Winners from New York

Winners > New York 

2024 Winners

Cadacia	Townsend

Cadacia Townsend

P.S. 118 Lorraine Hansberry
Hollis, NY

Inspiring little ones every day! Great teacher! Very friendly and...

Read More.

Kayla Gallagher

Kayla Gallagher

Syracuse STEM at Blodgett
Syracuse, NY

Kayla has been a leader in her school promoting mental health and advocating for her students needs. As a School...

Read More.

2023 Winners

Michael Smith

Michael Smith

East Meadow School District
Westbury, NY

Mike Smith has been an American Sign Language Teacher and interpreter for 12 years. Throughout his tenure he has taught...

Read More.

2022 Winners

Davon Clarke

Davon Clarke

The Children's Workshop School
Manhattan, NY

Davon embraces what it means to be an educator through every fiber of his being. He constantly talks about how "he...

Read More.

Lauren Chao

Lauren Chao

P.S. 748
Brooklyn, NY

I am nominating my sister, Lauren Chao. Lauren Chao has been teaching in Brooklyn for 10+ years and has dedicated...

Read More.

Shannon Cooke

Shannon Cooke

Hunters Point Community Middle School
Long Island City, NY

Shannon is one of the most selfless educators I know! As a Special Educator she advocates for the needs of students and...

Read More.

Andrea O’Brien

Andrea O’Brien

Chestnut Hill Middle School
Liverpool, NY

My sister is an amazingly hard working teacher who truly puts her students first. She has been a mentor to many of her...

Read More.

Correy Hope Kustin

Correy Hope Kustin

St Bernard’s Catholic School
Brooklyn, NY

After working for 35 years as a teacher, I have been a friend, teacher and role model to so many students over the...

Read More.

Micki Chevalier

Micki Chevalier

C.S.67x The Mohegan School
Bronx, NY

Micki or Ms. C as the kids would say, has been a teacher in New York City for 9 years. She is a devoted teacher that...

Read More.

Sally D Ramos

Sally D Ramos

Access Careers School
Hempstead, NY

She was a nurse for 30years plus. Then she decided to become a medical educator and share her knowledge and experiences...

Read More.

Dominique Scarzafava

Dominique Scarzafava

Middletown High School
Middletown, NY

I am nominating my friend and coworker Dominique Scarzafava, a graduate of Middletown High School in 2012, who returned...

Read More.

Gregory Bennett

Gregory Bennett

Enlarged City School District of Middletown (Middletown High School)
Middletown, NY

Mr. Bennett has been the Director of Choirs at Middletown High School in Middletown, New York for the past 27 year's....

Read More.

Mitchell Paterniti

Mitchell Paterniti

Falconer HIgh School
Falconer, NY

Mr. Paterniti has to be one of the most heartfelt teachers and most deserving of this award. Speaking for our class, we...

Read More.

Anthony Stirpe

Anthony Stirpe

New Rochelle High School / New Rochelle Public Schools
New Rochelle, NY

Mr. Stirpe is a teacher in our PAVE program at New Rochelle High School. He is an innovative, tech savvy, hands on...

Read More.

2021 Winners

Lucia Ruggiero

Lucia Ruggiero

St.Anne's School
Garden City, NY

I would like to nominate Lucia Ruggiero. Lucia has been an inspiration to me and to all her students. She has dealt...

Read More.

Ricki Budnick

Ricki Budnick

R.C Murphy Junior High School
Stony Brook, NY

Mrs. Budnick is one of the kindest people I have ever met. She has been a special education teacher for over 30 years....

Read More.

Samantha Macdonald

Samantha Macdonald

C.S. 67 The Mohegan School
Bronx, NY

Samantha teaches in a title 1 school in Bronx NY. She teaches both general ed as well as special ed children. Samantha...

Read More.

Doreen Hacker

Doreen Hacker

Yeshiva Derech HaTorah
Brooklyn, NY

Mrs. Hacker has been a math teacher for 23 years and is currently teaching 6 classes in two different schools as well...

Read More.

2019 Winners

Nicole Conlisk

Nicole Conlisk

One World Middle School
Bronx, NY

My name is Nicole Conlisk. I have been a NYC public school teacher for the last 12.5 years working in the NEST program...

Read More.

Beth Devlin

Beth Devlin

Dutch Lane Elementary School
Hicksville, NY

Teaching students with autism is a passion of mine. In the 30 years that I have been teaching I have established...

Read More.

Brian Oneill

Brian Oneill

Patchogue-Medford High School
Medford, NY

He is the most dedicated teacher I have ever know he has taught math since 1974. In 2015 he was diagnosed with tongue...

Read More.

Jonathan Chiaramonte

Jonathan Chiaramonte

Sachem North High School
Lake Ronkonkoma, NY

For over 15 years I have watched my son beam over his job. If you ask him what he does he doesn't just say "I teach...

Read More.

Erin Degnan

Erin Degnan

Walter S. Boardman Elementary School
Oceanside, NY

Ms. Degnan is the most passionate and caring teacher! She spreads JOY in everything she does. She is not only a...

Read More.

Noelle Files

Noelle Files

Corcoran High School- Syracuse City School District
Syracuse, NY

My mother is the kind of teacher you want your kids to have. She inspires her students to go out and change the world....

Read More.

Samantha Guglieri

Samantha Guglieri

Woodland Avenue Elementary School
Hicksville, NY

I am a special education teacher in the Hicksville School District and have been teaching for 20 years. I was born with...

Read More.