Elementary School | |
| Andrea Marinello | English Language Arts Teacher | Wallington Junior Senior High School | Wallington Public School District |
| Patrick Minor | English Language Arts Teacher | Montgomery High School | Montgomery Township School District |
| Kathleen Muka | Music Teacher | Parsippany Hills High School | Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District |
| Abby Polizzi | 1st Grade Teacher | Battle Hill Elementary School | Millville School District |
| William Pyper | Social Studies Teacher | Trenton Central High School | Trenton School District |
| Jill Rappo | English Language Arts Teacher | Lawrence High School | Lawrence Township School District |
| Victoria Ray | Special Education Teacher | Parkway Elementary School | Ewing Township School District |
| Joseph Reinhart | Mathematics Teacher | Fisher Middle School | Ewing Township School District |
| Maria Alejandra Rivas-Mintz | Spanish Teacher | Cherry Hill West High School | Cherry Hill School District |
| Jacqueline Roach | Biology Teacher | Monmouth Regional High School | Monmouth Regional High School District |
| Matthew Ryerson | 5th Grade Teacher | Hampton Public School | Hampton Borough School District |
| Danielle Sampson | English Language Arts Teacher | Lacey Township High School | Lacey Township School District |
| Jolly Samuel | Chemistry Teacher | University Academy Charter High School | |
| Rechel Senger | Special Education Teacher | Harmony Township School | Harmony Township School District |
| Kaitlyn Sheehan | Kindergarten Teacher | Lincoln Elementary School | Caldwell-West Caldwell School District |
| Elizabeth Sheehan | Mathematics Teacher | Cranford High School | Cranford School District |
| Stacey Smart | 4th Grade Teacher | Parkway Elementary School | Ewing Township School District |
| Jeff Soares | Health & Physical Education Teacher | Ocean Township High School | Ocean Township School District |
| John Stephan | Theater Arts Teacher | Cedar Creek High School | Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District |
| Linda Swain | Preschool Teacher | Oxycocus Elementary School | Stafford Township School District |
| Julie Vagnini | English Language Arts Teacher | Morristown High School | Morris School District |
| Cornelius Van Ess | English Language Arts Teacher | Passaic Valley Regional High School | Passaic Valley Regional High School District |
| Radostina Velikova | Music Teacher | Lincoln Annex School | New Brunswick School District |
| Bonnie Vella | 6th Grade Teacher | Howell Middle School South | Howell Township School District |
| Andrea Veloso | 2nd Grade Teacher | Primary Prep Elementary School | |
| Kathleen Walton | Special Education Teacher | Hampton Public School | Hampton Borough School District |
| Ruth Yeselson | English Language Arts Teacher | Piscataway High School | Piscataway Township School District |
| Vickie Zourzoukis | 5th Grade Teacher | Tory J. Sabatini School | Madison School District |