Morehead-Cain celebrates exceptional high school educators

News & Spotlights | May 4, 2023
The 2023 Impact Educators come from thirty-six U.S. states (including the District of Columbia) and fourteen countries.

Morehead-Cain Scholars and semifinalists for the class of 2027 joined together to recognize 372 educators around the world as the 2023 Morehead-Cain Impact Educators.

Launched this year, the Impact Educators initiative celebrates educators who are shaping tomorrow’s leaders. The honorees are recognized by Morehead-Cain Scholars and high school students who are semifinalists for the Scholarship. Scholars and students also express their gratitude to an educator whose care, attention, and challenge meaningfully shaped their lives and leadership learning.

“Through the Impact Educator Initiative, we want to show our gratitude for educators whose work has a transformative impact on our society,” said Chris Bradford, president of Morehead-Cain. “Each day, in communities across America around the world, these educators make a profound impact on the lives of young people, including current and future Morehead-Cain Scholars.”

View the full list of the inaugural Impact Educators below.

2023 Impact Educators

The Impact Educators are listed below alphabetically by North Carolina, out-of-state (other U.S. states and the District of Columbia), and country.

North Carolina | Out-of-State | International

North Carolina

Allison Albert
Westchester Country Day School, High Point

Andrea Allen
Terry Sanford Senior High School, Fayetteville

Kelly Arnold
Orange High School, Hillsborough

Tosha Arriola
Providence Day School, Charlotte

Nicholas Arzillo
Atkins Academic & Technology High School, Winston-Salem

Joshua Ayers
North Lenoir High School, La Grange

Darrell Bach
Charlotte Country Day School, Charlotte

Coleman Bailey
Charles D. Owen High School, Black Mountain

Mary Lou Baker
Sun Valley High School, Monroe

Matthew Barker
Davie High School, Mocksville

Wendell Barnwell
Leesville Road High School, Raleigh

Shelby Barrier
Avery County High School, Newland

Brandi Barrow
Washington Senior High School, Washington

Colina Bartlett
Northeastern High School, Elizabeth City

Celia Casas Battle
Saint David’s School, Raleigh

Laura Bauer
Providence Senior High School, Charlotte

Arthur Baum
Myers Park High School Charlotte

Nicole Beatty
Panther Creek High School, Cary

Anne Beichner
Chapel Hill Senior High School, Chapel Hill

Leslie Belcher
William Amos Hough High School, Cornelius

Brent Belvin
Charles E. Jordan High School, Durham

Patricia Berge
East Chapel Hill High School, Chapel Hill

Samuel Bernhard
Charles E. Jordan Senior High School, Durham

Laura Bernhard
Knightdale High School, Knightdale

Karen Blackert
Myers Park High School, Charlotte

Alison (Shea) Bolick
South Caldwell High School, Hudson

Kadie Boone
Pisgah High School, Canton

Sandy Brannan
Wayne School of Engineering at Goldsboro High School, Goldsboro

Cynthia Bredenberg
Jordan-Matthews High School, Siler City

Cheryl Brightsen
Parkwood High School, Monroe

Chloe Brummitt
Corinth Holders High School, Wendell

Michael Bruno
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham

Seth Buddy
Asheville School, Asheville

Paul Buksbazen
Ardrey Kell High School, Charlotte

Troy Burns
Marvin Ridge High School, Waxhaw

Kara Caccuitto
Cary Academy, Cary

Alena Callahan
Enloe Magnet High School, Raleigh

Laurie Calvert
Dalton L. McMichael High School, Mayodan

David Cantrell
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham

Carrie Carman-Jewers
Arendell Parrott Academy, Kinston

Traci Claiborne
Jesse O. Sanderson High School, Raleigh

Christina Clark
Cedar Ridge High School, Hillsborough

Steven Clark
John T. Hoggard High School, Wilmington

Kristen Clarkson
Cary Christian School, Cary

Joshua Cole
Weddington High School, Matthews

Genevieve Comer
Forestview High School, Gastonia

Andromeda Crowell
Orange High School, Hillsborough

Amy Dahl
Montgomery Central High School, Troy

Corey Daniel
Mount Tabor High School, Winston-Salem

Lewis Davidson
Mallard Creek High School, Charlotte

Jon Davis
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham

Christine Deily
John T. Hoggard High School, Wilmington

Janet Delery
William Amos Hough High School, Cornelius

Rebekah DiGavero
Corvian Community High School, Charlotte

Jennifer Dixon
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte

Kathryn Dunn
East Mecklenburg High School, Charlotte

Natasha Eachus-Snyder
Pender Early College High School, Burgaw

James Edge
Providence Day School, Charlotte

Stuart Egan
West Forsyth High School, Clemmons

Ken Eiswald
Surry Central High School, Dobson

Gregory Erickson
Cary Senior High School, Cary

Donna Everett
Retired, Columbus

Carol Faltynski-Privette
Mount Tabor High School, Winston-Salem

Robin Farber
Retired

Kenny Felder
Raleigh Charter High School, Raleigh

Katie Fennell
The Burlington School, Burlington

Heather Ferguson
Gray Stone Day School, Misenheimer

Adam Fier
North Lincoln High School, Lincolnton

Ed Flynn
Myers Park High School, Charlotte

Jill Francis
Chase High School, Forest City

Jennifer Franklin-Hurst
Avery County High School, Newland

John Freeman
Lumberton Senior High School, Lumberton

Jennifer Gallagher
Ardrey Kell High School, Charlotte

Ryan Gardner
South Lenoir High School, Deep Run

Beth Garren
Community School of Davidson, Davidson

Emily Gill
North Buncombe High School, Weaverville

Robert Gotwals
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham

Michael Grant
Providence Day School (retired), Charlotte

Pat Gross
McDowell High School, Marion

JoEllen Habel
Christ the King Catholic High School, Huntersville

Amelia Hailey
R. J. Reynolds Senior High School, Winston-Salem

Casey Hall
Vance Charter School, Henderson

Steve Hanf
First Flight High School Kill, Devil Hills

Adria Hardy
Brevard High School, Brevard

Annette Harris
Piedmont High School, Monroe

Luisa Haynes
Junius H. Rose High School, Greenville

Heidi Hickox-Gordon
William Amos Hough High School, Cornelius

Jonathan Horner
Trinity Academy of Raleigh, Raleigh

Laura Howard
Ragsdale High School, Jamestown

Parker Hunt
R. J. Reynolds Senior High School, Winston-Salem

Ashley Hutchinson
Junius H. Rose High School, Greenville

Jada Jackson
Lumberton Senior High School, Lumberton

Patrick Jessee
Cary Senior High School, Cary

Alicisa Johnson
Cato Middle College High School, Charlotte

Morris Johnson
The Early College at Guilford, Greensboro

Christine Jones
The Asheville School, Asheville

Justin Jones
Concord High School, Concord

Wilson Jones
Enka High School, Candler

Alice Ju
Green Hope High School, Cary

Megan Justice
Enloe Magnet High School, Raleigh

Catie Kale
Challenger Early College High School, Hickory

Pete Kashubara
The Early College at Guilford, Greensboro

Matthew Katsuleris
Green Hope High School, Cary

Kate Keller
Cary Senior High School, Cary

Allison Kelley
High Point Central High School, High Point

Susan Kennedy
South Davidson High School (retired), Denton

Elizabeth Knight
Junius H. Rose High School, Greenville

Pierdae Kpaeyeh
West Charlotte High School, Charlotte

Amber Lawson
Salisbury High School, Salisbury

MaKayla Leak
Emily K Center, Durham

Benicia Ledford
Enloe Magnet High School, Raleigh

Jonathan Ledford
Holly Springs High School, Holly Springs

Sydney Leonard
Thales College, Wake Forest

Hanna Lightsey
Hickory Ridge High School, Harrisburg

Jennifer Lloyd
Mooresville Senior High School, Mooresville

Angela London
Ralph L. Fike High School, Wilson

Amber Lumley
Jacksonville High School, Jacksonville

Maura Mackinnon
South Mecklenburg High School, Charlotte

Angela Massingale
Lake Norman Charter School, Huntersville

Matthew Mayse
Green Hope High School, Cary

Julie McConnell
William Amos Hough High School, Cornelius

Heather McGovern
Maiden High School, Maiden

Tatiana McInnis
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham

Irene Memmelaar
Wayne Christian School, Goldsboro

Graham Michael
Saint David’s School, Raleigh

Andrew Moffitt
South Iredell High School, Statesville

Lee Ann Mohr
William Amos Hough High School, Cornelius

Kim Monahan
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham

Hannah Moon
Emsley A. Laney High School, Wilmington

Wendy Moorehead
Western Harnett High School, Lillington

Leah Mullen
Jay M. Robinson High School, Concord

Suddona Murrell
Jones Senior High School, Trenton

Lauren Myers
Northern Guilford High School (former), Greensboro

Henry Neale
Community School of Davidson, Davidson

Clay Nelson
Jimmy C. Draughn High School, Valdese

Barbara Nichols
Needham B. Broughton High School, Raleigh

Jay Palmer
Jordan-Matthews High School, Siler City

Brian Parker
Orange High School, Hillsborough

Rose Pate
Jordan-Matthews High School, Siler City

Jeffrey Peake
Clayton High School, Clayton

Carolina Perez
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham

Bethany Phillis
Hendersonville High School, Hendersonville

Patrick Plunkett
Carmel Middle School, Charlotte

Evan Post
Grimsley High School, Greensboro

Randy Pressley
Tuscola Senior High School, Waynesville

Thomas Ray
Enloe Magnet High School (former), Raleigh

Amy Reece
Mitchell High School, Bakersville

Garrison Reid
Chapel Hill Senior High School, Chapel Hill

Colin Richardson
Green Hope High School, Cary

Burke Rogers
Asheville School, Asheville

Benjamin Rogers
Green Level High School, Cary

Alex Rollins
Ashe County High School, West Jefferson

Vernon Roten
Ashe County High School, West Jefferson

Machelle Rowe
South Johnston High School, Four Oaks

Elizabeth Rutkowski
Independence High School, Charlotte

Kelley Schroeder
Enloe Magnet High School, Raleigh

Marsha Scott
Calvary Baptist Day School, Winston-Salem

Andrew Serang
West Forsyth High School, Clemmons

Marina Shankle
Stanly Early College High School, Albemarle

Michelle Shepherd
Wilkes Early College High School (retired), Wilkesboro

Kevin Shuford
Enloe Magnet High School, Raleigh

Bridget Simpson
Charlotte Catholic High School, Charlotte

Premi Singh
Green Level High School, Cary

Amy Smigel
Washington Montessori Public Charter School (former), Washington

Chelsea Smith
Jesse C. Carson High School, China Grove

Paul Smith
Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School, Kernersville

Laura Smith
Northwood High School, Pittsboro

Donald Stancavish
Rocky Mount Academy, Rocky Mount

Lauren Stapleton
East Chapel Hill High School, Chapel Hill

Jordan Stone
Ardrey Kell High School, Charlotte

Jennifer Street
Enloe Magnet High School, Raleigh

Amy Stuart
Topsail High School, Hampstead

Greer Suggs
Smithfield-Selma Senior High School, Smithfield

Christy Sutton
D. H. Conley High School, Greenville

Justin Taylor
Middle Creek High School, Apex

Kayla Taylor
Lumberton Senior High School, Lumberton

Renny Taylor
Nash Central High School, Rocky Mount

Monika Tubb
Myers Park High School, Charlotte

Candi Tucker
Washington Senior High School, Washington

Sandy Tyndall
Wake Early College of Health Sciences, Raleigh

Robert Ulmer
Tuscola Senior High School, Waynesville

Emily Vespo
Sun Valley High School, Monroe

Shawn Vulbreth
Enloe Magnet High School, Raleigh

Connie Whaley
Wayne Country Day School, Goldsboro

Jerry Willard
University Christian High School, Hickory

Simonae Williams
Wake Forest Charter Academy, Wake Forest

David Williams
High Point Central High School, High Point

Jamie Wilson
Watauga High School, Boone

Carmen Wilson
Ashe County High School, West Jefferson

Heather Wright
Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs

Julie Young
Madison Early College High School, Marshall

Casie Zamiara
Lake Norman Charter School, Huntersville

 

Out-of-State

Alaska

Sarah Campbell
Ketchikan High School, Ketchikan

Alabama

Davis Thompson
Auburn High School, Auburn

Mirella Chavez
UMS Wright Preparatory School, Mobile

Jordan Berry
Loveless Academic Magnet Program, Montgomery

Scott Richburg
The Montgomery Academy, Montgomery

Hannah Zarzour
Hoover High School, Hoover

Arizona

Chase McVey
Phoenix Country Day School, Paradise Valley

Helene Meacham
Betty H. Fairfax High School, Laveen

Jesse Reeck
Northland Pioneer College, Keams Canyon

California

Luke De
Nueva School, San Mateo

Lucy Dillon
Crystal Springs Uplands School (former), Hillsborough

Emma Garcia
Castilleja School, Palo Alto

Kevin Morris
Sacred Heart Preparatory, Atherton

Edye Udell
Westridge School, Pasadena

Patrick Wallace
Chadwick School, Palos Verdes Peninsula

Colorado

Ariell Bachman
Cherry Creek High School, Greenwood Village

Kimberly Jans
Colorado Academy (retired), Denver

Andy Matthews
Peak to Peak Charter School, Lafayette

Connecticut

Amanda Benedict
The Taft School, Watertown

Elena Castro
Miss Porter’s School, Farmington

Nicole Cozza
Greenwich Academy, Greenwich

Fredrick Goodman
Kingswood Oxford School, West Hartford

Jennifer McCandless
The Loomis Chaffee School (former), Windsor

Zoe Resch
Hopkins School, New Haven

Delaware

Tami Lunsford
Newark Charter High School, Newark

Cheryl Mitchell
Tower Hill School, Wilmington

Will Torrey
St. Andrew’s School, Middletown

Florida

Cristina Busto
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School, Miami

Julie Anne Cannon
Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart, Miami

Gregory Cooper
Ransom Everglades School (former), Miami

Alexandra Diaz
Our Lady of Lourdes Academy, Miami

Melissa Gonzalez
Coral Gables Senior High School, Coral Gables

Shawntee Herring
Cypress Bay High School, Weston

Ches Kanno
Cypress Bay High School, Weston

Larry Knight
Stanton College Preparatory School, Jacksonville

Jaimee Rashbaum
Pine Crest School Fort, Lauderdale

Alton Smith
Marine Academy of Science and Technology FIU Biscayne Bay, North Miami

Derek Thomas
Henry B. Plant High School, Tampa

Marion Zeiner
Episcopal School of Jacksonville, Jacksonville

Georgia

Michael Arjona
The Walker School, Marietta

George Bailey
Clarke Central High School, Athens

William Bowman
Augusta Preparatory Day School, Augusta

David Brunt
The Lovett School, Atlanta

Britteny Denier Cantrell
Lambert High School, Suwanee

Steve Hellier
Whitefield Academy, Mableton

Owen Kinney
Darlington School, Rome

Bryan Rutledge
Woodward Academy, College Park

Beth Sensing
Athens Academy, Athens

Bridgett Skaronea
Atlanta International School, Atlanta

Helen Smith
Pace Academy, Atlanta

Hawaii

Darin Au
Punahou High School, Honolulu

Idaho

Monica Church
Boise High School (former), Boise

Josh Udesen
Riverstone International School, Boise

 

Illinois

Shannon Denna
William Fremd High School, Palatine

Stacy Frazer
Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire

Brian Reid
Lane Tech College Prep High School, Chicago

Frank Salerno
New Trier Township High School, Winnetka

Indiana

Allison Hargrove
Carmel High School, Carmel

Tracey Hayden
Signature School, Evansville

Iowa

Jessica Deahl
Linn-Mar High School, Marion

Will Harte
Washington High School, Cedar Rapids

Dennis Hynek
John F. Kennedy High School, Cedar Rapids

Darien Robins
West High School, Iowa City

Kentucky

Christina Causey
DuPont Manual Magnet High School, Louisville

Tim Holman
Dupont Manual Magnet High School, Louisville

Bob Wheatley
Sacred Heart Academy, Louisville

Louisiana

Adam Richard
Benjamin Franklin High School, New Orleans

Massachusetts

Amy Martin-Nelson
Groton School, Groton

Moriah Musto
The Winsor School, Boston

Greg Sokol
The Roxbury Latin School, West Roxbury

Maryland

Matthew Bruneel
Walt Whitman High School, Bethesda

Beth Flowers
Saint James School, Hagerstown

Barbara Segnatelli
Severna Park High School, Severna Park

Jennifer Solove
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Bethesda

Brandon Taylor
St. Paul’s School, Brooklandville

James Turner
Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School, Rockville

Xiaochao Yu
Poolesville High School, Poolesville

Dan Zimmerman
St. Paul’s School, Brooklandville

Michigan

James Borst
East Grand Rapids High School (retired), Grand Rapids

Minnesota

Andrea Moerer
St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul

Jonathan Nicholson
Breck School, Golden Valley

Adam Schmalzbauer
Providence Academy, Plymouth

Missouri

Alan Begrowicz
Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School, Saint Louis

Nebraska

Rebecca Warrior
Papillion LaVista South High School, Paplillion

New Hampshire

Townley Chisholm
Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter

Zhaohong (Jenny) Li
St. Paul’s School, Concord

New Jersey

Cort Bosc
Montclair Kimberley Academy, Montclair

Erik Jacobsen
Newark Academy, Livingston

Chris Whalen
The Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville

New Mexico

Alfonso Leon
UWC-USA, Montezuma

Danny Packer
Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque

New York

Talia Dardis
Edgemont High School, Scarsdale

Megan Gifford
Shenendehowa High School, Clifton Park

William Meyer
Rye High School, Rye

Barbara Pachetti
Convent of the Sacred Heart, New York

Ohio

Tracey Alley
Madeira High School, Cincinnati

Christy Barton
Madeira High School, Cincinnati

Arete Calabrese
Hathaway Brown School, Shaker Heights

Kathleen Hickey
St. Charles Preparatory School, Columbus

Shi Jiang
University School, Chagrin Falls

Brandi Sharlow
St. Ursula Academy, Toledo

Pennsylvania

Brian Busby
West Chester East High School, West Chester

Ronald Kinser
Sewickley Academy, Sewickley

Jess Reid
Academy of Notre Dame de Namur, Villanova

Rhode Island

Daniel Taradash
St. George’s School, Newport

South Carolina

Caitlin Adelson
Porter-Gaud School, Charleston

Paula Corbett
Beaufort High School, Beaufort

Trena Kirby
Scholars Academy High School, Myrtle Beach

Paul Martin
Oakbrook Preparatory School, Spartanburg

Patrick Rybarczyk
Hammond School, Columbia

Tennessee

Mike Brown
Webb School of Knoxville, Knoxville

Elizabeth Crosby
Memphis University School, Memphis

Justin Fitzpatrick
University School of Nashville, Nashville

Steve Gadbois
Memphis University School, Memphis

William Lancaster
Father Ryan High School, Nashville

Tim Laramore
Baylor School, Chattanooga

Marianne Leung
St. George’s Independent School, Collierville

Freya Sachs
University School of Nashville, Nashville

Mason Soun
St. Mary’s Episcopal School, Memphis

Kati Swieca-Brockman
Montgomery Bell Academy, Nashville

Texas

Harlan Bailey
North Dallas High School, Dallas

Nathan Bennett
Hillcrest High School, Dallas

Kathleen Carter
Newman Smith High School, Carrollton

Maggie Ferris
Episcopal School of Dallas, Dallas

Elizabeth Martens
St. Andrew’s Episcopal School (retired), Austin

Shaheen Matuni
Fort Worth Country Day, Fort Worth

Peter Saliga
Cistercian Preparatory School, Irving

Michele Santosuosso
St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas

Linda Woolley
Greenhill School, Addison

Utah

George Murphy
Park City High School, Park City

Virginia

Daniel Bledsoe
Western Albemarle High School, Crozet

Ed Coleman
Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School, Richmond

Jason Knebel
Virginia Episcopal School, Lynchburg

Franz Ritt
The Potomac School McLean VA

Josh Singer
Meridian High School Falls, Church

Ron Smith
St. Christopher’s School, Richmond

Samuel Ulmschneider
Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School, Richmond

Ryan Warren
St. Catherine’s School, Richmond

Washington

Ben McKinley
Lakeside School, Seattle

Holly Muller
Union High School, Camas

Ragini Narasimhan
University Preparatory Academy, Seattle

Jane Stafford
Mercer Island High School, Mercer Island

Washington, D.C.

Brendan Hartnett
Gonzaga College High School

Susan Ikenberry
Georgetown Day School

Nikki Magaziner
Mills St. Albans School

Laura O’Neill
School Without Walls High School

Victoria Tyson
School Without Walls High School

Wisconsin

Wade Bosworth
University School of Milwaukee, Milwaukee

International

Brazil

Angelica Freitas
Colégio Eduardo Gomes, Sao Caetano Do Sul, Sao Paulo

Canada

Mike Sherry
Port Moody Secondary School, Port Moody, British Columbia

Farah Slaihi
St. John’s School (former), Vancouver, British Columbia

Joe Commisso
St. Andrew’s College, Aurora, Ontario

Kristy McDowell
W.L. Mackenzie C.I., Toronto, Ontario

Louis Michaud
Cégep Champlain St. Lawrence, Quebec City, Quebec

Bluky Ng
Harold M. Brathwaite Secondary School, Brampton, Ontario

Giancarlo Pavan
Ridley College, St. Catharines, Ontario

Lulu Wang
Upper Canada College, Toronto, Ontario

James Weekes
Upper Canada College, Toronto, Ontario

Chile

Jesse Lee Pritchard
The International School Nido de Aguilas, Santiago

China

Helen Bacon
Chinese International School, Hong Kong

Kitty Keeman
Chinese International School, Hong Kong

Cassandra Poyiadjis-Osler
UWC Changshu China, Changshu

Costa Rica

Amy Jacobs
La Paz Community School, Provincia de Guanacaste, Brasilito

Germany

Akila Beainy
UWC Robert Bosch College, Freiburg im Breisgau

India

Matthew Spall
Mahindra United World College of India, Kothrud

Peru

Manuel Corrales
Villa Caritas School, La Molina

Singapore

Norman Matzke
United World College of South East Asia

South Africa

Ssanyu Sematimba
African Leadership Academy, Northcliff

Switzerland

Steven Saunders
Aiglon College, Chesieres-Villars, Vaud

Turkey

James Butterworth
Robert College, Arnavutkoy, Istanbul

United Kingdom

Rachel Breach
Sir Joseph Williamson’s Mathematical School, Rochester

Jack Tavassoly-Marsh
Alton College, Alton

Muideen Liadi
Barnhill Community High School, Middlesex

Johanna Pettigrew
Ysgol Brynhyfryd, Ruthin

Nick De Luca
Uppingham School, Uppingham, Rutland

Mike Tonks
Shrewsbury School, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Vietnam

Stacey Barta
Saint Paul American School, Hanoi

Thuy Nguyen
Nguyen Truong To Secondary School, Hanoi