Congratulations to all of the 2023-2024 Torch Award Recipients
This year’s nominee field was very competitive. We received 133 nominations and 16 amazing recipients were selected for embodying PPS’s Educator Essentials and Core Values.
Below are the names of all 16 recipients as well as photos of them at their places of work.
Katherine Nichols
Teacher - High School Physics/Instructional Specialist
Knowledgeable and Committed to Lifelong Learning
Jamin London Tinsel
Teacher - High School Art
Knowledgeable and Committed to Lifelong Learning
Melissa Lim
Technology Integration Specialist
Knowledgeable and Committed to Lifelong Learning
Rosario Burke
Teacher - Elementary School Spanish Immersion
Knowledgeable and Committed to Lifelong Learning
Mirna Ghamrawi
Student Success Programs Supervisor
Innovative, Global, and Pragmatic
Mary Rodeback
Teacher - High School Language Arts
Inclusive and Responsive to Diverse Learners
Julie Wood
Business Operations Analyst
Consistent and Reliable
Georgina Richardson
Bus Driver
Consistent and Reliable
Mica Semrau
Paraeducator Social Emotional
Consistent and Reliable
Maryam Lowe
Athletic Coach
Community-Minded, Connected, and Collaborative
Jose Mariscal
Custodian
Community-Minded, Connected, and Collaborative
Sabrina Henley
Paraeducator Designated School Support
Community-Minded, Connected, and Collaborative
Mary Stevens-Krogh
Qualified Mental Health Provider
Community-Minded, Connected, and Collaborative
Patrick Fukuoka
Transport Services Operations Manager
Caring, Empathetic and Relational
Martha Neumann
Nutrition Service Assistant
Caring, Empathetic and Relational
Dr. Traniece Brown-Warrens
Principal - Markham Elementary
Adaptive, Resilient, and Open to Change
Katherine Nichols
Jamin London Tinsel
Melissa Lim
Rosario Burke
Mirna Ghamrawi
Mary Rodeback
Julie Wood
Georgina Richardson
Mica Semrau
Maryam Lowe
Jose Mariscal
Sabrina Henley
Mary Stevens-Krogh
Martha Neumann
Dr. Traniece Brown-Warrens