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 Trinh
Nguyen Truong To Secondary School, Hanoi
