Teacher of the Year
2026 Teacher of the Year Nominees
Rafael Valle
Atlantic High School
Jordan Kalkhurst
Beachside Elementary School
Gina Klimas
Blue Lake Elementary School
Bree’Shawn S. Watson
Campbell Middle School
Annissa C. Clute
Champion Elementary School
Christine Baird
Chisholm Elementary School
Amy Derstine
Citrus Grove Elementary School
Meaghan O’Dwyer
Coronado Beach Elementary School
Heather Cabaniss
Creekside Middle School
Trisha Bray
Cypress Creek Elementary School
Caitlin Caroline Spencer
David C. Hinson, Sr. Middle School
Leah Miller
DeBary Elementary School
Robert Rizzo III
DeLand High School
Christian Ricketts
DeLand Middle School
Anthony Saunders
Deltona High School
Oscar Hernandez
Deltona Lakes Elementary School
Dainise Cruz Cruz
Deltona Middle School
Daniel Montero Reyes
Discovery Elementary School
Jennifer May
Edgewater Public School
Lisa Ann Kolmetz
Edith I. Starke Elementary School
Lynne Gregory
Enterprise Elementary School
Amanda Andrews
Forest Lake Elementary School
Charles Madden
Freedom Elementary School
Asia Pratt
Friendship Elementary School
Matthew Pellegrino
Galaxy Middle School
Kristin Pegler
George W. Marks Elementary School
John Holland
Heritage Middle School
Lisette Nazario-Lamplugh
Highbanks Learning Center
Stefanie Friedman
Holly Hill Elementary School
Vada Lay
Horizon Elementary School
Patricia Crouse
Indian River Elementary School
Amy Hagopian
Louise S. McInnis Elementary School
Steven Clem
Mainland High School
Jessica Riggs
Manatee Cove Elementary School
Clifford Weisheimer
New Smyrna Beach High School
Cynthia Resner
New Smyrna Beach Middle School
Nicole Stafford
Orange City Elementary School
Leslye Grossmann
Ormond Beach Elementary School
Nancy Parris
Ormond Beach Middle School
Don Holt
Osteen Elementary School
Daria Williams
Palm Terrace Elementary School
Stacy Sampson
Pathways Elementary School
Jolie Kelly
Pierson Elementary School
Leland Wilbert
Pine Ridge High School
Sara Giunta
Pine Trail Elementary School
Tara Thomas
Port Orange Elementary School
Amber Swindle
Pride Elementary School
Erika Kazma
R.J. Longstreet Elementary School
Marcela Donoso Tombley
Read-Pattillo Elementary School
Kristine Baker
River Springs Middle School
Celena D. Tillman-Stephens
Riverview Learning Center
Chris Palau
Seabreeze High School
Eric Nord
Silver Sands Middle School
Angela Moller
South Daytona Elementary School
Bernadette Bryant
Southwestern Middle School
JoAnna Elliot
Spirit Elementary School
Danielle Sinatra
Spruce Creek Elementary School
Danyalle Miles
Spruce Creek High School
Amanda Cerda
Sugar Mill Elementary School
Melissa Scorpio
Sunrise Elementary School
Amy Longstreet
Sweetwater Elementary School
S. Shea Osterkamp
T. DeWitt Taylor Middle-High School
Beth Vanderkooi
Timbercrest Elementary School
Jacqueline Chartier
Tomoka Elementary School
Vernell Williams-Spar
Turie T. Small Elementary School
LaSandria F. Joseph
University High School
Stacey L. Horn
Volusia Online Learning
Jamie Carlson
Volusia Pines Elementary School
Timothy Mills
Westside Elementary School
Kathryn Goble
Woodward Avenue Elementary School
