Congratulations to our 2023-24 Teachers and Staff Member of the Year!
Grades K-5
Whitney Zinn
Teacher at McDowell Early Learning
Grades 6-12
Trudy Kaltner
English and Study Strategies Teacher at Hudson High School
Staff Member of the Year
Donna Gray
HCER Explorer Zone Coordinator
Past Winners
Grades K-5
Mary Gladstone
Teacher at East Woods Intermediate
Grades 6-12
Kristin Stonestreet
Intervention Specialist at Hudson High School
Staff Member of the Year
Dr. Megan Griffiths-Ward
Media Aide at Hudson High School
Grades K-5
Stacy Koneval
4th grade teacher at East Woods Intermediate
Nominated by:
Megan Dzurec
Grades 6-12
Marc Zustin
AP Psychology and Sociology teacher at Hudson High School
Nominated by:
Emi Uijtewaal, Judith Uijtewaal, Julie Menendez, Jenni Zahn
Staff Member of the Year
Dawn Gorman
Secretary at Hudson Middle School
Nominated by:
Michelle Little
Grades K-5
Kathy Matchinga
3rd grade teacher at East Woods Intermediate
Nominated by:
Molly Drake and Tania Nemer
Grades 6-12
Alan Golden
Physics Teacher at High School
Nominated by:
Jacob Stoehr
Staff Member of the Year
Shelley Salzer
Educational Aide at Evamere
Nominated by:
Lyndsay Pankratz
Grades K-5
Jonathan Shaw
Kindergarten teacher at Evamere
Nominated by:
Prabi Rajbhandari
Heather Pinkstaff
Amanda Duvall
Kristen Nelsen
Nicole Brooks
Melissa Andrianov
Grades 6-12
Andrew Robitaille
Library Media Specialist at High School
Nominated by Brian Wilch
Staff Member of the Year
Ed Novak
Head Custodian at Evamere
Nominated by:
Michelle & Sebastian Schwab
Ann Hill
Maddie Neff
Grades K-5
Michael Sivert (third from left)
4th Grade teacher at East Woods
Grades 6-12
Bob Ulrich (center)
Science Teacher at Hudson High School
2019 Staff Member of the Year
Nicole Carmichael (center)
High School Guidance Counselor
Grades K-5
Katie Politano (middle)
1st Grade teacher at Evamere
Nominated by Kristy Welshhans (left) and Megan Griffiths-Ward (right)
Grades 6-12
Michael Schmidt (middle)
Anatomy, Physiology and Marine Biology Teacher at Hudson High School
Pictured with nominating students.
2018 Staff Member of the Year
Julie Schultz (right)
District Social Worker
Presentor, Kelly Kempf (left)
Grades K-5
Sharon Nivert (middle)
5th Grade teacher at East Woods
Nominated by Jeremiah Stoehr (left) and Katie Berry (right)
Grades 6-12
Pam Saucier (left)
Intervention Specialist at Hudson Middle School
Nominated by Mike Fejes (right)
2016 Staff Member of the Year
Laura DiPaulo (left)
Custodian at Evamere Elementary
Nominated by Lauren Fenimore (not pictured)
Pictured with Beth Trivelli, Principal, Evamere
Grades K-5
Rebecca Ulrich (right)
5th Grade teacher at East Woods
Nominated by Elenor Caspar (left)
Grades 6-12
Rachel Miller (left)
Intervention Specialist at Hudson High School
Nominated by Nina Ackerman (right)
2017 Staff Member of the Year
Nancy Shortman (left)
Educational Aide at Hudson High School
Nominated by Kathy Schierenbeck (right)
Teacher of the Year
Staff of the Year
Grades K-5
Amanda Saluan
Ellsworth Hills
2nd Grade Teacher
Grades 6-12
Jessica Stiffler
Hudson High School
English & Journalism Teacher
All Grades
Lynn Mazure
Hudson Middle School
Guidance Office Assistant
Teacher of the Year
Staff of the Year
Grades K-5
Yvonne Hays
East Woods Elementary
4th Grade Teacher
Grades 6-12
Linda Widdowson
Hudson High School
Individual/Small Group Instruction
All Grades
Angie Hagan
Hudson High School
Secretary
Rebecca Rice
Evamere Elementary
1st Grade Teacher
Barbara Gayheart
Hudson Middle School
7th Grade Resource/Inclusion Teacher
Laura Conn
Ellsworth Hill
Pre-School Teacher
Jeff Hildebrand
Hudson Middle School
7 Integrity Social Studies
Congratulations to the 2011 Teachers of the Year!
Patricia Armbruster
McDowell Elementary
Gifted/Talented
Christina Wooley
Hudson High School
Science
Congratulations to the 2010 Teachers of the Year!
Rose Smoral
Ellsworth Hill Elementary
2nd Grade
Ben Harrington
Hudson Middle School
8 Purple; American History
Other past winners include:
2009 – Brenda DeLeo and Ben Frampton
2008 – Hong Le and Betty Banks-Burke
2007 – Melissa Sturik and Martin Bach
2006 – Rob Yanko
