The 90 MCPSS Teachers of the Year were honored on March 13 at a luncheon in downtown Mobile with Superintendent Chresal D. Threadgill, the Mobile County Board of School Commissioners, and their principals.
The teachers received gift cards courtesy of Mobile Coca-Cola, which sponsored the luncheon. They also received gift bags from the school district.
The three Countywide Teachers of the Year, Dr. Chelsea Tanous of Davidson High, Daniela Yunker of Barton Academy for Advanced World Studies, and Jennifer Asbury of Council Traditional Elementary School, received special recognition during the luncheon.
The 2026 MCPSS Teachers are:
District 1
Allentown: Christina Barry
Citronelle: Ronnie Rankin
Collier: Kim Robison
Lott: Cassie Hoeft
McDavid-Jones: Lauren Boltz
MGM: Tracy Box
O’Rourke: Lexi Prescott
Semmes Elementary: Claudia Skipper
Semmes Middle: Amanda Littlepage
Tanner Williams: Wendy Adams
Taylor-White: Allyson Flowers
J.E. Turner: Jimmerlee Kennedy
Wilmer: Michael Moresi
District 2
Burns: Ryan Cain
Burroughs: Monica Betties
Callahan: Terra Martin
Dauphin Island: Kimberly Litto
Davidson: Dr. Chelsea Tanous
Denton: Reese Liggett
E.R. Dickson: Brenneka Ruggs
Dodge: Brittnee Harris
Fonde: Claire Strachan
Griggs: Kelly Mills
Hankins: Jaclyn Brown
Hollinger’s Island: Margaret Courtney
Kate Shepard: Ariel Shepard
District 3
Augusta Evans: Angela Cieutat
Blount: Brandi Wells
Calcedeaver: Kristen Johns
Chastang-Fournier (Elementary): Samantha Longmire
Chastang-Fournier (Middle): Matthew Hayes
Clark-Shaw Magnet: Angela Atchison
Collins-Rhodes: JonKara Moorer
Faulkner CTC: Ebony McDowell
Forest Hill: Dana Davis
Ella Grant: Angie Brown
Indian Springs: Venetia Smith
John Will: Courtney Peterson
Mary B. Austin: Wendy Lynch
Mobile County Training: Stephanie Hamilton
North Mobile K-8: Paula Long
Old Shell Road Magnet: Tonya Hastings
Orchard: Denise Martin
The Pathway 6-12: Melissa Harris
Phillips: Melissa Foster
Robbins: Trinishia Clausell
Scarborough: Tawanda Stanley
Spencer-Westlawn: Corine Robinson
Vigor: BreAnna Matthews
Whitley: Terry Bendolph
District 4
Barton: Daniela Yunker
B.C. Rain: Amber Simpson
Booker T. Washington: Keisha Mack
Calloway-Smith: Shellie Schoetzow
Continuous Learning Center: Cristie Pate
Council Traditional: Jennifer Asberry
Craighead: Renee Ray
Dunbar Magnet: Thomas Thompson
Eichold-Mertz Magnet: Shardena Jones
Florence Howard: Stanneka Kyser-Lamar
George Hall: Frederick Patterson
Gilliard: Deidra Huff
Holloway: Kristal Bush
Just 4: Annie Bennett
LeFlore Magnet: Barbara McCovery
Leinkauf: Candace Roper
Maryvale: Gretta Rogers
MCPSS Academy of Virtual Learning: Jimmy Young
Morningside: Lakenya Lee
Murphy: Sarah Woltring
The Pathway K-5: Michelle Floyd
Pillans: Veronica Williams
Williamson: Tomeka Day
District 5
Alba: Catherine Brinkman
Anna Booth: Nikita Presley
Baker: Lynn Kilgore
Breitling: April Ladnier
Alma Bryant: Colby Griffin
Bryant CTC: John Thompson
Castlen: Janelle Schrader
Causey: Christopher Baker
Dawes Intermediate: Lauren Holloman
Dixon: Lola Solano
Grand Bay: Jake Eaker
Hutchens: Victoria Midkiff
Meadowlake: Julie Barbour
Nan Gray Davis: Tonya Penton
Pearl Haskew: Adrienne Smith
St. Elmo: Sara Kloeckener
Theodore: Riley Pitts
The luncheon began with a welcome from MCPSS Superintendent Chresal D. Threadgill. WKRG News Anchor Cherish Lombard served as emcee. Members of the Mobile County Board of School Commissioners presented each teacher from their district with a plaque, and Board President Sherry Dillihay-McDade thanked the teachers for their hard work and dedication to MCPSS students.
The Baker High School Jazz Band performed, the Theodore JROTC Cadets escorted the teachers on stage, and the MGM Horticulture students created centerpieces for the tables.
Thank you to these amazing educators, who do so much for our students!