2023-24 Extra Mile Award: Certification Courses
We offer 12 Certification Courses, our most in-depth professional development option. How many teachers do you think have completed ALL of them?
This week, we’re celebrating the achievements of educators from the 2023-24 school year! Today, we recognize the teachers who completed all 12 NGPF Certification Courses - a commitment of 120 hours spent becoming more confident, qualified, and ready for their classroom.
NGPF offers virtual Certification Courses focused on a single personal finance topic. Educators strengthen their content knowledge with nine hours of instruction and are assessed through an hour-long exam. The topics of these courses include investing, insurance, behavioral economics, paying for college, and more.
The NGPF Academy recognizes and rewards educators who participate in NGPF professional development. Teachers earn achievements as their credit hours accumulate. You are automatically enrolled in the NGPF Academy when you participate in any of our PD offerings.
Congratulations to the 65 teachers who passed their 12th NGPF Certification in the 23-24 Academy Year
Amy Amber Mundelein Cons High School (IL)
Amy McCabe Culpeper County High (VA)
Amy Strosnider Sherando High (VA)
Brandi Wriedt Knox County High School (MO)
Breilyn Rosario-Eduardo FLY Initiative (RI)
Cale Moore Cambridge Rindge And Latin (MA)
Candice Comeaux Stoughton High (MA)
Carolyn Cooper (CA)
Carrie Forsythe La Habra High (CA)
Cynthia Elliott Hershey High School (NE)
Daniel Staples Manchester Township High School (NJ)
Diana Wisniewski Randolph Middle School (NJ)
Diane Richards Trumbull High School (CT)
Diane Weinheimer-Webber Jefferson High (WI)
Donna Dellinger Fred T Foard High (NC)
Donna Wisely St Charles East High School (IL)
Drew Belisle Riverside High (WI)
Elizabeth Demaris Monroe High School (WA)
Emily Brill Keystone Oaks Hs (PA)
Erin Hagmaier Discovery High School (CO)
Gwen Duralek Franklin High School (NJ)
Ivonne Perez Gadsden High (NM)
Jacqueline Gronwald Lucy Ragsdale High (NC)
Jeff Delezenne Clinton High School (MI)
Jen Pariseau Parkside High (MD)
Jennifer Russell Shullsburg High (WI)
Jennifer Slaght Freeport High School (IL)
Jennifer Zutterling Centennial High School (OH)
Jill Hanson Waterford High (WI)
JoAnn MacPherson Mansfield High (MA)
Julia Wright ASU Preparatory Academy Tempe (AZ)
Karin McDonough Holbrook Middle High School (MA)
Kathy Thompson St. Pius X High School (MO)
Kayla Kennedy Natrona County High School (WY)
Kim Gieck Central New Mexico Community College (NM)
Kriste Smith North Royalton High School (OH)
Kristen Hermida Wake Forest High School (NC)
Kristy Eidson Macks Creek High (MO)
Lawrence Stroll Denver Academy of Torah (CO)
Lindsay Vanoli Oak Meadow (VT)
Lori Manship Christoval H S (TX)
Marcia Latta Mckay High School (OR)
Mary Beth Tomlinson Downingtown Stem Academy (PA)
Mary Miller Centre (KS)
Matt Sly Edison Middle School (IL)
Matthew Gainey Franklin Academy High School (NY)
Melissa Williams Pickens High (SC)
Molly Rogers Northland Preparatory Academy (AZ)
Nancy Koczera Woonsocket High School (RI)
Rayna Sherfield Thorp High (WI)
Rebecca Morlan La Junta Jr/Sr High School (CO)
Rebecca Welch Hammondsport Junior-senior High School (NY)
Rob Fetters Mount Vernon High School (OH)
Robert Ward Craig High (WI)
Samantha Geary Breakthrough San Juan Capistrano (CA)
Sammy Gutierrez Boston Community Leadership Academy (MA)
Sharon Reed Point Pleasant Borough High School (NJ)
Sheila Salehian Clark County Schools (NV)
Stacey King Utah Online 7-12 (UT)
Stacy Eyton Melissa H S (TX)
Susan Owens Spartanburg High (SC)
Tammi Campbell Airport High (SC)
Valerie Morningstar Tussey Mountain HS (PA)
Varun Gupta Wharton County Junior College (TX)
Walt Petig Exeter High School (NH)
They join the 73 teachers who passed all 12 NGPF Certifications previously!
Alison Wolfe Robinson Secondary School (VA)
Ambassador V. Mitchell Missouri State University (MO)
Amy Sullivan Cedar Crest High School (PA)
Antonin Biot Rising Tide Community Business Academy (NJ)
Areerat Lertchaipitak Olivet College (MI)
Camela Gertner Naugatuck Valley Community College (CT)
Cat Cranmer Wellington Middle School (KS)
Catherine Chang Success High School (TX)
Cathy Strathmeyer West York Area High School (PA)
Charisse Woodward Sherando High School (VA)
Chelli Cranmer Andover High School (KS)
Cheryl Boyda Souderton Area High School (PA)
Christopher Storm West York Area High School (PA)
Cindy Schultz Start High School (OH)
Corrie Bollinger Slippery Rock Area High School (PA)
Daria Hall Harding University High School (NC)
David Calkins Schlarman Academy (IL)
Dawn Eide Berthold Public School (ND)
Debbie Savino Pacific Crest Online Academy (WA)
Diane Mondoro Franklin High School (NJ)
Erin Ferris Lee M. Thurston High School (MI)
Ginger Walters Massaponax High School (VA)
Gloria LeMaster Hopkinsville High School (KY)
Ingrid Lu Joaquin Miller Middle School (CA)
Jacqueline Collins Mansfield High School (MA)
Jennifer Roth Bellevue West High School NE
Jenny Trieu Boston Community Leadership Academy (MA)
Joseph Diminick Cedar Cliff High School (PA)
Karen Noye Roy C Ketcham High School (NY)
Kari Baransky Washington Middle School (CT)
Kathi Reed Hopkinsville High School (KY)
Katie Hou Sheridan Street Elementary School (CA)
Kelle Griffin Brookline High School (MA)
Kimberly Simington Milton Hershey School (PA)
Kimberly Barnhart The Sharon Academy (VT)
Krista Matyska Bridges Virtual Academy (WI)
Lori Hansen Abington Senior High School (PA)
Louise Trudeau True Essays (CA)
Maggie Robles Hybrid School of Innovation (CA)
Mariam Brunner Lumpkin County Middle School (GA)
Mary Cousins Rogers High School (RI)
MaryAnne Bugbee Mount Markham High School (NY)
Meg Lovercamp Wenatchee High School (WA)
Megan Pintus John Marshall High School (WV)
Melissa Gordon Ann Arbor Huron High School (MI)
Melissa Girdlestone Attica High School (NY)
Merl Corpuz El Cerrito High School (CA)
Michelle Hopkins Central York Middle School (PA)
Michelle Rodriguez Littlestown High School (PA)
Pat Yoshiwara Crossroads High School (CA)
Patricia Orlando Passaic County Technical Institute (NJ)
Patricia Butcher Passaic County Technical Institute (NJ)
Phoebe Swank Dixie Heights High School (KY)
Reece Uratani University of Hawaii at Hilo (HI)
Richard Reichart Reading High School (PA)
Rosalind Jackson Charlotte-Mecklenburg Virtual High School (NC)
Rose Gieseke East Penn School District (PA)
Ryan Wood Center for Instruction, Technology & Innovation (NY)
Shawn Brigham Naaman Forest High School (TX)
Sheila Miller Newfound Regional High School NH
Susan Comparato Swampscott High School (MA)
Susan Lamoreau Sanford Regional Technical Center (ME)
Tamaine Prince KIPP Atlanta Collegiate High School (GA)
Tammy Ravel Galesburg High School (IL)
Tammy Andrew The Hotchkiss School (CT)
Theresa Miller Cary-Grove High School (IL)
Thuy Nguyen National University (CA)
Toula Foufas Carle Place High School (NY)
Tracy Laird Prairie Grove High School (AR)
Trang Thai University of Texas at Arlington (TX)
Veronica Stinemire Saugerties Senior High School (NY)
Vicki Smallwood Flemington Elementary (WV)
Widsar Estime Lake Worth Comm. High School (FL)
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Hannah Rael
As NGPF's Marketing Communications Manager, Hannah (she/her) helps spread the word about NGPF's mission to improve the financial lives of the next generation of Americans.
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