Ohio’s educators make a difference in their students’ lives every day. From classroom teachers to paraeducators, professors, bus drivers, school secretaries, custodians, and more, Ohio’s public school employees have dedicated their lives to serving our kids and making our schools great. And we want to say thank you.
Join the Ohio Education Association in recognizing our Education Champions across the state by watching the honorees below. Thank you to everyone who nominated an Education Champion during the 2022-2023 school year!
Education Champions - Sarah Gantzer
Val Chaney | Streetsboro Middle School
Natasha Hurt Hayes | Princeton City Schools
Stephanie Plumly | Mt Vernon High School
Mindy Worst | Carey Elementary School
Cindy Dickman | Arcanum Middle School
Cameron Barker | Whitehall City Schools
Dana Yaro Linderman | Independence Middle School
Leigh Ann Simpson | Urbana High School
J Sanchez | Columbus City Schools
Carol Speiser | Napoleon Area Schools
Tonya Thorbahn | Findlay City Schools
Tonya Snyder | Gallia County Local Schools
Larry Carey | Columbus City Schools
Amanda Hoffman | Clearcreek Elementary School
Becky Ferrara and Cassie Morris | Portsmouth Elementary School
Tammy Huyghe | Lincoln Elementary School
Amanda Gostlin | Green Middle School
Kristin Reffert | Medina High School
Korey Black | Worthingway Middle School