2018 Teacher of the Year Program

Anne Arundel County Public Schools 2018 Teacher of the Year

“How do we become the teachers that inspire great connection in the world through great connection in our classrooms?... Let’s let every action and word that we choose remind them that they are loved and honored because those are connections that matter.”

- Heather Carnaghan

Monarch Global Academy Public Contract School eighth-grade social studies teacher Heather Carnaghan, a 13-year teaching veteran, was named the 2017-2018 Anne Arundel County Public Schools Teacher of the Year at the 32nd annual Excellence in Education Awards. Ms. Carnaghan was also named a finalist for the Maryland State Teacher of the Year award.

2018 AACPS Teacher of the Year

MSDE Teacher of the Year Finalist

2018 Teacher of the Year Finalists

Cherryll Clacks

Triple E Teacher, Van Bokkelen Elementary School

Katherine Gardner

Physical Education Teacher, Marley Elementary School

Pamela Klink

Culinary Arts Teacher, Center of Applied Technology-South

Marlene Kramer

Art Teacher, Southern High School

2018 Semifinalists & Nominees

Kristin Albaugh, Southern Middle School
Portia Banks, Brooklyn Park Elementary School
Charlene Beyerlein, Jones Elementary School (Semifinalist)
Amanda Brady, Meade Middle School
Ina Cheatham, Chesapeake High School
Stacey Coppock, Folger McKinsey Elementary School (Semifinalist)
Jessica Coyne, Northeast High School (Semifinalist)
Sunny Deitrick, Old Mill High School
Dana Dobbs, Broadneck High School
Lisa Fecteau, Lindale Middle School
Mary Fucella, Point Pleasant Elementary School
Kristi Giuliano, Bates Middle School
Margaret Graham, Chesapeake Bay Middle School
Carolyn Haroth, Crofton Woods Elementary School
Sarah Jaggars, Corkran Middle School
Dawn Jarman, Tracey’s Elementary School (Semifinalist)
Nannette (Elizabeth) Littlejohn, Severna Park Middle School
Christina McCall, Deale Elementary School
Patrick McCarthy, Meade High School
Amanda McDowell, Magothy River Middle School
Staci Moriarty, Windsor Farm Elementary School
Pam Perry, Rolling Knolls Elementary School
Sanya Reyes-Chapman, Annapolis High School
Michele Shaffer, Pershing Hill Elementary School
Amy Shinn, Central Elementary School
Kaitlyn Shoemaker, Woodside Elementary School
Bethany Siwajek, Marley Middle School (Semifinalist)
Lauren Straub, Severn River Middle School
Lisa Taltavull, Crofton Middle School
Jill Tippett, Waugh Chapel Elementary School
Kimberly Travers, Meade Heights Elementary School
Vickie Valentine, MacArthur Middle School
Kathryn Ventrudo, Shipley’s Choice Elementary School
Jill Weigelt, Arundel Middle School
Michael Wierzbicki, North County High School