Professional Development

NSTA New Science Teacher Academy

2008 Amgen–NSTA Fellows

  • Katie Abell, Greene County Career Center, Xenia OH
  • Veronica Alonzo, El Paso High, El Paso TX
  • Diana Armitage, Hershey Middle School, Hershey PA
  • Leigh Arscott, Minnie Howard School, Alexandria VA
  • Christopher Ashley, Needham High School, Needham MA
  • Jamie Atkinson, Washington–Wilkes Comprehensive High School, Washington GA
  • Matt Barefield, Sacajawea Middle School, Bozeman MT
  • Diana Beardsley, Silas Deane Middle School, Wethersfield CT
  • Melissa Bell, Wilde Lake High School, Columbia MD
  • Julia Bermudez, Pioneer High School, Whittier CA
  • Tina Bersi, Brinkley High School, Brinkley AR
  • Casey Bowe, Greybull High School and Middle School, Greybull WY
  • Sarah Brown, P-SJ-A High School, San Juan TX
  • Chalet Brown, E.D. Walker Middle, Dallas TX
  • Christy Budynkiewicz, Daingerfield Junior High School, Daingerfield TX
  • Malinda Burk, Lincoln High School, Lincoln NE
  • Marie Burns, Patton Middle School, McMinnville OR
  • Assunta Burnside, Anthony High School, Anthony TX
  • Julie Caiola, Pond Road Middle School, Robbinsville NJ
  • Beth Campbell, Oak Hammock K-8, Port St. Lucie FL
  • Yosefa Carriger, Nellie Stone Johnson Community School, Minneapolis MN
  • Karin Chaffins, Larry A. Ryle High School, Union KY
  • Andrea Champagne, University Liggett Middle School, Grosse Pointe Woods MI
  • Christina Charles, Deerfield High School, Deerfield WI
  • Galeet Cohen, Central High School, Philadelphia PA
  • Orvilla Coleman, Moss Public School, Holdenville OK
  • Kathrine Crysup Sikes, Seashore Middle Academy, Corpus Christi TX
  • Theresa D'Alfonso, Johnston Sr. High School, Johnston RI
  • Tracy Davidson, Thomas Edison South, Nibley UT
  • Justine Davies, Seton Keough High School, Baltimore MD
  • Michelle DeBlois, Livermore Falls Middle School, Livermore Falls ME
  • Kimberly Decker, Chaparral High School, Parker CO
  • Kristin Delehant, Papillion South High School, Papillion NE
  • Winsor Demore, Mears Middle School, Anchorage AK
  • Pete DeRiso, North Warren Regional School, Blairstown NJ
  • Katie Dobkowski, Beaver Lake Middle School, Issaquah WA
  • Catherine Doss, Hewitt Trussville High School, Trussville AL
  • Hilary Downs, Valley Preparatory Academy Charter School, Fresno CA
  • Christine Earnhart, Wildwood Middle School, Wildwood MO
  • Melissa Eckert, Sperreng Middle Schools, St. Louis MO
  • Natalie Eraas, Mandan High School, Mandan ND
  • Tamika Ervin, Young Junior High School, Arlington TX
  • Shay Fairchild Vanderlaan, Corvallis Middle School, Norwalk CA
  • Laura Feldkamp, Goddard High School, Goddard KS
  • Michelle Fenwick, Andrews Middle School, Medford MA
  • Allan Fluharty, Prosser Career Academy, Chicago IL
  • Beverly Frommel, Clover High School, Clover SC
  • Corey Gallegos, Aurora Hills Middle, Aurora CO
  • Adam Geller, Long Middle School, St. Louis MO
  • Brian Gerber, Hilliard Darby High School, Hilliard OH
  • Adrienne Gifford, New Millennium Academy Charter School, Minneapolis MN
  • Kyle Girup, Naperville North High School, Naperville IL
  • Kristi Glassmeyer, Basha High School, Chandler AZ
  • Karen Gottula, Franklin Middle School, Greeley CO
  • Christine Grauer, Eliza Miller Jr. High School, West Helena AR
  • Jennifer Greenawalt, Holabird Middle School, Baltimore MD
  • Marcia Griffin, Mobile County Training School, Mobile AL
  • Sherry Groegor-Godwin, Northeast Academy for Health Sciences and Engineering, Oklahoma City OK
  • Sue Grunwald, Heritage Middle School, Thompson's Station TN
  • Michael Guarraia, Windsor Mill Middle School, Baltimore MD
  • Melissa Guinta, Mount Dora High School, Mount Dora FL
  • Padma Haldar, warren high, downey CA
  • Christopher Hanson, C.T. Joy Middle School, FPO AP DD
  • Robert Harrod, Cape Henlopen High School, Lewes DE
  • Teresa Hedger, Veterans Memorial Middle School, Columbus GA
  • Joseph Holm, Tamanend Middle School, Warrington PA
  • Iona Hunedy, Solomon Schechter Day School, Newton MA
  • Amy Hunt, Bonita Vista Middle School, Chula Vista CA
  • John Hurley, Carver Junior High, Spartanburg SC
  • Brad Hurst Jr., Johnston Community High School, Johnston IA
  • Emily Jagusch, City Neighbors Public Charter School, Baltimore MD
  • Anna Jedraszczak, North Lincoln Middle School, Denver NC
  • Amy Jenkins, Summersville Grade School, Mt. Vernon IL
  • Tiffany Johnson, Park City Prep Charter School, Bridgeport CT
  • Victoria Johnson, Moultonborough Academy, Moultonborough NH
  • Elizabeth Johnston, Flandreau Middle School, Flandreau SD
  • Angela Joines, Silo Public School, Durant OK
  • Leanna Kendall, East Chapel Hill High School, Chapel Hill NC
  • Simone Kirby, Daleville Jr. Sr High School, Daleville IN
  • Theresa Knipe, Scott Middle School, Hammond IN
  • Beth Krauss, Manlius Pebble Hill School, Dewitt NY
  • Christine Lee, Granada Hills Charter High School, Granada Hills CA
  • Tanya Lemburg, Williamsburg, Williamsburg IA
  • Kristine Len, Charles Drew Elementary School, New Orleans LA
  • Michele Livingston, Marana High nSchool, Tucson AZ
  • Kandi Luensmann, Gatesville High School, Gatesville TX
  • Tara McDonald, Minooka Intermediate School, Minooka IL
  • Lauren A. McGrory, Manhasset High School, Manhasset NY
  • Meredith Mackey, Manor Middle School, Manor TX
  • Kara McLaughlin, Chavez Prep, Washington DC
  • Joseph Magie, Powell JHS, Mesa AZ
  • Charles Mangrum, Grassland Middle, Franklin TN
  • David Manley, Walker Valley High School, Cleveland TN
  • Kathleen Markiewicz, Boston Latin School, Boston MA
  • Abbie Martin, New Kent High School, New Kent VA
  • Karen Metcalf, Rickards High School, Tallahassee FL
  • Jim Miller, Cleveland Heights High School, Cleveland Heights OH
  • William Milstid, Universal Institute Charter School, Philadelphia PA
  • Pamela Moreno, West Prairie HS, Sciota IL
  • Ann Nann, South High Community School, Worcester MA
  • Leland Newton, Union Intermediate High School, Broken Arrow OK
  • Anastacia Nicole, Mill Creek Middle School, Kent WA
  • Bennett O'Connor, Early College High School/Mountainview College, Dallas TX
  • Cara Olivenza, Century Middle School, Thornton CO
  • Kimberly Kult, North Polk Jr-Sr High School, Alleman IA
  • Jennifer Osgood-Wojtylak, RCSD Edison–School of Engineering and Manufacturing, Rochester NY
  • Mark Pagels, Tucson High Magnet School, Tucson AZ
  • Thomas Pasquini, Hartford High School, White River Junction VT
  • Mario Patino, Kamehameha Schools-Hawai'i, Kea'au HI
  • May Penarroyo, Vaughn International Studies Academy, San Fernando CA
  • Marcia Pineda, Albuquerque High School, Albuquerque NM
  • Charles Pineo, Woodstock High School, Woodstock GA
  • Laura Plas, York High School, York NE
  • John Porter, Lincoln High School, Ypsilanti MI
  • Elizabeth Potter, Lakes Community High School, Lake Villa IL
  • Alyssa Radtke, B. Gayle Wilson, Fairfield CA
  • Daisy Ramirez, Escuela Popular, San Jose CA
  • Chris Rea, Midland School, Los Olivos CA
  • Jennifer Reis, Kutztown Middle School, Kutztown PA
  • Melissa Resh, Young Women's Leadership Charter, Chicago IL
  • Amanda Richardson, Glenwood Middle School, Glenwood MD
  • Ryan Rust, Hornedo Middle School, El Paso TX
  • Amanda Sater, Memorial Middle School, Albany OR
  • Katherine Sheehan, Forest Middle School, Forest VA
  • Megan Sibley, River Glen Middle School, San Jose CA
  • Debra Sirvidio, Lacordaire Academy, Upper Montclair NJ
  • Terri Slaughter, Knox County R-1, Edina MO
  • Tara Spitzer-List, BFE @ Edison, Rochester NY
  • Steven Stearns, Larned Middle School, Larned KS
  • Melissa Stolz, RA Jones Middle School, Florence KY
  • Alyssa Stutte, Bend Senior High School, Bend OR
  • Tyson Swiftney, Issaquah High School, Issaquah WA
  • Sally Tanguay, Hunters Creek Middle School, Jacksonville NC
  • Leslie Thomas, Atkins High School, Winston-Salem NC
  • Nichole Thomas, Fox River Middle School, Waterford WI
  • Courtney Titus, Middle Creek High School, Apex NC
  • Kristine Varney, Brooklyn Preparatory High School, Brooklyn NY
  • Cristina Veresan, Southport Middle School, Port St. Lucie FL
  • William Vincent, C.E. Jordan High School, Durham NC
  • Kendra Walters, Wester Middle School, Frisco TX
  • Megan Watkins, IS 151-Lou Gehrig Academy, Bronx NY
  • Jennifer Welch, Cunningham Middle School, Corpus Christi TX
  • Amity Westphalen, Olympia High School, Stanford IL
  • Jill Whitmarsh, North College Hill Jr./Sr. High, Cincinnati OH
  • Christina Wilberg, Eau Gallie High, Melbourne FL
  • Jesse Wilcox, Valley Southwoods Freshman High School, West Des Moines IA
  • Austin Williams, William Penn High School, Philadelphia PA
  • Carol Williams, Washington Montessori School, New Preston CT
  • Jaime Yetter, Dunellen High School, Dunellen NJ
  • Sarah Young, Rowland Hall–St. Mark's Middle School, Salt Lake City UT

2008 Agilent–NSTA Fellows

  • Jessica Chan, Marymount High School, Los Angeles CA
  • Christan Cole, Fountain Middle School, Fountain CO
  • Michelle Docter, Liberty Middle School, Aurora CO
  • Danika Garcia, Castle Park High School, Chula Vista CA
  • Molly Hendrick, Lawndale High School, Lawndale CA
  • Elizabeth Lester, LeConte Middle School, Los Angeles CA
  • Joseph Mello, Carmel High School, Carmel CA
  • Elizabeth Nowak, Delcastle Technical High School, Wilmington DE
  • Katie Stapko, Woodland High School, Woodland CA

2008 Astellas–NSTA Fellows

  • Lindsay Anderson, Warren Township High School, Gurnee IL
  • Lindsay Annunzio, Courtenay Language Arts Center, Chicago IL
  • Michelle Dare, Crystal Lake Central High School, Crystal Lake IL
  • Glen Flodstrom, Oglesby Washington Junior High School, Oglesby IL
  • Jacqueline Gonzalez, Carpentersville Middle School, Carpentersville IL
  • Brian Hayes, CHicago Math and Science Academy, Chicago IL
  • Julie Heintz, Thornton Fractional North, Calumet City IL
  • Cheryl Heitzman, North-Grand High School, Chicago IL
  • Sarah Lukawski, Richard Ira Jones Middle School, Plainfield IL
  • Jennifer May, Gordon Tech High School, Chicago IL
  • Thomas Michael Nisbet, Chicago Discovery Academy–Bowen Campus, Chicago IL
  • Christina Schmidt, Henry-Senachwine High School, Henry IL
  • Harriet Smith, EXCEL Academy, Chicago IL
  • Elizabeth Tabler, Plano High School, Plano IL
  • Jason Widdes, Niles North High School, Skokie IL

2008 Bayer–NSTA Fellows

  • Melissa Alexander, South Ripley Junior/Senior High School, Versailles IN
  • Sue Ellen Beek, Jefferson City High School, Jefferson City MO
  • Jill Bergan, Martin Luther King Middle School, Berkeley CA
  • Alexis Book, The Neighborhood Academy, Pittsburgh PA
  • Samantha Carpenter, Durant Road Middle School, Raleigh NC
  • Renee Haines, Martinsburg High School, Martinsburg WV
  • Sherry Hansen, Oregon Trail Junior High, Olathe KS
  • James Pastorius, Frelinghuysen Middle School, Morristown NJ
  • Stacey Straub, The Neighborhood Academy, pittsburgh PA
  • Arshunda Washington, Alief Taylor High School, Houston TX
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