141 CPS Teachers Certified this Year by the
National Board of Professional Teaching Standards
Congratulations to the 141 Chicago Public Schools teachers who became National Board Certified Teachers this year. Chicago boasts one of the highest rates of National Board Certified Teachers and has been at the forefront of promoting the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards. Many of our new NBCTs were supported in the certification process by CTU Quest Center's Nurturing Teacher Leadership program. Click here to learn more about how NTL can support you in achieving this milestone. Click here to see photos from this year's Nurturing Teacher Leadership pinning ceremony.
| Teacher's Name | School | National Board Certificate |
| Erik Aivazian | Hiram H Belding | Exceptional Needs Specialist |
| Abby Alley | Jordan Community | Early Childhood Generalist |
| Teresa Alting | John F Kennedy High School | Adolescent/Young Adult Social Studies/History |
| Amanda Andros | Albert G Lane Tech High School | School Counseling |
| Nicole Argiris | Norman Bridge | Early/Middle Childhood Literacy: Reading/Language Arts |
| Maribel Babao Yadao | Sauganash | Early Childhood Generalist |
| Meredith Bantz | Albert G Lane Tech High School | School Counseling |
| Sheila Barrett | John C Coonley | Exceptional Needs Specialist |
| Arlene Bertoni-Mancine | Walter Payton College Prep HS | Early Adolescent Young Adulthood Health |
| Valerie Betts | Horatio May Community Academy | Early Middle Childhood Music |
| Adriane Brown | Henry R Clissold | Early/Middle Childhood Literacy: Reading/Language Arts |
| Gabrielle Brown | Williams | Early/Middle Childhood Literacy: Reading/Language Arts |
| Myriah Brown | Disney II Magnet | Middle Childhood Generalist |
| Marcie Buckmaster | Charles P Steinmetz Academic Center | Adolescent/Young Adult Social Studies/History |
| Meghan Burke | Emiliano Zapata Academy | Early Childhood Generalist |
| Nicole Burmingham | Lake View High School | Adolescent/Young Adult Social Studies/History |
| Keynn Cain | Bronzeville Scholastic Institute | Early Adolescent Social Studies/History |
| Deborah Caise-Fitzpatrick | Orr Academy | Adolescent/Young Adult English Language Arts |
| Silvia Carrillo-Salgado | Whitney M Young Magnet HS | Early Adolescent Young Adult World Languages Other than English |
| Ana Castillo | World Language Academy | Adolescent and Young Adult Mathematics |
| Kerry Catlin | Walter Payton College Prep HS | Adolescent/Young Adult English Language Arts |
| Shanee' Childs-Beavers | Lionel Hamptn Fine/Performing Arts | Early/Middle Childhood Literacy: Reading/Language Arts |
| Marlene Collins | Beasley Academic Center Magnet | Early Adolescent Mathematics |
| Cynthia Cristobal | Frederick Funston | Middle Childhood Generalist |
| Quinnetta Daniels | Bronzeville Lighthouse Charter | Early Adolescent English Lang. Arts |
| Tianna Davis-Lancaster | Oscar F Mayer | Early Adolescent Science |
| Maria DeArcos | Ruben Salazar Bilingual Education Center | Early/Middle Childhood Literacy: Reading/Language Arts |
| Sonja Dickerson | Ira F Aldridge | Early Childhood Generalist |
| Manuela Diyarza | Enrico Tonti | Early/Middle Childhood English as a New Language |
| Kathryn Dorn | Edgebrook | Middle Childhood Generalist |
| Moses Elias | Albert G Lane Tech High School | Adolescent and Young Adult Mathematics |
| Elijah Epps | Mark Skinner | Exceptional Needs Specialist |
| Nancy Evans | Julia Ward Howe | Early Childhood Generalist |
| Marc Falkenberg | Lincoln Park High School | Adolescent/Young Adult English Language Arts |
| Elizabeth Farrow | Manley Career Comm Acad HS | Adolescent/Young Adult English Language Arts |
| Marisa Fontana | Josefa Ortiz De Dominguez | Early/Middle Childhood English as a New Language |
| Megan Ford | George W Tilton | Early Childhood Generalist |
| Eleni Gajewski | Sharon Christa Mcauliffe | Middle Childhood Generalist |
| Amy Gale | Suder Montessori Magnet | Early/Middle Childhood Art |
| Kathleen Gilson | Charles Sumner Math/Science Community Academy | Early Childhood Generalist |
| Scott Glenn | KIng High School | Adolescent/Young Adult Social Studies/History |
| Lorena Gomez | Whitney M Young Magnet HS | Early Adolescent Young Adult World Languages Other than English |
| Sarah Gomez | Ellen H Richards Career Academy | Adolescent/Young Adult Social Studies/History |
| Rosalba Granados | Mancel Talcott | Early Childhood Generalist |
| Jeremy Green | Roberto Clemente Comm Acad HS | Early Adolescent/Young Adult Music |
| James Greenwell | Michelle Clark Acadamy Prep Magnet HS | Early Adolescent Young Adult World Languages Other than English |
| Anne Grossmann | Joseph E Gary | Early Adolescent English Lang. Arts |
| Ronald Hall | Evergreen Academy | Early Adolescent Science |
| Amy Hamilton | Lincoln Park High School | Early Adolescent Young Adult World Languages Other than English |
| Sarah Hanawalt | Philip Rogers | Middle Childhood Generalist |
| Aricka Harris | Beasley Academic Center Magnet | Early/Middle Childhood Literacy: Reading/Language Arts |
| Nayla Hasan | Jonathan Y Scammon | Early Adolescent Science |
| Katleya Healy | Ruben Salazar Bilingual Education Center | Exceptional Needs Specialist |
| Katherine Herrmann | Jordan Community School | Early Childhood Generalist |
| Janelle Hollingshead | Albert G Lane Tech High School | Adolescent and Young Adult Science |
| Megan Holmberg | William H Prescott | Early cCildhood Generalist |
| Evelyn Hughes | John M Palmer | Early/Midddle Childhood Physical Education |
| Farah Jafri | James Monroe | Early Adolescent Mathematics |
| Glenn Jensen | John F Kennedy High School | Adolescent/Young Adult Social Studies/History |
| Natasha Jones | Lavizzo | Early Adolescent English Lang. Arts |
| Vyjayanti Joshi | Lake View High School | Adolescent and Young Adult Science |
| Carol Joslyn | Rudyard Kipling | Exceptional Needs Specialist |
| Cynthia Estrada-Juarez | Columbia Explorers Academy | Early/Middle Childhood Literacy: Reading/Language Arts |
| Edward Kang | Whitney M Young Magnet HS | Adolescent and Young Adult Science |
| Kevin Kneip | Benito Juarez High School | Adolescent/Young Adult English Language Arts |
| Donna Knight | Thomas Drummond | Exceptional Needs Specialist |
| Kirsten Koivula | Thomas Kelly High School | School Counseling |
| Christina Korbakis | Mancel Talcott | Early/Middle Childhood English as a New Language |
| Lori Kunc | Manley Career Comm Acad HS | Early Childhood/Young Adult Library Media Specialist |
| Alberta Lawrence-Smith | Harlan Community Academy HS | Early Adolescent Science |
| Mary Lee | Gage Park High School | Exceptional Needs Specialist |
| Linda Lichter | Beasley Academic Center Magnet | Early Adolescent Mathematics |
| Kathrine Mann | Maria Saucedo Scholastic Academy | Early Adolescent English Lang. Arts |
| Ganae McAlpin-Toney | Adolescent/Young Adult Social Studies/History | |
| Anne Mcilvain | LaSalle Language Magnet | Early Childhood/Young Adult Library Media Specialist |
| Elise McNeese | David G Farragut Career Academy | School Counseling |
| Scott Merrill | Hiram H Belding | Middle Childhood Generalist |
| Melissa Miller | William J & Charles H Mayo | Middle Childhood Generalist |
| Parul Modha | Edward Tilden Career Community Academy | Adolescent and Young Adult Science |
| Erin Moloney | Maria Saucedo Scholastic Academy | Early/Middle Childhood English as a New Language |
| Michael Moriarty | Morgan Park High School | Adolescent and Young Adult Mathematics |
| Emily Mueller | Charter | Early Adolescent Young Adult World Languages Other than English |
| Angela Nassopoulos | Manuel Perez Jr | Early Adolescent Mathematics |
| Elizabeth Needleman | Charles S Deneen | Early Childhood Generalist |
| Sharon Newman | Michelle Clark Academic Prep Magnet HS | Adolescent and Young Adult Mathematics |
| Mary Newren | Mark Twain | Early Childhood Generalist |
| Melissa Obrien | George Westinghouse HS | Adolescent/Young Adult English Language Arts |
| Eileen O'Hara | John C Coonley | Early/Middle Childhood Literacy: Reading/Language Arts |
| Grazyna Olszewska | Edwin G Foreman High School | Exceptional Needs Specialist |
| Edith Ortiz | Patrick Henry | Early/Middle Childhood English as a New Language |
| Robert Pales | Thomas Kelly High School | Adolescent/Young Adult English Language Arts |
| Christian Pedersen | Roald Amundsen High School | Adolescent/Young Adult English Language Arts |
| Maria Pfister | A N Pritzker | Middle Childhood Generalist |
| Bernardo Piccolo | Melville W Fuller | Exceptional Needs Specialist |
| Laura Piestrzynski | Suder Montessori Magnet | Early Childhood Generalist |
| Daniel Polley | Albert G Lane Tech High School | Early Adolescent Young Adult World Languages Other than English |
| Shalini Prasad-Heintz | William H Ray | Early/Middle Childhood Literacy: Reading/Language Arts |
| Suzanne Prescott | Charles Carroll | Early/Middle Childhood Literacy: Reading/Language Arts |
| Mary Prince | Roger C Sullivan High School | Adolescent and Young Adult Mathematics |
| Brian Puerling | Early Childhood Generalist | |
| Rita Quiroga | Arnold Mireles Academy | Early Childhood Generalist |
| Eliza Ramirez | Emiliano Zapata Academy | Early Adolescent English Lang. Arts |
| Jane Riff | Chicago International | Early Adolescent English Lang. Arts |
| Mea Robinson-Davis | William J Bogan Comp Tech HS | Adolescent/Young Adult English Language Arts |
| Ja'Nean Gayles | Whitney M Young Magnet HS | Adolescent/Young Adult English Language Arts |
| Laura Arrington-Rose | Austin O Sexton | School Counseling |
| Jaime Sague | Abraham Lincoln | Early/Middle Childhood Literacy: Reading/Language Arts |
| Lisa Sak | Oriole Park | Early Childhood Generalist |
| Katheryn Sanford-Garcia | Lake View High School | Early Adolescent/Young Adult Art |
| Jeffrey Scheur | Whitney M Young Magnet HS | Adolescent/Young Adult English Language Arts |
| Kathleen Schmidt | Eugene Field | Exceptional Needs Specialist |
| Jamie Schnall | Harper High School | Early/Middle Childhood Physical Education |
| Laurie Schroepfer | Chicago International | Middle Childhood Generalist |
| Jonathan Shay | Collins Academy High School | Adolescent/Young Adult English Language Arts |
| Matt Silvia | Walter Payton College Prep HS | Adolescent and Young Adult Science |
| Gregory Simmons | Harlan Community Academy HS | Adolescent/Young Adult Social Studies/History |
| Lauren Simmons | Chicago International | Early Childhood Generalist |
| Sara Simon | Mariano Azuela | Early/Middle Childhood Art |
| Carolyn Olsen Smarz | Chicago Academy | Middle Childhood Generalist |
| William Spotts | Charter | Early Adolescent Science |
| Erin Stanfill | Augustus H Burley | Early Childhood Generalist |
| Kathryn Starnicky | Mark Twain | Early Childhood Generalist |
| James Staros | KIng Selective Enrollment HS | Adolescent/Young Adult Social Studies/History |
| Jacquelyn Sticca | John Fiske | Early Childhood Generalist |
| Michele Suffredin | Ariel Community Academy | Early Childhood Generalist |
| Thomas Szymanski | Walt Disney Magnet | Middle Childhood Generalist |
| Patricia Terfler | Thomas J Higgins Community Academy | Early Childhood Generalist |
| Jeanette Thompson | Chicago International | Early Adolescent/Young Adult Art |
| Sara Tyska | Jacqueline Vaughn Occupational HS | Exceptional Needs Specialist |
| Coreen Uhl | Manley Career Comm Acad HS | Adolescent/Young Adult English Language Arts |
| Angela Barbieri-Usas | Emiliano Zapata Academy | Early/Middle Childhood Literacy: Reading/Language Arts |
| Amber Vaughn | Phillips Achievement Academy |
Adolescent/Young Adult English Language Arts |
| Maritza Vazquez | Pilsen Community Academy | Early/Middle Childhood English as a New Language |
| Thomas Vlajkov | Ravenswood | Early Adolescent Science |
| Janna Walson | Noble Street HS | Adolescent/Young Adult English Language Arts |
| Rachisha Williams | Paul Revere Accelerated School | Early/Middle Childhood Literacy: Reading/Language Arts |
| Terina Woolridge | Ronald E McNair Academic Center | Early Adolescent English Lang. Arts |
| Lindsey Worcester | Young Womens Leadership Academy | Adolescent and Young Adult Mathematics |
| Bridget Wright | Robert Emmet School | Early Childhood Generalist |
| Sara Wszolek | Louis Nettelhorst School | Early Childhood Generalist |
| Kristin Yenior | Christian Fenger Academy | EAYA_ART |
