HCPS Special Announcement
February 6, 2023
2023 Harford County Public Schools Teacher of the Year Nominees
The Office of Organizational Development, together with the Office of Communications and Family Outreach, is pleased to announce the 54 nominees for the title of 2023 HCPS Teacher of the Year.
Congratulations to each of these extraordinary educators for having been nominated and selected to represent their school this year in the annual program. Please join us in celebrating them!
These 54 nominees will be given the choice to move forward in the rigorous selection process to name the Top 5 Finalists and ultimately the 2023 Teacher of the Year. We wish all nominees the best of luck and look forward to announcing the finalists in late February.
Michele C. Barrie
Aberdeen Middle School
Heather M. Runkle-Smith
Aberdeen High School
Lauren J. Stern
Abingdon Elementary School
Julia R. Elloff
Bakerfield Elementary School
Kelly B. Murray
Bel Air Elementary School
Patrick L. Sears
Bel Air Middle School
Joshua D. Weeks
Bel Air High School
Michael P. Brogley
C. Milton Wright High School
Danielle T. Taylor
Church Creek Elementary School
Alyssa N. Schiller
Churchville Elementary School
Kathryn M. Blaney
Darlington Elementary School
Leighla Chanel E. Roper
Deerfield Elementary School
Lisa E. Scherba
Dublin Elementary School
Ashley M. Hagner
Edgewood Elementary School
Amber M. Johnson
Edgewood Middle School
Susan E. Hoy
Edgewood High School
Marcia L. Sprouse
Emmorton Elementary School
Danielle N. Solomon
Fallston Middle School
Patrick W. Clark
Fallston High School
Amy C. Harbaugh
Forest Hill Elementary School
Wendy A. Jett
Forest Lakes Elementary School
Erin A. Emerick
Fountain Green Elementary School
Sarah E. Pielli
George D. Lisby Elementary School at Hillsdale
Rebeccah L. Haynes
Hall's Cross Roads Elementary School
Bianca M. Granese
Harford Academy
Deanna D. Koester
Harford Technical High School
Lauren S. Burton
Havre de Grace Elementary School
Katelynn N. Ruby-Leftridge
Havre de Grace Middle School
Karen A. Gonano-Martin
Havre de Grace High School
Emily A. Crocker
Hickory Elementary School
Beth A. Moore
Homestead/Wakefield Elementary School
Traci L. Frey
Jarrettsville Elementary School
Jessica C. Cutchin
Joppatowne Elementary School
Ciera S. Christian-Mitchell
Joppatowne High School
Jocelyn M. Stinebaugh
Magnolia Elementary School
Florence V. Michel
Magnolia Middle School
Candice N. Roden
Meadowvale Elementary School
Sarah J. Cupp
Norrisville Elementary School
Dawn H. McKinney
North Bend Elementary School
Emily M. Bridges
North Harford Elementary School
Catherine W. Smith
North Harford Middle School
Christine Jestel
North Harford High School
Kelsey R. Clayton
Old Post Elementary School
Jessica A. McAllister
Patterson Mill Middle School
Heather T. Consla
Patterson Mill High School
Kerry B. Heimerl
Prospect Mill Elementary School
Kelly A. Hennick
Red Pump Elementary School
Melissa M. Haberer
Ring Factory Elementary School
Jolene M. Collins
Riverside Elementary School
Olivia M. Kalmanovich
Roye-Williams Elementary School
Justine M. Teigue
Southampton Middle School
Bridget A. Wilson
Swan Creek School
Nicolette C. Rice
William S. James Elementary School
Katherine M. Brenner
Youth's Benefit Elementary School