2014 PAEMST Math State Finalists
Teacher Name
School Name
City
Award State
Kimberly Bowen
Rainbow Elementary
Madison
Alabama
Christi Lambert
Weeden Elementary School
Florence
Alabama
Heather Simpson
Hueytown Elementary
Hueytown
Alabama
Lee Miracle
Campbell Elementary
Anchorage
Alaska
Teresa Monrean
Bear Valley Elementary
Anchorage
Alaska
MaryLee Tung
Sand Lake Elementary
Anchorage
Alaska
Falepouliuli AsaeliIuvale
Olomoana Elementary School
Pago Pago
American Samoa
Jennifer Creighton
Hawthorne
Mesa
Arizona
Tabetha Finchum
Centennial Elementary School
Tucson
Arizona
Rebecca Maestas
Desert Spirit Elementary
Glendale
Arizona
Chelsea McIntyre
Sunrise Drive Elementary
Tucson
Arizona
Mindy Epp
Jones Elementary
Springdale
Arkansas
Ashley Kasnicka
Harvey Jones Elementary
School
Springdale
Arkansas
Andrew Kotko
Mather Heights Elementary
Mather
California
Sara Norris
Mills College Children's School
Oakland
California
Melanie Dolifka
FALCON ELEM
Peyton
Colorado
Carolyn Jordan
Normandy Elementary
Littleton
Colorado
Sarah Smith
University Park
Denver
Colorado
Tamara Walter
Carl Sandburg Elementary
School
Centennial
Colorado
Nicole Gilson
Peck Place School
Orange
Connecticut
Douglas Kiss
Woodside Intermediate School
Cromwell
Connecticut
Kathleen Gormley
Highlands Elementary School
Wilmington
Delaware
Kristin Gray
Richard A. Shields Elementary
Lewes
Delaware
Jennifer Martin
Cedar Lane Elementary
Middletown
Delaware
Michelle Pearson
McIlvaine Early Childhood
Center
Magnolia
Delaware
Kristina Kellogg
Watkins Elementary School
Washington
District of Columbia
Rebecca Sterrett
Ramstein Elementary School
APO
DoDEA - Armed
Forces Europe
Deeanna Golden
F.M. Golson Elementary School
Marianna
Florida
Natalie Pelham
Annie R. Morgan Elementary
Jacksonville
Florida
Angela Phillips
Chets Creek Elementary
Jacksonville
Florida
Amanda Cavin
Unity Grove Elementary
Locust Grove
Georgia
Stormi Johnson
Marietta Center for Advanced
Academics
Marietta
Georgia
Katherine Nims
Trinity School
Atlanta
Georgia
Fina Leon Guerrero
M.U. Lujan Elementary
Yona
Guam
Richard Carlos Velasco
FBLG Middle School
Yigo
Guam
Eliza Akana
Pu'u Kukui Elementary
Wailuku
Hawaii
Leslie Kodani
Kipapa Elementary
Mililani
Hawaii
Susan Darden
Galileo STEM Academy
Eagle
Idaho
Giselle Isbell
Anser Charter School
Garden City
Idaho
Lauren Solarski
St. Malachy School
Chicago
Illinois
Sarah Wippman
Westmoor
Northbrook
Illinois
catherine ditto
augustus h. burley
Chicago
Illinois
Jacqueline Adams
St. Louis de Montfort Catholic
School
Fishers
Indiana
Jeffrey Berry
Snacks Crossing Elementary
Indianapolis
Indiana
Martin Briggs
F. Willard Crichfield Elementary
School
La Porte
Indiana
Kathy Spivey
Harris Elementary
Greenfield
Indiana
Tamara Bane
Winterset Elementary School
Winterset
Iowa
Janna Bjork
Perry Elementary School
Perry
Iowa
Tammie Cass
Nodaway Valley Middle School
Fontanelle
Iowa
Ann Johnson
Sageville Elementary
Dubuque
Iowa
Mary Sweeney
Downtown School
Des Moines
Iowa
Michelle Kelly
Basehor Elementary School
Basehor
Kansas
Anne Sobba
Nieman Elementary School
Shawnee
Kansas
Kandy Williams
West Elementary School
Wamego
Kansas
Gina Kimery
Farmer Elementary
Louisville
Kentucky
Caryn Smith
Hunter Hills Elementary
Corbin
Kentucky
Jessica Turner
Helmwood Heights Elementary
Elizabethtown
Kentucky
Yvette Bryant
Chackbay Elementary School
Thibodaux
Louisiana
Kristen Mason
Ruppel Academy For Advanced
Studies
Gretna
Louisiana
Laura Stevens
Dora L. Small
South Portland
Maine
Jennifer Kiederer
Warren Elementary
Cockeysville
Maryland
Mary Cowhey
Jackson Street School
Northampton
Massachusetts
Timothy Mulvehill
Boston Renaissance Charter
Public School
Boston
Massachusetts
Karen Schweitzer
Williamsburg Elementary School
Williamsburg
Massachusetts
Monica McCauley
Hampton Elementary
Rochester Hills
Michigan
Francie Robertson
Pine Tree Elementary
Lake Orion
Michigan
Sarah Currier
Elizabeth Hall
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Carissa Tobin
Nellie Stone Johnson
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Karin Bowen
Brandon Middle School
Brandon
Mississippi
Bryan Giles
Petal Primary School
Petal
Mississippi
Rebecca Brown
Jefferson Intermediate School
St. Charles
Missouri
Katherine Schack
Lakeview Elementary
O'Fallon
Missouri
Karen Yarde
Fort Zumwalt West Middle
O'Fallon
Missouri
Kristi Gaines
Meadowlark Elementary
Bozeman
Montana
Kami Heinz
Glacier Gateway Elementary
Columbia Falls
Montana
Georgia LaForge
Hyalite Elementary School
Bozeman
Montana
Kara Nelson
Meadowlark Elementary
Bozeman
Montana
Barbara Pierre
Hyalite Elementary
Bozeman
Montana
Amy Falcone
Hillside Elementary
Omaha
Nebraska
Kyla Hall
Kloefkorn School
Lincoln
Nebraska
Kimberly Celaya
Clifford O Pete Findlay Middle
School
North Las Vegas
Nevada
Arvella Jergesen
Fernley Intermediate School
Fernley
Nevada
Kathleen Schaeffer
Bob Miller Middle School
Henderson
Nevada
Ann Gaffney
Londonderry Middle School
Londonderry
New Hampshire
Janet McGrath
Henry C Beck Middle School
Cherry Hill
New Jersey
Coshetty Vargas
Washington Park School
Totowa
New Jersey
Bernadine Cotton
Tombaugh Elementary School
Las Cruces
New Mexico
Eliza Chung
The School at Columbia
University
New York
New York
Melissa Murphy
PS 9 Sarah Anderson School
New York
New York
Heather Landreth
WH Robinson Elementary
Winterville
North Carolina
Kayonna Pitchford
Stoney Point Elementary
Fayetteville
North Carolina
Meredith Stanley
Haw Creek Elementary School
Asheville
North Carolina
Gretchen Peterson
Liberty Middle School
West Fargo
North Dakota
Angela Stoa-Lipp
Kennedy Elementary
Fargo
North Dakota
Susan Dankworth
Hook Elementary
Troy
Ohio
Macey Morgan
Washington Elementary
Norman
Oklahoma
Moriah Widener
Jenks West Intermediate
Jenks
Oklahoma
Sarah Luvaas
Redland Elementary School
Oregon City
Oregon
Janet McLain
Three Rivers School
Sunriver
Oregon
Emily Pope
Melrose Elementary School
Roseburg
Oregon
Molly Smith
North Powder Elementary
North Powder
Oregon
Karen Bungo
Horace Mann Elementary
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Melissa Butler
Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Carmen Olmo
Saint John's School
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Nicolle Greene
E. G. Robertson Elementary
School
Warwick
Rhode Island
Barbara Pellegrino
Harold F. Scott Elementary
School
Warwick
Rhode Island
Tammy Joiner
Little Mountain Elementary
Little Mountain
South Carolina
Amber Tolar
Oak Pointe Elementary School
Irmo
South Carolina
Julie Hatling
Belle Fourche Middle School
Belle Fourche
South Dakota
Crystal McMachen
East Middle School
Rapid City
South Dakota
Lori Stverak
Rapid City Elementary
Rapid City
South Dakota
Angela Bolton
Alcoa Middle School
Alcoa
Tennessee
Theresa Feliu
John Adams Elementary School
Kingsport
Tennessee
Brandy Hays
Sam Houston Elementary
Lebanon
Tennessee
Cathy Henson
Hickman Elementary School
Nashville
Tennessee
Anne Born
Lake Highlands Elementary
Dallas
Texas
Jennifer Cundieff
McCoy Elementary School
Georgetown
Texas
Erika Hassay
Live Oak Elementary School
Austin
Texas
Suzanne Nguyen
Roosevelt Alexander Elementary
Katy
Texas
Jalyn Kelley
Wilson Elementary
Logan
Utah
April Leder
Traverse Mountain
Lehi
Utah
Marsha Newman
J.E.Cosgriff Memorial Catholic
School
Salt Lake City
Utah
Renee Wakamatsu
Foothill Elementary
Orem
Utah
Laura Botte Fretz
Edmunds Middle School
Burlington
Vermont
Linda Gilbert
Dothan Brook School
White River
Junction
Vermont
Thomas Young
Waitsfield Elementary School
Waitsfield
Vermont
Loretta Silcott
Gladys Abraham Elementary
School
St.Thomas
Virgin Islands
Diana Tyson
Lockhart Elementary School
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
Eric Imbrescia
Peak View Elementary School
Penn Laird
Virginia
Margret Journell
Eastern Elementary and Middle
School
Pembroke
Virginia
Deborah Halperin
Laurelhurst Elementary
Seattle
Washington
Tara Obermiller
Woodburn Elementary
Camas
Washington
Cynthia Evarts
Orchard View Intermediate
Martinsburg
West Virginia
Michelle Butturini
Reedsville Elementary School
Reedsville
Wisconsin
Tina Parker
Sam Davey Elementary
Eau Claire
Wisconsin
Sarah Trimner
Mountain Bay Elementary
School
Weston
Wisconsin
Joan James
UW Laboratory School
Laramie
Wyoming
Nancy Windholz
Saratoga Elementary School
Saratoga
Wyoming