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Georgia Teacher of the Year Finalists

2014 to Present

2025 Georgia Teacher of the Year Finalists

Leigha Burnham, Jenny Cofield, Crystal McDowell, Steven McIntyre, Alicia Reno, Daisha Taylor, Candace Torrence, Holly Witcher, Ashleigh Wright, and Ashley Young

2024 Georgia Teacher of the Year Finalists

Veena Black, Lucas Brock,
Inga Cashon, Vanessa Ellis, Katie Jenkins, Laura Lambert, Jennifer Lean, Brittany Nearhoof, Katherine Jane Stewart, Christy Todd

2023 Georgia Teacher of the Year Finalists

Ashley Anglin, Katlyn “Katie” Blum, Julie Caraballo, Laura Floryance, Susan Howard, Vicki Knox, Michael Kobito, Chelsea Leming, Lisa Seegar, Jesse Smith

2022 Georgia Teacher of the Year Finalists

Natasha Nicole Berry, Tewanna L. Brown, Rebecca Elizabeth Carlisle, Cherie Bonder Dennis, Shanika Nichole Freeman, Catherine Nichole Hampton, Michelle Mickens, Maggie Johnson Pruitt, Jennifer Hawthorne Smith, Matthew Ellis Taylor

2020 Georgia Teacher of the Year Finalists

Kristen Applebee, Amy Arnold, Dr. David Bishop Collins, Carlos Hernandez, Lewis Kelly, Tracey Nance Pendley, Stephanie Peterson, Kiana Pinckney, Teresa Thompson, Francisco “Frank” Zamora

2018 Georgia Teacher of the Year Finalists

Paulette M. Allard, Dr. K. Paige Cole, Jonathan Deen, Susan Donlin, Laura Gerlach, Gerald Kosoff, Jamie Lynn McFarland, John R. Tibbetts, Dominique Vidal Nichols, Suzette Weinhardt

2019 Georgia Teacher of the Year Finalists

Shaylen Dixon, Dr. Doug Doblar, Dr. Stefan Lawrence, Nancy Rogers, Maleah Stewart, Ike Thompson, Melanie Thompson, Allison Kerley Townsend, Stephanie Vidrine, Kayla Yeargin

2017 Georgia Teacher of the Year Finalists

Michelle Courtwright Ashmore, Casey M. Bethel, Heather Cocke, Heather McConnell, Martha Villanueva Milam, Marlo Miranda, Joseph Cody Moncrief, Dr. Debra Russell, Jennifer Taylor, Sara Jones Wilder

2016 Georgia Teacher of the Year Finalists

Brian David Butler, Holly Canup, Blair Inabinet, Gary Allen Jones II, Ernest William Lee II, Kimberly Lester, Patrick Logan, Brian Patrick, Alexandra Vlachakis, John Wood

2015 Georgia Teacher of the Year Finalists

Nick C. Crowder, Rhonda Lokey, Amanda Miliner, Paul D. Mixon, Michelle Peace, Marc Pedersen, Dr. Lyn Schenbeck, Rita L. Simmons, Hyunjin Son, Sarah Ballew Welch

2014 Georgia Teacher of the Year Finalists

Tamika N. Ball, Jemelleh Coes, David DuBose, Dr. Polly S. Holder, Brandon A. Mitchell, Shannon Pollitz, Terrie L. Ponder, Barbara Rosolino, Tanya Smith, Jeanine Wetherington

2009 to 2013

2013

Billie Jo Diehl

Lauren Eckman

Allison Konter

Dr. Andy Felt

Sara Taylor

Shelby Ann Steinhauer

Alana Ellenburg

Jaslyn Dukes

Charles Trader

Elisha R. Gray

2012

Nancy C. Rogers

Melissa Webb

Lisa Boyd

Christine W. Powell

Ivy K. Smith

Beth Sciarro

Nancy Williams

Vicki Tarleton

Ashlee J. Mitchell

Jadun O. McCarthy

2011

Lore Bone

Kelly Burke

Laura Gerlach

Coni Grebel

Steven Greer

Kathy Neal

Henry Rentz

Deborah Stringfellow

Bettina Polite Tate

Pam Williams

2010

Sandy Akin

Susy Besson

Merrill Boyton

Gwen Desselle

Jennifer Beckum Irvin

Mark Lang

Krista Pearson

Michele Rigsby

Tiffany Todd

Kathy Wood

2009

Gina Coss

David Curtis

Clay Hildebrand

Leanne Maule

Daniel Petritz

Stephanie Shelton

Aletha Snowberger

Christopher Spraggins

Dwight Stafford

Tracy Wilson