State Partners

New Jersey

New Jersey joined the Milken Educator Awards program in 2002

38 recipients since program began in New Jersey

$950,000 awarded in New Jersey since program began

Mr. Kevin Dehmer
Acting Commissioner 
New Jersey Department of Education
100 River View Plaza
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625

Ms. Nancy Besant
Program Specialist
New Jersey Department of Education
Office of Academic Standards
100 River View Plaza
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500

New Jersey Department of Education website

New Jersey Department of Education Milken Educators Awards website

(Updated 11/14/24)

New Jersey Milken Educators

• Allison Johnson
  North Star Academy Charter School
  Newark, NJ
  2015
• James Aquavia
  Montclair High School
  Montclair, NJ
  2002
• Amy Biasucci
  Cranford High School
  Cranford, NJ
  2003
• Carla Elizabeth Bittner
  Evergreen Avenue Elementary School
  Woodbury, NJ
  2006
• Terry Bordo
  Dr. George Cunningham Elementary School
  Vineland, NJ
  2004
• John E. Bormann
  H.W. Mountz Elementary School
  Spring Lake, NJ
  2002
• Dr. Tonya Breland
  Fountain Woods Elementary School
  Burlington Township, NJ
  2006
• Shaina Brenner
  Elms Elementary School
  Jackson, NJ
  2022
• Maria DeBruin
  Brick Memorial High School
  Brick, NJ
  2017
• Jamal P. Dickerson
  Creative Arts High School
  Camden, NJ
  2007
• Camile T. Earle-Dennis
  Barringer High School
  Newark, NJ
  2005
• Tracy Espiritu
  Dr. Albert Einstein Academy #29
  Elizabeth, NJ
  2014
• Virginia Fasulo
  Lodi High School
  Lodi, NJ
  2023
• Lindsay Frevert
  Van Derveer Elementary School
  Somerville, NJ
  2016
• Riley Gartland
  Cinnaminson High School
  Cinnaminson, NJ
  2023
• James Gleason
  Communications High School
  Wall, NJ
  2007
• Frank Iannucci, Jr.
  West Orange High School
  West Orange, NJ
  2011
• Kimberly J. Jacquay
  Woodrow Wilson Elementary School
  Trenton, NJ
  2008
• Baruti K. Kafele
  Newark Tech High School
  Newark, NJ
  2009
• Sarah Mae Lagasca
  Arts High School
  Newark, NJ
  2021
• Theresa Licitra
  Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School
  Jackson, NJ
  2002
• Stephen H. Liddawi
  Christopher Columbus School No. 15
  Elizabeth, NJ
  2002
• Emily Litz
  Malcolm E. Nettingham Middle School
  Scotch Plains, NJ
  2024
• April La Detta Lowe
  Parkway Elementary School
  Ewing, NJ
  2002
• Taylor Matyas
  Laura Donovan Elementary School
  Freehold, NJ
  2021
• Patty McGee
  Norwood Elementary School
  Norwood, NJ
  2002
• Dr. Kimberly Moreno
  Union City High School
  Union City, NJ
  2015
• Robert O'Donnell Jr.
  Christa McAuliffe School (P.S. # 28)
  Jersey City, NJ
  2013
• Patrick O'Neill
  Ocean Township Elementary School
  Oakhurst, NJ
  2012
• Toni-Ann Palmisano
  Secaucus Middle School
  Secaucus, NJ
  2017
• Dr. Beverly Plein
  Cresskill Junior/Senior High School
  Cresskill, NJ
  2003
• Dr. Renee Richardson
  Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. Academy
  East Orange, NJ
  2008
• Nicole Silva
  Nathan Hale Elementary School
  Carteret, NJ
  2018
• Jill A. Stauffer
  George Washington Elementary School
  Wyckoff, NJ
  2004
• Rachel Tonkovich
  Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School
  Point Pleasant, NJ
  2010
• Taylor Trost
  Grace Norton Rogers Elementary School
  , NJ
  2023
• Daniel Willever
  Ramsey High School
  Ramsey, NJ
  2019