| 2025-26 |
Kiran Masud |
English Language Arts Teacher |
Hillside Intermediate School |
Bridgewater-Raritan School District |
| 2024-25 |
Stefanie Lachenauer |
Social Studies Teacher |
Montgomery Upper Middle School |
Montgomery Township School District |
| 2023-24 |
Corinne Laurie |
Health & Physical Education Teacher |
North Plainfield Middle School |
North Plainfield School District |
| 2022-23 |
Ian Evans |
English Language Arts - grade 7 |
Hillsborough Middle School |
Hillsborough Township School District |
| 2021-22 |
Darrin Wolsko |
Science Teacher |
Watchung Hills Regional High School |
Watchung Hills Regional High School District |
| 2020-21 |
Micki Cobos |
English as a Second Language - grade 9th-12th |
Somerville High School |
Somerville School District |
| 2019-20 |
Suzanne Updegrove |
Gifted and Talented - grade 6th-8th |
Branchburg Central Middle School |
Branchburg School District |
| 2018-19 |
Viktoria Wargo |
Special Education - grade Kindergarten |
Triangle Elementary School |
Hillsborough Township School District |
| 2017-18 |
Michael Skomba |
Social Studies - grade 11th-12th |
Somerville High School |
Somerville School District |
| 2016-17 |
Keith Schoch |
English Language Arts - grade 6th |
Bedminster Township School |
Bedminster Township School District |
| 2015-16 |
Kristine Shurina |
English - grade 8th |
Bridgewater Raritan Middle School |
Bridgewater Raritan School District |
| 2014-15 |
Kathryn Tricarico |
Elementary - grade Kindergarten |
Adamsville Primary School |
Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District |
| 2013-14 |
Karen Gorzynski |
Music - grade 9th-12th |
Somerville High School |
Somerville School District |
| 2012-13 |
Cynthia Sobreyra |
Spanish - grade 11th-12th |
Hillsborough High School |
Hillsborough Township School District |
| 2011-12 |
Karen Hoffman |
English - grade 6th |
Auten Road Intermediate School |
Hillsborough Township School District |
| 2010-11 |
Carl Blanchard |
Science - grade 11th-12th |
Franklin High School |
Franklin Township School District |
| 2009-10 |
Kristin Alina Bobowicz |
Reading Specialist - grade K-5th |
Oak Street School |
Bernards Towsnhip School District |
| 2008-09 |
Jennifer Hopson |
Elementary - grade 3 |
Hillsborough Elementary School |
Hillsborough |
| 2007-08 |
Necole Fabris |
Elementary - grade 4 |
Bayberry School |
Watchung Borough |
| 2006-07 |
Melissa Pugliese |
Science - grade 7 |
Green Brook Middle School |
Green Brook |
| 2005-06 |
Nina Sutcliffe |
Music - grade K-4 |
Hillsborough Elementary School |
Hillsborough Township |
| 2004-05 |
Christine Doane |
Math, Soc St, Health, Language Arts/Lit, Sci - grade 3 |
Irene E. Feldkirchner Elementary School |
Green Brook Township |
| 2003-04 |
Laura Kemble |
All Subjects - grade 2 |
Amsterdam Elementary School |
Hillsborough |
| 2002-03 |
Catherine Ambos |
Life Science - grade 7 |
Somerville Middle School |
Somerville |
| 2001-02 |
Patricia Beckford |
Spanish - grade 7-8 |
Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School |
Bridgewater-Raritan Regional |
| 2000-01 |
Barbara LaSaracina, NJ State Teacher of the Year |
Elementary - grade 5 |
Woodland School |
Warren Township |
| 1999-00 |
Robert Hahn |
Plumbing / Environmental Technology - grade 9-12 |
Somerset County Vocational Technical School |
Somerset County Vocational |
| 1998-99 |
Amy Mogland |
Humanities / Math - grade 8 |
Hillsborough Middle School |
Hillsborough |
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