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2022-2023 Teachers of the Year

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2022-2023 Teachers of the Year

Elementary School Level
Teacher of the Year 
and District Teacher of the Year
Middle School Level
Teacher of the Year
High School Level
Teacher of the Year



Jennifer Mitacek

Derrick Tucker

Jordan Motsinger

Argyle Elementary School

Awtrey Middle School

Harrison High School



2022-2023 Individual Teachers of the Year

Selected from amongst their peers, the Teachers of the Year are some of the best and most celebrated educators in our district. Highlighted for their expert use of instructional and academic strategies, the list of Teachers of the Year represents Cobb's most distinguished and well-respected professionals. They are known as teacher leaders, tireless champions of their students, and mentors and coaches of their fellow educators and staff.

Congratulations to this year's Teachers of the Year!

 

School
Name
Acworth Intermediate SchoolJennifer Peck
Addison Elementary SchoolAmanda Rivas
Allatoona High SchoolElizabeth Downey
Argyle Elementary SchoolJenifer Mitacek
Austell Elementary SchoolElizabeth Tsui
Awtrey Middle SchoolDerrick Tucker
Baker Elementary SchoolMelissa Jankowski
Barber Middle SchoolLatasha Arnold
Bells Ferry Elementary SchoolKristy White
Belmont Hills Elementary SchoolStephanie Sullivan
Big Shanty Elementary SchoolLaura Gallien
Birney Elementary SchoolKathryn Graham
Blackwell Elementary SchoolHannah Weber
Brumby Elementary SchoolLilly Hanna
Bryant Elementary SchoolKenita Johnson
Bullard Elementary SchoolNicole Ioppolo
Campbell High SchoolAmanda Connell
Campbell Middle SchoolKiersten Martin
Chalker Elementary SchoolCara Smith
Cheatham Hill Elementary SchoolDevin Bruening
City View Elementary SchoolBrandi Chastain
Clarkdale Elementary SchoolIeshia Wllkerson
Clay-Harmony Leland Elementary SchoolMarquita Jackson
Cobb Horizon High SchoolConnie Bailey
Cobb Innovation & Technology AcademyNatalie Snow
Cobb Online Learning AcademyRikki Stewart
Compton Elementary SchoolBeth Evans
Cooper Middle SchoolRosana Machado
Daniell Middle SchoolPaul Pemberton
Davis Elementary SchoolJessica Banta
Dickerson Middle SchoolConnie Kirshner
Dodgen Middle SchoolKelly O'Brien
Dowell Elementary SchoolJulie Pszczola
Due West Elementary SchoolErin Milton 
Durham Middle SchoolWhitney Morris
East Cobb Middle SchoolShannon Ventresca
East Side Elementary SchoolKim Judge
Eastvalley Elementary SchoolHeather Boggess
Elementary Virtual ProgramHeather Fritts
Fair Oaks Elementary SchoolJerre Barnes 
Floyd Middle SchoolFrancina Blackwell
Ford Elementary SchoolKelly Mattingly
Frey Elementary SchoolKatie Hurley
Garrett Middle SchoolDouglas Gibson
Garrison Mill Elementary SchoolElissa Catellier
Green Acres Elementary SchoolSonya Henry
Griffin Middle SchoolKate Fites
H.A.V.E.N. AcademyGary Alston
Harrison High SchoolJordan Motsinger
Hayes Elementary SchoolChristine Baum
Hendricks Elementary SchoolTeresa Reddish
Hightower Trail Middle SchoolPenny Chasko
Hillgrove High SchoolKelly Wiggins
Hollydale Elementary SchoolClaire Galt
Keheley Elementary SchoolOthniel Campbell
Kell High SchoolGlenda Canada
Kemp Elementary SchoolCarla Brown
Kennesaw Elementary SchoolSusan Weaver
Kennesaw Mountain High SchoolAngela Lack
Kincaid Elementary SchoolPaula Garner
King Springs Elementary SchoolKathy Vasquez
LaBelle Elementary SchoolDawn McElhaney
Lassiter High SchoolKatie Griffin-Seguin
Lewis Elementary SchoolSamantha Cato
Lindley 6th Grade AcademyLaquananisha Adams
Lindley Middle SchoolShaenique Tyndal
Lost Mountain Middle SchoolAmanda Wilhelm
Lovinggood Middle SchoolChristine Hahn
Mableton Elementary SchoolKelsea Townsend
Mabry Middle SchoolLeslie Anne McCoy
McCall Primary SchoolSarah Crawford
McCleskey Middle SchoolHeather Hafner
McClure Middle SchoolMatthew Vickery
McEachern High SchoolMarLynn Bailey
Milford Elementary SchoolTiffany Paige
Mount Bethel Elementary SchoolCatherine Trosclair
Mountain View Elementary SchoolDezarae Norris Waits
Murdock Elementary SchoolMelanie Hilliard
Nicholson Elementary SchoolKaris Stephen
Nickajack Elementary SchoolAbigail Youe
North Cobb High SchoolColette Evans
Norton Park Elementary SchoolJenny Liu
Osborne High SchoolGabrielle Dingle
Palmer Middle SchoolDonna Hall
Pearson Middle SchoolTerryann Gordon
Pebblebrook High SchoolVelrastine Shaw
Pickett's Mill Elementary SchoolKelly Paliskis
Pine Mountain Middle SchoolKelsey Snell
Pitner Elementary SchoolAlexa Dean
Pope High SchoolLindsay Hill
Powder Springs Elementary SchoolJoseph Kirkland
Powers Ferry Elementary SchoolErin Tinnell
Riverside Elementary SchoolSamantha Hamilton
Rocky Mount Elementary SchoolShani Childress
Russell Elementary SchoolAshley Winsett
Sanders Elementary SchoolBonnie Interligi
Sedalia Park Elementary SchoolKathleen Guertin
Shallowford Falls Elementary SchoolJennifer Head
Simpson Middle SchoolCamilla Cohn
Smitha Middle SchoolTeresa Hedlund 
Smyrna Elementary SchoolCassie Rowles
Sope Creek Elementary SchoolMeredith Donnelly
South Cobb Early Learning CenterWillie White-Martin
South Cobb High SchoolCarla Freeman
Sprayberry High SchoolPatrick Hall
Still Elementary SchoolBridget Purdy
Tapp Middle SchoolChervonta Pugh
Teasley Elementary SchoolDeborah Oliver
Timber Ridge Elementary SchoolLindsay Martin
Tritt Elementary SchoolMichelle Moffett
Varner Elementary SchoolTracy Gutierrez
Vaughan Elementary SchoolJennifer Deck
Walton High SchoolKatherine "Katie" Bustle
Wheeler High SchoolMars Berwanger