2013 Orange County Teachers of the Year

Finalists Victoria Castle North Orange County Community College District Cypress College David Goldenberg Tustin Unified School District Arnold O. Beckman High School Jennifer Sandland Tustin Unified School District Peters Canyon Elementary School John "H" Wood Fountain Valley School District Samuel E. Talbert Middle School Deanna Zamiska Huntington Beach City School District Peterson Elementary School

Semi‐finalists Corey Duarte North Orange County ROP Western High School Elsie E. Espinosa Orange Unified School District Yorba Middle School Kris A. Kough Anaheim Union High School District Magnolia High School Anne Menaldo Santa Ana Unified School District Gerald P. Carr Intermediate School Shelley Jo Naramore Irvine Unified School District Eastshore Elementary School Adrianne Navarro La Habra City School District El Cerrito School Ann Rice Anaheim Union High School District Orangeview Junior High School Ryan Anthony Ruelas Anaheim Union High School District Anaheim High School Sara Spilsbury Huntington Beach Union High School District Ocean View High School

Nominees ‐ K‐12 Patricia Banuelos‐Perez Santa Ana Unified School District Heroes Elementary School Amy Blank Placentia‐Yorba Linda Unified School District Kraemer Middle School Mary Blanton Laguna Beach Unified School District El Morro Elementary School Julie Borsari Lowell Joint School District Jordan Elementary School Morgan Breazeal Anaheim City School District Horace Mann Elementary School Jodi Cummings Magnolia School District Juliette Low School Cheryl Dimson Coastline ROP Tustin High School Lori Fallace Irvine Unified School District Venado Middle School Brenda Felling Anaheim City School District Melbourne A. Gauer Elementary School Sherri George Capistrano Unified School District Carl Hankey School Mike Gerakos Irvine Unified School District University High School Heather Gibson Fullerton Joint Union High School District Sonora High School Bernadette Grzechowiak Anaheim City School District Ponderosa Elementary School Georgianna Hall Cypress School District Clara J. King Elementary School Susan Harmon Huntington Beach Union High School District Westminster High School Todd Harvey Santa Ana Unified School District Community Day High School Susan Hemans Orange Unified School District El Modena High School Damien Hernandez Fullerton Joint Union High School District La Sierra High School Fred Jenkins Placentia‐Yorba Linda Unified School District Valencia High School Linda Koning Centralia School District Centralia Elementary School Beth Lee Saddleback Valley Unified School District Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate School Susan Lord Saddleback Valley Unified School District Laguna Hills High School Laura Mayberry Newport‐Mesa Unified School District Corona del Mar High School Patty McGehee Orange County Department of Education Harbor Learning Center Melvin Merwin Capistrano‐Laguna Beach ROP Capistrano Valley High School Jacquelyn Nolan Placentia‐Yorba Linda Unified School District Mabel Paine Elementary School Wendy Osborn Westminster School District Anderson Elementary School Kristina Posavec Tustin Unified School District C.E. Utt Middle School Amy Pullin Orange Unified School District Nohl Canyon Elementary School Jaymi Ropp Newport‐Mesa Unified School District California Elementary School Teresa Rossi Fullerton School District Fern Drive Elementary School Jill Schulten Ocean View School District College View School Amanda Shelley Los Alamitos Unified School District Hopkinson Elementary School Rowyna Day Shiohama Buena Park School District Gordon H. Beatty School Christine Taglieri Capistrano Unified School District Castille Elementary School Jeff Weber Brea Olinda Unified School District Brea Olinda High School Lisbeth Welch‐Stamos Saddleback Valley Unified School District Silverado High School Jennifer Woodward Capistrano Unified School District Tesoro High School

Nominees ‐ Community Colleges Marie de la Palme South Orange County Community College District Irvine Valley College Suzanne Freeman Rancho Santiago Community College District Santa Ana College Daniel J. Johnson, Ph.D. Coast Community College District Coastline Community College