One hundred twenty-five Anne Arundel County Public Schools educators achieved prestigious National Board Certification for the first time and 41 others successfully maintained their certifications, making AACPS’ 2024-25 class of NBCT educators one of the school system’s largest ever and nearly 8 percent larger than the 2023-24 class.
AACPS now boasts a total of 551 educators who have earned NBCT status. National Board Certified teachers are highly sought after in the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future and can earn as much as an additional $17,000 in compensation depending on their work assignment.
In a process that can take up to five years, Anne Arundel’s 2024 class successfully completed rigorous assessments with the assistance of a professional development program offered by the school system. Nearly 450 AACPS educators are currently seeking to earn NBCT status.
The following AACPS educators achieved their initial National Board Certification status this year:
• Brian Adams, Chesapeake Science Point Public Charter School
• Norma Anderson, Central Middle School
• Lauren Arditti, Brooklyn Park Middle School
• Colleen Ayala, Annapolis Middle School
• Catherine Bach, South Shore Elementary School
• Delissa Bailey, Glen Burnie Park Elementary School
• Melissa Basso, Benfield Elementary School
• Roselle Kiara Bay-Coonradt, Glen Burnie Park Elementary School
• Caitlin Berman, Brooklyn Park Middle School
• Ainsley Bernstein, Four Seasons Elementary School
• Fabiana Botacio F Martins, Tyler Heights Elementary School
• Justin Bowersox, Broadneck High School
• Kristin Brady, West Annapolis Elementary School
• Tabitha Brobst, Glen Burnie High School
• Randi Burkhardt, Arundel Middle School
• Rachel Cammuse, North County High School
• Lisa Campbell, Meade High School
• Heather Carroll, Edgewater Elementary School
• Erin Chester, Crofton Middle School
• Christa Curry, Belle Grove Elementary School
• Kerry Daley, Eastport Elementary School
• Marissa D'Angelo, Ridgeway Elementary School
• Heather De Palma, Monarch Global Academy
• Carrie Denyer, Severn River Middle School
• Kimberly Dixon, Rolling Knolls Elementary School
• Claire Dunham, South Shore Elementary School
• Kimberly Edillon, Annapolis High School
• Tema Encarnacion, Annapolis High School
• George Ferenz, High Point Elementary School
• Kimberly Finan, Severna Park High School
• Melissa Fisher, Edgewater Elementary School
• Melanie Fitzmaurice, Broadneck Elementary School
• Matthew Francis, Annapolis High School
• Sarah Fynn, Four Seasons Elementary School
• Kathryn Ganley, Crofton High School
• Brooke Giordano, Frank Hebron-Harman Elementary School
• Rachel Glorioso, Belle Grove Elementary School
• Emma Godfrey, Crofton High School
• Courtney Gompf, Arundel Middle School
• Janice Griffin, South River High School
• Alexis Haab, Lake Shore Elementary School
• Lisa Harding, Brooklyn Park Middle School
• Elizabeth Heist, Lake Shore Elementary School
• Elizabeth Homer, Broadneck High School
• Clair Hoover, West Annapolis Elementary School
• Shang Hopkins, Old Mill Middle School South
• Candace Howerton, Marley Glen
• Melissa Johnson, Eastport Elementary School
• Megan Juarez, Wiley H. Bates Middle School
• Brittany Kalmbach, Corkran Middle School
• Caroline Keegan, Glen Burnie High School
• Elizabeth Kennedy, Point Pleasant Resource Center
• Jessica Kirchen, Folger McKinsey Elementary School
• Ashley Klaiss, Northeast Middle School
• Pamela Klink, Center of Applied Technology South
• Elizabeth Koon, Annapolis Middle School
• Jeffrey Kunkle, North County High School
• Nicole Layton, Wiley H. Bates Middle School
• Jennifer Leffel, South River High School
• Michael Lewis, Broadneck High School
• Min Li, Meade High School
• Candace Ludwig, Riviera Beach Elementary School
• Erin Madden, Davidsonville Elementary School
• Anne Catherine Mahler, Severna Park Middle School
• Julianne Maston, Davidsonville Elementary School
• Devon Maye, Macarthur Middle School
• Ashley McCauley, Piney Orchard Elementary School
• Melissa McEvoy, Eastport Elementary School
• Anne McIntyre, Severna Park High School
• Elizabeth Meadows, Severna Park High School
• Karoline Melan, Jones Elementary School
• Jordan Moore, Riviera Beach Elementary School
• Julie Moore, Severn Elementary School
• Monica Morgan, South River High School
• Alexis Morrison, Severn Run High School
• Jennifer Mossburg, Arundel Middle School
• Cathryn Nash, Pasadena Elementary School
• Marissa Neumann, Glen Burnie High School
• Holly Nevy, Chesapeake Bay Middle School
• Lauren Newton, Arundel Middle School
• Lauren Nye, Old Mill High School
• Kelly, O’Brien-Evans, Crofton Middle School
• Kara O'Rourke, Four Seasons Elementary School
• Amanda Oswinkle, Solley Elementary School
• Melissa Page, Crofton High School
• Elizabeth Pape, Glen Burnie High School
• Noel Pauller, North County High School
• Kathryn Pennington, Eastport Elementary School
• Lori Pere, Oak Hill Elementary School
• Samantha Peters, Rolling Knolls Elementary School
• Meletta Peterson, Marley Glen
• Stacey Phillips, Fort Smallwood Elementary School
• Linda Powell, Davidsonville Elementary School
• Melissa Quigley, Broadneck High School
• Kelly Redd, Crofton High School
• Gabrielle Reed, Crofton High School
• Dakota Richardson-Lau, Broadneck High School
• Shannon Riley, South River High School
• Jacqueline Sanderson, Belle Grove Elementary School
• Emily Santory, North County High School
• David Shepherd, Solley Elementary School
• Zara Simpson-Muller, Severn Run High School
• Kellie Skinner, Annapolis High School
• Amber Slack, Broadneck High School
• Charlene Smith, Severn River Middle School
• Rebecca Smith, Annapolis High School
• Stephanie Spano, Annapolis Middle School
• Michele Staisloff, Severna Park High School
• Mina Starks, Marley Middle School
• Stephanie Stites, Annapolis High School
• Shantille Stohl, Monarch Academy Annapolis
• Sarah Swick, Crofton Elementary School
• Anne Taylor, Old Mill Middle School North
• Samantha Thomas, Old Mill High School
• Marina Thompson, Southern Middle School
• Kelley Tindle, Eastport Elementary School
• Kellian Tonetti, Glen Burnie High School
• Gerrit Van Essen, Arundel High School
• Kristin Watson, Walter S. Mills-Parole Elementary School
• Rebecca Watts, Crofton Middle School
• Karen Weiss, Freetown Elementary School
• Mallory Wierzbicki, Annapolis High School
• Katelyn Wilt, Belle Grove Elementary School
• Nancy Womble, Edgewater Elementary School
• Jenna Wood, Davidsonville Elementary School
The following AACPS educators successfully maintained their National Board Certification status:
• Charlene Beyerlein, Crofton Meadows Elementary School
• Colleen Burghardt, Severn Run High School
• Ian Burns, Arundel High School
• Ashley Cage, Central Elementary School
• Kari Cawthorne, Cape St. Claire Elementary School
• Katharine Collins, High Point, Riviera Beach, Shipley's Choice, and Sunset elementary schools
• Kathrina Concepcion, Piney Orchard Elementary School
• Caitlyn Connolly, Crofton High School
• Shane Conrad, Monarch Global Academy
• Carol Cox Forbes, Bodkin Elementary School
• Iris Crankfield, South River High School
• Marissa Dammeyer, Severn Elementary School
• Koren Donnor, Nantucket Elementary School
• Tamba Elliott, South Shore Elementary School
• Lynne Fowlkes, Crofton High School
• Mona Gomaa, Chesapeake Science Point Elementary School
• Briana Kalber, Crofton High School
• Kaitlyn Hamilton, Windsor Farm Elementary School
• Kateryna Hamrum, South River High School
• Lacy Harry, Southern High School and Southern Middle School
• Megan Jackereas, Millersville Elementary School
• Monique H. Jackson, Central Office
• Jean Keating, Lake Shore Elementary, Overlook Elementary
• Alyssa Klaiss, Piney Orchard Elementary School
• Stacy Langhirt, Severna Park Elementary School
• Emily Lehmann, Tyler Heights Elementary School
• Judith Lukacs, Glen Burnie High School
• Jennifer McLaughlin, Shady Side Elementary School
• Caitlin Mitchell, Park Elementary School
• Mallory Neidhardt, Specialized Instruction and Early Intervention Services
• Sheila Norris, Hillsmere Elementary School
• Candace Pannebaker, Park Elementary School
• Michelle Power, Odenton Elementary School
• Tara Rose, Advanced Studies and Programs
• Donna Thompson, Woodside Elementary School
• Ann Marie Turpin, Maryland City Elementary School
• Brooke Walsh, Southern High School
• Nicholas Wassam, Arundel High School
• Kimberly Wells, Oak Hill Elementary School
• Lindsey White, Ferndale Early Education Center
• Jason Williams, Park Elementary School
Achievers will be honored for their accomplishments during a ceremony at 5:30 p.m. on April 28, 2025, at Severn Run High School.