Pride in our public schools is a longstanding thing in New Jersey and this week some of the state’s most exceptional public school teachers were honored by the New Jersey Education Association. Twenty one educators have been recognized this year for their past accomplishments, their ongoing commitment to education, and their love and compassion for their students.
The New Jersey County Teachers of the Year for 2024-25 are:
Atlantic County
Carly Broomhead
Visual arts teacher
Emma C. Attales Middle School
Absecon School District
Bergen County
Margarita Diako
Special education teacher
Ramsey High School
Ramsey School District
Burlington County
Margaret Fanourgakis
Health and physical education teacher
Shawnee High School
Lenape Regional School District
Camden County
Stacey Brown-Downham
Elementary reading interventionist
J. Fithian Tatem Elementary School
Haddonfield School District
Cape May County
Antonio MartÃn Franco
Spanish and health and physical education teacher
Stone Harbor Elementary School
Avalon Stone Harbor School District
Cumberland County
Karolina Mills
English as a Second Language teacher
Marie D. Durand Elementary School
Vineland School District
Essex County
El Houcin Houssam
Mathematics teacher
West Side High School
Newark School District
Gloucester County
Vanessa Poggioli
Mathematics teacher
Thomas E. Bowe Middle School
Glassboro School District
Hudson County
Kelly Carroll
District-wide multisensory reading specialist
Mary J. Donohoe Community School
Bayonne School District
Hunterdon County
Meghan Luick
Mathematics teacher
North Hunterdon High School
North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District
Mercer County
Nicole Hamlet
Biology teacher
Trenton Central High School
Trenton School District
Middlesex County
Kristen Johnson
Social studies teacher
Carteret Middle School
Carteret School District
Monmouth County
Sara Mazzone
English teacher
Red Bank Regional High School
Red Bank Regional High School District
Morris County
Alyssa Guagenti
Gifted and Talented and Special Education Teacher
Jefferson Township Middle School
Jefferson Township School District
Ocean County
Jill Falletta
First-grade teacher
Beach Haven Elementary School
Beach Haven School District
Passaic County
Bernadette Orsita
Spanish teacher
Manchester Regional High School
Manchester Regional High School District
Salem County
Deanna Miller
Agri-science teacher
Woodstown High School
Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District
Somerset County
Stefanie Lachenauer
Skills for success and global leadership teacher
Montgomery Upper Middle School
Montgomery Township School District
Sussex County
Mary Houghtaling
English teacher
Kittatinny Regional High School
Kittatinny Regional School District
Union County
Alejandro Mejia
Spanish teacher
David Brearley Middle-High School
Kenilworth School District
Warren County
Jennifer Mazziotta-Walter
K-8 visual arts and gifted education teacher
Harmony Township School
Harmony Township School District
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