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2012 Orange County Teachers of the Year

Finalists Doug Bettencourt Cypress School District Juliet Morris Elementary School Sunshine Cavalluzzi Placentia‐Yorba Linda Unified School District El Dorado High School Anne McSherry "Mac" Devine Santa Ana Unified School District McFadden Intermediate School Christina "Tina" Kim Tustin Unified School District Lambert Elementary School Kay Ryals South Orange County Community College District Irvine Valley College

Semi‐finalists Barbara Buckett Orange Unified School District Crescent Elementary School Valerie Easton North Orange County ROP Esperanza High School Jessica Fernandes Fullerton Joint Union High School District Buena Park High School Travis Garwick Westminster School District Warner Middle School John Hall II Coastline ROP Laguna Hills High School Julienne Lee Fullerton School District Robert C. Fisler School Bonnie Liedlich Capistrano Unified School District Ladera Ranch Middle School John Lombardi Anaheim Union High School District Ball Junior HIgh School Betsy Schmitz Capistrano Unified School District San Juan Hills High School Kristin Spencer Ocean View School District Marine View Middle School

Nominees ‐ K‐12 Erin Bratcher Private School St. Mary’s School Robert Brown Magnolia School District Dr. Peter Marshall Elementary School Gregg Campbell Irvine Unified School District South Lake Middle School Keith Christian Anaheim City School District Clara Barton Elementary School Terri Clarke Newport‐Mesa Unified School District Newport Elementary School Monique Dale Tustin Unified School District Foothill High School Valencia Davis Anaheim Union High School District Loara High School Virginia Davis Placentia‐Yorba Linda Unified School District Tuffree Middle School Jennifer Ferrara Buena Park School District Charles G. Emery School Michelle Foster Laguna Beach Unified School District Laguna Beach High School Michael Fredstrom Placentia‐Yorba Linda Unified School District Rose Drive Elementary School Sylvia Immanuel Santa Ana Unified School District Community Day Intermediate and High School Patricia Jacobsen Lowell Joint School District Rancho‐Starbuck Intermediate School Dana Kahawai Newport‐Mesa Unified School District Costa Mesa High School David Knight Irvine Unified School District University High School Tricia Lindquist Huntington Beach Union High School District Edison High School Laurie Lowy Capistrano Unified School District Las Flores Elementary School Michelle Majewski Anaheim Union High School District Anaheim High School Janette Martel Centralia School District San Marino Elementary School Jaclyn Martin Tustin Unified School District Pioneer Middle School Brenda Martinez Anaheim City School District Loara Elementary School Michelle Moore Orange Unified School District Portola Middle School Amy Mostert Saddleback Valley Unified School District Ralph A. Gates Elementary School Philip Pacia Fullerton Joint Union High School District Sonora High School Kathleen Richey Huntington Beach Union High School District Valley Vista High School Linda Rood Saddleback Valley Unified School District Melinda Heights Elementary School 2

2012 Orange County Teachers of the Year Continued

Nominees ‐ K‐12 (Continued) Erik Rossmann Santa Ana Unified School District Roosevelt Elementary School Todd Salesky Brea Olinda Unified School District Brea Olinda High School Marilyn Schefski Los Alamitos Unified School District Los Alamitos Elementary School Barbara Schulman Saddleback Valley Unified School District FUTURES/Esperanza Marla South Capistrano‐Laguna Beach ROP Capistrano‐Laguna Beach ROP Nicole Torneo Orange Unified School District Canyon High School Michael Waldinger Fountain Valley School District Fred Moiola Elementary School Mary Wiedder La Habra City School District Sierra Vista Elementary School Allen Witten Orange County Department of Education ACCESS ‐ Broadway Education Center Kim Woodson Anaheim City School District Horace Mann Elementary School

Nominees ‐ Community Colleges Rick Adams Rancho Santiago Community College District Santiago Canyon College Sandra Basabe Coast Community College District Coastline Community College Natalya Dollar North Orange County Community College District School of Continuing Education Brandon Floerke North Orange County Community College District Fullerton College Kris Leppien‐Christensen South Orange County Community College District Saddleback College Mark Majarian North Orange County Community College District Cypress College Kimberly Pascoe Coast Community College District Golden West College Candy Pettus Coast Community College District Orange Coast College George Wright Rancho Santiago Community College District Santa Ana College