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Citadel Heart
of LearNiNg Award
The Citadel Heart of Learning Award is a program that Citadel created in partnership with
the Chester County Intermediate Unit to recognize and reward teachers in Chester County
who have made a big impact on their students as well as the community. Now in its 13th year,
this award recognizes and thanks these teachers, while raising awareness of the importance of
their hard work and dedication. Students, parents, faculty and friends nominated the following
teachers whose innovation and enthusiasm in the classroom inspired students to want to learn.
CONGRATULATIONS
to the 2014 Citadel Heart of Learning Award Nominees
Avon Grove Area
School District
Coatesville Area School
District
George Allen
Ashley Davis
Brenda Deaner
Mary Drinker
Steve Hanna
Alicia Ivey
Melissa Jackson
Helena Lynch
Domenic Martelli
Kim O’Leary
Suzanne Olski
Kellie Peck
Marian Roberts
Casey Rurode
Dianne Salerni
Lindsay Selk
Lauren Stackhouse
Ashely Staherski
Rebecca Staznik
Cheryl Vasta
Heather Waldman
Helen Whiteside
Jillian Abagarian
Patricia Adams
Keith Andrew
Sharon Apichella
Peter Atland
Karen Barnhart
Elizabeth Baxter
Chad Berish
Heather Biddle
Donna Marie Binns
Barbara Black
William Brosius
Jamie Burns
Karyn Campayo
Mayan Cara
Amy Catugno
Jesse Chalfant
Jennifer Christmas
Steven Cooper
Charlene Coppadge
Kerri Cupstid
Rebecca Daugherty
Trina DeFrancesco
Sue-Ann Delorenzo
Alexander DiGuiseppe
Sam DiObilda
Thomas Disante
Kristi Douglass
Barbara Drewicz
Jennifer Eaton
Patricia Farley
Renee Feretti-Smith
Jessie Findora
Robert Findora
Judy Flynn
Michael Foster
William Froggatt
Nancy Gerhart
Lori Glackman
Jessica Guyer
Nicole Hanna
Scott Harre
Tom Hartwell
Chester County
Intermediate Unit
Michelle Caldwell
Laurie Clark
Audrey Conway
Jessica D’Amico
Gerald Damon
Trish Dougherty
John Dowling
Chet Eagles
James Fusco
Frank Ganes
Lynn Kleinfelter
Steve Kowal
Robert Lewis
Anne Marie McCloskey
Laura McGinley
Gary Schmaltz
Jennifer Seal
Jackie Steer
Todd Ward
Virginia White
Jarrett Young
Doug Heydt
Linda Hicks
Gabe Hughes
Andria Johnson
Mike Jordan
Nicole Jordan
April Lammey
Megan Levan
Tim Long
Tim Lucci
Karen MacNamara
Joanna Magiovillanol
Cliff Maloney
Joe Maruca
Denise Mathisen
Johnathan Maxwell
Lisa Mentzer
David Morris
Melissa Murphy
Hagar Nero
Kathy Neuffer
Dan Newton
Sean Noonan
John O’Rourke
Julie Pinnix
Kristen Pleasanton
Erin Rebhorn
Matt Reeves
Sharon Renshaw
Beth Richabaugh
Robert Ross
David Sheller
Paula Sirna
Carol Sizemore
Maria Stauffer
Cathy Stirling
Roy Stoutamyer
Sara Strauber
Mark Sweet
Lisa Swisher
Erin Talley
Chamise Taylor
Rita Tingle-Lewis
Amy Toth
Tracey Valentine
John Wagner
Stephanie Waterman
Kitty Weidner
Collen Wesley
Heidi Williams
Katy Winther
Bryan Wise
Dawn Wooten
Carolyn Worth
Steven Yates
Downingtown Area
School District
Jackie Almo
Celia Baney
Margaret Barnes
Charles Beebe
Elizabeth Bell
Nancy Blair
Jon Blow
Audrey Blust
Simona Lynch Bradshaw
Emily Britton
Melissa Bunting
Bonnie Cahill
Michelle Carter
Kendra Chambers
Frank Chindemi
Matthew Cibelli
Dana Clay
Kelly Colquitt
Catherine Crisi
Kathleen Czap
Denise Dawson
Emily DeCristofano
Sherry Disney
Ellen Donohoe
Nancy Drake
Lauren Dunn
Heather Erwin
Susanne Farnesi
Roberta Filiggi
Stacey Fisher
Lauren Fiske
Shelly Francies
Jennifer Gandert
Precious George
Nicole Gordon
Sarah Griffin
Nicole Haas
Jackie Hanrahan
MaryEllen Healy
Brian Hearns
Nicole Heistand
Matthew Hopson
Adam Hosey
Jillian Jarosh
Kirk Johnson
Sheron Johnson
Jessica Jones
Joseph Kamor
Judith Kroboth
Krissy Krygiel-Evans
Karen Lammey
Richard Lister
Jocelyn Long
Janice Lowney
Laurie Mallon
Jennifer Maloney
Karen Mapes
Elena Margolin
Gail Markuewucz
Marissa Marx
Holly McCartney
Matt McCloskey
Patricia McFarland
Charles Menas
Jennifer Merroth
Katherine Meyers
Pat Miller
Trevor Minacci
Renee Mindek
Bonnie Monroe
Lisa Montemuro
Susan Moosley
Anessa Musick
Susan Nann
Theresa O’Malley
Donna Patrizio
Edward Perley
Emily Petiprin
Troy Podell
Michael Podlesney
Erin Prokop
Allison Reardon
Debra Rooney
Renay Schoenfeld
Brittany Schwab
Hannah Schweikert
Paul Setlock
Michael Sheehan
Trisha Sizgorich
Julie Smith
Nicole Pallini Snook
Jilianne Spadine
Gavin Speirs
Nicole Stabilito
Jessica Staub
Justin Staub
Mary Jane Steelman
Barbara Stevenson
Elizabeth Stonaker
Nicole Stulak
Leo Suniaga
Melanie Susi
Lauren Sweatman
Marybeth Tomlinson
Jodi Turkelson
Mary Vorndran
Ashley Walton
Kelly Warren
Susan Welk
Patricia Williams
Jon Zelznick
Great Valley School
District
Linda Barnes
Emily Bonnem
Heather Cain
Patricia Carlini
Michael Choi
Kimberly Colvin
Colleen Dorsey
Eileen Ent
Andra Ewert
Lisa Freeman
Carol Harris
Kyle Hess
Jamie Himmelberger
Vini Inaganti
Ed Jameson
Christina Kleinberg
Sherry Kratzer
Tammy Krumbhaar
Louise Levi
Heather Lloyd
Annemarie Lorine
Laura Mack
Brianna Mathusek
Anne McCrory
Shannon McFarland
Emily Neild
Jill Over
Katie Quinn-Kerins
Amy Raucher
Todd Riddle
Marilyn Rothberg
Donna Sabatino
Karen Schneck
Anthony Stevenson
Jaclyn Wesley
Kennett Consolidated
School District
Dan Augustine
Mallory Austin
Ann Bailey
Tony Bowling
John Boyer
Christopher Braunstein
Jennifer Braunstein
Teresa Bujak
Maureen Carr
Susan Collins
Amanda Connor
Beth Conrad
Nicole Cuddeback
Erica Davenport
Dionne Delany
Shawn Duffy
Herman Engel
Lisa English
Phil Faiss
Tamara Fellows
Kelly Figueroa
Emlyn Frangiosa
Jennifer Gatnarek
Kathryn Hahn
Alyse Halphin
Samantha Hamill
Maria Hess
Judy Jester
Melisa Keer
Kelsea Kozak
Jeffra Leo
Susan Mathias
Jan McDonnell
Jennifer Miller
Jeanne Ortiz
Elizabeth Parrett
Megan Pascarelli
Paul Petrick
Niklas Powell
Philip Reggio
April Reynolds
Kate Rosle
Joy Rosser
Katherine Roten
Evan Saiken
Stephanie Sarosky
Raymond Schwab
Katie Sipple
Erika Slowik
Erica Smith
Miranda Spillane
Sarah Thorn-Lock
Kristen Thrift
Frank Vanderslice
Elizabeth Weaver
Becky Wesselman
Sue Yocum
Non-Public
Melissa Bizzari
Jessica Bogusch
Carol Bove
Cara Brady
Susan Brunner
Rob Caden
Marge Campbell
Kathryn Catanese
Alicia Cordova
Kathleen Cortlessa
Rosemarie Coughlin
Katie Dager
Donna Daley
Lisa Danenhower
Sister Kathleen Eagan
Brent Elberti
Beth Erskine
Kathleen Farry
Dan Fowlkes
Kristin Frank
Jeff Gelman
Tim Glass
Alice Grant
Shannon Griffin
Megan Hardy
Paul Harkins
Coleen Herbst
Carrie Herman
Deborah Hillman
Linda Holohan
Kelly Hoops
Harry Hopkins
Sarah Hyson
Meghan Jarvie
Robert Johnson
Eugenia Julius
Melanie Kahler
Michael Kowalski
Mary Kramaric
Jessica Krausz
Bernadette Langdon
Christine Lombardo
Joan Lowthert
Allison Makriniotis
Hope Mazzeo
Kate McCain
Matt McCain
Christina Mersereau
Rebecca Minchak
Kathleen Mullen
Theresa Murphy
Lisa Murray
Katie Nagy
Amanda Norris
Cindy O’Brein
Colleen O’Malley
Colleen O’Neil
Jennifer Peacock
Kathleen Ponto
Joyce Prichard
Abraham Prontnicki
Michael Rash
Anne Russell
Gretchen Schroeder
Lisa Sherman
Clint Smith
Jennifer Smith
Kaitlin Spangler
Marybeth Spencer
Jennifer Stanchak
Lara Stauffer
Jamie Stoughton
Caitlin Sullivan
Steven Swopes
Carlton Tull
Chrissy VanWyk
Christine Vogt
Kristin Watson
Lauren West
Vicki Whisler
Mary Wirth
Noelle Woodward
Octorara Area School
District
Deb Atkins
Holly Conte
Scott Cullen
Sandra Federici
Katie Heller
Donna Jensen
Allison Mannetta
William McWaters
Drew Reynolds
Maria Scarfo
Ginny Schempp
Matt Worrell
Owen J. Roberts School
District
Karin Abrahamsen
Joanna Abramson
Francesca Alexander
Sarah Allander
Adrienne Andres
Lisa Bealer
Kelly Beaver
Katherine Bell
Amber Benson
Rachel Beresford
Elizabeth Bevan
Mark Bilodeau
Alicia Braksator
Jessica Brilla
Susan Buettler
Bryan Burtnett
Courtney Campbell
Louis Cardi
Patrick Carney
Beth Charelle-Fuller
Tanya Clemens
Adria Creswell
Lisa Cunningham
Lyndsy Dahl
Anna DePaul
Stephen DeRefelo
Kellie DiBattista
Matt Famous
Joseph Faust
Julie Feldman
Shelly Flick
Jeremy Fox
Laura Frank
Dawn Galambos
Joseph Gallagher
Eric Garmon
Margrit Gebort
Kimberly Gery
Brett Glambos
Angela Harvey
Evan Hauck
Jen Heckler
Stacy Hegarty
Jason Hess
Ashley Hineman
Mark Hofer
Bryn Hoyt
Corrine Hummel
Jim Hunter
James Hunter
Lynne Ippolioto
Patty Janda
Erin Kalasunas
Peter Kelly
Joe Kirtner
Allison Kulp
Nicole Leister
Lisa LeVan
Marc Lieberson
Timothy Maher
Cheryl Markofski
Heather Martin
Ashley McClay
John McCormick
Sheila McIntrye
Jody McMahon
Eileen Meeker
Carrie Mitton
Charles Nesley
Amanda O’Brien
Kathleen O’Neilla
Christopher Palochak
Dawn Palochek
Donna Piolo
Jessica Potts
Laurie Pringle
Stephen Raught
Ezekiel Reichely
Robin Remigio
Heather Reynolds
David Rhen
William Richardson
Elizabeth Ross
Janet Ryan
Cathy Sacks
Leah Saltzer
Emily Sassaman
Lori Scheib
Aimie Schute
David Schwenk
Beth Seiler
Karlen Senseny
Theadore Snyder
Tom Sonnenberg
Stone Stafford
Lindsay Stout
Karin Suzadail
Justine Taylor
Peg Tindor
Matthew Venza
Sybil Vernon
Jessica Verwys
Daryl Walmer
Candis Weise
Andrew Worley
Andrew Wright
Meg Wrubel
Jonathan Yoder
Joshua Yoder
Carly Youngblood
Shannon Zapf
Mark Zimmerman
Nick Zurga
Oxford Area School
District
Anne Marie Anderson
Michelle Arrante
Beth Baity
John Barcus
Jennifer Bartnik
Germaine Baughman
Jason Baughman
Katie Bish
Christina Boyer
Kimberly Britton
Monica Brown
Carynne Burnett
Rebekah Burns
Craig Carlough
Kevin Claus
Dorothy Coldiron
Meredith Cole
Robyn Colon
Valerie Crossan
Val Crossan
Nancy Deane
Anne Marie DeAngelis
Janet Fowler
Sarah Gajeski
Brianne Gates
Kathy Geesey
John Green
*Names are based on actual nominations submitted by the public and therefore may be inaccurate.
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Courtney Greer
Stephen Gregg
Rosemary Guarino
Jessica Hammond
Brandon Hargraves
Sean Harvey
Brittany Hassler
Diane Hauser
April Herr
Lawrence Hess
Paul Houseknecht
Jessica Hubbard
Mary Humphreys
Kara Hunsicker
Stephanie Intonato
Tenika Jean-Paul
Cary Jefferis
Erin Jochym
Erin Kauppila
Susan Kelley
Nicoletta Kelley
Vanessa Kephart
Lynn Kochansky
Johanna Koehler
William Kromer
Joan Lafferty
Maryanne Lamont
Betsy Lane
Kevin Lentz
Stacey Lock
Kasey Lombardo
Joseph Long
Leaha Lopez
Stephanie Loughran
Marisa Mahon
Basia Manniso
David Martin
Monica Massimo
Dana Meade
Sue Mendenhall
Matthew Messick
Brenda Moran
Mark Neff
Christina Peterson
Chris Pierdomenico
Michael Pietlock
Karen Powers
Christian Reiss
Kimberly Rodgers
David Sample
Allan Schaefer
Anna Schleicher
Nicole Sciandra
Joshua Shock
Karen Ann Smith
Joshua Socash
Jason Soule
Kristina Spano
Nicholas Spano
Tom Sperrow
Jill Stahl
Leon Stauffer
Laura Stolzfus
Kimberly Towers
Brian Urig
Christina Virok
Michael Walling
Kimberly Webber
Andrew Wendle
Angela Wilbanks
Scott Wooddell
Justin Wyatt
Julie Wydrzynski
Amanda Young
John Zitarelli
Phoenixville Area
School District
Beverley Bonkoski
Andrew Chiofolo
Madeline Crouse
Madeline Crouse
Kelly Dangler
Mary Dehnert
Mike Donnelly
Mike Donnelly
Lauren Dooley
Jim Duey
Kris Evans
Candace Ferrandino
George Fox
William Golightly
Lisa Grey
Teresa Havrilla
Elizabeth Houseman
Natalie Hrynko
Teri Johnson
Susan Lash
Kevin Maggs
Seth McNaughton
Steffannee Murphy
Heather Parker
Patty Piccerillo
Gail Pierce
Nora Sicher
Jennifer Simmons
Karen Steele
Rebekah Stefanowicz
Christine Trafford
Christine Trafford
Laura Vitale
Nicole Wibble
Kristen Young
Tredyffrin-Easttown
School District
Kate Buzbee
Matthew Klass
Michael Palmatier
Twin Valley School
District
Barbara Baker
Ann Chaney
Josh Clemson
Michael Culbert
Sue Denadai
Jill Dreer
Jean Fillman
Shawnmarie Gardner
Michelle Gaul
Janet Hess
Holly Hubert
Erica Jamison
Rachel Klemmer
Alison Lane
Barry Llewellyn
Barbara Lussier
Michele Martaugh
Jason McCord
Denny Moran
Jack Morrison
Richard Morse
Ted Morse
Brad Ogle
John Regino
Susan Sanger
Valerie Smith
Rachel Smith
Andrew Stine
Maria Todaro
Debbie Troffo
Unionville-Chadds Ford
School District
Judy AnStraus
Michael Audevard
Christine Bailey
Betsy Ballard
Effie Barnes
Curt Barr
Meg Basilio
Matt Baumgardner
Linda Bowman
Hillary Brogan
Scott Broomall
Margaret Buck
Christine Bunting
Buddy Burgess
Cathy Cipollini
Jennifer Clark
Roni Cochran
Lori Collins
Rob Conti-D’Antonio
Kevin Crossman
Deborah Crosson
George Crowley
Bobbe Curry
Susan Davis
Charlotte DeNenno
Steve Dissinger
Megan Doyer
Jason Eshleman
Lynn Fitzgibbon (retired)
Shannon Freehart
Maureen Fricker
Grace Frunzi
Catherine Gillespie
Kim Hisler
Chris Judd
Ashley Keller
Brian Kelley
Katie Klingensmith
Wendy Landry
Michael Lapp
David Lichter
Leah Mast-Heller
Marc Mawson
Andrew McLaughlin
Cheryl Nelson
Amanda O’Neil
James O’Rourke
Todd Picard
Laboure Rafferty
Stacy Remphrey
Patrick Ricci
Chrissie Rissmiller
Janis Robertson
Mat Rusnak
Jean Russell
Janet Schuster
Judy Small
Heather Spancake
Jennifer Spisak
Anita Spizzirri
Jenny Steinen
Joe Sudimak
Joshua Thomas
Amy Thompson
Lisa Yackel
Katie Zielinski
West Chester Area
School District
Tony Ambrosino
Ines Amen
Sue Atwell
Carol Baker
Angela Ballsamello
Christina Barnett
Matthew Barry
Elizabeth Bender
Susan Berberich
Andrew Berkes
MaryPat Berman
Patricia Besselman
Bill Binkley
Karen Blomker
Matthew Bonds
Marisa Breeden
Kelly Brunner
Janice Byrne
Irma Colven
Karen Cook
Donna Cooper
Terri Czenszak
Mary Daniels
Cynthia Davis
Jim Davis
Nicole Diamond
Rita Diaz
Cynthia Dieckmann
Stacey Dougherty
Lisa Dougherty
Shawn Dzielawa
Christine Eagles
Deb Edmonds
Ronald Ehman
Joanne Entrekin
Debbie Fell
Kayla Finch
Peter Fosco
Peg Friese
Ken Fuette
Jessica Gearhart
Bethany Gendron
Susan Gray
Terri Haines
Connie Harker
Brian Harris
Harrison Hober
Kim Hornbrusch
Sarah Jacien
Crystal Goree Johnson
Nina Lentz
Cheryl Liuzzi
Nicole Lockhart
Katie Loveland
John Lunardi
Carla Madiro
John Maglio
Denise Mastrangelo
Christine McCarter
William McCauley
Kristen McCowon
Christine Miller
Carol Morales
Jim Morrison
Virginia Morton
Tina Ney
Joseph Norton
Christopher Ousey
Kim Parise
Mary Kate Phillips
Theresa Primus
Marilyn Quinn
Sharon Reitman
Chris Roberts
Matthew Rogers
Kara Root
Lauren Rupis
Maria Salisbury-Jones
Kelly Sciola
Michele Stang
Rachel Starace
Peter Stolzer
Barbara Studer
Jason Thompson
Jessica Todd
Linda Trembath
James Tulluto
Abigail Turley
Rosalie Umile
Matthew Viggiano
Lynn Weston
Deb Whitmire
Shirley Wilson
Carrie Wood
Lynne Zane