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Kacey Campbell gets #celebratED as the new Dean of Students at Shorewood School District in Milwaukee, Wisconsin! Prior to this, she served as the Academic Dean at Milwaukee Academy of Science, an English 11 Teacher with the Milwaukee Public Schools, and as an Assistant Principal for the American Creativity Academy in Kuwait. We celebrate Kacey in this next chapter of her leadership journey, and…
Dr. Doug Brubaker gets #celebratED as the new Superintendent of the Chesapeake, Virginia Public Schools! Previously, he served as Superintendent of the Texarkana, Texas Independent School District and the Fort Smith, Arkansas Public Schools. We congratulate him for his appointment to this new leadership role, and we know we will hear great things from him at the Chesapeake Public Schools! Press…
Kim Alvin De Lara gets #celebratED for receiving the 2026 Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE)! He serves as an Elementary/Gifted Education Teacher with the Chandler Unified School District and an Intern in the Army Educational Outreach Program. Prior to this, he was a K-5 Computer Science Teacher for the Maricopa Unified School District. This is Kim's tenth year as an…
Dr. Ingrid Corpuz gets #celebratED for being appointed Multilingual Learner Director for the Movement Schools in Charlotte, North Carolina! She is also an Adjunct Professor at St. Joseph's University, New York. Prior to this, Ingrid served as a Title III Multilingual Learner Program Manager at the South Carolina Department of Education, and as a Multilingual Learner Program Specialist for the…
Rane Garcia gets #celebratED for being selected as Assistant Superintendent for the Godfrey-Lee Public Schools in Wyoming, Michigan! Prior to this, she served as a Director at the Michigan Department of Education, and as a Superintendent for the Muskegon Heights, Michigan Public School Academy System. We congratulate her on this new leadership role, and we know she will accomplish great things in…
Leslie Kinard gets #celebratED as the new Principal of Elizabeth Duncan Koontz Elementary School in Salisbury, North Carolina! Prior to this, she served as a Senior Director Executive Leadership Coach for the Wake County Public Schools. We lift her up as a true champion for educators and the children they serve, and we look forward to hearing great things from Koontz Elementary! Elizabeth Duncan…
Claudia Nachtigal gets #celebratED for being named one of Baltimore magazine's Faces of Baltimore 2026! She serves as the Head of School at The Highlands School, and prior to that as the Assistant Head of School with the Norfolk Christian Schools in Virginia. In addition to this recognition, Claudia is also recognized as one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women by The Daily Record. We applaud her for all…
Todd Burger gets #celebratED as a new Special Education Coordinator with the Bexley, Ohio City Schools! Prior to this, he served as the Director Of Special Education for the Ohio Council of Community Schools, and as a Teacher and Experiential Advisor at the Graham School in Clintonville, Ohio. We are grateful for all the ways Todd makes a difference in the community, and we look forward to his…
Dr. Brenda Ortiz McGrath gets #celebratED for earning her Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), with a dissertation focused on how Social-Emotional Learning is framed within urban public school systems and how it is positioned to support student engagement, persistence, and graduation! She currently serves as the Director of Social Work with Specialized Student Supports for the Chelsea, Massachusetts…
Jason Ampel gets #celebratED for launching ParaReady, a self-paced, video-based test prep platform helping paraprofessionals pass the Praxis ParaPathways® exams! Prior to this, he served as a Professor at the University of Central Florida, as the Founder of The Learning Liaisons, and as the Director of Test Preparation for Teachers of Tomorrow. We congratulate Jason on this new role, and we wish…
