NAfME Celebrates 69 Newly Certified
NBCT Music Educators
Last week, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards celebrated 5,470 new National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs). Each of these accomplished educators earned this prestigious achievement through a rigorous, performance-based and peer-review process, exemplifying their direct impact on student learning and achievement across the country.
This year, there were 81 newly certified NBCTs in Music, Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood; and 68 newly certified NBCTs in Music, Early and Middle Childhood. NAfME is delighted to share that out of those 149 newly certified music educators, 69 are NAfME Members. NAfME congratulates all newly certified teachers in all fields of education, and extends our warmest wishes to our newly certified members.
Here is a list of our newly certified NBCT Members. Names that are italicized received their certificate for Music, Early and Middle Childhood. Those names that are not italicized received their certificate for Music, Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood.
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John Arata |
Rockwood School District R6 |
Missouri |
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Angela Armbruster |
Bellevue School District 405 |
Washington |
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LaSaundra Booth |
Wake County School District |
North Carolina |
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Jared Brockmeyer |
Rockwood School District |
Missouri |
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Jonathan Cagle |
Jefferson County School District |
Alabama |
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Elizabeth Colpo |
Lower Dauphin School District |
Pennsylvania |
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Christopher Coy |
Renton School District 403 |
Washington |
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Michael Divelbiss |
Moses Lake High School District 161 |
Washington |
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Melissa Driscole |
Berwick Area School District |
Pennsylvania |
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Casey Duryea |
Wake County School District |
North Carolina |
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Justin Ehli |
Peninsula School District 401 |
Washington |
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Brigitte Emenheiser |
Montgomery County Public Schools |
Maryland |
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Megan Franke |
Clark County School District |
Nevada |
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Lisa Gattuso |
New Hanover County School District |
North Carolina |
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Joel Henson |
Jefferson County School District |
Alabama |
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Kristine Hester |
Community High School District 155 |
Illinois |
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Rebecca Holstead |
Clark County School District |
Nevada |
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Haley Isaacs |
Snoqualmie Valley School District 410 |
Washington |
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Phillip Jennings |
Jefferson County School District |
Kentucky |
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Jonathon Knopfel |
Bartlesville Ind School District 30 |
Oklahoma |
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Sheila Lamb |
Fleming County School District |
Kentucky |
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William Leather |
Snoqualmie Valley School District 410 |
Washington |
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John Lorentzen |
Sequim School District 323 |
Washington |
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Brittney Lynn |
St. Mary’s County Public Schools |
Maryland |
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Allen Madsen |
Pasco School District 1 |
Washington |
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Stephanie Madsen |
Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District |
North Carolina |
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Meagan Mangum |
Bellevue School District 405 |
Washington |
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Corey McEnry |
Hockinson School District 98 |
Washington |
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Ellen McKenzie |
Missoula County Public School District 1 |
Montana |
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Athena Mertes |
Clark County School District |
Nevada |
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Jeremy Milligan |
New Hanover County School District |
North Carolina |
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Debra Minyard |
Pojoaque Valley School District |
New Mexico |
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Alyssa Montgomery |
Wake County School District |
North Carolina |
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Heather Montgomery |
Spokane School District 81 |
Washington |
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Christopher Moreau |
Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District |
North Carolina |
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Deborah Muhlenbruck Fleischer |
Clark County School District |
Nevada |
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Caryn Neidhold |
Washoe County School District |
Nevada |
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Tony Paustian |
Auburn School District 408 |
Washington |
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Benjamin Powell |
Jefferson County School District |
Kentucky |
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Crystal Reeves |
Van Buren School District 42 |
Arkansas |
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Audrey Rome |
Mt Vernon City School District |
New York |
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Sarah Ross |
Marana Unified School District 6 |
Arizona |
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Christopher Sakowski |
Rockwood School District R6 |
Missouri |
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James Schaeffer |
Hoover City School District |
Alabama |
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Erica Scrivner |
Phoenix Union High SD 210 |
Arizona |
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David Smith |
Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 |
Illinois |
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Rachel Smith |
Hoover City School District |
Alabama |
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Jill Sousek |
Shawano School District |
Wisconsin |
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Matthew Wenman |
Snoqualmie Valley School District 410 |
Washington |
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Juliana Woodill |
Fairfax County Public School District |
Virginia |
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Matthew Ablan |
Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District |
North Carolina |
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Colleen Baker |
Highland CMTY School District 5 |
Illinois |
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Emily Cagle |
Jefferson County School District |
Alabama |
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Katie Chew |
Madison County Schools |
Mississippi |
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Benson Cleverdon |
Central Kitsap School District 401 |
Washington |
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Elliot Gray |
Northshore School District 417 |
Washington |
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Alexandria Hayes |
Federal Way School District 210 |
Washington |
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Monica Hemenway |
Bethel School District 403 |
Washington |
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Tricia Hill |
Everett School District 2 |
Washington |
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Emily James |
Anne Arundel County School District |
Maryland |
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Amberlynn Lane |
Evergreen School District 114 |
Washington |
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Kari Liebert |
Evergreen School District 114 |
Washington |
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Angela McHenry |
Haywood County School District |
North Carolina |
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Drew Olsen |
Mead School District 354 |
Washington |
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Luana Palimetakis |
Craven County School District |
North Caroloina |
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Sara Pinkerton |
Walla Wall School District 140 |
Washington |
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Crystal Rufenacht |
Harford Country School District |
Maryland |
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Tamara Silva |
Richland School County District 2 |
South Carolina |
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Stephanie Wubbena |
Des Plaines Community Consolidated |
Illinois |
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