The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber awards high marks to the 33 teachers recognized at the first-ever Mahoning Valley Educators of the Year Honors Dinner and to its creator, Josh MacMillan, an art educator in the Hubbard Exempted Village School District.
“We were blown away by Josh’s vision to celebrate the incredible work teachers across the Mahoning Valley do day in and day out to educate and inspire our students. We also were blown away by the outstanding caliber of educators nominated. Because of them, our Valley should feel good they are shaping the Valley’s future generations of business and community leaders,” said Guy Coviello, Regional Chamber President & CEO. “Each one of the 33 teachers and Josh deserve an ‘A.’”
More than 300 people attended the dinner at Eastwood Event Centre, during which each educator received a red marble apple on a pedestal. In addition, five teachers were given a special award. They were:
· Ethan Gross, Newton Falls Exempted Village School District – Young Educator of the Year.
· Leann Laure, Sebring Local School District – Golden Educator of the Year.
· Kelli Komlanc, Hubbard Exempted Village School District – Elementary Educator of the Year.
· Staci Raab, Ursuline Schools – Secondary Educator of the Year
· Abbie Millard, West Branch Local Schools – Educator of the Year
All the teachers who were recognized at the dinner were:
· Carli Cramer, Austintown Local School District
· Evelyn Stanton, Boardman Local Schools
· Ryan Marino, Brookfield Local Schools
· Sabrina Eaton, Canfield School Local District
· Jennifer Policy, Cardinal Mooney Schools
· Carolyn Brown, Champion Local School District
· Mandy Moore, Columbiana Exempted Village School District
· Sandra (Sandy) Walker, East Palestine School District
· Gina Kingston, ESC of Eastern OH
· Jena Martin, Girard City School District
· Lorraine Yacovone, Howland Local School District
· Kelli Komlanc, Hubbard Exempted Village School District
· Kelly Williams, Jackson-Milton School Local District
· Regina Helmick, LaBrae Local School District
· Jennifer McAllister, Lakeview Local School District
· Randy Rodik, Leetonia Exempted Village School District
· Mindy Moyer, Lordstown Local School District
· Donna Greer, Mahoning County Career & Technical Center
· Ethan Gross, Newton Falls Exempted Village School District
· Gaye Breegle, Niles City School District
· Rick DiNunzio, Poland Local School District
· Leann Laure, Sebring Local School District
· Diane Krumpak, South Range Local School District
· Cheri Louttit, Springfield Local School District
· Irene Rivera, Struthers City School District
· Meghan Mock, Trumbull Career & Technical Center
· Amy White, United Local School District
· Staci Raab, Ursuline Schools
· Brooke DeJulia, Warren John F. Kennedy
· Megan Ghizzoni, Weathersfield Local School District
· Abbie Millard, West Branch Local Schools
· Laura Baird, Western Reserve Local School District
· Melissa Smith, Youngstown Community School
The teachers were nominated by their districts.
Credit Bob Coupland/Tribune Chronicle