Legacy 2016 South Florida: Top Black Educators Issue | Page 4

4BB AN INDEPENDENT SUPPLEMENT BY MIA MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS GROUP TO THE SUN SENTINEL FRIDAY , OCTOBER 14 , 2016

South Florida ' s Top Black Educators for 2016

I ' Tita-Nefartari Alexander Curriculum Support Specialist & Instruc�onal Coach , Director of Opera�ons & Programming , Co-Founder & Lead ACTivator Miami-Dade County Public Schools , DIBIA Dream , Inc ., ACT Na�on , Inc .
Raoul Amstelveen , EdD Professor Johnson & Wales University
Wallace Aris�de Principal Miami Northwestern Senior High School
Nicole L . Brown M . Ed . Middle School Reading Teacher Deerfield Beach Middle School
Dr . Sacha T . Challenger , Ed . D . Assistant Principal North Miami Beach Senior High School -Miami Dade County Public Schools
Josya-Gony Charles MD , MS Assistant Professor , Family Medicine Florida Interna�onal University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Webber J . Charles Senior Site Director , Breakthrough Miami Ransom Everglades School Breakthrough Miami
Peter Clarke Associate Professor Florida Interna�onal University
Karlene Cousins , J . D ./ PhD Associate Professor , Faculty Director MS IS Program & Director ATOM Think Tank , Florida Interna�onal University
Alexandra Davis President of CATAF & Computer Technology Teacher Caribbean American Teachers Associa�on of Florida ( CATAF )/ Somerset Academy Miramar
Jade Donaldson Co-founder of United Mentors , LLC , Founder and Coordinator of S . O . A . R ., LLC , K-8 ESE Support Facilitator United Mentors , LLC , S . O . A . R ., LLC and Broward County Charter School
Orkisha Edmond , M . Ed District Literacy Coach Florida Virtual School
David Edwards Associate Professor & Lead Faculty - Sports , Entertainment & Event Management Johnson & Wales University
Marie Florent-Carre NSU assistant professor of Family Medicine and Public Health and Director of the Department of Rural and Urban Underserved Medicine at NSU ' s College of Osteopathic Medicine Nova Southeastern University ( NSU )
Reginald J . Fox Principal Robert Morgan Educa�onal Center / Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Derrick Gilbert Teacher of Reading & English . Campus Life Sponsor , Ambassador Mentorship Program Director Royal Palm Beach Higj School
Brenda Gillis Senior Director of Administra�on Seminole Tribe of Florida
Yhovana Gordon , EdD , DNP , ARNP , FNP-BC Chair , Graduate Nursing - Advanced Prac�ce Nursing Programs ; Director , Doctor of Nursing Prac�ce Program ; Clinical Asst Professor Florida Interna�onal University
Thomas Harrison Social Studies Teacher & Head Wrestling Coach Stranahan High School
Michelle Hicks-Levy Execu�ve Director Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Dr . Tameka Bradley Hobbs , Ph . D . Interim Chair , Department of Social Sciences , Assistant Professor of History Florida Memorial University
Belinda Hope Principal Pine Ridge Educa�on Center
Olivia Jackson , PhD Associate Professor , Public Administra�on / Law and Government degree program Florida Memorial University
Shaundas Knighton , M . Ed Excep�onal Student Educa�on Specialist & Youth Development Program Facilitator Olsen Middle School
Camelon Lamb- Pope Principal / Director Regina T . Lamb Athle�cs & Arts Academy
Pamela Lucke� , PhD Bridget McKinney , M . S . ED
Associate Dean of Opera�ons and School Administrator-Principal Enrollment Management and Assitant Professor of Informa�on Technology Miami-Dade County Public
Barry University Schools
Reginald Miller , M . S . Administra�ve Dean Wekiva High School / Jeaga Middle School
Angela L . Mumford President A . L . M Elite Enterprises , Inc .
Norman Munroe , Eng . Sc . D . Professor & Director , Office of Student Access and Success College of Engineering & Compu�ng , FIU
Carolyn Nesbi� Founding President / CEO CONCERNED AFRICAN WOMEN , INC .
Valerie L . Pa�erson , PhD Clinical Associate Professor , Public Administra�on Florida Interna�onal University
Estella Pyfrom Educator Estella ' s Brilliant Bus
Andrea Queeley , PhD Associate Professor Florida Interna�onal University
Norris Redding Adjucnt Professor Union Ins�tute & University
Rosheika Y . H . Rolle Magnet Coordinator Lauderdale Lakes IB World School
Sarah Ruff 6th - 12th grade music director Arthur and Polly Mays Conservatory of the Arts
Richard Ruffin , EdD 3rd Grade Teacher , Adult Educa�on ESL
Instructor & Director Dr . Robert B . Ingram Elementary , Miami Dade College & Marlon Eason Jr . Violence Awareness and Preven�on Founda�on
Heather D . Russell Professor and Chairperson of the English Department Florida Interna�onal University
Craig K . Skilling Professor , Sports , Entertainment & Event Management Johnson & Wales University
Precious Symone�e 9th-12th Grade Crea�ve Teacher / 2017 MDCPS Teacher of the Year Miami Norland Senior High School / Miami-Dade Public Schools
Dr . ANGELA E . THOMAS-DUPREE PRINCIPAL D . A . DORSEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Tsitsi Wakhisi Associate Professor , professional prac�ce , University of Miami
Tony Wallace VP , Marke�ng and Admissions Florida Technical College
La-Shanda West , Ed . M . Social Studies Department Chair and iPrep Academy Leader Cutler Bay Senior High
Ebony Whisenant , MD Course Director , Community Engaged Physician Florida Interna�onal University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Dr . Chanadra Young Whi�ng , Ed . D , MPH ,
Clinical Assistant Professor , Department of Health Services Administra�on Florida Interna�onal University / Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Veronica J . Williams , ED . S . Assistant Principal Miami Jackson Sr . High School
Kyla Williams , PhD Mathema�cs Professor Broward College
Mr . Paul V . Wilson Administra�ve Director , School Opera�ons Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Dr . Ron Winston Professor Miami Dade College Medical Campus
Vernicca Beard Wynter , M . Ed . Intern Principal William Dandy Middle School