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Educators Circle of Excellence
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Welcome to the Educators Circle of Excellence! This honor is reserved for those individuals contributing $50 or more* to further TAP's new direction for success.

Silver Level

Jane Foley

(IN '94)
Los Angeles, CA

Thomas J. Sferes

(ME '91)
Biddeford Middle School
Kennebunk, ME

Wallace Fujii

(HI '97)
Milken Educators of Hawaii
Kahului, HI

Linda Fisher

(CA '98)
Learning Headquarters
San Diego, CA

Norman Conard

(KS '92)
Fort Scott, KS

Alicia Harris

(IN '01)
Indianapolis, IN

David Jordan

(KY '95)
Sioux Falls, SD

John Snyder

(NV '92)
Insight School of Nevada
Las Vegas, NV

Kathleen Vasquez

(CA '03)
Seattle Public Schools
Seattle, WA

Margaret Moore

(NV '95)
Henderson, NV

Mark Jordan

(IL '89)
Chicago Public Schools
Chicago, IL

Susan Couch

(LA '04)
Lake Charles, LA

Suzanne Craig

(OK '00)
Edmond, OK

Wlliam Duncan

(GA '00)
Alpharetta, GA

Sanderson Smith

(CA '88)
, CA

Bronze Level

Barbara Ridgway

Miken Educator
Clancy, MT

Carol Glanville

(RI '96)
Bristol, RI

Cosetta Moore

Miken Educator
Los Angeles, CA

Delise Kirkeide

(ND '92)
Miken Educator
Fesseden, ND

Elizabeth Clemons

Milken Educator
Honolulu, HI

Eula Glenn

(MI '91)
Detroit, MI

Grace Repass

(NC '96)
Durham, NC

Jacqueline Rogers

(MS '92)
Collins, MS

Janice Crowley

(KS '97)
Wichita, KS

Lawrence Joyo

(HI '96)
Pukalani, HI

Mae Johnson

(CA '87)
Monterey, CA

Mary Harris

(LA '06)
Caddo Parish Schools
Shreveport, LA

Patricia Proctor

(CT '93)
Villa Rica, GA

Rosemarye Boykins

(GA '91)
Miken Educator
Thomasville, GA

Shirley Curtis

(OH '98)
Fairfield, OH

Susana Baum

(CA '00)
Carlsbad, CA

Teacola Offutt

(OH '94)
Cleveland Heights, OH

William Branch

(IL '01)
westchester, IL

William Dan Russell

Jonesborough, TN

Jill Board

(OR '91)
Teachers Development Group
Oakridge, OR

John Genasci

(NV '88)
Sparks, NV

Susan Olesen

(IA '94)
Greenfield, IA

Alice Bertels

(KS '2000)
Milken Educator
Topeka, KS

Anne Neidhardt

(MD '94)
retired Anne Arundel C0 Public Schools
Severna Park, MD

Annette Gurley

(IL '99)
Chicago Public Schools
South Holland, IL

Barbara New

(PA '98)
Pittsburgh, PA

Barbara Simmons

(CA '99)
Punta Gorda, FL

Beth Randklev

(ND '1994)
Miken Educator
Grand Forks, ND

Bonnie Somers

Milken Family Foundation
Calabasas, CA

Cheryl Dimartino

(NV '02)
Las Vegas, NV

Christine Wood

(CA '04)
Bakersfield, CA

Chuck Woodward

(CO '92)
Aurora Public Schools
Denver, CO

Diane Koutsulis

(NV '99)
Las Vegas, NV

Doreatha White

(VA '02)
Dreamkeepers Academy
Chesapeake, VA

Doug Lundberg

(CO '95)
Colorado Springs, CO

Dr. Betty Williams

(WA '01)
Tacoma, WA

Dr. Jose Valderas

(MI '91)
Hale, MI

Ede Ashworth

(WV '90)
Milken Educator
Wellsburg, WV

Edna Forsgren

(NV '96)
Duckwater, NV

Eleanor Gaines

(AZ '04)
Miken Educator
Scottsdale, AZ

Emily Myers

Milken Educator
Bluffton, SC

Ernie Ashby

(NV '07)
North Las Vegas, NV

Estes Taplin

Miken Educator
Ruth, MS

Evelyn Andrews

(OR '90)
Tualatin, OR

Gaylon Garner

(IL '88)
Richton Park, IL

Janet Jump

Miken Educator
Wichita, KS

Jeff Swenerton

(CA '87)
Escondido, CA

Jeffrey Sebastian

(PA '05)
Milken Educator
Cranberry Township, PA

Jeffrey Swenerton

Escondido, CA

Judith Whitener

(MO '96)
Farmington, MO

Kenneth Sakatani

Miken Educator
San Francisco, CA

Kevin McCann

(IL '90)
Chicago, IL

L.F. Henderson

(AR '94)
Ashdown, AR

LaRayne Brown

(UT '00)
Milken Educator
Beaver, UT

Laura Croom

(NE '00)
Fremont, NE

Linda Depro

(PA '98)
Lancaster, PA

Madonna Hanna

(WA '99)
Tacoma, WA

Maria Ferrandini

(MA '97)
Milken Educator
Newburyport, MA

Marian Lacey

(AR '97)
Little Rock, AR

Marsha Carr-Lambert

(MD '94)
Milken Educator
Scherr, WV

Mary Lou Arguelles-Anderson

(NM '95)
New Mexico Education Network Center
Albuquerque, NM

Nancy Varian

(OH '94)
Malone University
East Canton, OH

Nick Salerno

(CA '97)
El Monte, CA

Patricia Pursley

Knoxville, TN

Peter Krasa

(CA '91)
Pebble Beach, CA

Ralph Watanabe

(HI '92)
Perl City, HI

Robin Lindsley

(OR '94)
Forest Grove Community School
Forest Grove, OR

Roy Barnes

(AR '93)
Pine Bluff, AR

Russ Adams

(IA '03)
MOC-Floyd Valley High School
Orange City, IA

Sarah Bax

(DC '05)
DC Public Schools
Washington, DC

Shirley Willimon

(SC '98)
Simpsonville, SC

Suzanne Scotten

(CA '05)
Milken Educaor
Colfax, CA

Terrance Levenda

(IN '94)
Milken Educator
Portage, IN

Tom Tusken

(MN '07)
Duluth Public Schools
Duluth, MN

Trang Vuong

(TX '01)
All Saints Epsicopal School
tyler, TX

Wayne Piercy

(CA '90)
Lakewood, CA
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Sincere thanks to those whose contributions help further TAP's new direction for success, creating
Teacher Excellence ... Student Achievement ... Opportunities for All

* Denotes contributions per 12-month period


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What People Are Saying About TAP

Susan Ostrich, TAP Director, School District of Philadelphia (Public Charters)
"Teachers are beginning to talk about instruction with a common language. Some even report that TAP's ongoing professional support has been 'the best training they have had since student teaching'."
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