ELC Year: 2022-2023

Bryant

Tracy Cooper Bryant has had nearly three decades of experience in the classroom incorporating anti-bias curriculum into her lessons, promoting good mental health, and teaching with an antiracist lens….
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Fernandez

Donna Fernandez is Pomo from Elem Indian Colony in Clearlake Oaks, CA. She is a National Board Certified Teacher of Mathematics for Adolescents and Young Adults, holds a Master…
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Lopez

Mila Lopez has been an educator since 1998. She is passionate about bringing English Language Arts and theatre to Holocaust education, requiring her students to perform The Diary of…
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Kisch

For the past 30 years, Suzy Kisch has taught mostly 7th grade Core, a blend of both History and Language Arts, and has always enjoyed seeing her students grow…
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Kissling

Kayla Kissling is an educator in Marin County, CA. She currently teaches 8th-grade history at Mill Valley Middle School and also works as a tutor at Bridge the Gap…
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Lenberg

Phillip Lenberg serves as Music Director of the Ukiah Symphony Orchestra and Professor of Music at Mendocino College. Previously, he was the Assistant Conductor of the Las Vegas Philharmonic…
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McGraw

Born and raised in northern California, Stephanie McGraw has been teaching high school students at The Athenian School since 2001. Stephanie received her BA in English from UC Berkeley…
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O’Connor

Katie O’Connor has been teaching at Westmark School in Southern California since 2014. She currently teaches 11th grade U.S. History and 10th grade World History, and has experience teaching…
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Ordower

Wendy Ordower has been the director of Service Learning at Milken Community School for 18 years. Currently, she orchestrates programming for students in grades 6 – 12. In her…
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Shelton

DJ Shelton teaches World History and Psychology at Palo Alto High School and middle school at Temple Beth Am. With 7 years of classroom teaching under his belt, DJ…
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Solig

Nicole Solig has been an educator in the Los Angeles Unified School District since 2008. She currently teaches in the Social Studies Department at Los Angeles Center for Enriched…
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Teran

Tracy Teran has been in the field of education since 2008. She began her career as a lecturer of art, teaching courses in art theory, art appreciation and art…
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The California Teachers Collaborative was established by the JFCS Holocaust Center, with support from the California Department of Education, Marin County Office of Education, and the State of California.