Meet the 2026 DNCR Teacher Ambassadors Edwin Makini Fifth Grade Teacher, Cumberland Mills Elementary School Kelly Norton Pipes Biology Teacher, Wilkes Early College Seema Anand Gifted Education Specialist, Culbreth Middle School Danielle Warren Social Studies Teacher, Iredell Charter Academy of Arts & Sciences Chanel Jones Social Studies Teacher, Broadview Middle School Melodi Lowery Science Teacher, Purnell Swett High School Rebekah Morse Third Grade Teacher, Polk Central Elementary Brad Hodges Social Studies Teacher, Charles P. Murray Middle School Holly Kolarova ESL Teacher, Career Academy of Henderson County Quintin Neal Art Teacher, Bugg Magnet Elementary School Jake Cottle Social Studies Teacher, COAST Brunswick County Ellen Wood First Grade Teacher, Third Creek Elementary School Kristen Cogdill Second Grade Teacher, Cullowhee Valley School Garrett Eder Social Studies Teacher, Granville Central Middle School Jon Tyus Social Studies Teacher, JD Clement Early College Derrike Black Bruin Bridge Facilitator, Camden County Schools Hannah Moon English Teacher, Laney High School Brandon Dillman K-12 Science Coordinator, Onslow County Schools Jennifer Nichols Spanish Teacher, Harris Road Middle School Melia Stover Math Teacher, Fred T. Foard High School Meet the 2025 DNCR Teacher Ambassadors
