WEAC Members Named Kohl Foundation Winners

Forty-one WEAC members are Kohl Foundation Teacher Award Winners.

“Education is the key to the future of Wisconsin and our nation,” former U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl said. “These student, teacher, and principal award recipients have demonstrated incredible hard work, achievements, and service. I congratulate them all and hope this award not only helps them in their individual pursuits but also reminds them to pay it forward in the future.”

WEAC congratulates our members who have achieved this pinnacle of the profession:

1. Dawn Clayton, Hillcrest School, Kenosha
2. Kristin Cudzewicz, Butler Middle School, Waukesha
3. Allyson Gonzalez, Les Paul Middle School, Waukesha
4. Angela Harris, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Elementary, Milwaukee
5. Claudia Heller de Messer, Milwaukee Parkside School, Milwaukee
6. Jennifer McCauley-Dupies, Milwaukee Greendale High School, Greendale
7. Francisca Meraz, South Division High School, Milwaukee
8. Lalitha Murali, Glen Hills Middle School, Glendale
9. Jennifer Myren, Franklin High School, Franklin
10. Diane Raner, Hamilton High School, Milwaukee
11. Barb Shaver, Wales Elementary, Wales
12. Erin Sivek, Milwaukee Academy of Chinese, Milwaukee
13. Savannah Thompson, Milwaukee Marshall High School
14. Brenda Davis, Monroe High School
15. Eliav Goldman, Toki Middle School, Madison
16. Leah Houston, Parkside Elementary, Monroe
17. Amy Kazda, Metro School, Madison
18. Katherine Lehto, Monroe High School
19. Mary Straub, Mukwonago Waterford High School
20. Cheryl Schober, Platteville High School
21. Brian Baker, West Salem Middle School
22. Amy Henning, Sauk Prairie High School
23. Matthew Koscinski, Sauk Prairie High School
24. Christopher Lavold, Mauston High School
25. Heather Slosarek, Sauk Prairie High School
26. Jeremy Reider, Little Chute High School
27. Brianna Weyers, Richmond Elementary, Appleton
28. Rebecca Whittle, West High School, Appleton
29. Bridgette Baldwin, Bridges Elementary, Prairie du Sac
30. Allan Ballweg, Sauk Prairie High School
31. Damion Beth, Baraboo High School
32. Deana Anderson, Norway Pembine Elementary
33. DeLynn Charon, Lakeland STAR School/Academy, Woodruff
34. Brenda Saltenberger, Eagle River Northland Pines Elementary
35. Jan Bauer-Farmer, Medford Medford Middle School
36. Malinda Gumz, Stetsonville Medford Middle School
37. Kathleen Schumacher, Stetsonville Elementary
38. Kelly Hackbarth Miller, Hudson Middle School
39. Amy Klein, St. Croix Falls Elementary
40. Samantha Peterson, Hudson Middle School
41. Erika Suo, South Shore Elementary, Port Wing