Page 1 of 41 Previous Next Single page view Why I Became a Teacher August 14, 2020 What inspires the country's top educators to teach? Click through the gallery to see what led our 2019-20 Milken Educators to careers in education. Page 1 of 41 Previous Next Featuring: Brian Allman (WV '19) Carly Bowden (KS '19) Miki Cacace (HI '19) Laura Cole (KY '19) Brian Cox (WY '19) Kathryn Daniels (MS '19) Omar Duron (AZ '19) Raisa Eady (AL '19) Melissa Fike (MO '19) Princess Francois (NY '19) Steven Gamache (LA '19) Candice Harrington (CA '19) Lyndsay Hartmann (NE '19) M.E. Hersey (MA '19) Nicolas Jacques (NV '19) Nathan Kirsch (TN '19) Elizabeth Landes (PA '19) Brooke Lee (OK '19) Dr. Johnnie Marshall (GA '19) Katie McQuone Botello (CA '19) Rebecca Missler (AK '19) Susan Moreno (TX '19) Kristen Musgrove (FL '19) Ben Nguyen (NV '19) Rachel O'Kelley (NC '19) Jennifer Paolantonio (RI '19) Adam Parvanta (ME '19) Dr. Nick Peruski (MI '19) Lacy Rivera (NM '19) Julie Rowell (OR '19) Lauren Sepulveda (CT '19) Claire Smullen (DC '19) Leslie Sullivan (SC '19) Dr. Ryan Sykes (VA '19) Alison Ter Horst (SD '19) Shalisha Thomas (AR '19) Daniel Willever (NJ '19) Jennifer Williams (LA '19) Erin Wyatt (MD '19) Nathan Yaussy (OH '19) Don’t miss any new articles and updates from Milken Educator Awards: Subscribe Now