County Teachers of the Year: Ocean County

Year	Teacher	Subject/Grade	School	District
2023-24	Jaclyn Potochar	English Language Arts & Science Teacher	Lake Riviera Middle School	Brick Township School District
2022-23	Christine Girtain	Science - grades 10-12	Toms River High School North & South	Toms River Regional School District
2021-22	Michael DeRiggi, Jr.	5th Grade Teacher	North Dover Elementary School	Toms River School District
2020-21	Lucia Giavatto-DiLeo	Spanish & French - grade 9th-12th	Manchester Township High School	Manchester Township School District
2019-20	Kelly Cerbone	Mathematics & Science - grade 7th	Lake Riviera Middle School	Brick Township School District
2018-19	William Smith	Social Studies - grade 7th-8th	Southern Regional Middle School	Southern Regional School District
2017-18	Christine Newbury	Science & Special Education - grade 9th-12th	Manchester Township High School	Manchester Township School District
2016-17	Jeanette Wehner	Special Education - grade 5th	Emma Havens Young Elementary School	Brick Township School District
2015-16	Brittany Bucco	World Language - grade 6-8	Lake Riviera Middle School	Brick Township School District
2014-15	Carolyn Defino	Special Education - grade 6th-7th	Manchester Middle School	Manchester Township School District
2013-14	Maureen Neuner	Business Education - grade 8th-9th	Pinelands Regional Junior High School	Pinelands Regional School District
2012-13	Nancy Evans	Gifted & Talented - grade 1st-5th	Drum Point & Osbornville Elementary Schools	Brick Township School District
2011-12	Michael Dunlea III	Elementary - grade 2nd	Ocean Acres Elementary School	Stafford Township School District
2010-11	Barbara Test	English - grade 9th-10th	Southern Regional High School	Southern Regional School District
2009-10	Mark Stanley	Special Education - grade 9th-12th	Regional Day School at Jackson	Manchester Township School District
2008-09	Gail Damiano	Elementary - grade 5	Veterans Memorial Elementary School	Brick Township
2007-08	Judy Wardenski	Art - grade 7 & 8	Southern Regional Middle School	Southern Regional HS District
2006-07	Barbara Godbold	English - grade 10, 12	Brick Township Memorial High School	Brick Township
2005-06	Linda Ramirez	Elementary Education - grade 5	Lanes Mill Road Elementary School	Brick Township
2004-05	Julie Shutz	All Subjects - grade 5	Frederic A. Priff Elementary School	Ocean Township
2003-04	Susan Ernst	English - grade 8	Pinelands Regional Junior High School	Pinelands Regional
2002-03	Karen Lederle-Foglia	Special Education - grade 9-12	Southern Regional High School	Southern Regional High School
2001-02	Lee Kovalak	French - grade 9-12	Southern Regional High School	Southern Regional
2000-01	Karen Leta	Elementary - grade K	Brick Community Primary Learning Center	Brick
1999-00	Rita Williams	Art - grade K-4	New Egypt Elementary School	Plumstead Township
1998-99	John Wnek	Marine / Environmental Science - grade 11-12	Ocean County Vocational / Technical School	Ocean County Vocational-Technical