
Chane Beam, Director of Teaching and Learning, Yukon-Koyukuk School District (YKSD)
"Chane Beam is the Director of Teaching and Learning in the Yukon-Koyukuk School District (YKSD). I have had the pleasure of working with Mr. Beam for several years supporting YKSD's…

Tana Martin, Librarian/Media Specialist, Tanana Middle School
Tanana Middle, Fairbanks – Just Dance Fridays during lunch: Lunch in the library is a Tanana staple. The crowd varies daily from 30-70 students. Just Dance Fridays are icing on…

Danielle Dolsky, Support Specialist / Special Education Teacher, KGBSD
Danielle DolskySupport Specialist / Special Education TeacherShoenbar Middle SchoolKetchikan, AK "I have known Danielle over 15 years as a friend and colleague at Schoenbar Middle School. She works tirelessly to…

Brandey Voran, Teacher, LPSD
Brandey is an excellent teacher! She plans active learning lessons for her class, includes special education students as much as possible, and collaborates well with other teachers. Brandey started out…

Angela Hietala, Principal, KIBSD
Angie is an early career elementary principal who embodies the spirit of instructional leader as a mentor. She reads educational texts voraciously and puts her newly learned information into practice…

Mary Heimes, Teacher, Unalaska City School District
Mary brings excitement and love to every lesson she teaches. She dreams up costumes and art projects that bring her lessons alive. She teaches kids to be question askers, problem…

Emmanuel Sameulu, Teacher, NSBSD
Emmanuel is a creative and dedicated young educator who goes the extra mile to reach his students and to connect with him. He invests his own money and time into…

Julie Santaella, Principal, Government Hill Elementary
Julie Santaella is Government Hill's amazing principal. She always has what's best for students at the heart of everything she does. She takes the blame for when things go wrong,…

Natali Jones, Itinerant Counselor, KPBSD
Natali is an itinerant counselor in KPBSD, and she has the ability to sense what is going on with her students and families in a way that is so special.…