District Teachers of the Year Each year, teachers from across Rhode Island represent their individual LEAs as District Teachers of the Year. Each District Teacher of the Year (DTOY) will serve as a liaison between the district and the RI Department of Education to share information about state initiatives, attend full and half day professional learning sessions focused on DTOY leadership, collaborate with DTOYs from across the state, and have the opportunity to apply to represent all Rhode Island educators as the 2025 State Teacher of the Year. Application Download the 2024-2025 District Teacher of the Year Profile Sheet If you have any questions regarding the District Teacher of the Year program, please contact Mary Keenan, at mary.keenan@ride.ri.gov. 2024-2025 District Teachers of the Year DISTRICT TEACHER Achievement First Sierra Strattner Barrington Heidi Brousseau Beacon Charter Leah Quezada Blackstone Valley Prep Alexis Gardner Bristol Warren Ann Corrado Burrillville Gennaro Ferraro Central Falls Doloris Grant Chariho Regional Cheryl Lightfritz Compass Elissa Crandall Coventry Samantha Taylor Cumberland Gina Palazzo Campopiano East Greenwich Patricia Rakovic East Providence Kathie Rietheimer Exeter-West Greenwich Lea Jendza Foster Dawn Guilmette Foster-Glocester Malaree Kane Greene School Brian Flamand International Charter School Kimberly Davis Jamestown James Kaczynski Johnston Jeffrey DeSilva Kingstown Hill Academy Wendy Gariglio Lincoln Casey Carr Little Compton Otilio Torres Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center Matthew Guertin Narragansett Sarah Dully Newport Kathryn Caruolo North Kingstown Hannah Hoy North Providence Vanessa Puccio North Smithfield Melissa Conti Devine Nuestro Mundo Christimer Melendez Pawtucket Christopher Martinelli Portsmouth Nycole Noble Providence Rachel Greenberg Providence Preparatory Charter Geneva Kpangbai Rhode Island Nurses Institute Jillian Boger Rhode Island School for the Deaf Jennifer Gerbasi Scituate Jonathan Dunne Smithfield Lora Calise South Kingstown Pamela Dolan Southside Academy Charter School Cameron St. Germain Tiverton Leonarda Cusumano Trinity Academy for Performing Arts Smaylin Reyes Warwick Jeffrey Lawton West Warwick Dana Papitto Westerly John Tedeschi William Davies Career & Technical School Ryan Hall Woonsocket Danielle DeRotto 2023-2024 District Teachers of the Year DISTRICT TEACHER Achievement First Lauren Domaszowec Barrington Connie Oswald Beacon Charter Marissa Rodriguez Blackstone Valley Prep Christina Tetreault Bristol Warren Kerry D'Angelo Burrillville Nicholas Horne Central Falls Kelly Flynn (in memoriam) Chariho Regional Tricia Abbott Compass Amy Goldblatt Coventry Kelly Erinakes Cumberland Tammy Lemieux East Greenwich Deanna Agresti East Providence Kristyn-Anne Pinheiro Exeter-West Greenwich Donna Gagner Foster Kristen Papa Foster-Glocester Maryhelen Khoury Greene School Jeff Johnson International Charter School Analisa Pereira Jamestown Erica Connolly Johnston Amy Wheeler Kingstown Hill Academy Victoria Kavanagh Lincoln Joseph Mellen Little Compton Jessica Higgins Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center Andrew Coburn Narragansett Tracey McCallig Newport Taylor Rock North Kingstown Malaree Shields North Providence Kimberly DiTusa North Smithfield Thomas Yeaw Nurses Institute Middle College (RINI) Kristen Coyne Pawtucket Bridget Dufault Portsmouth Dorene Phillips Providence Francesca Leclerc Rhode Island School for the Deaf Susan Brown Scituate Stefanie Vantine Segue Institute for Learning Jaclyn Casey Smithfield Torie Caldarone South Kingstown Fritz Benz Southside Academy Charter School Jessica Quenga Tiverton Staci Del Deo Trinity Academy for Performing Arts ShaLayla Simmons Warwick Milissa O'Neil West Warwick Heather Roberti Westerly Suzanne Machinski William Davies Career & Technical School Lyle Nesse Woonsocket Brigette Spina 2022-2023 District Teachers of the Year DISTRICT TEACHER Barrington Julie Abbruzzi Beacon Charter Suzanne Tessitore Blackstone Valley Prep Amanda Gotay Bristol Warren Kimberlie Peecher Burrillville Lauren Leonti Chariho Regional Danielle Bruneau Compass Zachary Sirowich Coventry Nicola (Nikki) Scheib Cumberland Jennifer Marvel East Greenwich Dana Doucette East Providence Aimee Couto Exeter-West Greenwich Meredith Goddard Foster Susan Scanlon Foster-Glocester Katharine Cioe Greene School Sarah Kristiansen Hope Academy Leanna O'Brien International Charter School Frances Jamestown Karyn Kauffman Johnston Susan Parillo Kingstown Hill Academy Judith D'Agnelo Lincoln Cynthia Soares Little Compton Ann Connolly Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center Khalie Nunez Newport Carla Jewell North Kingstown David Aubin North Providence Alicia Charpentier North Smithfield Jeffrey Crins Nurses Institute Middle College (RINI) Angela Newbury Pawtucket Sherrie-Lynne Belanger Portsmouth Kevin Reilly Providence Lindsay Paiva PVD Prep Sam Saltz Rhode Island School for the Deaf Deba Pietsch Scituate Maggie Stormont Segue Institute for Learning Edith Ospina Smithfield Jessica DeRemer South Kingstown Rebecca Duff Wolstencroft Southside Academy Charter School Susan Cancellieri Tiverton Matt McGuire Trinity Academy for Performing Arts Christeen Hum Estrada Warwick Catherine Hawthorne-Kocak West Warwick Diane Tourangeau Westerly Shelby Worsham William Davies Career & Technical School Christina Cipolla Woonsocket Renee DiCenso 2021-2022 District Teachers of the Year DISTRICT TEACHER Achievement First Desiree Halaka Barrington Drew (Michael) Genetti Beacon Charter School Christina Dipalma Blackstone Valley Prep Brianna Dodd Bristol Warren Ellen L. Estrella Burrillville Jason LaDuke Central Falls Cynthia Sime and Karen Drolet Chariho Regional Jeanine Mankoff Compass Charter School Kristen Kardos Coventry Chuck Branchaud Cumberland Eric Georgio East Greenwich Robert Petrucci East Providence Katie Kenahan Exeter-West Greenwich Arthur Searle Glocester Derek Sabatini Foster-Glocester Rebecca Iannuccilli Greene School Brendan Haggerty Highlander Charter School Karen Nencka International Charter School Mary-Ann Rinaldi Jamestown Brittney Ahnrud Johnston Susan Volante Kingston Hill Academy Lauren Angel Lincoln Paul Ruhle Little Compton Mary Elizabeth Miller Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center Michelle Portilla Newport Angela Johnson North Kingstown Mia Thompson North Providence Lisa Leaheey North Smithfield Jamie Austin Nurses Institute Middle College (RINI) Dr. Kevin Pare Pawtucket Kerri Bettencourt Portsmouth Christine Lawrence Providence Zachary Pinto RI School for the Deaf Deborah Fletcher Scituate Stephanie Mikkelsen Segue Institute for Learning Joshua J. Chevalier Smithfield Michael Deslauriers South Kingstown Julie Turcotte Southside Academy Charter School Jackie Ibarra Tiverton Christine Costa Trinity Academy for Performing Arts Michaela McCaughey West Warwick Tiffany Dunn Warwick Jessica Bonneau Westerly Rebecca Mason William Davies Career & Technical School Leigh Anne Butterworth Woonsocket Heather Neil Woonsocket Jessica Donato West Bay Collaborative Alicia Coyle 2020-2021 District Teachers of the Year DISTRICT TEACHER Achievement First Elizabeth Eastman Barrington Melanie Roy Beacon Charter School Rebecca Willner Blackstone Valley Prep Ruqayya El-Asmar Bristol Warren Nicole Daniello Burrillville Holly Andersen Central Falls Melissa Trevitt Chariho Regional Martha Ganz Dion Charette Charter Caroline Roth Compass Charter School Michelle Chamberlin Coventry Cheryl Saucier Cumberland Paula MacMillin Davies Career and Tech Akash Shah DCYF James Anderson East Greenwich Kristine Lacleod East Providence Jennifer Ruthven Exeter-West Greenwich Melissa Cohen Glocester Sue Adams Foster-Glocester Kristina Hogan Greene School Michele Percival Highlander Charter School Marlene Medeiros Jamestown Jane Mitchell Johnston Kathleen Kelly Kingston Hill Academy Amanda Wild Lincoln David Clegg Little Compton Kelly Cole Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center Eleanor Dove Harris Newport Corey Johnson North Kingstown Lisa Garcia North Providence Frances Marshall North Smithfield Natalie O’Brien Nowell Academy Charter Ryan Mullen Nurses Institute Middle College (RINI) Michael Clancy Pawtucket Melinda DeCorte Portsmouth Donna Powell Providence Ekaete Okon RI School for the Deaf Deborah Fletcher Scituate Amanda Donahue Segue Institute for Learning John Rosenbaum Smithfield Jennifer Pushee South Kingstown Ryan Muir Southside Academy Charter School Kathy Frechette Tiverton Megan Macfarlane Trinity Academy for Performing Arts Areema Sweeney-Ashby West Warwick Micheal Shunny Warwick Tara Castro Westerly Linda Alicchio Woonsocket Heather Neil Woonsocket Jessica Donato West Bay Collaborative Kathryn Weiner