2020 Orange County Teachers of the Year

Finalists Aline Gregorio North Orange County Community College District Fullerton College De’Anna Moore Orange Unified School District Crescent Elementary School Gavin Ehlers Huntington Beach Union High School District Marina High School Mandy Kelly Saddleback Valley Unified School District Trabuco Mesa Elementary School Melinda Moen Anaheim Union High School District Western High School Melissa Brennan Magnolia School District Maxwell Elementary School

Semifinalists Adam Woods Santa Ana Unified School District Segerstrom High School Angela Mann La Habra City School District Las Positas Elementary School Jason Williams Anaheim Union High School District Dale Junior High School Kelli Colombo Garden Grove Unified School District Rancho Alamitos High School Laura Lynn Lucero Buena Park School District Buena Park Junior High School Marjorie Schubert Westminster School District Johnson Middle School Marjorie Blevins Fullerton Joint Union High School District Sonora High School Megan Venezia Tustin Unified School District Helen Estock Elementary School Shana Glazier Anaheim Elementary School District Benito Juarez Elementary School Tamara Fairbanks Newport‐Mesa Unified School District Mariners Elementary School

Nominees ‐ K‐12 Amanda Hatcher Capistrano Unified School District Ladera Ranch Middle School Amy Choi Centralia School District Los Coyotes Elementary School Anastasia Cocca Santa Ana Unified School District Sierra Preparatory Academy Ashly Ogden Capistrano Unified School District Serra High School Barbara Barboza Placentia‐Yorba Linda Unified School District Linda Vista Elementary School Catherine Wilson Fullerton School District Laguna Road Elementary School Chanmony Yip Orange Unified School District Prospect Elementary Christina Flynn Anaheim Elementary School District Loara Elementary School Christina Masciel Irvine Unified School District Jeffrey Trail Middle School Colleen Tolles Newport‐Mesa Unified School District Horace Ensign Intermediate School Daniela Ramos Newport‐Mesa Unified School District Davis Magnet School Deborah Knowles Savanna School District Twila Reid School Dwynn Famalette College and Career Advantage College and Career Advantage Frank Perez Placentia‐Yorba Linda Unified School District Esperanza High School Gail Nivette Orange County Department of Education College and Career Preparatory Academy Jennifer Luu Ocean View School District Vista View Middle School Jenny Lee Brea Olinda Unified School District Fanning Academy of Science and Technonogy Jill Brick Capistrano Unified School District George L. White Elementary School Jo‐Ann Welche Irvine Unified School District Eastwood Elementary School Jonathan Van Tassell Saddleback Valley Unified School District La Paz Intermediate School Kellie Vosskuhler Anaheim Union High School District Oxford Academy Kelly McAlister Saddleback Valley Unified School District Missin Viejo High School Kristen Cooke Lowell Joint School District Jordan Elementary School Laura Downs Huntington Beach City School District Huntington Seacliff Elementary School Linzi Gorzycki Irvine Unified School District Woodbridge High School Mary Ann Palencia Fullerton Joint Union High School District La Vista Continuation High School Matthew Derham Orange Unified School District Canyon High School Nicole Walters Los Alamitos Unified School District Los Alamitos Elementary School Nicole Hunter Fountain Valley School District Tamura Elementary School Phuong Lam Garden Grove Unified School District Donald S. Jordan Intermediate School Reid Petersen Placentia‐Yorba Linda Unified School District El Camino Real High School Ruth Gaer Fullerton School District D. Russell Parks Junior High School Shiloh (Summer) Fox Garden Grove Unified School District Riverdale Elementary School Stacy Colon Tustin Unified School District Arnold O. Beckman High School Steven Sogo Laguna Beach Unified School District Laguna Beach High School Susan Ochoa Cypress School District Steve Luther Elementary School Thao Ly Nguyen Huntington Beach Union High School District Westminster High School Veronica DeBruhl‐Githens Santa Ana Unified School District Carver Elementary School Xochitl Diaz Placentia‐Yorba Linda Unified School District Valadez Middle School Adacemy

Nominees Community College Alyssa Garman North Orange County Community College District Cypress College Barry Resnick Rancho Santiago Community College District Santiago Canyon College Benjamin Mis South Orange County Community College District Irvine Valley College Christina Amaral Coast Community College District Orange Coast College Md Ahmed North Orange County Community College District North Orange Continuing Education Michael Hoggatt South Orange County Community College District Saddleback College Michelle Parolise Rancho Santiago Community College District Santa Ana College Scott Davis Coast Community College District Coastline Community College Sunshine McClain Coast Community College District Golden West College