Celebrating These 18 Award-Winning Teachers from the TFA Network in North Carolina
These corps members and alumni educators across the state have been formally recognized for their leadership in the classroom.
November 23, 2022

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