Ninety-six Anne Arundel County Public Schools educators achieved prestigious National Board Certification for the first time and 56 others successfully maintained their certifications, making AACPS’ 2023 class of NBCT educators one of the school system’s largest ever and 62 percent larger than the 2022 class.
AACPS now boasts a total of 408 educators who have earned NBCT status, second among all Maryland school systems. National Board Certified teachers are highly sought after in the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future and can earn an additional $10,000 or more in compensation depending on their work assignment.
“The work that goes into this certification process is as arduous as it is rewarding,” Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell said. “Those who have earned this distinction show enduring passion for being lifelong learners and putting themselves in positions to better the education and lives of the children they serve. We should all be proud of the work they have done and will continue to do.”
In a process that can take up to five years, Anne Arundel’s 2023 class successfully completed rigorous assessments with the assistance of a professional development program offered by the school system. Nearly 390 AACPS educators are currently seeking to earn NBCT status.
The following AACPS educators achieved their initial National Board Certification status this year:
- Brittany Alexander, Glen Burnie High School
- Kayleigh Arslan, Eastport Elementary School
- Cielo Bacarisas, Glen Burnie High School
- Danielle Baird, Davidsonville Elementary School
- Alexa Bashaw, Marley Middle School
- Bailey Bennett, Mills-Parole Elementary School
- Joseph Brennan, Glen Burnie High School
- Nanci Brilliant, North East Middle School
- Andrew Bunker, Bates Middle School
- Ellen, Carriere, Four Seasons Elementary School
- Sonia Comicho, Hebron-Harman Elementary School
- Alsasha Conley, Monarch Academy Annapolis
- Carol Cook, Central Middle School
- Renee Cornelius, Edgewater Elementary School
- Emily Davis, Brooklyn Park Middle School
- Kaitlin Day, Central Elementary School
- Victoria Deitrick, Edgewater Elementary School
- Sarah Dimanna, Glen Burnie High School
- Carrie Do, Rolling Knolls Elementary School
- Amelia Dotson, Brooklyn Park Elementary School
- Sarah Downey, Severna Park High School
- Mollie Dwyer, Waugh Chapel Elementary School
- Josephine Emelio, Maryland City Elementary School
- Michelle Emond, Southern High School
- Hannah Engel-Rebitzer, Annapolis High School
- Kelly Falloni, Chesapeake High School
- Olivia Feeney, Shipley’s Choice Elementary School
- Meghan Fletcher, Rolling Knolls Elementary School
- Christina Ganey, West Annapolis Elementary School
- Anna Gavrilov, Pasadena Elementary School
- Divina Geronimo-Jacobs, Eastport Elementary School
- Victoria Gottleib, Glen Burnie High School
- Valerie Gottschalk, Ridgeway Elementary School
- Carly Greig, Central Middle School
- Kelly Grun, Glen Burnie High School
- Rebecca Guzman, Meade Middle School
- Ana Guzman Gonzalez, Annapolis Middle School
- Katrina Hatfield, South Shore Elementary School
- Jennifer Heisterman, Georgetown East Elementary School
- Jean Hendryx, Southern High School
- Christina Houstian, Broadneck High School
- Sara Ingersoll, Brock Bridge Elementary School
- Sarah Jones, Old Mill High School
- David Kellett, Maryland City Elementary School
- Caprice Kennedy, Annapolis Middle School
- Courtney Kenney, South Shore Elementary School
- Jessica Kontson, Broadneck Elementary School
- Karla Landau, Old Mill High School
- Elean Le, Glen Burnie Park Elementary School
- Kelly Leary, Glendale Elementary School
- Kate Lepovsky, Folger McKinsey Elementary School
- Amanda Levine, Center of Applied Technology – North
- Maureen Liakos, North County High School
- Teresa Lickfeld, Nantucket Elementary School
- Chelsea Massa, Monarch Academy Annapolis
- Helen McWhorter, Brock Bridge Elementary School
- Emily Minter, Belle Grove Elementary School
- Jenny Morgan, South Shore Elementary School
- Brittany Oliver, Nantucket Elementary School
- Jacqueline Olson, Annapolis Elementary School
- Rachel Orrico, Jessup Elementary School
- Sarah Powell, George Cromwell Elementary School
- Jacklyn Putman, Point Pleasant Elementary School
- Christina Raucher, Glen Burnie High School
- Colin Reinhard, Arundel Middle School
- Jennifer Richards, Jacobsville Elementary School
- Rebecca Ritenour, Nantucket Elementary School
- Kristen Ritz, Severna Park High School
- Rachel Rivera, Central Elementary School
- Jennifer Roman, Aacps Virtual Academy
- Shannan Rose, Van Bokkelen Elementary School
- Sheri Rosenberg, Waugh Chapel Elementary School
- Victoria Rowe, Seven Oaks Elementary School
- Eric Russo, Southern High School
- Kali Schoonmaker, Nantucket Elementary School
- Laura Schwartz, Lothian Elementary School
- Stacy Siffel, Mills-Parole Elementary School
- Tracee Simms, Glen Burnie High School
- Christina Sipe, Broadneck High School
- Sara Smith, Severna Park High School
- Kelly Sokol, Windsor Farm Elementary School
- Kristina Stewart, Broadneck High School
- Denise Tedeschi, Severna Park Middle School
- Paige Thumel, Oak Hill Elementary School
- Cynthia Trump, Maryland City Elementary School
- Melissa Van Gieson, North Co High School
- Andrew Villwock, Broadneck High School
- Amanda Weisgerber, Annapolis High School
- Sarah Wells, Annapolis High School
- Nicole Williams, Hebron-Harman Elementary School
- Kathleen Williams, Rolling Knolls Elementary School
- Kristen Witmer, Shady Side Elementary School
- Emily Worden, Rolling Knolls Elementary School
- Karen Yancey, Marley Elementary School
- Jennifer Yellin, Mills-Parole Elementary School
- Joelle Zacharia, Annapolis Elementary School
The following AACPS educators successfully maintained their National Board Certification status:
- Emily Abell, Monarch Global Academy
- Christie Acri, Deale Elementary School
- Kristin Addleman, Marley Elementary School
- Patrick Alexander, Piney Orchard Elementary School
- Virginia Allen, Glendale Elementary School
- Nancy Anderson, Phoenix Academy
- Jessica Angelo, Glen Burnie High School
- Aundrea Atwood-Starkey, Southern High School
- Carol Bak, Severna Park High School
- Teresa Beilstein, South Shore Elementary School
- Jennifer Boswell, Lake Shore Elementary School
- Jeannette, Boyd, Riviera Beach Elementary School
- Elizabeth, Brady, Point Pleasant Elementary School
- Charis Cephas, Annapolis High School
- Lindsey Coe, Four Seasons Elementary School
- Danielle Crankfield, Crofton High School
- Dessolene Davis, Crofton Elementary School
- Allison Davis, Broadneck High School
- Katharine Dean, Lothian Elementary School
- Sarah Dragan, Southgate Elementary School
- Caroline Edwards, Phoenix Academy
- Lisa Engstrom, Severna Park Middle School
- Jennifer Escamilla, Hillsmere Elementary School
- Amy Falls, Maryland City Elementary School
- Kelly Fortune, Bates Middle School
- Jocelyn Fox, Piney Orchard Elementary School
- Sarah Freeberg, Annapolis High School
- Amanda Gorski, Oak Hill Elementary School
- Emily Grey, Annapolis High School
- Julianna Hegarty, North Glen Elementary School
- Kara Holden, Richard Henry Lee Elementary School
- Allison Johnson, Annapolis Middle School
- Eileen Keck, Richard Henry Lee Elementary School
- Jaclyn Klaiss, Freetown Elementary School
- Stacey Komsa, Monarch Global Academy
- Bernadette Kraft, Severna Park High School
- Kristin Larney, Southern High School
- Jenna Lerro, Annapolis Middle School
- Walter Lindberg, Pershing Hill Elementary School
- Nancy May, Ferndale Early Education Center
- Carla McConnaughhay, Mills-Parole Elementary School
- Jennie Merrill, Severna Park Elementary School
- Caitlin Mills, Severna Park High School
- Jennifer Mitchell, Shady Side Elementary School
- Lindsey Poro, Hebron-Harman Elementary School
- Kathryn Rudkin, Annapolis High School
- Christina Sambrook, Central Elementary School
- Lisa Sanchez, Meade High School
- Christina Saunders, Crofton Middle School
- Dana Marie Semos, Arnold Elementary School
- Wendy Senft, Magothy River Middle School
- Susan Sheehy, Millersville Elementary School
- Tracey Spain, Hilltop Elementary School
- Sherrie Ugolini, Windsor Farm Elementary School
- Deanna Walls, Arundel Middle School
- Dorothy Wysong, Park Elementary School
Achievers will be honored for their accomplishments during a ceremony at 5:30 p.m. on April 18, 2024, at Severna Park High School.