Lauren M. Arditti
Brooklyn Park Middle School
2025 Teacher of the Year Semifinalists
Eighteen teachers from all levels of the school system were named as semifinalists for the 2025 Anne Arundel County Public Schools Teacher of the Year award. Those semifinalists are outlined below. You can also learn more about them here.
Khalifah J. Carter
Meade Middle School
Samantha Cygan
Old Mill High School
Sarah DelSignore
Northeast High School
Kimberly Dougherty
Southern Middle School
Katherine Gennantonio
Northeast Middle School
Caprice Kennedy
Annapolis Middle School
Jonathan Martin
Arnold Elementary School
Carla McConnaughhay
Mills-Parole Elementary School
Cecilia Miga
Annapolis High School
Emily Minnigerode
Millersville Elementary School
Laura Palermo
Benfield Elementary School
Christan Palopoli
Arundel High School
Catie Russo
Broadneck High School
Jacqueline Sanderson
Belle Grove Elementary School
Marcia Taylor
Jacobsville Elementary School
Allison Webb
Solley Elementary School
Bethany Zimmerman
High Point Elementary School
Teacher of the Year Nominees
Fifty-seven teachers were nominated for the 2025 Teacher of the Year award for their excellence in education. Learn more about these nominees below!
Cielo Bacarisas
Glen Burnie High School
Barry Booth Jr.
Arundel Middle School
Alicia Bourassa
Eastport Elementary School
Allison Brewer
Mayo Elementary School
Bill Bulmahn
Overlook Elementary School
Leslie M. Curtin
Tracey's Elementary School
Sunny Deitrick
South River High School
Brittni Derkacz
Marley Middle School
Jodi Distad
Crofton Meadows Elementary School
Maria Dunford
North Glen Elementary School
Stephanie Earley
Broadneck Elementary School
Tambria Eaton
Lindale Middle School
Tracy Edwards
Crofton High School
Melissa Fisher
Edgewater Elementary School
Lauren Glover
Tyler Heights Elementary School
Steven Gorrick
Severna Park High School
Courtney Gruss
Pershing Hill Elementary School
Lucy Harris
Windsor Farm Elementary School
Katrina Hatfield
South Shore Elementary School
Buckley W. Hayes
Center of Applied Technology – South
Jessica Henderson
Park Elementary School
JoAnne Henry
Corkran Middle School
Catherine Hughes
Hillsmere Elementary School
Pamela Karr-Dawson
Shipley's Choice Elementary School
Melinda Keenan
Shady Side Elementary School
Donn Kerr
Center of Applied Technology – North
Kelli Knode
West Meade Early Education Center
Marlene Kramer
Southern High School
Stacy Langhirt
Severna Park Elementary School
Melissa Leccese
Davidsonville Elementary School
Lauren Lemaster
Marley Elementary School
Candace Ludwig
Riviera Beach Elementary School
Jenna Lydon
Four Seasons Elementary School
Katie McElree
Monarch Academy Annapolis
Cameron Moltz
Point Pleasant Elementary School
Jennifer Mullins
Woodside Elementary School
Jessica Nowak
Rolling Knolls Elementary School
Keyonna Ogunubi
Hilltop Elementary School
Jessica Overstreet
Severn Elementary School
Rebecca Peters
Central Elementary School
Sarah Ramirez Cross
North County High School
Jennifer Ross
Southgate Elementary School
Kristi Rupard
Crofton Middle School
Chelsea Sedghi
Severn River Middle School
Justina Sherman
George T. Cromwell Elementary School
Amelia Smith
Deale Elementary School
Erika Smith
Jones Elementary School
Gina Sullivan
Manor View Elementary School
Kathy Swartz
Oak Hill Elementary School
Anne Taylor
Old Mill Middle School North
Josh Thompson
Magothy River Middle School
Molly Volk
Fort Smallwood Elementary School
Jessica Warrington
Old Mill Middle School South
Nichole Washington
Georgetown East Elementary School
Kendyl Whiteley
Folger McKinsey Elementary School
Laura H. Williams
Chesapeake High School
Jennifer Zak
Ridgeway Elementary School