Over the last 25 years, Kathleen has seen all facets of the technology field from being a programmer, to teaching at a vocational school, a junior high, and finally settling in at Springdale High School.  Kathleen teaches the CA I, II and III courses,...

Over the last 25 years, Kathleen has seen all facets of the technology field from being a programmer, to teaching at a vocational school, a junior high, and finally settling in at Springdale High School.  Kathleen teaches the CA I, II and III courses,...

This award marks the first time Ryan has been recognized for his work encouraging women, men, boys and girls alike in technology. “I am honored to be chosen as a recipient of the Educator award, just as I am honored to be able to work along side...

Julie Bagley has been working as the Counselor and Work Based Learning Liason at Granite Technical Institute since 2005 when the Institute opened. Each year one of the delights of her job has been to support the Academy of Information Technology. Seminars,...

Lubna Lorena has spent her career shaping young minds. She graduated from Lahore College for Women in Pakistan with a BS in Mathematics and Physics, and went on to obtain a MS from Northeastern University in both Mathematics and Information Systems. Lubna...

Rebecca Dovi has taught high school computer science full time for 15 years. She is among 10 secondary school teachers nationwide selected to pilot the new CS Principles course under development by CollegeBoard. In Virginia, Rebecca serves as the founding...

Jacob Stephens has been teaching Computer Science at the Liberal Arts & Science Academy (LASA) in Austin, TX for three years. His first exposure to teaching was through an opportunity at an international school in Thailand. Prior to teaching he was...

Debra earned her B.S. in Business Education in 1989 from St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN, and began teaching typing classes in California.  In 1998 Debra began teaching Novell Network Administration classes when she began...

In 1965, Tenzin Nordon’s parents fled their home by foot to escape the Chinese Communist party’s illegal occupation of Tibet. Tenzin was born in Chandigarh, India and lived there until she immigrated to the United States with her family...

Early in her teaching career, participation in an aerospace education workshop inspired Debi to earn her private pilot’s certificate. Today she continues to fly, and has taught aerospace classes to thousands of students at Fernbank Science Center...

Jacob Hazard is in his eighth year of teaching Mathematics and Computer Science at Harvard-Westlake’s upper school in Studio City, California. He is also the Dean of Faculty, the Secretary for the Cum Laude Society, and is active in developing the...

Jeff Blackman has focused his teaching on increasing student’s participation in technology and engineering since 1999. As a teacher of mathematics and engineering Jeff believes that the best education is a hands on approach to learning. In his...

Jerry Esparza is currently a Denver Public Schools Teacher. This is his 5th year teaching at Thomas Jefferson High School in the Center for Communication Technology program. His main teaching focus is teaching 3D Design and Web Design. He is also a teacher...

Kathy Aikin started her teaching career 19 years ago in the Business Department at McQueen High School in Reno, Nevada. She is currently a member of the Career and Technical Education department at Procter R. Hug High School, also in Reno, where...

Rodrigo J. Anadon started in the Business Department at Penn High School in November of 2000. He has been using computers since 1983 and enjoys coding. He graduated from Notre Dame and IUSB with both bachelor and master degrees. He is a proud member of...

Bryan Baker has been teaching Computer Science at Allen High School for 17 years. He found his passion for computers and programming at a very early age, with fond memories of punch card Christmas wreaths, reams of paper for LEM, and Basic Computer...

For more than a decade, career educator and child advocate Terra Kennedy has been an integral part of our nation's youngest and brightest educational stewards. Ms. Kennedy graduated in 1999 from Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina with a Bachelor...

John Dent was born and raised in the southernmost town of mainland Canada, and moved to Santa Barbara in 2002 to marry Mimi Beller and raise a family. He first began programming on the Commodore PET computer that his father brought home from work, and...

Since September 2002, Eliza Kuberska has felt lucky to be a part of the Hunter math community. "Standing on shoulders of giants," namely her colleagues, she has found her way to the math team where she has quickly met students who have outgrown her in...

Steve Fulton is a retired Naval Officer of 25 years who is now serving as the Computer Science and Information Technology Teacher at Tigard High School. His Computer Science curriculum includes Web Design and Game Programming courses followed by and advanced...

Jill Pala has been teaching Computer Science classes to 7th to 12th graders at Girls Preparatory School in Chattanooga, TN, since 2006. Jill earned her BS in Computer Science from Xavier University and worked as a computer programmer for Intellysis Corporation...

Sam Alexander, the computer science and robotics teacher at Chandler High School, has been leading the program for 8 years. He teaches an introductory class that covers computer maintenance, programming, web design, and networking. After, with a high...

Kevin McKee received his BS in Engineering Technology from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, in 1983. For over 20 years he worked as a Software Engineer and IT Manager, designing and managing systems in the avionics, medical device...

Dr. Sharon Jones is a Computer Science and Information Technology teacher at Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology. She has taught courses in computer programming, web design, e-Commerce, and data base programming since 2003. She established the SAS...

Josh Paley is a Computer Science and Mathematics teacher at Henry M. Gunn HS in Palo Alto, CA where he is fortunate to have lots of smart, hard-working students.  He has helped to grow the computer science program there from 50-60 students to over...

David Herman served over 25 years in the US Army before retiring in 1994. Many of those years were spent in teaching and leadership roles. Following six years as a commercial instructor of operating systems, applications and programming languages, he...

Ria Galanos is in her tenth year teaching high school mathematics and computer science, in her 8th year teaching AP Computer Science, and has worked at Centennial High School in Roswell, GA for her entire teaching career. She is passionate about introducing...

Ken Franson graduated in 1972 from Oliver Wolcott Regional Vocational Technical High School in Torrington, Connecticut. He then attended Central Connecticut State University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Arts Education in 1976 and...

Todd Salesky is in his 21st year of teaching full time in public schools. Originally, he taught mathematics for many years. With the emergence of object oriented/ event driven programming, he found the profound relevance of Computer Science and brought...

Keith Jackson is a math and computer science teacher at Oak Ridge High School where teaches Introduction to Programming and AP Computer Science. He is very passionate about growing the computer science program at his school especially among females and...

John Niebergall’s accomplishments on behalf of his students are many. Over the course of John’s 26-year career in public education he has taught Engineering, Architecture, CAD/CAM, and Woodworking. In all of these classes, John has focused...

Emmanuel Onyeador has been teaching for more than 20 years in the Oakland school district. He taught mathematics for 6 years and then went on to start a computer science and technology academy, at Oakland Techncal High School in order to...

Seth Reichelson is the AP Computer Science and Physics teacher at Lake Brantley High School in Orlando, Florida. He is the current SECME national champion (3 time champ), IBM's Mainframes North American teacher of the year, 2009 Bright house star teacher,...

Kelly Powers is a teacher of Computer Science at the Advanced Math and Science Academy in Marlborough, MA. She has taught Computer Science for the past 14 years and serves as Computer Science Department Chair and curriculum leader at the Advanced Math...

Ed Barker is a native of Conway, South Carolina, currently resides in Kennesaw, Georgia and is employed at Kennesaw State University at the Assistant Director for Advanced Computing. He is a graduate of the University of South Carolina majoring in Electrical...

Marcus Twyford is returning to teaching after forays into retail and healthcare IT fields; developing training and curriculum materials for Computer Based Training for over 1.5 million employees, supporting large scale enterprise networks, and developing...

Amy Wozniak has been teaching computer classes for nine years, including the past six years at Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center, a Chicago Public School.  She is very passionate about getting more girls involved in the male saturated field...

Sanjeetha Peters first became interested in computing when she was a junior in high school in India - the logical and algorithmic structures of Computer Programming were fascinating to her. Computer Science was just starting to emerge back then and a computer...

Denise Gardiner's unexpected interest in technology began as an undergraduate when she found that she enjoyed the problem solving process and logical reasoning required in her Computer Science classes. After earning her BA at Vanderbilt University, she...

Holly Erickson is a founding member of the STEM Center Middle School in West Fargo, North Dakota and 7th Grade Math educator at the STEM Center Middle School. She earned her Bachelor's in Elementary Education and English Language Learners with a focus...

Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, Sam Procopio attended the University of Portland where he earned a B.S. in mathematics and participated in the University of Portland Entrepreneurial Scholars Program. In the two years following graduation, he taught...

Karen Gifford serves as a counselor at Ocean Springs High School in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. After moving to Ocean Springs from Cincinnati, Ohio, Karen accepted a position as the Career Center Director at OSHS and later moved to a counseling position....

Rebeca Gonzalez has an Electrical Engineering degree and worked for several International companies such as General Electric for more than 12 years. For family reasons she thought she would be temporarily teaching math at high school. Instead,...

Amanda Goranson has worked as a math/computer science teacher at Dubuque Senior High School for five years. Each of those years, Amanda has worked on gaining support for women in computing by encouraging women to join computer science and to be a positive...

Bryan Silver is a History, Science, and Sped teacher who believes in inspiring students through hands-on projects. He mentored the award winning Kalani Robotics Team #3008 as an after school club with a handful of freshman from his Science classes, five...

Kyle Dencker earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Central Florida in computer science. After graduation, he began teaching mathematics at Timber Creek High School. The next year, he revived the computer science program at his school...

Debra Smith has been teaching computer technology for the past 19 years with the last four at Gracemont High School. She has her masters degree, is a Master Trainer and also serves as the technology coordinator and Chair of the Technology Committee for...

Greg Smith grew up and currently teaches in West Salem. After receiving his BS in Mechanical Engineering at Oregon State University, Greg returned to school to pursue a career as an educator. His first teaching job was at North Salem High School where...

Irene Lee is the Principal Investigator of GUTS y Girls (NSF-ITEST #1031421), New Mexico Computer Science for All (NSF-CE21 #1240992), and Program Director of Project GUTS: Growing Up Thinking Scientifically (NSF-AYS #0639637). Previously, she designed...

Robert Allee has enjoyed teaching Computer Design, Computer Aided Manufacturing and 3D Animation for over twenty years. He treats his class like a workplace as much as possible and enjoys coaching young adults through their career exploration! Robert...

Melissa Heeren earned a Bachelor's of Science degree in Mathematics with a minor of Computer Science and a Bachelor's of Arts degree in French from the University of Central Florida in 1981. After graduation, she worked as a software engineer, developing...