Please join us in celebrating the leadership of these 18 award-winning corps members and alumni teachers; together, alongside hundreds of other TFA corps members and alumni teachers, they are working to provide better education opportunities and outcomes for thousands of students in North Carolina. 

We look forward to the impact they will continue to have on students in North Carolina. We are grateful for their service and leadership! 

Aprille Morris-Butler (CPT '19)
Charlotte Parent Magazine's Teacher of the Year
Julius L. Chambers High School

Daeja Godette (ENC '21)
Beginning Teacher of the Year
W.A. Pattillo Middle School

Ella Bess Marshall (ENC '07)
Keith Burnam, Jr. Award
Henderson Collegiate 

Gena Morton (CPT '16)
Teacher of the Year
Northeast Middle School 

Gold Gladney (CPT '18)
Teacher of the Year
Wilson STEM Academy

Janet Jolly (Arkansas '12)
Keith Burnam, Jr. Award
Henderson Collegiate 

Kade'Jha Elliot (CPT '17)
Teacher of the Year
Bruns Academy

Katie Sondheim (CPT '17)
Teacher of the Year
Allenbrook Elementary School 

Kiauna Ferguson (CPT '19)
Teacher of the Year
Paw Creek Elementary School

Matt Killian (CPT '15)
Leah Louise B. Tannenbaum Award
Penn-Griffin School of the Arts

Meghan Collins (CPT '18)
Teacher of the Year
Quail Hollow Middle School

Meghan Sheldon (CPT '21)
Rookie Teacher of the Year
Jackson Middle School

Mikaela Argo Miller (CPT '21)
Rookie Teacher of the Year
Jackson Middle School

Peter Leonard (ENC '20)
Excellence in Education Award
Henderson Collegiate (High School)

Preston Hughes (ENC '21)
Beginning Teacher of the Year
West Edgecombe Middle School

Robert B. Oechslin, Jr. (CPT '17)
Teacher of the Year
Burton Magnet Elementary

Rubí J. Parra (CPT '17)
Teacher of the Year
Marie G. Davis IB Middle School

Taylor Lawson (CPT '21)
Rookie Teacher of the Year
Eastern Guilford Middle School