One Hundred and Seven Educators Are Recognized for Their Efforts To Promote Equity in Computing

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NCWIT proudly announces the 2022 NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Educator Award recipients, honoring one hundred and seven educators from 43 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and Canada.

Each year, U.S. educators (formal or informal), counselors, administrators, mentors, or other influencers who support the computing-related passions of 9 through 12 grade students are eligible to receive recognition for their efforts to promote gender equity in computing. This year, 70 winners and 37 honorable mentions were selected from more than 130 amazing, talented applicants.

View a complete list of the 2022 regional affiliate winners here. View a complete list of the 2022 regional affiliate honorable mentions here. View the announcement of the 2022 National NCWIT AiC Educator Award recipients here.

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The entire NCWIT AiC program platform is supported generously by Apple. AiC also receives support for specific national program elements. The AiC Educator Award is sponsored by AT&T.

2022 Regional Affiliate Winners


  • Colleen Adams, Quince Orchard High School, Gaithersburg, MD
  • Angela Albrecht Eason, Lely High School, Naples, FL
  • Anna Alfano, St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Secondary School, Burlington, Ont.
  • Ajayi Anwansedo, Afterschool Programs, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Landon Ashcroft, InTech Collegiate Academy, North Logan, UT
  • Loretta Baber, Central High School, Phenix City, AL
  • Amy Bakaletz, L&N STEM Academy, Knoxville, TN
  • Brad Bass, University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, Ont.
  • Victoria Berkowitz, Mineola High School, Oceanside, NY
  • Kymberli Bryant, Spruce Mountain High School, Jay, ME
  • Carmen Bryson, Shaw High School, Cleveland, OH
  • Jason Canfield, Farmington High School, Troy, MI
  • James Chow, Western Canada High School, Calgary, Alta.
  • Frances Cortez O'Connor, National Cathedral School, Washington, D.C.
  • Michele Coultas Palo Verde High School, Las Vegas, NV
  • Kath Cuéllar Burns, Raoul Wallenberg Traditional High School, San Francisco, CA
  • Melody Dumas, Lee High School, Midland, TX
  • Susan Eckert, Cornerstone Academy, Davenport, IA
  • Alexandra Fenton, SuperNOVA at Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S.
  • Amy Fetherston, Wauwatosa West High School, New Berlin, WI
  • Elaine Griggs, Pembroke High School, Pembroke, MA
  • Toni Hall, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (Career and Technical Education), Charlotte, NC
  • Stephen Heiser, Corona Del Sol High School, Tempe, AZ
  • Joelle Henry, Salem High School, Weare, NH
  • Carrie Hill, St. Joseph's Academy, O'Fallon, MO
  • Mary Isaac, HEDGE Co, Lakeside, CA
  • Kristi Jernigan, Winston-Louisville Career & Technology Center, Louisville, MS
  • Pam Kantack, Shelley High School, Ammon, ID
  • Sherri Kelley, Carson High School, Carson, NV
  • Ashley Kincannon, Lake Hamilton Jr. High School, Pearcy, AR
  • Eilene Klaka, Eastlake High School, Redmond, WA
  • Keethan Kleiner, North Carolina School of Science And Mathematics, Durham, NC
  • Eric Langevin, Essex High School, Essex Junction, VT
  • Daniel Larkin, Sleepy Hollow High School, Sleepy Hollow, NY
  • Byoungyong Lee, Tiyan High School, Barrigada, GU
  • Stacy Lesmeister, Cedarburg High School, Cedarburg, WI
  • Gina Lewis, Southside High School, Van Buren, AR
  • Tatiana Lozada, Atlantic Technical College, Deerfield Beach, FL
  • Lloyd Mann, Shadow Ridge High School, Las Vegas, NV
  • Randy Mills, Rangeview High School, Aurora, CO
  • Theodore Moldenhauer, John B. Connally High School, Austin, TX
  • Laura Moore, Dupont Manual High School, Louisville, KY
  • Charles Moseley, Bartram Trail High School, St. Johns, FL
  • Cindy Moshman-Southworth, Patchogue-Medford High School, Medford, NY
  • Tanga Myers, Newark Charter School, Newark, DE
  • Danielle Nesci, East Brunswick High School, East Brunswick, NJ
  • Theodore Newfield, Armwood High School, Seffner, FL
  • Margaret Novack, Foothill High School, Henderson, NV
  • Voke Ogueh, Hastings High School, Fulshear, TX
  • Hannah Oldham, Sprayberry High School, Atlanta, GA
  • Diana Penning, Spring Hill High School, Chapin, SC
  • Huy Pham, Westminster High School, Westminster, CA
  • Patricia Piros, East Providence Career & Technical Center, Riverside, RI
  • Priya Rajagopal, Connecticut River Academy, East Hartford, CT
  • Rebecca Randall, Marian High School, Mishawaka, IN
  • Michealrose Ravalier, Ivanna Eudora Kean High School, St. Thomas, VI
  • E. Reis, Propel Charter School, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Heather Renfroe, Gulf Breeze High School, Gulf Breeze, FL
  • Adam Riazi, Cabell Midland High School, Huntington, WV
  • Joe Rowe, Franklin High School, Portland, OR
  • Kathryn Roznai, World Language High School, Chicago, IL
  • April Schermann, Normal Community West High School, Normal, IL
  • Andrew Schuetze, Lutheran High School of San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
  • David Swift, Atoka High School, Coalgate, OK
  • Barbara Teterycz, Capital High School, Santa Fe, NM
  • Donnita Tucker, Francis Marion High School, Safford, AL
  • Fang Wang, FLYSET, Plano, TX
  • Laura Wojick, Phillipsburg High School, Milford, NJ
  • Dr. Michael G. Wulf, Minnesota STEM Partnership, St. Paul, MN
  • Paul Zettler, Red River High School, Grand Forks, ND

2022 Regional Affiliate Honorable Mentions


  • Karen Abbey, Parish Hill High School, Eastford, CT
  • Enrique Arce-Larreta, West High School, Salt Lake City, UT
  • Susan Black, Middleton High School, Valrico, FL
  • Kirstin Bullington, Richland Two Institute of Innovation, Elgin, SC
  • Mousumi Chatterjee, Wheaton High School, Rockville, MD
  • Haim Cohen, East Brunswick High School, Highland Park, NJ
  • Stacey Cornette,Hendersonville High School, Gallatin, TN
  • Carlos Cruz, Beacon Charter High School, Providence, RI
  • Zackery Dean, North Raleigh Christian Academy, Raleigh, NC
  • Bobbie Deuter, Warner High School - 01, Warner, SD
  • Elizabeth Dillard, CREC Academy of Science and Innovation, New Britain, CT
  • Kelly Dyar, Mill Creek High School, Hoschton, GA
  • Andrew Eickstead, Lutheran High School of San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
  • Scot Gause, Ralston Valley High School, Arvada, CO
  • Andrew Griffin, Tea Area High School - 03, Sioux Falls, SD
  • Andy Hamilton, West Ottawa High School, Holland, MI
  • Nicholas Hein, El Capitan High School, Lakeside, CA
  • Sharon Jones, Dottie Rose Foundation, Charlotte, NC
  • Rick Kamps, Pulaski High School, Pulaski, WI
  • Destiny Langford Ramey, Paul W. Bryant High School, Tuscaloosa, AL
  • Lubna Lorena, Clements High School, Sugar Land, TX
  • Adam Luekin, Vernon Hills High School, Vernon Hills, IL
  • Piyush Malik, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin, Fremont, CA
  • Joanna Marcotte, Franklin High School, Franklin, NH
  • Deborah Minassian, Dover High School, North Hampton, NH
  • Kathryn Muehlhaus, Bloomington High School North, Bloomington, IN
  • John Nam, Sharpstown International School, Houston, TX
  • Neil Plotnick, Everett High School, Winthrop, MA
  • Audra Rudys, Wayzata High School, Plymouth, MN
  • Janice Loudon Stoner, Loyola Academy, Chicago, IL
  • Keith Tomaszewicz, Basha High School, Phoenix, AZ
  • Corinne Vassallo, The University of Texas at Austin / NASA SEES Internship, Austin, TX
  • Bhawna Verma, Paradise Valley High School, Cave Creek, AZ
  • Marlon Vernon, Miami Lakes Educational Center, Miami Lakes, FL
  • Eric Walters, Marymount School of New York, New York, NY
  • Amber Williamson, Atlanta College and Career Academy, Ellenwood, GA
  • Melissa Wrenchey, Tesla STEM High School, Redmond, WA

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